Tag: history
Flying copilot in a piece of history
How would you feel about climbing into a vehicle that was built in 1929 and not only traveling at more than 90 miles per hour, but close to 2,500 feet in the air to boot?
[Video]: Field Notes for June 2, 2016
No one said teaching was easy. We hear from first-year ag teacher Rebecca Zeisler in this week's Field Notes. And, we take a step back in time at the Dennison Depot in Tuscarawas County, Ohio.
1816: The year without a summer
Sam Moore's grandfather, who was born in 1867, used to tell of hearing the old-timers, including his own grandfather, tell of the year when the Fourth of July was celebrated by throwing snowballs.
The horses of war
The War Horses: The Tragic Fate of a Million Horses in the First World War by Simon Butler details the use, abuse, pain and suffering of horses used in World War I.
Truck transportation came a long way
A look back at the development of the Packard truck in the early 1900s.
Fishing for sport in the early days
Old Niagara Fort is highly recommended as a must-see addition for fishermen traveling to western Lake Ontario for salmon and trout fishing.
Looking back gives readers glance of past
Sam Moore shares a few humorous poems from his collection of old farm literature.
Museum gives public look at flying history
The Air Heritage Musuem has a room that’s filled with flying memorabilia, photos and paintings, models, uniforms and equipment, bomb sights, instrument panels and other aircraft parts.
Air museum preserves the legacy of pilot, teacher Ernie Hall
Ernie Hall was a leader and teacher of early flight, and this northeast Ohio museum preserves his legacy.
Advice to pioneers: Don’t take on too much
I have a bound volume of The Cultivator, a monthly agricultural paper published in Albany, New York, for the year 1841, almost 175 years...
