Category: New York
British or Revolutionary?
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2016/04/26Aug16-St-Pauls-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:58 — 2.0MB)Methodist, Baptist, Catholic, Lutheran…there are many labels that may be placed on churches. However, during the early years of this…
St. Paul’s Church
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2016/04/25Aug16-St-Pauls-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Just outside of New York City proper,http://www.cheapfalconsjerseyssale.com yet well within the urban corridor, there sits a church in the suburb…
The Philipse Manor
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2014/10/17Oct14-Philipse-Manor.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:59 — 2.1MB)When America won her independence, there were thousands of men and women who remained loyal to England during the war….
Over the Falls in a Barrel
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2014/05/01Aug14-Niagra-Falls-NY-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)Don Lokor is asked many questions about Niagara Falls. He is considered the resident historian of the national landmark. The…
A Visit to Niagra Falls
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2014/05/31Jul14-Niagra-Falls-NY-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Before Yellowstone was ever made the first national park, Niagara Falls became the nation’s first state park. The thundering waters…
Presumed Dead For Three Days
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2013/12/25Jan14-Fireman-Joe-Torillo-5.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)For three days Joe Torrillo’s family thought he’d died in the terrorist attack at the World Trade Center. However a…
Surviving Two Buildings
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2013/12/24Jan14-Fireman-Joe-Torillo-4.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Joe Torrillo survived not one building falling on top of him, but two. Against all odds, he made a…
Saving the Lives of Rescue Workers
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2013/12/23Jan14-Fireman-Joe-Torillo-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Amid the tragic loss of life at the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001, one man saved the lives…
A Ceremony That Would Not Take Place
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2013/12/22Jan14-Fireman-Joe-Torillo-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Joe Torrillo was ready to unveil a new action figure for a giant toy company in New York City. However,…
Tragedy and Triumph on 9-11
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2013/12/21Jan14-Fireman-Joe-Torillo-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Today we begin a series of programs with New York City firefighter, Joe Torrillo, as he shares his story of…
Scenic Route: Inside the World Trade Center
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2014/01/ScenicRoute_JoeCarillo.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 23:29 — 16.1MB)If you were old enough to remember September 11th, 2001, you know exactly where you were when you heard the…
Twas the Night Before Christmas
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2013/12/24Dec13-Night-Before-Christmas.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)We know the words of “’twas the night before Christmas;” words that helped solidify the image of Santa over 200…
The Survivor Tree
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2013/10/12Nov13-Survivor-Tree.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:59 — 2.1MB)When the twin towers collapsed on September 11th, 2001, emergency responders raced to the scene to save lives. Interestingly, there…
Five Places to Find Columbus in the New World Today
In Fourteen Hundred and Ninety Two, Columbus sailed the Ocean Blue. And ever since, people have been building monuments to him. In fact, one Internet…
British or Revolutionary?
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2011/08/St-Pauls-Church-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:00 — 938.0KB)Methodist, Baptist, Catholic, Lutheran–there are many labels that may be placed on churches. However, during the early years of this…
St. Paul’s Church
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2011/08/St-Pauls-Church-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:00 — 938.0KB)Just outside of New York City proper, yet well within the urban corridor, sits a church in the suburb of…
A Reward for Remaining Loyal to the King
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2011/07/Philipse-Manor-31.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:30 — 1.1MB)When America won her independence, there were thousands of men and women who remained loyal to England during the war….
Signing the Declaration of Dependence
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2011/07/Philipse-Manor-21.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:30 — 1.1MB)Fifty-six men signed the Declaration of Independence in July of 1776, but not everyone was pleased with the patriotic document….
A Woman Ship’s Captain of the 1600’s
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2011/07/Philipse-Manor-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:30 — 1.1MB)It’s rare to find a young married lady commanding a ship, crisscrossing the Atlantic multiple times each year. Now imagine…
‘Twas the Night Before Christmas
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2009/12/Night-Before-Christmas-2009.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:02 — 1.9MB)We know the words of “’twas the night before Christmas;” words that helped solidify the image of Santa over 200…
