Author: Tom
Where Civil War Engineers Ran Out of Names
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2018/03/15Mar17-Cape-Girardeau-Civil-War-2018.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Civil War engineers were simply running out of names…but that doesn’t mean the forts here were not important. It’s a…
Rememberance of the Trail of Tears
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2018/03/14Mar17-Pulaski-County-Route-66-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)Many of us have heard of the Trail of Tears. This community chose to honor those who were forced to…
A Long Stretch of Original Route 66
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2018/03/13Mar17-Pulaski-County-Route-66-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Old Route 66 is a major tourist attraction in many communities along the highway. But here you’ll find some of…
Wildlife That Draws People Here
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2018/03/12Mar17-Pulaski-County-Wildlife-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Deer, turkey, black bear and mountain lion – they are just a few of the creatures roaming these woods and…
A Unique Look at the Outdoors
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2018/03/08Mar17-Pulaski-County-Wildlife-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)When you grow up with something all of your life, you may not realize exactly how special it is. That…
Making An Investment in the Future
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2018/03/08Mar17-Shickly-Nebraska-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)Shickley, Nebraska is a small town that’s made a big investment in its future. It’s been an important journey in…
Raising Money to Take Care of Needs
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2018/03/07Mar17-Shickly-Nebraska-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)Taxes are one of the ways our cities and counties carry out their business. Citizens here do pay taxes, but…
Dedicated Citizens Creating Positive Change
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2018/03/06Mar17-Shickly-Nebraska-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Today we return to a small town in Nebraska, five years after we first shared their story of how dedicated…
Chicago’s Old City Library
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2018/03/05Mar18-Old-Chicago-Library.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Chicago’s Michigan Avenue has long been a place noted for fine shops, hotels and attractions. Many people though, pass by…
Chicago’s Cultural Center on Michigan Avenue
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2018/02/02Mar18-Chicago-Cultural-Center.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Chicago’s Michigan Avenue has long been a place noted for fine shops, hotels and attractions. Many people though, pass by…
A Japanese Teenager’s Journey to the US
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2018/02/01Mar18-Barbara-Law-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)As a Japanese teenager, Barbara was taught to defend herself from American soldiers arriving in her country. She ended up…
Living In Japan When World War II Ended
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2018/02/28Feb18-Barbara-Law-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)This week we are featuring Barbara Law who recently passed away. She was a teenager living in Japan when World…
A Look Back At The Story of Barbara Law
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2018/02/27Feb18-Barbara-Law-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)This past week Barbara Law of King City, Missouri passed away at the age of 87. I had the honor…
The First Library of Its Kind In The State
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2018/02/26Feb18-Grant-City-Library.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)Many of us use a library, not only for books, but for many other resources as well. But in this…
Development in Missouri’s Smallest County
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2018/02/23Feb18-Grant-City-Dollar-General-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)When you live in Missouri’s smallest county, both in land area and population, you sometimes need to be resourceful in…
Overnight A U.S. Naval Ship
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2018/02/22Feb18-Turner-Joy-Night-Tour.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)You can visit a lot of retired Naval ships in the U.S. But here you can get a very rare…
The Second Governor of Arkansas
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2018/02/21Feb18-Fayetteville-Historical-Society-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)He was the second governor of Arkansas – a U.S. Senator and a man who led troops in battle. However…
A Man Who Voted to Stay With the Union
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2018/02/20Feb18-Fayetteville-Historical-Society-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)During the Civil War, some states along the border of north and south had two state governments, one aligned with…
One of the Oldest Homes in Fayetteville
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2018/02/19Feb18-Fayetteville-Historical-Society-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)It’s one of the oldest homes in Fayetteville, Arkansas. When you know the list of occupants, you really get a…
Willa Cather’s Hometown
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2018/02/16Feb18-Willa-Cather-Red-Cloud-Nebraska-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)This place owes much of it’s identity to someone who passed away in 1947. As the years passed, holding on…
