This undated photo from the early 1900s shows one of the most significant sites in Amarillo history, along with a few of the city’s most influential residents. These nine men are gathered at Tecovas ...

There is an old adage that says, “Change begins at the ballot box,” which could not be further from the truth. Change begins with human ingenuity, which affects how we live our lives, which — at some ...

DEKALB, Ill. — With the 150th anniversary of Joseph F. Glidden's "The Winner" barbed wire patent approaching, DeKalb, known as "Barb City," is gearing up to celebrate the prosperity the industrious ...

Few inventions that were designed in the 1870s that have not changed since they were patented, and they are still widely used in the 21st century. Barbed wire is an innovation that fits this category, ...

Drive down just about any country road and you’ll see it. You may have never thought it would be worthy of a large museum, but then again, you probably never imagined this had such a long and storied ...

Nov. 24 (UPI) --On this date in history: In 1859, Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species was published. In 1863, Union Gen. U.S. Grant launched the U.S. Civil War battle of Chattanooga in Tennessee ...

At four o'clock in the morning (during the years 1833-37) Joseph Glidden and his son Mark left their home, starting their day of drawing stone from the quarries in Barre to the new state capitol at ...

Dennis Peter Glidden, of Chicago, IL, made his transition on April 3, 2005. Loving father of Peter Joseph Glidden and Edward (Christine Robbins) Glidden; proud grandfather of Ann, Alexandra and Eli; ...

Gabriel Joseph Glidden, infant son of John and Maria (Nava) Glidden of Vernon, died Friday, (November 1, 2002) at Manchester Memorial Hospital. Besides his parents, Gabriel leaves his brother, James; ...