The American Clock and Watch Museum

Many people think the most intricate timepieces made today are those constructed by the Swiss.  But there was once a time when the Swiss and many others made their clocks and watches to resemble the quality craftsmanship from this locale...

Keeping Track of Time

Our time is something pretty important to most of us.  We may keep track of it with our phone or watch, but two hundred years ago, keeping time was a much more difficult and expensive endeavor, and many of the people building the best timepieces were in this town...

Guy Gruters' Story

Guy Gruters was held as a prisoner of war for over five years in Vietnam.  Over fifty years after his capture he returned to the country and had a most interesting visit with a man who was present on day one of his captivity...

A Prisoner of War for Over Five Years

Guy Gruters was taken as a prisoner of war just before Christmas of 1967.  It was the beginning of over five years of captivity.  His struggle for survival pushed his physical and spiritual limits...

400 Combat Missions in Vietnam

Guy Gruters flew over 400 combat missions in the Vietnam War.  Two of those missions resulted in him ejecting from his F100.  The story of his service and those two harrowing flights begins today...

The Ace of Clubs House

It’s a home with gigantic ceilings and a resident who had over 500 pairs of shoes, not to mention it is also built in the shape of a specific playing card...

Building a House From a Gambling Fortune

When this man won a card game that gained him a small fortune, he decided to build his family a home.  And that home pays homage to the card that won him the game...

Turning To A New Occupation

Andrew wanted to be a farmer, but when a drought wiped out his crop, he had thoughts of teaching school.  When the pay wasn’t enough to support his family, he turned to the occupation of many others in his family tree and that choice ended up changing an entire career field...

A City on the State Line

This city was established on a state line and one of its most important buildings is literally on top of that line.  That means the business conducted inside is a bit unique from any other place in the nation

Where Doctor Training Began

Thirty percent of all doctors trained in the U.S. have this distinction.  The story of how it all began can be traced to one small town in Missouri...