Life, Liberty & the Pursuit of Americana
We’ve all been there. You get home late and open the fridge to start making dinner and find somebody finished the milk and didn’t put it on the list. Or the eggs. Or something you could run down pick up at the corner grocery in the city. But you don’t live in the city. You’re […]
Makerspaces, often described as collaborative learning environments, are much more than workshops stocked with tools and gadgets. They are community hubs where people come together to share knowledge, skills, and resources. As noted by the State of Nebraska, these spaces encourage creation, invention, and exploration, fostering hands-on learning and collaboration through both high-tech and low-tech […]
The Spanish founded the city of Santa Fe in 1610 on top of a native Pueblo, as La Villa Real de la Santa Fé de San Francisco de Asís–the capital of Nuevo Mexico. The province became part of the nation of Mexico after independence from Spain in 1821. Spain wanted trade to go through Mexico, […]
Diary of Orrin Brown, Savannah, Georgia Monday–Jan. 23rd It rained all night but the weather has been a little fairer today. The company was detailed this AM to clean up the street and we have orders to be ready for Dress Parade at 4.30 PM. I have written a letter home today. There was 25 […]
Diary of Orrin Brown, Savannah, Georgia Sunday–Jan. 22nd It has been cloudy and damp all day I was detailed this morning to help dig a well for our company and there was a detail of 19 men made to clean up our camp so I think we will stay here several days. I have written […]
Diary of Orrin Brown, East of Sandersville, Georgia Sunday–Nov. 27th We were on the road again this morning at 7 Oclock, we haven’t seen any Rebs today. It has been very warm today, our Company went on Picket tonight the first time for me. Jed Marum brought the past alive, combining a deep and abiding […]
The American Farm Bureau Federation is holding their annual meeting in Seattle this week. Farm Bureaus Lead Rural Development Efforts SEATTLE, January 12, 2010 – There was a time when railroads were the perfect rural development tool. Then the interstate system brought prosperity – or in some cases decline – to certain towns. These days, […]
