Category: Virginia
Bringing About Change
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2019/05/10May19-Patrick-Henry-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)When Virginians colonial leaders gathered in the Spring of 1775, they were considering actions that could provoke war with their…
Attending the State Church
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2019/05/09May19-Patrick-Henry-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)Before the colony of Virginia became one of thirteen states in a new country, its citizens were required to regularly…
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…
Defending the Fertile Farm Valley of Virginia
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2018/04/01May18-New-Market-Virginia-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)There was nothing left to do. A group of 15-21 year old students would be forced into battle if there…
A Clash Over the Nation’s Breadbasket
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2018/04/30Apr18-New-Market-Virginia-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley is one of the most scenic farming regions in the world. The fertile valley is flanked by…
The Unique Village in the City
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2017/04/30May17-Arlington-Cemetery-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)It was a village inside Arlington National Cemetery…a place where people found refuge during the Civil War. This is the…
The Historic Spot at Arlington National Cemetery
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2017/04/29May17-Arlington-Cemetery-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)Although most visitors to Arlington National Cemetery simply see the Tomb of the Unknowns and perhaps the JFK grave site…there…
From Summer Job to Over 30 Year Career
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2017/04/26May17-Arlington-Cemetery-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Tom thought he was coming here simply to fill a summer job. After more than 30 years later, he says…
Rock of Ages
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2016/04/19Aug16-Rock-of-Ages.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)“Rock of Ages cleft for me, let me hide myself in thee.” It’s the chorus of a well-known church hymn,…
The Grandest of Hotels
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2014/02/21Oct15-Roanoke-Hotel-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)At one time is was the grandest of hotels in the state of Virginia. But the wheels of time eventually…
The Cornerstone to a Large City
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2014/02/20Oct15-Roanoke-Hotel-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)What’s it take to build a large city? A railroad and nice hotel of course. It was a winning combination…
A Unique Tie to the Family Farm
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2014/11/08Dec14-Berkley-Plantation-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Malcolm Jameson’s family has a unique tie to their family farm. It all began with a grandfather who fought on…
Calls to Start and End the Day
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2014/11/05Dec14-Berkley-Plantation-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Any good bugler knows to play Reveille in the morning, Taps in the evening. But how did those calls become…
Keep Your Comments Brief – Or Else!
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2014/11/04Dec14-Berkley-Plantation-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Public speakers are often warned to keep their comments brief. Long windedness can bore an audience…or even worse it might…
A Trip to An Historic Church
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2014/09/01Oct14-Christ-Church-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)The Civil War produced many encounters where former friends found them themselves on opposite sides of the conflict. That fact was…
A Host to Presidents Since Washington
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2014/09/30Sep14-Christ-Church-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Perhaps no church has hosted more national leaders over the past two centuries than this one. In fact, you can still…
Paying to Sit in Church
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2014/09/29Sep14-Christ-Church-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Some people sit in the exact same spot in church every Sunday. This president did the exact same thing, but he…
Keep Your Clothes On! Inside Gadsby’s Tavern
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2014/08/05Sep14-Gadsbys-Tavern-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Imagine staying in a hotel that encouraged you to sleep with your clothes and shoes on so that you could make…
A Tavern With a Rich History
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2014/08/04Sep14-Gadsbys-Tavern-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)Many of the homes and businesses in Alexandria, Virginia can trace their history to the founding of the nation. That’s true…
