The Old St. Louis County Courthouse was built between 1839 and 1862 as a combination federal and state courthouse in St. Louis, Missouri. It was Missouri’s tallest habitable building from...

Gateway Arch National Park commemorates President Jefferson’s vision of a continental nation, the individuals and cultural groups who helped shape its history, and St. Louis’ role in westward expansion. The...

We have a young friend who is in love with the Little House on the Prairie books, so when Barney told me that we could visit one of the places...

While in the area, we stayed with our friends Bonnie and Jimmy in Republic just south of Springfield. Bonnie is the older daughter of my second parents, Barney and Gina...

A month or so ago I saw an episode on Fox and Friends about the 100-year centennial celebration of Route 66 in Springfield, Missouri. Since we had already planned to...