The town now known as Crane, Missouri, had its beginnings under another name. In the early 1880s, the little group of homes...

 The school site was a part of the Henry Berry homestead, as he ave the acre of land to the Branson school board.

 Stressed by the entire experience after almost two years, Wright began to have doubts if he should get involved in the ministry at all.

Going into the 1950s, the company had primarily focused on the production of violin strings, but with popularity in guitars...

 With strong New England roots and an excellent work ethic, young George took to farm work growing up and did very well keeping up with...

 Several years ago, one of our long-time fans, Jane Dement, from Clyde, Texas, reached out to us to share a rather unique situation...

Casa Grande dates back to 1879, founded at a time when the mining boom was seeing great success in the Arizona territory. 

Foster's beginnings go back to Pennsylvania. He was born to William and Eliza Foster on July 4, 1826, in Lawrenceville, Pennsylvania.

Grandpa Wallace told me his memories of January 1940. He had just turned sixteen and a long period of below zero temperatures had...

By 1870, Stone County had been in existence for almost twenty years. Local resident Elbert Butler, who named the first trading post...

Shortly after her birth, the family relocated to Christian County, as her mom's family was based there at the time.

This led me down another goose chase, all I wanted to know was whatever became of George Rhodes. All of a sudden, doing a few online...

One of Branson's long-standing structures, the Branson Hotel was built by the Branson Town Company on Main Street...

Into the 1870s, Gould would take over the Union Pacific Railroad after its stock had dropped during the Panic of 1873.

 Setbacks would almost always be an issue. As the years went by there would be more rock and dirt slides, flooding, burned out bridges...

   That railroad would become the line that brought all of the fans and readers to our Roark Valley to see the Shepherd of the Hills...

  Hale definitely came into the business with a splash, but slightly late in the game. When Gene Autry left Republic Pictures for Columbia..

Excited to learn more, just outside of Kearney on I-80, we stopped by the historic Archway exhibit, a wonderful museum...

Elsbery W. Reynolds was born in Carroll County, Missouri, on February 7, 1868, just south of Chillicothe. He was the third of six children..

 A couple of days ago a guest here asked a few questions wanting to know more about Harold Bell Wright's popularity as an author...