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A Cattleman’s Scheme
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2018/11/06Dec18-Leon-Belmont.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)Criminals may do just about anything to get their hands on what they want. But in western Kansas in 1879,…
One of the Youngest to Sign the Declaration of Independence
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2018/11/05Dec18-Thomas-Stone-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:59 — 2.1MB)He was one of the youngest men to the sign the Declaration of Independence. He was also the first to…
A Man Named Thomas Stone
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2018/11/04Dec18-Thomas-Stone-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:59 — 2.1MB)When you think of the men behind the Declaration of Indpendence you don’t think of people like Thomas Stone. However,…
The Rock Café
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2018/11/03Dec18-Rock-Café.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:59 — 2.1MB)It’s not the Hard Rock Café…and frankly…that is just fine with about everyone that stops here. It’s been called the…
A Man Named Squanto
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2018/11/23Nov18-Plymouth-Plantation-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:59 — 2.1MB)His name is one from our history books, but perhaps we have forgotten just how important his role was in…
A New Crop for a New Home
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2018/11/22Nov18-Plymouth-Plantation-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:59 — 2.0MB)Some regions of the country are better suited for specific crops. That was the case for the Pilgrims who established…
Survival of the Pilgrims
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2018/11/21Nov18-Squanto.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)In 1620, the men and women we call the “Pilgrims” landed near Cape Cod, and eventually established Plymouth Colony. As…
Covering the Presidents
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2018/11/20Nov18-Tom-Hoy-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:59 — 2.1MB)When Tom Hoy was a newspaper man in Washington D.C. he had the thrill of covering two of the most…
Pictures of the Famous
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2018/11/19Nov18-Tom-Hoy-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:59 — 2.1MB)His pictures have appeared in newspapers and books from coast to coast and around the world…and even though you may…
Behind the Scenes with Tom Hoy
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2018/11/16Nov18-Tom-Hoy-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:59 — 2.0MB)When you sit down with Tom Hoy you will get a behind the scenes look at some of the biggest…
The Capitol of Deseret
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2018/11/15Nov18-Utah-Territorial-Captiol.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:59 — 2.1MB)If you know your fifty states and their capitals…you of course remember that Fillmore is the capital of Deseret…at least…
Jumping Off the Train
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2018/11/12Nov18-Cherokee-Strip-Land-Rush-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:59 — 2.1MB)Imagine a train chugging south out of Kansas with people jumping from the cars all along its route. This is…
The Cherokee Strip
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2018/11/09Nov18-Cherokee-Strip-Land-Rush-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:59 — 2.1MB)It’s called the Cherokee Strip…a stretch of land in north central Oklahoma originally given to the Cherokee and later opened…
Fort Fredrica
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2018/10/26Oct18-Fort-Fredrica.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:59 — 2.1MB)When European nations sailed to America, each began to lay claim to new lands. Many built forts to protect their…
Representing Some of the Biggest Stars on the Screen
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2018/10/25Oct18-Dana-Hee-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:59 — 2.1MB)Their names are often not known to the world, however the people they represent are some of the biggest stars…
A Gold Medal Winner
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2018/10/24Oct18-Dana-Hee-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:59 — 2.1MB)She is a gold medal winner – and that’s quite an accomplishment no matter the sport. However, while you may…
A Museum of Slave History
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2018/10/23Oct18-Freedom-House-Museum-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:59 — 2.1MB)It is called the Freedom House. This free museum is housed in what used to be the headquarters of one…
The Freedom House Museum
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2018/10/22Oct18-Freedom-House-Museum-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:59 — 2.1MB)I always enjoy the chance to explore Alexandria, Virginia. It’s a historic city and I recently happened upon a museum…
The Historic Chicago Fire
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2018/10/17Oct18-Chicago-Fire-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:59 — 2.0MB)Bells rang the warning. Prison cells were opened to allow inmates to save their own lives ahead of the coming…
A Fast Moving Fire
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2018/10/16Oct18-Chicago-Fire-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:59 — 2.1MB)It was a fast moving fire. In fact, it was moving so quickly that people could not find aware to…
