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http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2017/11/02Jan18-Lauriam-Michigan-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)Some people need large homes to accommodate growing families.  For this builder, part of the motivation may have been to…

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http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2017/11/25Dec17-Washington-Crossing-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:59 — 2.0MB)It was Christmas Day 1776…the first Christmas for the young United States of America.  If not for the bravery of…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2017/11/22Dec17-Washington-Crossing-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:59 — 2.0MB)On Christmas Eve 1776…a general and his men did not prepare for a meal or gift giving…but rather they prepared…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2017/11/21Dec17-Washington-Crossing-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:59 — 2.0MB)It’s one of the most famous battles of the American Revolution…and it all began with the crossing of an icy…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2017/11/19Dec17-Cave-Caroling.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:02 — 2.1MB)At Christmas we may sing, “The First Noel.”  In the United States, this is the “Only Noel….”

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http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2017/11/18Dec17-Kansas-City-Union-Station-Christmas.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:59 — 2.1MB)It’s one of those places you love to see at Christmas.  The century old building with its magnificent architecture plays…

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http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2017/11/14Dec17-Puget-Sound-Navy-Museum-4.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)It was a world series, that wasn’t the real world series.  Then again, maybe it was, for the biggest names…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2017/11/13Dec17-Puget-Sound-Navy-Museum-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)It was one American president and his connection to one particular ship that made this a well known craft in…

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http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2017/12/08Dec17-Denver-Sleigh-Works-2017.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Santa needs a sleigh to make deliveries around the world. This man makes sure he will never run out of…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2017/12/07Dec17-Great-Lakes-Shipwreck-Museum-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)If not for a song, this tragedy could have been forgotten by many.  However, when you hear the lyrics you’ll…