Happy 254th Birthday, Susanna Bolling!
Happy 254th Birthday to Susanna Bolling! Here I am with one of her descendants! In Susanna’s honor, I’ve written a bill to make her birthday “Susanna Bolling Day” in Vir...
Recipe for Cornwallis’ Favorite Yams!
As you’re pondering your Thanksgiving menu, here’s an interesting one! It’s the recipe for General Cornwallis’ favorite yams, straight from the North Carolina Sweet Potato Comm...
Hello, Dolley!
Hello, Dolley!!! Yes, my next book will be about “Queen Dolley” Madison, the most beloved First Lady ever. In fact, the term “First Lady” was coined for he...
Been to the Infamous “Wall Drug?”
“Wallcome to Wall Drug!” If you’re traveled much on I-90 anywhere from Boston to Seattle, you may have seen a “Wall Drug, 500 miles — Free Ice Water”...
Remember the Minuteman Missiles? Where were they?
You don’t hear about them anymore because they’ve been dismantled, but back in the 80s the Minuteman Missiles were a big, big deal. They were the US Air Force’s emphatic reply to t...
The Badlands Ain’t Bad At All, Baby!
Well, I never really knew what exactly the Badlands were, just that the Lakota Indian name meant “bad land,” hence the name. I wasn’t sure where they were either, so in case you ar...
Boatloads of Buffalo — with Extra Bonus!
If you have ever wondered about the fate of the buffalo, no need to worry. The buffalo is alive and well in Custer State Park, South Dakota! And they are officially called “bison” if ...
Wildflowers a la Ladybird
A couple of weeks ago we went to check out the Ladybird Johnson Wildflower Center here in Austin. It’s a native plant botanical garden, so everything is indigenous to the area. Of course, we...