Chances are you’ve never heard of Mrs. Nettie M. Dickson of Arrow Rock, Missouri. You may not have heard about Arrow Rock, for that matter. It’s high time you did. For Nettie—once described as a “gracious lady of the old school”—was a pioneer in preserving history in the Show Me State. In doing so, she blazed a trail that others have followed, not just in
July 2009
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- How I Ruined My Kids for History
- American West: Then & Now
- What do they use in guns to make them smoke after they’re fired?
- How can I tell original brothel tokens from replicas?
- What is the title of the song sung by the villagers in Sam Peckinpah’s The Wild Bunch?
- Who was Will McLaury, who was gunned down in Tombstone?
- What Western features an outlaw gang in Seymour, Indiana.
- 10 Ways to Get Your Kids Hooked on History
- Wichita, Kansas
- Vince Murray
- Navajo Country on Horseback
- The Texas Camel Corps Camel Treks
- Living in a 100-Year-Old Mercantile
- Filming the Oregon Trail
- Movie Magic Muzzleloaders
- Keep Up the Fight
- Celebrating July Fourth
- Watch Those Splinters!
- Preservation: Where the Bodies are Buried
- Popular Poppies
- Irate Ira Nails the McClellands!
- Where’s the Beef?