http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2009/12/Missouri-Governor-Cemeteries.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:02 — 1.9MB)Down dirt and gravel roads, off the main highway on paths once well traveled, but now forgotten, you can find…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2009/10/William-Waddell-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:02 — 1.9MB)Although the first riders of the Pony Express left from St. Joseph, Missouri, it could be argued that the headquarters…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2009/10/William-Waddell-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:02 — 1.9MB)They are three names etched in the history of western exploration and settlement: Russell, Majors and Waddell. Here’s one of…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2009/09/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…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2009/09/Free-Range-Chickens-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:02 — 1.9MB)When Herman’s son brought home an antiquated animal production book that he happened to find in his high school ag…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2009/09/Free-Range-Chickens-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:01 — 1.8MB)This poultry producer wouldn’t say his goal is to take on the big boys in the chicken world and win,…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2009/09/Free-Range-Chickens-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:02 — 1.9MB)Herman’s farm may look like it is cut out of the 1930’s, but when you dig deeper, you find that…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2009/08/Silver-Moon-Feeds.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:02 — 954.7KB)You can buy feed from a lot of different places, but what makes Silver Moon Feeds special is how this…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2009/08/Battle-of-the-Hemp-Bales.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:02 — 1.9MB)The bullet holes still scar the inside and outside of this home, a place that was a hospital during a…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/Maston-Park-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:02 — 953.3KB)Imagine you unearthed the bones of an animal and had little idea of what you found. Now imagine making up…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/StJoMO-Pony-Express-Museum-and-Stables1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:02 — 1.9MB)All this week we are in St. Joseph, MO and today’s stop is perhaps the place for which the city…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/StJoMO-Parkway-System1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:02 — 1.9MB)Many cities have parks and parkways…but few can boast the system found here. It’s a historic jewel that residents here…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/StJoMO-Civil-War1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:02 — 954.1KB)No battles were fought here…but that didn’t keep the fort from accidentally firing on its own residents. All of this…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/StJoMo-Nature-Center1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:02 — 1.9MB)We’re back in St. Joesph, MO this year for a week of broadcasts brought to you by stjomo.com. We also…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/StJoMO-Pony-Express.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:02 — 834.1KB)Next year is the 150th anniversary of the first riders and U.S. mail to leave St. Joseph, MO on the…

Kimmswick, Missouri officially has 92 residents. Most days you will find far more people in this little town. When Mrs. Ross, heir to the 7-Up…

I can’t say enough about the World War I museum in Kansas City. It is a true gem in the Midwest and more people need…

The Lake of the Ozarks has been a major attraction in Missouri for about 80 years now. At the time Bagnell Dam was constructed the…

Covered bridges are really a neat slice of history. Many states have worked to preserve the few that remain. Missouri has four such spans and…