Claremont Country Club is well into its second 100 years. How did we get here? How have we continued to thrive over the years? How do we ensure we remain an important part of the lives of current and future members? This book, MacKenzie’s Little Jewel in Oakland, addresses and answers these questions. How did […]
Colorado Christian University: The First 100 Years
From its modest beginning with two students and one teacher in a storefront classroom, Colorado Christian University has developed into the premier interdenominational Christian university in the region, reaching across Colorado and around the world. The story of CCU begins with ordinary people who were gifted by God with an irrepressible vision to provide Christ-centered […]
Cave of the Winds
The Cave of the Winds is one of the American West’s most historic caverns, having been shown continuously to the public since 1881. With more than two miles of known passageways, the cave is exquisitely decorated with breathtaking stalactites, stalagmites, flowstone, and rare beaded helictites. Visitors today tour through much of the system following winding […]
Boise @ 150
ESSAYS AND POEMS BY: Gerardo “Lalo” Barca Marilyn Cosho Pam Demo Anthony Doerr Bill English John and Sheri Freemuth Stacey Guill Alan Heathcock Charles Hummel Laura Johnston Gerri Godfrey Kawczynski Sarah Masterson Alan Minskoff John D. Mutch Heidi Naylor Diane Raptosh Sheilah Robertson Rita Branham Rodriguez Diane Ronayne Dede Ryan Todd Shallat Gino Sky Janet […]
A History of the National Black Nurses Association, Volume II, 1999–2013
The personal stories in A History of the National Black Nurses Association, Volume II, 1999–2013 let the reader learn about NBNA from primary sources rather than from an editor’s interpretation. The NBNA leaders who served as national presidents and chartered local chapter presidents have told their own legacies, organizational strategies, successes, and barriers. Each of […]
The Arkansas State Fair
The Arkansas Livestock Show Association has existed for seventy-five years, but since the late 1860s, Arkansas has had numerous State Fairs and Livestock Shows. While these early Fairs and associations promoted agriculture in their state and tourism in their cities, they struggled year after year to raise the money needed to hold these events. With […]
Aransas County in Postcards
This collection of postcards tells the story of Aransas County from the 1870s through the 1970s. Rockport acquired its name from the Rocky Point, a limestone ledge in Aransas Bay. It was a safe harbor for ships that transported products from the cattle packing plants that flourished in the county after the Civil War. Range […]
A Legacy of Service: The AmeriPride and Canadian Linen Story
A Legacy of Service: The AmeriPride and Canadian Linen Story is a pictorial corporate history celebrating the 125th anniversary of one of today’s most successful textile rental companies. It began in Lincoln, Nebraska, with two young brothers, a laundry route, and fifty dollars. Today, the family-owned company continues to flourish throughout the United States and […]
Engineering A Better World: A Centennial History of Stanley Consultants
Stanley Consultants’ one-hundredth anniversary seems a perfect time to capture the essence of our great company. The centennial history allows us to reminisce about the early days and the moments and contributions still fresh in our minds. It allows us to ponder the future and recommit to continuing progress toward a better work. The book […]
America’s Mini-Mill Industry: A Short History
The global iron and steel industry was transformed during the second half of the twentieth century. Vertically integrated steelmakers had dominated the industry since the advent of Henry Bessemer’s steelmaking process in the mid-nineteenth century, but a group of entrepreneurs in North America, Europe, and Asia built an entirely new industry utilizing electric arc furnaces […]