Jon and Karen Petersen and their four children started out like many family bands, playing for church audiences. “Our dad found the band to be a really great way to share his family and also his faith,” Ellen Petersen Haygood said. “He would take a moment to talk after the show and say why we…
Meet the Ozark Family Band That’s Introducing American Roots Music to a Global Audience
A Tour Through Alabama’s American Village, a Living History Museum Bringing the Revolutionary War to Life
The hall is grand, with hardwood floors and a high ceiling. A large portrait of George Washington greets visitors from the center of the main wall. The country’s first president looks regal, majestic. After all, he and a few leaders of the American Revolution penned a constitution that has given the United States a democratic…
Gibson Guitars: Fascinating Stories Behind an American Icon Serving a Century of Musicians
It was Ray Whitley who started the excitement. Throughout the 1930s, Whitley traveled with the World’s Championship Rodeo, providing musical entertainment with his band, the Six Bar Cowboys. In 1937, he prodded the Gibson Mandolin-Guitar Manufacturing Co. to develop a “super jumbo” instrument, one that could go lick for lick with the nearly 16-inch-wide, rosewood-and-mahogany…
Farming Guru Joel Salatin on Teaching the Next Generation to Respect the Land that Feeds Us
“No occupation is so delightful to me as the culture of the earth.” —Thomas Jefferson Polyface Farm lies gently among the rolling hills of the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, near Little North Mountain and Elliott Knob, in Augusta County. This land beneath the mountains is a beautiful patchwork quilt of fine pastures and forests, and…
An Entrepreneur Couple Overcomes a Tragic Accident Through the Power of Love
McKenna Weinstein, 26, is the daughter of a prominent Orange County orthopedic spine surgeon and a successful realtor in what’s known as the California Riviera, in a community called Newport Coast. McKenna is a bright, funny, strong, and determined young woman. In 2013, she entered the Marshall School of Business at the University of Southern…
Entrepreneur Mitzi Perdue Shares the Wisdom Behind Her Family’s Businesses, Perdue Farms and Sheraton Hotel Chain
Mitzi Perdue represents over 280 years of the American Dream. She’s the daughter of one business titan—her father, Ernest Henderson Sr., founded the Sheraton hotel chain—and the widow of another—her late husband was the magnate behind Perdue Farms, Frank Perdue. The Henderson Estate Company was started in 1840, while Perdue Farms was started in 1920….
American Polo Star Nic Roldan on Harnessing the Power of the Mind
A polo player must have great control not only of his body, but also over his horse. The two must be able to turn together on a dime. In the ancient game of polo—one of the oldest-known team sports, originally crafted as a mock battle for training cavalry—the speed is fast, the strategy is sharp,…
Allegedly Made from James Madison’s Cedar Tree, This One-of-a-Kind Heirloom Table is a Homage to the American Constitution
Eric Horton, manager of the Klingspor’s Woodworking Shop in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, was in for a surprise the day his lumber buyer came across some original tree slabs from Founding Father James Madison’s estate. The slab that really piqued Horton’s interest was a cedar one allegedly gifted by the Marquis de Lafayette to James Madison…
Tea Brand Harney and Sons is on a Mission to Introduce the World’s Finest Teas to America
Tea is always there to comfort us, whether we’re feeling under the weather, needing a jolt of energy in the morning, or commiserating over a cuppa with friends. But as Americans, we haven’t quite adopted the appreciation for tea that other countries have long harbored. Harney and Sons has been passing on its knowledge of…
Chef Patrick O’Connell Brings a Slice of France to Three-Michelin-Star Restaurant, Inn at Little Washington
If you are a connoisseur of top-tier cuisine and an aficionado of the best dining experiences you can find, you’ll likely already know the name of acclaimed culinary trailblazer and chef Patrick O’Connell. He is the founder of The Inn at Little Washington, one of only 14 restaurants in the United States to hold the…
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