We love trains! I was a brakeman on the Grand Trunk Railroad for a year or so back in the 1990s. My cousin was an engineer for many years, too.
I was very pleased yesterday to get an email from the B&O Museum in …
Scenes from the Past loves all things Michigan. Michigan was blessed to be the birthplace and/or home of some of the greatest men, minds, inventors and inventions the world has ever known. Men like Henry Ford and Thomas Edison have strong Michigan roots. …
As you know, we here at Scenes from the Past and Casts from the Past love the Civil War. This is somewhat late, but it is good until the end of the month of April. Alexander Street Press has offered the rare chance to access their Civil …
I am a huge Civil War fan. My dad is a blackpowder skirmisher and a member of the North South Skirmish Association (N-SSA) for over 30 years (go First South Carolina Vols!). He’s dragged me to just about every Civil War battlefield there is. Last year …
April 7th, 2008 marks the 75th anniversary of the return of our favorite beverage here at Scenes from the Past / Casts from the Past: BEER! (NOTE: Just in case you ever feel like grabbing a six pack or two and swinging by, I prefer the Canadian …
I know this isn’t a videocast or the long-delayed podcast I’ve been dreaming up, but I think it is cool, nonetheless. If you are like me, and have a difficult time fitting in good old fashioned books between reading emails, blog posts, text messages, and RSS feeds, then you …
