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FORSYTH [Missouri]— An all-new exhibit is on display at the White River Valley Historical Society building in downtown Forsyth. “Lewis & Clark Across Missouri: Mapping the Historic Landscape” which is an exhibit of the Missouri State Archives, will be on Continue reading Lewis & Clark Across Missouri: Mapping the Historic Landscape – Exhibit in Forsyth, Missouri
The editorial board of the Kalamazoo Gazette write an excellent editorial for National Newspaper Week entitled “Newspapers helped win Revolutionary War” I recommend it. Following is a teaser. During the current National Newspaper Week, it’s especially appropriate to examine the Continue reading How Newspapers Facilitated the Winning of the Revolutionary War
Earlier today I ran across an article by Robert Morley, writing in the October 6, 2009 edition of the trumpet.com. Mr. Morley is British and decries the sad state of historical knowledge in “Twittering Away a Nation.” George Santayana is Continue reading Americans Need to UNDERSTAND History – so as not to be “condemned to repeat it.”
Have you ever wondered about the shapes of the states? I watched a 1-hour Library of Congress video this evening with Mark Stein about “how the states got their shapes” on YouTube. Honestly, I’d never even considered the subject before. Continue reading Why the State Boundaries Are Where They Are.