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Bronze bust of Ed Ricketts at site of death Researching Isaac B. Werner and his community gave me the opportunity to reflect on the imp...

Rock formations guided early settlers I am fascinated by history.  It helps me evaluate the significance of current events and balance ...

Visiting the grave of Emily Dickinson  It has become my tradition to remember the importance of Poetry in April.  Those of you who are ...

View of Fremont Peak In early 1846, John Charles Fremont arrived in the Sacramento Valley and set about stirring up American patriotism...

Rossville, Illinois Rail Road Station Every generation must adapt to changing technologies.  When the railroad came to Rossville, IL Is...

Imagine living in a time and place before internet, before television, even before radio.  Then, imagine you were living on a homestead cl...

It may be remembered from last week's post that George Washington considered Freedom of Speech so important that without it, he feared ...

Ad from the County Capital For those of you who follow this blog, you have frequently seen references to The County Capital.   It was t...

Chief Justice John Marshall Isaac B. Werner's Journal in Kansas was resumed in 1884 and continued daily through 1891.  During that ...

Isaac Beckley Werner's Journal Searching for an old journal, kept by a man I had never heard of that allegedly contained referenc...