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The Presidency of Zachary Taylor

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2011/10/Zachary-Taylor-2011.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:00 — 938.0KB)Although this president died in office in 1850, his body was exhumed over a century later to determine if his…

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Posted in American Countryside Iowa Podcast

New Mellary Caskets

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2011/10/New-Mellary-Abbey-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:00 — 938.0KB)When people began attending funerals here, many had the exact same reaction. They mentioned that when they passed, they wanted…

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Posted in American Countryside Iowa Podcast

Making Use of Their Timber

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2011/10/New-Mellary-Abbey-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:00 — 938.0KB)These men had about 3500 acres of farmland, pasture and timber. However, tilling the land they owned was becoming more…

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Posted in American Countryside Civil War Iowa Podcast

Monks and the Civil War

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2011/10/New-Mellary-Abbey-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:00 — 938.0KB)Who helped supply the Union army’s depot in Galena, Illinois during the Civil War? The monks at this abbey, of…

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Posted in American Countryside Best of food Maine Podcast Vegetables

Aroostook County’s Potato Harvest

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2011/10/Maine-Potato-Harvest-2011.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:00 — 938.0KB)This week, many schools in this county are giving their students a couple of weeks of vacation.  It is a…

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Posted in American Countryside Best of Podcast Tennessee

The International Towing and Recovery Museum

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2011/09/Towing-Museum-2011.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:00 — 938.0KB)Not long after the first cars were made, the first cars began to break down or get involved in accidents….

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Posted in American Countryside Illinois Podcast

The Story Behind Lincoln Park’s Lily Pool

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2011/09/Lincoln-Park-Lilly-Pool.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:00 — 938.0KB)This famous architect was hired to design one of Chicago’s famous park landscapes.  No sooner did he design it than…

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Posted in American Countryside Best of Civil War Podcast Tennessee

Die or Betray a Friend?

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2011/09/Sam-Davis-2011-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:00 — 938.0KB)Sam Davis had an important choice to make. His decision would determine if he would live or be hung…..

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Posted in American Countryside Best of Civil War Podcast Tennessee

A Story Everyone from Tennessee Knows by Heart

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2011/09/Sam-Davis-2011-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:00 — 938.0KB)His job was to use his stealth to maneuver through enemy lines and gather as much information as possible for…

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Posted in American Countryside Indiana Podcast

Dozens of Currencies

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2011/09/Old-State-Bank-Currency.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:00 — 938.0KB)One, five, ten, twenty? Those are the denominations of bills we normally see when paying for items. Now imagine that…

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Posted in American Countryside Missouri Podcast

Herman, Missouri

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2011/09/Herman-Missouri-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:00 — 938.0KB)Why did one family move their piano making business from Philadelphia to a fledgling community in the Midwest? In may…

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Posted in American Countryside Missouri Podcast

The German Settlement Society

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2011/09/Herman-Missouri-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:00 — 938.0KB)Today we might look at a travel guide for insights on where to take a vacation. Those who looked at…

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Posted in American Countryside Illinois Podcast

Buying a Russian Mig

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2011/09/Quincy-World-Aerospace-Museum-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:00 — 938.0KB)It can be a hassle filling out paperwork when you buy or trade a new car or truck. But what’s…

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Posted in American Countryside Illinois Podcast

The World Aerospace Museum

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2011/09/Quincy-World-Aerospace-Museum-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:00 — 938.0KB)Quincy, Illinois has a nice airport which links its citizens to thousands of flights around the globe. But what many…

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Posted in American Countryside Best of Missouri Podcast

Show-Me Energy

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2011/09/Show-Me-Energy-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:02 — 955.1KB)We may have heard of cellulosic ethanol production, but cellulosic plants can be used to provide a variety of energy…

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Posted in American Countryside food Ohio Podcast

Robert Rothschild Farm

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2011/09/Robert-Rothschild.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:00 — 938.0KB)It all began with a west coast couple that wanted to grow some raspberries in the Midwest. It became one…

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Posted in American Countryside food Ohio Podcast

Feeding People in a Different Way

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2011/09/Ohio-Food-Bank-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:00 — 938.0KB)If you were dropped inside this building and had no idea what it was, it might take you awhile to…

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An Old Mattress Warehouse

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2011/09/Ohio-Food-Bank-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:00 — 938.0KB)What can you do with an old mattress warehouse? Use it to feed thousands of people in twenty counties. That’s…

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Posted in American Countryside Iowa Podcast

The House with the Gothic Window

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2011/09/American-Gothic-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:00 — 938.0KB)Holly Berg finds a steady stream of people that stop by her office to have their picture taken in overalls…

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Posted in American Countryside Iowa Podcast

Painting Your Sister and Dentist

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2011/09/American-Gothic-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:00 — 938.0KB)If an artist painted a picture of his sister and his dentist, you’d probably doubt it would be anything special….

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