Historic map of Parkersburg, West Virginia from 1899
Parkersburg, West Virginia in the late 19th century.
Actions speak louder than words
This is a common observation that through long and frequent usage has become an established proverb. Words are often deceptive, hypocritical, false, flattering, and insincere. They are therefore not to be taken as evidence of the truth. Actions may be, and sometimes...
Too Much Information is a Great Evil
A Great Book is a Great Evil This saying was common among the Grecians, and is true to a certain degree, in all ages of the world since the publication of books; especially of the present, which is an age characterized for the multiplicity of its book, and the sheer...
Have faith in yourself and in your ideas
I have found that if I have faith in myself and in the idea I am tinkering with, I usually win…
Advance confidently in the direction of your dreams
If one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined…
Historic bird’s eye view of Quincy, MA from 1877
Historic bird’s eye view of Quincy, Massachusetts
Dwight D. Eisenhower, “measure up!”
If you don’t have that courage to look at yourself and say, ‘Well, I failed miserably…
Never run away from anything. Never!
One ought never to turn one’s back on a threatened danger and try to run away from it…
Open my eyes, so I may see wonderful things
Faith Affirmations
Beautifully restored map of Canastota, New York from 1885
Bird’s eye view of Canastota, NY in 1885
