Category: Kentucky
A Struggle Engulfing Two States
https://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2026/04/2026-0417-Hatfield-McCoys-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)In a museum in Pikeville, Kentucky you’ll find a peace treaty between the states of Kentucky and West Virginia. It…
The Hatfields and the McCoys
https://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2026/04/2026-0416-Hatfield-McCoys-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)When the end of the Civil War occurred in 1865, some of the fighting in eastern Kentucky was just getting…
Difficult Travel in the Civil War
https://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2026/04/2026-0415-Hatfield-McCoys-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)The terrain of eastern Kentucky makes travel a bit of an adventure yet today. Roads and highways snake between the…
The Real-Life Aunt Jemima
https://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2026/03/2026-0410-Aunt-Jemima-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)In 2020 the use of Aunt Jemima as a brand name was discontinued due to racial stereotypes. However, the story…
The Story of Nancy Green
https://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2026/03/2026-0409-Aunt-Jemima-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)In the 1830s a lady named Nancy Green was born into slavery near Mt. Sterling, Kentucky. Although you may not…
A Focal Point of National Attention
https://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2025/10/22Oct25-Camp-Nelson-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Times of war often bring the displacement of families simply fleeing the conflict. That was the case in this country…
Camp Nelson
https://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2025/10/21Oct25-Camp-Nelson-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)In 1863 and 1864 a place called Camp Nelson in Kentucky became a focal point for men wanting to join…
On the Wrong Side of the Line
https://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2025/10/20Oct25-Camp-Nelson-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)When the Civil War began, some citizens found that the places they lived were on the wrong side of the…
The World’s Largest Dessert
https://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2025/09/18Sep25-Apple-Festival-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Many of us love to have a piece of apple pie and ice cream. In a moment I’ll tell you…
The Liberty Kentucky Apple Festival
https://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2025/09/17Sep25-Apple-Festival-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Many small towns across the country have a celebration that honors the things that make that place special. In Liberty,…
Belmont State Park
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2022/03/18Mar22-Belmont-State-Park.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)In the short stretch of the Mississppi River where Missouri borders Kentucky is a spot where Civil War strategy was…
A Book That Took 13 Years to Complete
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2018/05/11May18-John-J-Audobon-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)It was a massive book, both in cost and sheer size…yet it’s pages are some of the most recognized yet…
Drawing Birds
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2018/05/10May18-John-J-Audobon-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)Frankly, he had the makings of a man who would squander his family’s money and accomplish little in life. But…
The Largest Wooden Frame Structure in the World
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2017/10/10Oct17-Noahs-Ark-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)It is a place that really must be seen to be fully appreciated. It’s the largest wooden frame structure in…
No Other Boat Like This
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2017/10/09Oct17-Noahs-Ark-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Maybe you have a boat you enjoy taking on the water to fish, ski or just relax. It’s safe to…
The Most-Studied First Lady
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2017/04/13Jul17-Mary-Todd-Lincoln-4.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)She may well be the most studied first lady in American history. A highly educated young woman that road the…
A Situation All Too Familiar to the President Himself
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2017/04/12Jul17-Mary-Todd-Lincoln-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)During the Civil War many families were split over the issue of slavery. In some cases, brothers fought against each…
When Opposites Attract
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2017/04/11Jul17-Mary-Todd-Lincoln-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)They might seem to be opposites. A rural, self-educated farm boy and a formally educated, French speaking young lady. But…
A Home Devoted To A First Lady
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2017/04/10Jul17-Mary-Todd-Lincoln-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)You can find several presidential homes devoted to the story of one of our country’s leaders. But it’s more difficult…
High Dollar Training
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2017/03/20Mar17-Saxony-Horse-Farm-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:30 — 1.7MB)A lot of people enjoy the beach. Some people might even bring their dog with them. But what about bringing…
