Category: Missouri
Daniel Boone Crosses the Mississippi
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2013/10/01Nov13-St-Louis-History-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Daniel Boone is one of the most famous American frontiersmen. But when he crossed the Mississippi River, he went to…
The History of St. Louis
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2013/10/31Oct13-St-Louis-History-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:59 — 2.0MB)It’s one of the oldest and largest cities on the Mississippi River. Although some may have heard of names like…
Hiding Cash in a Unique Way
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2013/09/30Sep13-Waldo-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)When Union and Confederate sympathizers threatened to take this banker’s money, he did what any logical person would do–he dressed…
Where’s Waldo?
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2013/09/27Sep13-Waldo-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)A few years ago, you may remember the popular Where’s Waldo books that had kids searching for a man hidden…
Teaching Small Farming Methods That Work
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2013/08/24Sep13-Free-Range-Chickens.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)When Herman’s son brought home an antiquated animal production book that he happened to find in his high school ag…
Bringing the Pheasant Home
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2013/08/23Sep13-Pheasant-Aircraft-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:58 — 2.0MB)Dr. Larry Wiggins had always hoped his hometown would be able to bring home a Pheasant airplane. The aircraft was…
The Pheasant Aircraft Company
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2013/08/20Sep13-Pheasant-Aircraft-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:58 — 2.0MB)It was a promising young business – the Pheasant Aircraft Company. In the early days of aviation, a well known…
A Flying Pheasant
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2013/08/19Sep13-Pheasant-Airplane-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:59 — 2.0MB)If you said you were looking for a pheasant you would probably be looking for a bird. But in the…
The Tallest Lady in the World
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2013/08/18Sep13-Ella-Ewing-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Folks in Scotland County, Missouri will tell you that their hometown girl, Ella Ewing, was the tallest lady in the…
The Story of Ella Ewing
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2013/08/17Sep13-Ella-Ewing-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:59 — 2.1MB)Today we say hello to our listeners on KMEM in Memphis, Missouri. Folks there know of a lady named Ella,…
Fame in Scotland County
This week, Andrew will take a look at Ella Ewing of Scotland County, Missouri. She was once known as the tallest woman in the world,…
Earning the Title of Miss America
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2013/08/11Sep13-Miss-America-Shelby-Ringdahl-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:59 — 2.0MB)A new Miss America will be crowned this weekend. Of course only one person can earn that title, while everyone…
From the Hardwood to Another Competition
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2013/08/10Sep13-Miss-America-Shelby-Ringdahl-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:59 — 2.1MB)I first became acquainted with Shelby Ringdahl when she played basketball at Columbia Rock Bridge High School, a team which…
Taking Care of Unordinary Pets
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2013/08/28Aug13-National-Tiger-Sanctuary-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:59 — 2.0MB)Rob Patrick has to help feed his pets. It takes about 100,000 pounds of raw meat a year. Of course…
A Home for Big Cats
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2013/08/27Aug13-National-Tiger-Sanctuary-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:59 — 2.0MB)Animal shelters may care for unwanted cats. But when it comes to these kind of cats, it takes a special…
Little House on the Prairie
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2013/08/21Aug13-Laura-Ingalls-Wilder.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:58 — 2.0MB)It’s hard to imagine it happened by chance–8 books and a 10 year television series–all based on one young pioneer…
The Battle of the Hemp Bales
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2013/08/19Aug13-Battle-of-the-Hemp-Bales.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:59 — 2.1MB)The bullet holes still scar the inside and outside of this home, a place that was a hospital during a…
A Nice Place Called Peculiar
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2013/08/05Aug13-Peculiar-Missouri.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 1.4MB)Not all of us can live in a normal place. While most of the nation resides in cities that are…
Native American Portraits
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2013/04/31Jul13-St-Joseph-Native-American-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)What on the surface may appear to be just a bunch of paintings of important Native American leaders, is actually…
Visiting St. Joseph, Mo.
We’ve spent a lot of time in historic St. Joseph, Missouri, over the past week. If any of our shows piqued your interested and have…
