Author: Tom
A Strange Log Cabin
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2021/07/23Jul21-St-Genevieve-Missouri-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)We’ve all seen a log cabin. Such structures were the norm for many Americans early in the country’s history. But…
Missouri’s Oldest Town
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2021/07/22Jul21-St-Genevieve-Missouri-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)When these French Catholics learned that the British Protestants had taken over, they weren’t pleased. It may be the reason…
The Stage Door Canteen
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2021/07/21Jul21-Pontiac-WWII-Home-Band-Exhibit-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Imagine a chance to get to hear one of the biggest bands of the day and dance with movie starlets. …
The $25 Per Month Home Mortgage
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2021/07/20Jul21-Pontiac-WWII-Home-Band-Exhibit-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)As time passes there are fewer Americans that can recall the life on the homefront during the years of World…
The Music of the Civil War
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2021/07/16Jul21-Pontiac-Civil-War-Music-Museum-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Many museums cover the history of the Civil War, but few cover this specific topic within that war. That doesn’t…
Titanic of Pontiac, Illinois
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2021/07/15Jul21-Pontiac-Titanic-Museum.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Many museums cover the history of the Civil War, but few cover this specific topic within that war. That doesn’t…
Remembering Your Roots
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2021/07/14Jul21-Buddy-Holly-Museum-4.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)We sometimes say that famous folks forget their roots. They become so engrossed in stardom that they lose site of…
That’ll Be The Day
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2021/07/13Jul21-Buddy-Holly-Museum-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Many of us know the Buddy Holly sing, That’ll Be the Day.” It was a hit that launched the young…
It’s Not County Western Music
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2021/07/12Jul21-Buddy-Holly-Museum-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Landing a record deal is a big step in a musician’s career. But when this record company wanted their young…
Lubbock’s Rock ‘n Roller
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2021/07/09Jul21-Buddy-Holly-Museum-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Ever rock ‘n roll star had to begin somewhere, and for this musician from Lubbock, TX it was playing at…
A Flight With No Engine
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2021/07/08Jul21-Silent-Wings-Museum-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Imagine entering a heated ground battle simply slicing through the air on a glider. It was a dangerous mission that…
Gliding Into Battle
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2021/07/07Jul21-Silent-Wings-Museum-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)When the United States entered World War II soldiers were asked to fight in places where it would be difficult…
Big Footprints
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2021/07/06Jul21-Dinosaur-Valley.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)The animal tracks are three foot in width…and they are real…not made by an imaginary bigfoot…but plain to see to…
The Veterinarian Who Began Arizona’s First Golf Resort
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2021/07/05Jul21-San-Marcos-Hotel.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Phoenix, Arizona has plenty of golf resorts that attract thousands of visitors, but ask someone who established the first course…
Fact & Fiction of Paul Revere’s Ride
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2021/06/02Jul21-Paul-Revere-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Listen, my children, and you shall hear…Of the midnight ride of Paul Revere. It’s the beginning to that famous Longfellow…
The Famous American Revolutionary War Dentist
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2021/06/01Jul21-Paul-Revere-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)He’s probably the most famous dentist in the American Revolutionary War. You might not know he cleaned teeth, but you…
The World’s Best Hot Dogs
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2021/06/30Jun21-KC-Cattle-Company-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Patrick Montgomery had the world’s best hot dog, but he didn’t have enough them to sell to all those who…
Hot Dog Sales Through the Roof
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2021/06/29Jun21-KC-Cattle-Company-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Patrick Montgomery is in the business of delivering customers the best steaks they’ll ever eat. Along the way, he may…
From Army Ranger to Entrepreneur
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2021/06/28Jun21-KC-Cattle-Company-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Patrick Montgomery was an army ranger…and in 2014 he had a decision to make – reenlist or pursue another career…
Four Tons of Glass Negatives
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2021/06/25Jun21-Leavenworth-Historical-Society-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Some of us remember the photo negatives you used to get when you processed film. But a century ago the…
