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Needs Two Roofs, Will Sell One Finger

Friday, October 28th, 2011

It hasn’t been easy for Johnny F. Baker, founder of Baker’s Junction Railroad Museum in Smithville, Indiana. By his own reckoning he has survived bone cancer and over 30 operations, lost his hip and leg bone and a few other parts, and had his right foot torn off and reattached.

New Home, Old Fans For Assassination Bullet And Human Hairball

Sunday, September 25th, 2011

There’s only one collection in the world that showcases both a human hairball and the bullet that killed Abraham Lincoln — and it’s also an official American National Historic Landmark.

Vampire, Mermaid, Monkey’s Paw Are New Pals For Museum Ghosts

Thursday, September 15th, 2011

“I believe ghosts can be anywhere, I just don’t believe they’re everywhere,” says Vince Wilson, curator of the National Paranormal History Museum in Harper’s Ferry, West Virginia.

Welcome Back, Tacoma’s Unwelcome Goddess

Wednesday, September 14th, 2011

Gods are notoriously fickle, but so are their human constituencies.

Valley Of The Giants: Empire State Big

Monday, August 29th, 2011

Two visionary women want to transform a sleepy region of upstate New York into a tourist destination known as “The Valley of the Giants.”

Odd, WV: On the USPS Chopping Block

Sunday, August 14th, 2011

The U.S. Postal Service has announced plans to close thousands of post offices that it believes are no longer worth keeping open.

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