- Judy: A Four-Legged Guardian Angel by Candace West
In my series featuring animals who have received the Dickin Medal for valor, I discovered the story of Judy, a brown and white English Poi
- Heroes, Heroines, and History: July 2025
Educated at home, Thomas studied law in England, where he joined the Honourable Society of the Middle Temple, the British equivalent of the American Bar Society On his return to the United States, he was elected to the Continental Congress in 1775, and in 1776, was the final delegate to sign the Declaration of independence, forever enshrining him as a Founding Father Although the exact dates
- John Wanamaker: The Gilded Age Merchant Who Put Faith on Display
John Wanamaker was born in 1838 in Philadelphia and orphaned by the age of fifteen He got his start in retail as a clothier’s apprentice, but even from the beginning, he approached business differently In 1861, he opened a men’s clothing store with his brother-in-law and called it Oak Hall That modest venture laid the foundation for something revolutionary: a new kind of department
- Heroes, Heroines, and History: General Stores, Mercantiles . . .
Whether it was called a general store or mercantile, they usually carried the same assortment of groceries, dry goods, hardware, clothing, and other necessities to sustain basic life, although almost anything could be ordered in by catalog In a farm or ranching area, the local store might be the only social gathering spot for a good many miles
- Heroes, Heroines, and History: WITH A CHERRY ON TOP
Around this same time, in 1874, the ice cream soda was introduced Then in the mid-1880s, the ice cream sundae made its debut It’s believed that the fanciful spelling of the day of the week with an “e” instead of a “y” is because that was the only day it was sold Why only on Sundays? One theory is that the religious community prevented the sale and consumption of soda water on
- Heroes, Heroines, and History: Heroes of the Wild West: Ranchers
When we think of the heroes who tamed the American frontier, our minds may leap to lawmen, cowboys, or pioneers in covered wagons Yet one group quietly shaped the West in profound and lasting ways: the ranchers They were not only stewards of cattle and land but also guardians of a way of life that required faith, determination, and resilience Nowhere is this more evident than in Montana’s
- Heroes, Heroines, and History: HIS JUSTICE CANNOT SLEEP FOREVER
By Catherine Ulrich Brakefield The 4th of July is but a passing recollection on your 2025 calendar now The parades, parties, and picnics left behind are a pleasing afterthought Mementos of yesteryear might flood some veteran’s thoughts of past 4th of Julys, soaring like an eagle in flight with the glow of the fireworks, and those fireworks, but a candle to that war, that recollection of a
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