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05-17-2012
Fish Hater’s Fish Tacos … You Won’t Know its Fish
by Jebediah Moment
Table of Contents Topic: Blue Collar Recipes and Cooking Methods


 

05-15-2012
The Pioneer Settlement Life Around Sidney Illinois
by Virginia McElroy
Table of Contents Topic: Local Histories, Pictures & Event Archives
CONTAINS: Midwest life before railroads gave convenient transportation to towns. Recollections are from both, personal and social angles. We survived and we also had fun.


 

05-10-2012
Make a Slingshot, an Easy, Quick, Fun and Cheap Project
by Mean Uncle George Moment
Table of Contents Topic: Create & Innovate Plus Home Made Gifts & Games


 

05-08-2012
Grilled Bacon Jalapeno Wrap, Excellent & Mild Flavor … a Party Favorite
by Donny Orcutt
Table of Contents Topic: Blue Collar Recipes and Cooking Methods


Featured Archives

 

01-17-2012
Army Captain James N. Sherrick, Forward Observer WWII Italian Campaign, German POW
by Chuck Knox
Table of Contents Topic: They Served


 

01-10-2012
Chris Morrow, Traditional Print Ad Illustrator Par Excellence
by Stu Moment
Table of Contents Topic: Create & Innovate Plus Home Made Gifts & Games
CONTAINS: Classic advertising art from the 1950’s to 1980’s plus ad clichés which will make you laugh.


 

01-26-2012
Nathan Wells World War II D-Day, Purple Heart
by Chuck Knox
Table of Contents Topic: They Served


 

02-28-2012
"Good Ol’ Summer Time in Camargo, Illinois" - Finding History in My Own Back Yard
by Jackie Wells Jamison
Table of Contents Topic: Local Histories, Pictures & Event Archives
CONTAINS: Early 1900's Rural Recreational Gatherings.


 

02-21-2012
Seaman Virginia Churchill Griffith, World War II Naval Intelligence
by Chuck Knox
Table of Contents Topic: They Served


 

02-16-2012
Grow Your Own Groceries: 1924 Guide to Oklahoma Gardening
by Clarence Roberts
Table of Contents Topic: Modern vs. Vintage Farming
CONTAINS: How they did it. Common sense approach to successful gardening.


 

03-01-2012
Death of the Model T. Will Ford Motor Company Survive?
by Keith Sward
Table of Contents Topic: Automotive … Planes and Trains Too


 

03-13-2012
Will You Fly with Me? Airlines Have Improved from 1918 to 1946
by Lucien Zacharoff
Table of Contents Topic: Automotive … Planes and Trains Too


 

03-20-2012
Tom Payne’s Restored 1930’s, Philo Illinois Auto Shop
by Stu Moment
Table of Contents Topic: Automotive … Planes and Trains Too


 

03-22-2012
$2000 of Farm Equipment You Need, Whether You Use Horses or Tractors.
by H. R. Herndon
Table of Contents Topic: Modern vs. Vintage Farming
CONTAINS: A real primer on 1947 corn-belt farm equipment plus some humorous put-downs of early combines.


 

04-10-2012
Larry Paden, Much More than a Banjo Picker from Tuscola, Illinois
by Stu Moment
Table of Contents Topic: Small Town Restaurants and Entertainment
CONTAINS: Enjoyable background & sound clips of a young [Bluegrass] musician’s styles and instruments.


 

04-03-2012
World War II US Navy Admiral, Marc Mitscher, Between the Doolittle Raid and the Battle of Midway
by Theodore Taylor
Table of Contents Topic: They Served


 

04-12-2012
World War II US Navy Admiral, Marc Mitscher, the Battle of Midway
by Theodore Taylor
Table of Contents Topic: They Served


 

04-24-2012
Edison Invents the Phonograph, 1877
by George S. Bryan
Table of Contents Topic: Create & Innovate Plus Home Made Gifts & Games
CONTAINS: Young Edison invents and improves the phonograph but it will be years before it's a commercial success.


 

08-31-2011
Don Day Autobiography: From Oklahoma Farm Kid before Electricity, through Cold War Air Force, to Agriculture Professor.
by Donald L. Day
Table of Contents Topic: Modern vs. Vintage Farming
CONTAINS: Must Reading! 1930’s rural Oklahoma, daily chores, washing clothes, making soap.


 

08-09-2011
Thompson’s General Store, a Gem From the Past
by Stu Moment
Table of Contents Topic: Local Business & Small Town Economies
CONTAINS: Heartwarming description of an old fashion charm which we can still experience.


 

09-02-2011
Wagner Machine Company, Parts Made in the USA
by Stu Moment
Table of Contents Topic: Made in the USA
CONTAINS: Reassurance that passion and persistence helps us produce here in the USA.


 

09-16-2011
Road Racing Through the Eyes of a Somewhat Redneck
by Stu Moment
Table of Contents Topic: Automotive … Planes and Trains Too
CONTAINS: Dumb and dumber humor.


 

07-18-2011
Uncle Boonie’s Got Worms
by Stu Moment
Table of Contents Topic: Po-Boy Fishing Plus Your Fishing Pics


 

09-28-2011
Merle Lype Captured in the Philippines, 1942
by Chuck Knox
Table of Contents Topic: They Served


 

09-30-2011
Alvin Decker: A Farmer Turns His Love of Life, Nature and Scenery Into Paintings
by Stu Moment
Table of Contents Topic: Art forms of the Country


 

10-14-2011
E. J. “ARMY” ARMSTRONG, Air Force, Europe 1943-1944
by Chuck Knox
Table of Contents Topic: They Served


 

10-21-2011
Antiques We Used On the Farm
by Alvin Decker
Table of Contents Topic: Po-Boy Vintage/Antiques That Have Meaning To You.


 

11-17-2011
Carrier Pilot, Navy Captain HOWARD H. SKIDMORE, WWII Pacific Theater
by Chuck Knox
Table of Contents Topic: They Served


 

12-15-2011
My Grandparent’s Photo Album of Their 1946 Move to Rural, South Lincoln Vermont
by Dave Boyd
Table of Contents Topic: Adventure, Discovery, Scenic & Interesting
CONTAINS: Rustic Old Farm Photo's. Great Story of Fulfilling a Dream.