On this episode of Our American Stories Ben Franklin has the distinction of many firsts He invented the lightning rod the Franklin stove bifocals the catheter swim fins and the odometer He started the first public library the first volunteer fire company the first American fire insurance company the first hospital and was the first postmaster general Chess com also reminds us that Franklin was also the first known chess player as well as the first chess author in America Here again to tell us the story is the Jack Miller Center's Editorial Officer and historian Elliott Drago Support the [... more]

On this episode of Our American Stories our audience loved Kristin O'Donnell Tubb's wonderful story from her historical fiction book John Lincoln Clem Civil War Drummer Boy So we asked if she would share another story with us Here she is telling the story of the family that lived in the New York Public Library Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

On this episode of Our American Stories our audience loved Kristin O'Donnell Tubb's wonderful story from her historical fiction book John Lincoln Clem Civil War Drummer Boy So we asked if she would share another story with us Here she is telling the story of the family that lived in the New York Public Library Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

On this episode of Our American Stories Ben Franklin has the distinction of many firsts He invented the lightning rod the Franklin stove bifocals the catheter swim fins and the odometer He started the first public library the first volunteer fire company the first American fire insurance company the first hospital and was the first postmaster general Chess com also reminds us that Franklin was also the first known chess player as well as the first chess author in America Here again to tell us the story is the Jack Miller Center's Editorial Officer and historian Elliott Drago Support the [... more]

On this episode of Our American Stories even though the community around Eric often couldn't read or write they could tell a story like no one else To Eric there was no honor higher than having the stories he would learn retold by the men around him Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

On this episode of Our American Stories our audience loved Kristin O'Donnell Tubb's wonderful story from her historical fiction book John Lincoln Clem Civil War Drummer Boy So we asked if she would share another story with us Here she is telling the story of the family that lived in the New York Public Library Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

On this episode of Our American Stories our audience loved Kristin O'Donnell Tubb's wonderful story from her historical fiction book John Lincoln Clem Civil War Drummer Boy So we asked if she would share another story with us Here she is telling the story of the family that lived in the New York Public Library Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

On this edition of CBS Sunday Morning hosted by Jane Pauley In our cover story Conor Knighton looks at how public libraries have evolved in the st century Plus Dr Jon LaPook looks at the role of those on the front lines of public health And Mark Whitaker looks at two legends being inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame See Privacy Policy at https art com privacy and California Privacy Notice at https art com privacy do-not-sell-my-info [... more]

On this episode of Our American Stories Kristin O'Donnell Tubb author of nbsp John Lincoln Clem Civil War Drummer Boy tells the story of the family that lived in the New York Public Library Heather McPherson tells us how her Great Uncle inspired her to become the Curator of History at the South Carolina Military Museum Sarah Wells author of nbsp American Honey A Field Guide to Resisting Temptation shares her experience overcoming temptation nbsp nbsp Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate nbsp Time Codes - nbsp A Family Lived in the New York Public Library - Her [... more]

Two stately stone lions watch over the entrance to the New York Public Library Hewn from marble they rsquo ve stood there proudly since the library rsquo s dedication in They were first nicknamed Leo Lenox and Leo Astor to honor the library rsquo s founders But during the Great Depression New York rsquo s Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia renamed them Fortitude and Patience virtues he thought New Yorkers should demonstrate in those challenging years The lions are still called Fortitude and Patience today The Bible describes a living powerful Lion who also gives encouragement in trouble and is known by [... more]