Never run away from anything. Never!

This daguerreotype is the earliest-known photograph of Abraham Lincoln, taken…

Vintage landowners map of Burlington, Connecticut as it used to be

This map by the satirical artist John Held shows the perfect “estate” for the fly fisherman.

The cities are outlined and within each are drawings and historical facts and stories about the area.

Savin Rock was an amusement park in West Haven, Connecticut that operated from the 1870’s – 1966.

This little boy’s turtle died, so he dug a grave, built a cross, and put on a tie for the funeral.

Timur, the last great nomadic conqueror of the Eurasian Steppe, was a warlord who envisioned the restoration of Genghis Khan’s Mongol Empire. Timur’s army was feared throughout Asia, Africa, and Europe, but his extraordinary perseverance, displayed during fifty years of continuous battles, was imparted by an ant.