Nebraska

The Treasury Pillars History

In the middle of Pioneers Park, nestled away at the southwestern corner of Lincoln Nebraska are a set of four stone pillars calling to be visited.  Surrounded by a pond, these ancient looking stone works are one of the highlights of the park.

Commemorative Plaque cast from metal recovered from the sunken ship the USS Maine.

A popular photography location and wedding setting, they've inspired countless visitors, but where did they come from?  A commemorative plaque nearby only tells part of the story. 

With this video I'd like to introduce a new series to Flarecorp Media called 'Historical Threads' where we will follow the thread of something backwards in time as we unravel its journey through the web of history. 

Watch below for the whole journey of these columns from the 1800s in Washington D.C. to their current resting place.

Here's a link to download the free history of the Treasury Building ebook mentioned in the video.

The Treasury Building: A National Historical Landmark:


Car Show - Malcolm, NE

I'm not much of a car guy.  I can't tell you the difference between this car or that, but when I was invited out to the Malcolm, NE car show last Sunday, I figured I could at least appreciate the ones that look good and the friendly people.

I took all of these on my Canon 70D camera, but I knew they'd be going into a video so I had to intentionally leave myself some buffer room so I could come back and crop them into a 16x9 aspect ration. 

It was a good day. Really hot, but enjoyable. There's the video below or if you want to peruse the pictures at your leisure, I've uploaded those as well.