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Springboro historical buildings center of debate
Dayton Daily News Last week, the Council also agreed to forgo investment of city funds in some improvements sought by local historians on the Null Log Cabin, built in 1798, but now located on the city-owned Heatherwoode Golf Course. Council discussed purchasing the … and more » |
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Park Service recruiting volunteers to celebrate Homestead Act of 1862
The Republic AP SALT LAKE CITY — The National Park Service is looking for descendants of the country's original homesteaders, who were granted 160 acres of free land in the 1800s. The service is recruiting volunteers to participate in two events celebrating the … |
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From the UCA Archives: In 1907, UCA origin was whites-only; officially changed …
Log Cabin Democrat The discovery of the antiquated and offensive language caused quite a stir at the time and was written about several times in The Echo, UCA's student newspaper, and in the Log Cabin Democrat. It was also a news story on the local television networks. |
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BRAD DOKKEN: The woods have plenty to teach — even on a quiet morning
Grand Forks Herald It's like a museum, really, this log cabin so meticulously crafted by its owner with help from his friends. “I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had … and more » |
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ILS opens doors of its new building to the public
Log Cabin Democrat By Log Cabin Democrat On Friday, Feb. 10, Independent Living Services will host an open house to their new facility on Robins Street. ILS will open its doors to the public at 10 am, after a ribbon-cutting ceremony which will include remarks from ILS … |
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Great outdoors equal great results at Mackinaws in Green Bay
Green Bay Press Gazette “Dad, what about opening a restaurant with a log cabin theme?” January officially marked 10 years at Mackinaws Grill & Spirits, Pat and Kevin's 10000 square-foot rustic-meets-casual restaurant that doubles as an outdoorsman's paradise on Green Bay's … and more » |
.” Cox moved to the High Country for its recreation, and rock climbing in particular. “I just fell in love with the beauty and the mountains here,” she said. But don’t expect major …
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Local Basketball Roundup: Conway High produces late surge against Cabot
Log Cabin Democrat By Log Cabin Democrat Conway High got help from a veteran starter and a substitute Friday night on the way to a 49-39 boys basketball victory over Cabot. Tim Boys, who had 10 points, hit a jumper to give Conway a 41-37 lead late in the game. |
Bacon’s Rebellion |
No More Welfare for Drug Abusing Moms
Bacon’s Rebellion by James A. Bacon During my urban homesteading days when I lived in Richmond's gritty Church Hill some 20 years ago, I lived on a block that, at any given point of time, had two or three crack houses. Gunshots were common background noise. |
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Book tells tales of southern Illinois
Carmi Times Homesteading a 640-acre tract of land in Spring Garden Township, a part of southern Illinois known as Little Egypt, Nancy Jane ran a trading post and raised a family. Born on Christmas Day in 1802 in North Carolina and dying on Christmas Day 1889 in … |