This month we will take a quick peek at some historic facts about four baseball parks—Fenway Park, Yankee Stadium, Wrigley Field, and Dodger Stadium. To kick off this feature, here are a few fun facts about ball fields in general:
America’s Green Cathedrals–The Ballparks Read More »
Implemented program for young people that became 4-H
Though most of us currently live in urban or suburban areas, our country’s roots are rural.
Jessie Field Shambaugh (1881-1971) Read More »
African-American artist who broke racial barriers
Building a successful career as an artist is a difficult challenge for anyone.
Lois Mailou Jones (1905-1998) Read More »
American Acoustical Biologist
A week’s observation of baby elephants at the Washington Park Zoo in Portland, Oregon led scientist Katy Payne to leave her 15-year study of the sounds of humpback whales to begin studying elephants.
Katy Payne (1937- ) Read More »
Arctic Explorer
Louise Boyd was born into a wealthy California family but instead of using her inherited wealth to live grandly in a stately home, she used it to explore the Arctic.
Louise A. Boyd (1887-1972) Read More »
Pioneer
Nancy Kelsey was 17 years old and the mother of an infant daughter when she became the first woman to travel to California on a wagon train in a group that included her husband, their baby, and about 30 men.
Nancy Kelsey: First Woman to Travel to California by Wagon Train Read More »
