Monthly Archives: November 2017

The World Will Never Be the Same

Posted on November 27, 2017 by admin

Agriculturist and politician Gifford Pinchot, writing in 1917, noted that “the world will never be the same” after the destruction of lives and lands during the Great War (1914-1918). While separated by the Atlantic Ocean and determined to remain neutral, … Continue reading →

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Caring for Abandoned Cemeteries

Posted on November 18, 2017 by admin

One morning in 1862 fifty-seven year old Confederate sympathizer Arthur Matthews was called out of his home near Warsaw, Missouri. A group of Unionist led him down the road where they executed him and left his body in the road. … Continue reading →

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Farming is Not for the Fainthearted

Posted on November 12, 2017 by admin

Slowly but surely manufacturing and technology have overcome and then rapidly passed other industries, including agriculture. But we can never ignore the importance of the farmer and his workers. They still battle many of the same problems they faced at … Continue reading →

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Russian Germans Come to Texas

Posted on November 8, 2017 by admin

Russian Germans are also known as Volga Germans, but what in the world do they have to do with anything I write about? Well, they are terribly interesting and some ended up in numerous little villages in North Texas. Maybe … Continue reading →

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