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…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/Gettysburg-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:02 — 1.9MB)Imagine hitting the age to retire and then deciding to go volunteer for the army. That is what John Burns…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/Gettysburg-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:02 — 952.7KB) He is perhaps the most famous name to fight at the battle of Gettysburg. His leadership on the battlefield…

I hope you are enjoying our series of interviews from Gettysburg. I’ve spent quite a bit of time there recently and have really enjoyed the…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/gettysburg-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:02 — 949.4KB)In the three days leading up to Independence Day in 1863, Americans waged the greatest of battles against one another…

http://americancountryside.com/audio/methodist-museum-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:01 — 1.8MB)If you do something the same way day after day, you might be said to have a method to your…

http://www.americancountryside.com/audio/methodist-museum-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:02 — 951.0KB)On the southeast coast of Georgia you can find the place were these brothers encountered one of their most trying…

http://www.americancountryside.com/audio/kermit-bell-6-26-09.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:02 — 955.7KB)Over 2 decades after he first entered the army, Kermit Bell was now on his way to Vietnam. Not only…

http://www.americancountryside.com/audio/smokey-mountain-railroad-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:02 — 952.0KB)His name was Daddy Bryson…and he became one of the best known train engineers in the Smoky Mountains…not because of…

http://www.americancountryside.com/audio/smokey-mountain-railroad-1.mp3Podcast: Download ()Visitors to Smoky Mountain National Park can wander miles of trails that meander through endless forests. It wasn’t that long ago that many…

http://www.americancountryside.com/audio/salt-pepper-museum.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:02 — 953.9KB)We sometimes bill our program as a slice of Americana…and today’s broadcast certainly fills that theme. We visit with a…

You’ve probably noticed that the website looks very different. That’s because we rebuilt it to improve functionality and your visiting experience. We’re still adding some…

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…