History
Cemeteries are solemn grounds. Maybe none so solemn as Arlington National Cemetery. I first visited the cemetery in Arlington when I was a young adult. I remember being struck by…
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What gifts are given or received on Mother’s Day? Jewelry? Chocolate? A lavish meal at a restaurant? Definitely flowers. In fact, according to Oberlo.com, “In 2023, consumers spent $3.2…
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by Amy McGarry Are you mischievous by nature? Do you love a good prank? Your day is here! On April 1st people around the world will celebrate practical joke day.…
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On September 1, 1930 Washington State Dept of Transportation (DOT) took control of the ferry crossing at Keller making it the first ferry in the Wash State Ferry System.
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Attention all you railroad buffs, and history buffs in general! This next piece is especially for you! Cheney’s railroad history is fascinating, and has an architectural masterpiece as its symbol, the Cheney Depot.
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Imagine a band leader wearing a long cotton-string mop on his head, dressed as a woman, wielding a baton, and leading the march of underwear-clad musicians around a hockey rink.
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Ben Franklin is remembered for so many great ideas and sayings. One of his inventions had a lasting impact for shoppers. That is the catalog.
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1927 had been a rough year for Mrs. Lizzie Brown. A widow, raising two small children with help from her older kids Lizzie had her hands full.
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It started with a mule and one man delivering mail up to the Cariboo. The man was Francis Jones Barnard and he started up a stagecoach line that was one of the longest in North America. Only Wells Fargo stages covered more miles.
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Two of my uncles died during WWI in Northeast Italy—one, my mom’s brother Vincenzo, a Red Cross soldier; and the other, my dad’s brother Attilio, a soldier who succumbed to The Great Influenza of 1918.
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