They came with hope and dreams of a better life. This historic film was taken of immigrants arriving on July 9, 1903. Some stared at the camera when they arrived and provided remarkably clear pictures of their faces. Ellis Island, in Upper New York Bay, was the gateway for millions of immigrants to the United […]
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This should put you in the mood for baseball season! [pics & film]
The song in the video, “Baseball Rag” was recorded in 1913 by Arthur Collins 1864-1933 (vocalist) Dave Wolff (lyricist) Clarence Jones (composer) The rare footage below was filmed in 1898 by Thomas A. Edison Company. Photographed from one camera position behind home plate, the film shows a baseball game in progress. The action includes two players running […]
Michigan – [pictures & films] was Paul Bunyan a real character who was murdered in Bay City?
According to Author/Historian D.Laurence Rogers, Paul Bunyan may have been based on a real person in Michigan. The lumber industry in Michigan was once a booming business. The white pine was like “green gold” and many people became millionaires. This also attracted a rowdy, rough element which could have included a character like Paul Bunyan who […]
No need to utter a word when you have the look
THE LOOK by Inez McCollum The eyes can say so much without uttering a word. As I think back, I had very few spankings as a child. My Dad usually had to only give me a certain look that would cause me to correct my erring. As a teenager, I sang in the church choir. […]
Mount Pleasant Hall, Freneau, New Jersey -President James Madison wooed in vain the sister of Philip Freneau, the poet of the Revolution
*Note: Some of the language below may be a little antiquated because its excerpts and transcriptions from a the book -Transcription from Historic Houses of New Jersey By Weymer Jay Mills .J. B. Lippincott Company – written in 1902 = The original words provide a unique glimpse of the people and early times in New Jersey Guarded […]
The Eastern Shore of Virginia & Maryland holds many secrets about American history
Inspired by true events, Col. John Washington (ancestor of President George Washington), Randall Revell, Tom Cottingham, and Edmund Beauchamp ward off Indian attacks and conquer the wilds of Maryland’s Eastern shore in 17th century colonial America in this historical novel, FreeHearts. This is the third book in the Tapestry of Love Series by Donna R. Causey. […]
Memories of my dad and riding my bike backwards
MY DAD by Clifford Dobyns My Dad grew up on a four hundred acre farm in eastern Kentucky. About one-third of the farm was thick forest which was very good for hunting, two-thirds of the farm was great for growing crops. Dad had five brothers and one sister and it took everyone doing their part […]
Many colonial ancestors embraced the Quaker faith – this reveals why and how they where persecuted
Faith and Courage presents the religious persecution of Quakers in Pre-Revolutionary War days of America intertwined with a love story. Actual court records dating back to the early 1630’s create historical accuracy in this action packed novel. Faith and Courage is the 2nd book in the Tapestry of Love Series by Donna R. Causey. (Many […]
Perth Amboy – Mystery of the Smith family abode – Aaron Burr & wrong to a woman
*Note: Some of the language below may be a little antiquated because its excerpts and transcriptions from a the book -Transcription from Historic Houses of New Jersey By Weymer Jay Mills .J. B. Lippincott Company – written in 1902 = The original words provide a unique glimpse of the people and early times in New Jersey The […]
Forgotten American history recently found in library in Perth Amboy [Pics & film]
*Note: Some of the language below may be a little antiquated because its excerpts and transcriptions from a the book -Transcription from Historic Houses of New Jersey By Weymer Jay Mills .J. B. Lippincott Company – written in 1902 = The original words provide a unique glimpse of the people and early times in New Jersey Parker […]