When this man was born, he was barred from getting an education.  Remarkably, much of his life was spent making sure others had an opportunity...

He was one of the great leaders of the late 19th and early 20th centuries and when you consider he began his life in slavery,...

It’s just a cottonwood tree.  Well, to this man it was THE tree.  It was the place where his dreams would someday turn into reality. ...

In the days when passenger trains crisscrossed the nation, the train depot in Marceline, Missouri saw plenty of traffic.  One of the regular passengers was...

In 1906 this man’s family moved from Chicago to a farm in northern Missouri.  That relocation may have made all the difference in the life...

It’s estimated that there are fewer than 5000 people still involved in this craft in the U.S.  Ryan believes the numbers are far lower than...

Maybe you think you have a hot summer time job.  I doubt you’ll deal with more heat than Ryan.  His shop has a furnace pumping...

Some people visit a store just to look at the merchandise. David’s store has a unique policy:  you are free to look all you like...

We’ve heard of endangered species, but the name of David’s store is “Endangered Pieces.” He considers most of what he has to be rare and...

Across the East River on the Long Island side of the Brooklyn Bridge there is a place that has changed very little in over 100...