Easter week is a time Christians celebrate the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ.  In Shreveport, Louisiana you’ll find a lady who knows much about an object that has received much scrutiny over its connection to those historical events…

They are an unlikely duo.  Turn back the clock to the 1870s, and one ancestor participated in the murder of the other’s ancestor.  Today they work together to bring healing and hope to a sad chapter of American history…

When Avery Hamilton began researching his ancestors, he found a chapter of local history unknown to him.  The more he researched, the more he learned about an event in his hometown that not only impacted his family, but the entire country…

In the years after the Civil War, amendments to the U.S. constitution were written to provide former slaves with the same rights as white Americans.  Those changes boiled over in conflict in the town of Colfax, Louisiana in 1873…

If your family lived in the Five Points area of Denver, Colorado in the first half of the 20th century, there’s a good chance you were born in this particular home.  The story of that home and the woman who lived here says a lot about her life and challenges overcome…

There is a cliché that says, “Perception is reality.”  For Paul Stewart, his perception growing up was that young men like himself were not cowboys.  It turned out that he was not only wrong, he helped build a museum dedicated to the topic…

To some, they resemble totem poles, but the works of art are more modern and quite intricate.  At least one can be found in every state and they tell the story of the native residents who once lived there…

Peter Toth was just a boy when his family was forced to leave Hungary.  The event left a lasting impression on him and influenced what he would someday undertake once he moved to the United States…

People often associate Abraham Lincoln with the states of Illinois or perhaps his birthplace in Kentucky.  But what state is the farthest west he ever traveled?  The answer is the site of today’s American Countryside…

Many schools take field trips.  They’re usually fun events for students to get some time out of the classroom.  But some field trips don’t go as planned.  That was certainly the case for the ag teacher who was convinced to allow some of his students to try their hand at rodeo…