Visiting the Las Cruces Veterans Memorial Park
Built to honor and memorialize the men and women who served, fought, and died for our country. Particularly, those from Dona Ana County and the Las Cruces area.
American History
The people, places, and events that shaped America — told with the depth they deserve. Historic battlefields, forgotten figures, and the stories most textbooks leave out.
A History Worth Saving: The Commemorative Air Force Museum in Mesa, AZ
With a fleet of over 170 airworthy planes (known as the CAF Ghost Squadron), assigned to 85 locations, they’re organized in Airbases, Wings, and Squadrons. They recreate, remind, and reinforce lessons from a defining moment in American history. And it all started with a single plane…
A Dusty Box Filled with Adventure
Some of the greatest adventures begin at home. Specifically in a few boxes stored in your garage for too many years without being touched. In my case, those boxes had been in my garage for three years. My dad passed away three years ago and I brought family paperwork home, but never got through it. I finally started the process last August and found a treasure trove of information on my ancestry.
The Winchester House of San Jose: Haunted or Just Unique Architecture?
Constant construction 24/7. Endless changes to the plans. Doorways opening to nothing. Hallways that lead to nowhere. And a supernatural haunting over everything. This was all just another day of life at Winchester House. Or, was it?
What It’s Like to Attend a NASA Rocket Launch
I’m a GenXer. We grew up watching shuttle launches in the elementary school library with the rest of the school. Our parents still discussed the engineering feat of NASA landing on the moon. The nation paused in those days to watch with pride as NASA continued to amaze us with space exploration.
Visting Chico’s Bidwell Mansion
A visit to Chico is not complete without a walk through the history of the Bidwell Mansion. The mid-1800s Italianate mansion holds ornate furniture of the Victorian era.
