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Wright Flyer III
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2021/11/12Nov21-Wright-Brothers-Flyer.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)The Wright Brothers first took flight in 1903 and that plane is in the Smithsonian. But the brothers said there…
The Priest Who Went to the Supreme Court
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2021/11/11Nov21-Father-John-Cummings-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Normally a priest’s words are to inspire the local congregation. In this case, the priest’s words sent him to jail…
An Oath He Would Not Take
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2021/11/10Nov21-Father-John-Cummings-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)For many folks it seemed to be a good idea. Have people take an oath of allegiance to the nation. …
Who Is the Author of the 13th Amendment?
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2021/11/09Nov21-John-Brooks-Henderson-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)On a bluff overlooking the Mississippi River you’ll find a bust of a U.S. Senator who authored one of the…
John Brooks Henderson
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2021/11/08Nov21-John-Brooks-Henderson-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)There’s a good chance you’ve not heard of Senator John Brooks Henderson. On the surface he seemed an unlikely man…
New Melleray’s Caskets
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2021/10/05Nov21-New-Mellary-Abbey-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)When people began attending funeral’s here, many had the exact same reaction. They mentioned that when they passed, they wanted…
New Melleray’s Timber Transformed
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2021/10/04Nov21-New-Mellary-Abbey-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)These men had about 3500 acres of farmland, pasture and timber. However, tilling the land they owned was becoming more…
Monks of the Union Army
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2021/10/03Nov21-New-Mellary-Abbey-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Who helped supply the Union army’s depot in Galena, IL during the Civil War? The monks at this abbey of…
How a World Class Italian Restaurant Wound up in Rural Kansas
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2021/10/02Nov21-Mulvane-Kansas-Restaurant-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)If you love Italian food perhaps you dream of a trip to Tuscany in Italy to savor the true tastes…
The Unique Route From Tuscany to Kansas
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2021/10/01Nov21-Mulvane-Kansas-Restaurant-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Nancy grew up in small town Kansas but had a desire to see the country and the world. For several…
Tombstone’s Birdcage Theatre
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2021/10/29Oct21-Birdcage-Theater-Arizona.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Over one hundred years ago it was a destination all the top entertainers hit while touring the southwest. Today it…
Exactly How Many Islands?
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2021/10/28Oct21-Uncle-Sam-Boat-Tour-4.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)They say there are one thousand islands here. Ron knows the exact number though, a number that may surprise the…
A 19th Century Island Getaway
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2021/10/27Oct21-Uncle-Sam-Boat-Tour-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Today the wealthy might take a jet to a private island in some sunny spot on the globe. Over a…
Touring the Thousand Islands
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2021/10/26Oct21-Uncle-Sam-Boat-Tour-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)It’s an area of New York state and Canada known as the Thousand Islands region – a place that draws…
I’ll Wait for the Uncle Sam
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2021/10/25Oct21-Uncle-Sam-Boat-Tour-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Sometimes the name of a boat is a big deal. Ron’s family had the perfect name for a boat, a…
Completing a Castle
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2021/10/22Oct21-Boldt-Castle-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)It was a grand project that employed a hundred workers or more, building a castle on an island in New…
Building a Castle for your Love
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2021/10/21Oct21-Boldt-Castle-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)George immigrated from Prussia in the 1800s and settled in New York City. His hard work paid off and he…
Betsy Ross’ Flag
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2021/10/20Oct21-Betsy-Ross.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Americans are fond of their flag. It is a symbol of freedom, of hope, and of bravery. The flag unites…
History of Barbed Wire
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2021/10/19Oct21-Barbed-Wire-Museum.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Drive down just about any country road and you’ll see it. You may have never thought it would be worthy…
Giant Sycamore Stump
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2021/10/18Oct21-Kokomo-Sycamore-Stump.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Many folks enjoy trees in their yard that provide shade on a summer day and beauty with the fall colors. …
