The museum you’re about to learn about is sometimes tagged as a religious museum, but it’s not. It’s a place to learn, imagine what used to be and maybe even find part of yourself in a song. “This ...

Lake Park Cemetery Trustee Mark Luke, left, stands with Dr. Charles Wilkins, a newspaper letter writer who wrote about the Gospel hymn “The Old Rugged Cross” and its Youngstown native author — the Rev ...

The hymn "The Old Rugged Cross" has stood the test of time, being performed and recorded by numerous gospel and county music artists over the years since it was composed in 1913. But a museum ...

As Lent progresses to Easter, the “Old Rugged Cross” crucifix comes to mind. It stands 22 feet high and can be seen next to a pool, traveling east on East Midlothian Boulevard at Lake Park Cemetery ...

A few years ago, I was on a certain country road in the farmland outside of Albia, Iowa. A farmer friend of mine told me that Pastor George Bennard, the composer of the hymn “The Old Rugged Cross,” ...

Strumming Through The Storm Of Cancer: A Country Heart, A Cross to Bear. Country Artist Carl Ray Releases "The Old Rugged Cross" with royalty, Rhonda Vincent Going through prostate cancer treatment ...