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W.W. II pilot and dear friend, Emerson Shields Isaac B. Werner was a teenager during the Civil War and was raised in a Pennsylvania com...

In previous blogs I have written about thrift as a part of the creative process when women used scraps from sewing and pieces of fabric ...

Here's an important alert that fits well with this week's blog!  Visit my friend Kim's newest blog to read about the lovely, his...

The day we found Isaac Werner's grave stone, it was neglected and in need of repair.  (See "Finding Isaac's Grave," 1...

Our Aunt Celebrates her 100th! On October 20, 2016, my husband and I had the privilege and pleasure of joining our family to celebrate ...

Cartoon from the St. John County Capital In the late 1800s, many Kansans like Isaac Werner were struggling with debt.  Most had mortgag...

Democratic Presidential Banner from 1896 Americans seem to think the Presidential Election currently in the news is the wildest one...

Although Isaac Werner did not have a television or the internet, he too was bombarded with political rhetoric during presidential campaig...

Birger Sandzen's "The Bridge" Those of you who follow my blog will recognize the painting at left, for it was previously ...

I just discovered that September 25-October 1 is Banned Books Week.  I thought that was interesting, since this week's blog features t...

Reading Oz in Macksville Grade School Library Whatever the cost of our libraries the price is cheap compared to that of an ignorant nat...

Ad from County Capital The ad at right is from the County Capital published in St. John, KS.  Isaac B. Werner subscribed to that newspa...

Painting by Jean Leon Gerome Ferris, 1900 Ask people to quote the opening words of America's Constitution, and at least some of the...