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The Soldier in the Field – Now in the Town
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2021/06/08Jun21-Soldier-in-the-Field-Monument-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Near the town square in Memphis, Missouri you’ll find a monument to a soldier who died in Word War I. …
Purnell Barnett’s Unique Marker
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2021/06/07Jun21-Soldier-in-the-Field-Monument-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)His name was Purnell Barnett. He died in World War I before he ever reached the battlefields of Europe. For…
The Story of Ella Ewing
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2021/05/04Jun21-Ella-Ewing-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Imagine getting paid $1000 per month just so people come and meet you. It was an unusual request – a…
A Lady Who Towered Above Everyone
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2021/05/03Jun21-Ella-Ewing-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Today we say hello to our listeners on KMEM in Memphis, Missouri. Folks there know that there was once a…
Clark’s Trading Post
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2021/05/02Jun21-Clarks-Trading-Post-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Imagine an animal show where bears bolted from the stage and barreled past tourists to make a break from the…
A Place That Needed a Stopper
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2021/05/01Jun21-Clarks-Trading-Post-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Along I-93 in northern New Hampshire, you’ll find a spot that’s been attracting familes for three and four generations now….
Loyal to the King
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2021/05/31May21-Philips-Manor-Hall-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)When America won her independence, there were thousands of men and women who remained loyal to England during the war. …
Did you Know There Was a Declaration of Dependence?
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2021/05/28May21-Philips-Manor-Hall-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Fifty-six men signed the declaration of Independence in July of 1776, but not everyone was pleased with the patriotic document. …
The Woman at the Helm of a Vast Empire
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2021/05/27May21-Philips-Manor-Hall-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)It’s rare to find a young married lady commanding a ship, crisscrossing the Atlantic multiple times each year. Now imagine…
The Woman at the Helm of a Vast Empire
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2021/05/26May21-King-Neptune-the-Pig-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)He was a hero of World War II. And that’s saying something for a pig. Yes, a pig named King…
The Pig that Built a Battleship…Sort Of
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2021/05/25May21-King-Neptune-the-Pig-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)It costs a lot of money to build a battleship. The U.S. government was building all kinds of ships as…
The 4-H Pig That Became A War Hero
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2021/05/24May21-King-Neptune-the-Pig-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Let’s face it – most hogs are destined to become pork chops and bacon. But this hog had a change…
The First Encounter with Wild Bill Hickok
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2021/04/21May21-Rock-Creek-Station-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)Mention the name Wild Bill Hickok and many people have images of a western lawman not afraid to enter a …
Ruts That Are Never Filled
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2021/04/20May21-Rock-Creek-Station-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)If someone cuts ruts down a muddy dirt trail, someone else will probably need to come and fill them in…
The Flying Priest of Bolivia
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2021/04/19May21-Father-Mike-Gould-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)Buying a plane seemed like a good idea. Then again, Mike Gould didn’t know how to fly. It turned out…
Bolivia on Horseback
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2021/04/18May21-Father-Mike-Gould-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)It’s been nearly seventy years since Mike Gould was assigned to work in Bolivia. He’s spent almost all of those…
Finding New Markets in a Pandemic
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2021/04/17May21-Ropp-Jersey-Cheese-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)When the Covid pandemic hit this country, this small business suddenly found half of its sales gone. It was a…
Ropp Jersey Cheese
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2021/04/14May21-Ropp-Jersey-Cheese-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)It may be difficult for a small dairy producer to make a living. However, just outside of Normal, Illinois, Ken…
The Ropps of Ropp Road
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2021/04/13May21-Ropp-Jersey-Cheese-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)Ken laughs when people tell him he must be pretty famous to have a road named after him. It is…
The Bronze Star Optometrist
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2021/04/12May21-Kermit-Bell-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)Over two decades after he first entered the army…Kermit Bell was now on his way to Vietnam. Not only would…
