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Posted in American Countryside Illinois

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. …

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Posted in American Countryside Illinois

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…

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Posted in American Countryside Illinois

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…

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Posted in American Countryside Illinois

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…

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Posted in American Countryside Texas

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…

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Posted in American Countryside Texas

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…

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Posted in American Countryside Texas

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…

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Posted in American Countryside Texas

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…

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Posted in American Countryside Texas

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…

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Posted in American Countryside Texas

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…

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Posted in American Countryside Texas

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…

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Posted in American Countryside Arizona

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…

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Posted in American Countryside Massachusetts

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…

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Posted in American Countryside Massachusetts

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…

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Posted in American Countryside Kansas

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…

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Posted in American Countryside Kansas

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…

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Posted in American Countryside Kansas

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…

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Posted in American Countryside Kansas

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…

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Posted in American Countryside Kansas

First City of Kansas

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2021/06/24Jun21-Leavenworth-Historical-Society-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)It is the “First City of Kansas.”  The reason it achieved that status was because of an important fort that…

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A Gift for the Sultan’s Wives

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2021/06/23Jun21-CW-Park-Carousel-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)A husband is supposed to give his bride a gift on her birthday, anniversary, Christmas…well, they should probably be giving…

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