On This Day: Frederick Douglass in Philadelphia
The Pennsylvania Freeman reported on an address given by 26-year-old Frederick Douglass at Independence Square
Inspiration
Memorial Day 2025: Christy Matthewson
World War I required U.S. citizens from all walks of life to take up arms
Sept. 2, 1838
Sept. 2, 1838. A black coachman, a freeman named Isaac Rolls, stashes a duffel bag in the rear of a train at the Baltimore station. Under a cloak of impending darkness, a twenty-year-old in a black sailor’s uniform waits in the weeds. He looks down and pulls a weed, pinching off a piece of the pale root…
“De white man, dey won’t harm you if you carry dis root.”
3 Days in a Ghost Town
The year is 1891. Under the watchful eyes of emigrants from French Canada and England
Pick Yourself Up, Dust Yourself Off
It is a tough battle to stay positive during a period of unemployment after your job is eliminated….The rejections keep piling up and piling on.
The Ute Prayer Trees
We all are born from the earthWe live our lives walking on the earthWe die
A Walk Through An American Ancient Arbor
Imagine taking a walk with living beings that were here in the time of Lincoln,
The Great Sand Dunes National Park
All photos copyright 2020 by Kerry Gleason, Inspiration Point Productions.
I Love Camping!
I LOVE CAMPING As with all my adventures, a comedy element exists that brands them
The Giant Cows of Jackson County
On my first visit to Jackson County and State Forest State Park, I encountered species