Affirmation for Success:
Good Things Now Come to Pass, the Unexpected Now Happens!
Image: Barta IV [Affirmation by KNOWOL – CC BY 2.0]
4 vintage images of Savin Rock Amusement Park in West Haven
Savin Rock was an amusement park in West Haven, Connecticut that operated from the 1870’s – 1966.
Theodore Roosevelt admired those who worked hard, pitied those who didn’t
I pity the creature who doesn’t work, at whichever end of the social scale…
Beautifully restored old map of New Hartford, CT from 1878
This old map shows New Hartford, Connecticut in the late 19th century.
What was the most popular book in America the year you were born?
If you were born between 1930 and 2016, find out what Americans were reading the year…
Beautifully restored map of Norwich, CT from 1876
This old map shows Norwich, Connecticut as it looked in 1876.
How a 14th Century Warlord Gained Courage from an Ant
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.
Helen Keller talks about the symbolism and purpose behind the human hand
Look where we will, we find the hand in time and history, working, building, inventing…
