Tag: history
Journey across America: Cross-country military vehicle convoy marks 100 years
The 2019 Military Vehicle Preservation Association’s Lincoln Highway Convoy went through Alliance Aug. 15. The convoy will go to San Francisco, California.
Honking mad: How the car horn came to be
Although we are used to the sound of warning signals on vehicles today, we weren't always. Same Moore shares the history and development of the car horn.
Everything old is new(ish) again
Kymberly Foster Seabolt uncovers some relics from her past in an old steamer trunk while cleaning BoyWonder's bedroom.
The joy of car rides to nowhere
Judith Sutherland recalls climbing into the back window well of the family sedan on car rides to nowhere during her youth.
Corn is a grass and so much more
Just in time for peak sweet corn season, Scott Shalaway digs into the history, biology and many uses of corn.
Is it a nut, or is it a burr?
Sam Moore investigates potential reasons people may have once heard old-timers refer to the nuts that were used with bolts as burrs.
How to hunt for arrowheads in Ohio
Learn more about the best time, strategy and locations to find arrowheads in Ohio.
How Ford developed the Fordson tractor
In his column this week, Sam Moore details Henry Ford's early years and the conception and development of the Fordson tractor.
The Oregon Trail, video game style
Judith Sutherland recalls all the lessons her children and their friends learn from her living room playing The Oregon Trail on their old Mac.
Nothing fancy about the 1911 handgun
Fancy wasn't what John Browning had in mind when the renowned gun maker created the 1911 handgun in the late 1800s, but there was nothing more reliable.
