Tag: history
Rocky Mountain men made trails to the west
The mountain men were the pioneers of the Rocky Mountains, who came first as fur trappers, lured to the West by beavers and later by the buffalo.
How to stay warm at night in an old farm house
Alan Guebert recalls the heating systems and various tactics his family used to stay warm 60 years ago in the farm house of his youth.
Formation of the Confederacy preceded American Civil War
Discontent grew in the South until southern states began seceding and eventually formed the Confederacy to oppose the Union army in the American Civil War.
The good old days had pitfalls too
Kymberly Foster Seabolt thinks it is crucial for those of us who remember some of the “good old days” to get real about some of the pitfalls too.
North Carolina settlers faced many challenges
Despite fertile land and navigable rivers, the North Carolina colony grew slowly. Hugh Earnhart explains the factors that contributed.
The Levi Strauss Co. and the history of blue jeans
Learn how Levi Strauss Co. and Jacob Davis secured patent No. 139,121 for "a pair of pantaloons having the pocket openings secured by means of rivets."
The rise and fall of prohibition in the United States
The ratification of the 18th Amendment and the enactment of the Volstead Act marked the culmination of a long campaign in the U.S. against liquor traffic.
Neil Harl is remembered as the smartest person in the room
Alan Guebert remembers the life of Neil Harl, following his death, and explains why he was the smartest person in the room wherever he went.
Puritans paved the way for American way of life
The Plymouth colony was never large, but it played a significant role in pointing other dissenters the way to the New World.
Surrender of the Shenandoah ended Civil War
In the waters of Alaska on Little Diomede Island, the CSS Shenandoah fired the last shots of the American Civil War.
