Oct 28, 2021
Oct 21, 2021
In this episode, in remembrance of Indigenous Peoples Day, we discuss the first nations of North America in particular the native peoples of our home East Tennessee. We talk about what life was like in east Tennessee before the Anglo-European settlement and all of the different groups that once called our area of the...
Oct 13, 2021
In this episode, we cover the Treaty of Dumplin Creek, a forgotten treaty of the lost State of Franklin, a would-be 14th state that sorta kinda existed just after the American Revolution, but a back door political land grab, overwhelming egos, and a feud prevented its existence. This story takes place in the hills...
Oct 8, 2021
In this episode, we look over some of the characteristics that make an artifact valuable. Whether that be historic value or monetary value, we look at the value of historical items from the ordinary every day to those of national importance.
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Oct 3, 2021
In this episode, we sit down with Don Shafer, historical interpretive ranger at Wilderness Road State Park, aka "Martin's Station" located in Southwest Virginia. Don has been doing some incredible work on the relatively unknown history of spies on the frontier during the American Revolution. This is a great...