Category Archives: History

Covered Bridge Festival – Parke County, Indiana

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The Parke County Covered Bridge Festival is a much loved traditional event that has been celebrated every October since 1957.  The event starts at the county seat, Rockville, with booths of crafts and food and spreads out across the county … Continue reading

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What Will People Wear 70 Years From Now…

What do you think you would wear 70 years from now? I recently came across this Youtube video –  a film made in the 1930’s which tries to predict what people will be wearing in the year 2000.  The film … Continue reading

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Historic St. Charles, Missouri

Travelling back home from Kansas last July, we serendipitously revisited the little village of St. Charles, Missouri.  As the sign says, it was the first Missouri state capitol.  Here is the website for the village:  http://www.stcharlescitymo.gov/?TabId=305 St. Charles, Missouri is … Continue reading

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