Posted in American Countryside Best of Civil War

Attending a Civil War Reunion

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2011/02/02Oct09-Civil-War-Reunion-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:02 — 1.9MB)75 years after the Battle of Gettysburg, the veterans of the Civil War were still coming here for reunions……

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Charles Pinckney

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2011/02/24Feb11-Charles-Pinckney.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:00 — 938.2KB)You may not have heard his name, but the impact this young man left on our government is still felt…

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Posted in American Countryside Best of Podcast Presidents

President Andrew Johnson

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2011/02/21Feb11-Andrew-Johnson.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:01 — 944.5KB)Every February, we celebrate the birthdays of Lincoln and Washington. But what about some of the lesser-known individuals who occupied…

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Posted in American Countryside Best of Miscellaneous Missouri Podcast

Strongman Steve

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2011/02/14Sep09-Strong-Man-Steve.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:02 — 954.7KB)(Leslie, Missouri)–Every dentist that has ever advised not to crush ice or hard candy with one’s teeth will not want…

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Posted in American Countryside Best of Podcast World War II

POW Tom Crosby

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2011/02/26Feb10-POW-Tom-Crosby-4.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:02 — 954.7KB)American troops finally made it to Manila and were attempting to free POW’s like Tom Crosby. Just went things seemed…

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Posted in American Countryside Best of Ohio Podcast

Wilson Footballs

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2011/02/Wilson-Football-2011.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:00 — 938.2KB)Plenty of people watch the Super Bowl and certainly the contest makes game day heroes out of some of the…

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Posted in American Countryside Best of Missouri

Menno Attema

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2011/01/17Jan11-Minnow-Altama.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:00 — 938.2KB)Imagine growing up on a farm and then in your early twenties traveling on your own a half a world…

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A Farmer’s Market in the North

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2011/01/27Aug09-Palmer-Alaska-Farmers-Market.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:02 — 952.9KB)When you think of fertile farmland, you probably think about rich, deep soil in the heart of the Midwest. But…

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Posted in American Countryside Best of FFA Podcast

The Official FFA Jacket

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2011/01/FFA-Jackets-2011.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:00 — 938.2KB)A doctor is expected to wear a white coat. A policeman is supposed to have a badge. A cowboy, of…

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Posted in American Countryside Best of Missouri Podcast

Free Range Chickens

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2011/01/Free-Range-Chickens.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:00 — 1.8MB)When Herman’s son brought home an antiquated animal production book that he happen to find in his high school ag…

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Best of 2010: Ava Drugstore

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2010/12/Best-of-2010-Ava-Drugstore.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:00 — 937.2KB)In 1950s America kids might have finished their school day with a trip by the drug store soda fountain where…

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Best of 2010: The Alamo

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2010/12/Best-of-2010-Alamo.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:00 — 938.4KB)It’s one of the most famous buildings at the center of one of the most famous battles in history. A…

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Best of 2010: Tom Crosby

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2010/12/Best-of-2010-Tom-Crosby.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:00 — 938.2KB)American troops had finally made it to Manila and were attempting to free POWs like Tom Crosby. Just when things…

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Best of 2010: Mount Washington

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2010/12/27Dec10-Best-of-2010-Mt-Washington.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:00 — 938.2KB)If you are ever tempted to think the winter weather where you live is bad, just wait until you hear…

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Posted in American Countryside Best of Massachusetts Podcast

Parker Brothers

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2010/12/Parker-Brothers-2010.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:00 — 938.2KB)Park Place and Boardwalk are real places in Atlantic City, NJ. They became famous of course, through the game of…

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Posted in American Countryside Best of Podcast Virginia

Cyrus McCormick

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2010/12/Cyrus-McCormick.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:02 — 952.9KB)For centuries, crops were cut and threshed by hand. That all changed with a young farmer in Virginia. This is…

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Cowpens Battlefield

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2010/11/Cowpens-National-Battlefield-2010-Part-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:00 — 938.2KB)Imagine being captured during a war and then forced to fight against the army from which you came. What would…

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A Pasture for a Battleground

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2010/11/Cowpens-National-Battlefield-2010-Part-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:00 — 938.2KB)It was once known as just a giant pasture, but today it’s also the site of an important battle in…

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Grilling the Gobbler

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2010/11/Turkey-Grilling-2010.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:00 — 938.2KB)Thanksgiving is the time most Americans talk turkey, but Sheerleen Clausen hopes to change that they’ll think of turkey every…

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Posted in American Countryside Best of Florida Podcast

Fort Mose

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2010/11/Fort-Mose-2010-Part-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:00 — 938.2KB)In the marshlands on the northern edge of one of America’s oldest city, you’ll find an amazing story of the…

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