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In 2016, my family and I embarked on a road trip to New Mexico by way of Route 66 – or as much of the original route as we could drive on. In Cuba, MO, we came across the Wagon Wheel Cabin, Café & Station. This Route 66 ...

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This article was originally published on Tiffany's blog, The History Reporter, on July 19, 2012. It looks at a detail from the diaries of 17-year-old Sarah Van Hoosen Jones, which she kept during a year-long trip abroad ...

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In Feb. 2011, I wrote an article for Rochester Patch about a local family's connection to the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln. The gentleman I interviewed for the article, Herb Peters, gave a thorough present...

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This is article originally was published on my blog, The History Reporter, on October 10, 2011, and on Patch.com in May 2011.

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This article was originally published on my former blog, The History Reporter, on October 19, 2011.

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This article was originally published on Patch.com in 2011. It appeared, too, on my previous blog, The History Reporter, on November 15, 2011. This story is one of my all time favorites. Michigan teacher Calvin H. Greene...

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This month, we observed Veterans Day and it reminded me of a blog post I wrote a while ago on another channel. I'd like to share it here because it's not only a story worth reading, but it's also one worth listening to.

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This article originally was published on my blog, The History Reporter, on December 23, 2017.

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I'm currently reading the 2006 book, The Architecture of Happiness by Alain de Botton. The book is a personal look at how design/architecture connects us to our emotions -- namely happiness and misery. It's particularly ...

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In March, we had the opportunity to travel to Hilton Head, SC. It’s not only a beautiful island with sandy, white beaches, but it’s also rich in American history. One notable historical site is Mitchelville Freedom Park....

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Over the last few months, we have had the pleasure of dining in some of southeast Michigan's restaurants where historic preservation was clearly on the menu. What follows are three unique places using local history and p...

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A couple of weeks ago, our team was in Wabash, Indiana, the first electrically lighted city -- the first in the world to adopt and successfully operate the Brush Electric Light System. A Brush Arc Light was set atop the ...

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In 1926, Detroit industrialist Fred Shinnick and his wife, Lillian, built a palatial house on an agrarian landscape in Avon Township, Michigan. Called The Haven, the residence was a country home away from city life for t...

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We all know the story of the bloodthirsty Transylvanian Count who purchased land in another country, terrorizing the locals until crumbling to dust. Right? If not, you might want to read up because it’s almost Halloween.

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