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Tales of Southwest Michigan's Past

Southwest Michigan is rich in history, as the region contains the second wave of twelve counties organized in the State in 1829. The stories encapsulate pioneer triumphs and tragedy, amazing events and resilient, enterprising and passionate people. The region developed along the Territorial Roads, connecting the first land routes between Detroit and Chicago, which later brought with it the railroads and modern highways. Starting from the Battle Creek regional area, and branching out from there, join me as I explore forgotten tales of Southwest Michigan’s past.

S2 E35 - Looking Back at the Year 1916 in Battle Creek, Michigan

23 mins; March 21, 2023

S2 E34 - The Tragic Story of Native American Removal in Eaton County: An Interview with Mike Cox from the Eaton County Historical Commission

37 mins; March 19, 2023

S2 E33 - The Murder of Bridget Dunn in Bedford Township Michigan in 1855

38 mins; March 17, 2023

S2 E32 - Why Study History? Exploring an Essay by Peter N. Stearns 1998

25 mins; March 14, 2023

S2 E31 - A History of Rosie the Riveter & Michigan Women in Wartime: An Interview with Dennis Skupinski from Michigan's Military Heritage Museum

32 mins; March 12, 2023

S2 E30 - A History of the F.A. Stuart Company & The Patent Medicine Industry in Marshall, Michigan

26 mins; March 10, 2023

S2 E29 - The Story of Jim 'Deacon' McGuire & Early Baseball in Michigan

26 mins; March 07, 2023

S2 E28 - Truths & Myths About the Underground Railroad: An Interview with the Underground Railroad Society of Cass County

51 mins; March 05, 2023

S2 E27 - Exploring the Life of Henry Rowe Schoolcraft

27 mins; March 03, 2023

S2 E26 - The Life of Edward Tiffin and his Survey that Trashed Michigan

25 mins; February 28, 2023

S2 E25 - The Great Historians of Battle Creek: An Interview with Mac McCollough from the Willard Library

54 mins; February 26, 2023

S2 E24 - Escaped Slaves Found a Safe Haven in Battle Creek: A History of Black Pioneers

38 mins; February 24, 2023

S2 E23 - A History of the Binder Family in Battle Creek Michigan

18 mins; February 21, 2023

S2 E22 - Women's History in Calhoun County: An Interview with Donna Rickman, Jill McCombs & Bobbie Mathis

35 mins; February 19, 2023

S2 E21 - The Death of a Giant: The Murder of Robert Molyneaux 1875 - Battle Creek, Michigan

27 mins; February 17, 2023

S2 E20 - The Lost Windmill Industry of Kalamazoo

20 mins; February 14, 2023

S2 E19 - Wicked Ottawa County: An Interview with Author Amberrose Hammond

40 mins; February 12, 2023

S2 E18 - A History of Branch County Newspapers in the 1800's

23 mins; February 10, 2023

S2 E17 - The Kalamazoo Hustlers & the Yukon Gold Rush

20 mins; February 07, 2023

S2 E16 - The Murder of Minter Northup 1904: An Interview with Rhiannon Cizon with the Berrien County Historical Association

42 mins; February 05, 2023

S2 E15 - A History of the Nursing Program at the Battle Creek Sanitarium

23 mins; February 03, 2023

S2 E14 - Lunch Hour at the Postum Cereal Plant in 1908

18 mins; January 31, 2023

S2 E13 - The Crouch Murders of 1883 in Jackson Michigan

63 hours 53 mins; January 29, 2023

S2 E12 - The Black Hand: The Cascarelli Bombing & The Aiello Murder Revisited

31 mins; January 27, 2023

S2 E11 - Stories of Petrified Bodies in Michigan Newspapers of the 1800's

30 mins; January 24, 2023

S2 E10 - Secret Witness: The Untold Story of the 1967 Bombing in Marshall, Michigan - An Interview with Author Blaine Pardoe

29 mins; January 22, 2023

S2 E9 - Pioneer Wolf Encounter Stories

27 mins; January 20, 2023

S2 E8 - A History of Berrien Springs Michigan

20 mins; January 17, 2023

S2 E7 - The History & Culture of the Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi: An Interview with Kevin Harris from the NHBP Culture Office

48 mins; January 15, 2023

S2 E6 - The Story of the Golden Harvest & A History of Michigan Crops

25 mins; January 13, 2023

S2 E5 - The Story of the Fiddler who Invented the Baggage Check - Union City, Michigan

17 mins; January 10, 2023

S2 E4 - History & Stories of Oak Hill Cemetery in Battle Creek with Jim Jackson, Author

48 mins; January 08, 2023

S2 E3 - The Story of the Lost Spiritualist Utopia of Harmonia

49 mins; January 06, 2023

S2 E2 - Hiram Moore: Inventor of the First Grain Harvester in 1845 - Climax, Michigan

24 mins; January 03, 2023

S2 E1 - New Years Day: A Look at the Top Dozen Guest Interviews of 2022

86 hours 0 mins; January 01, 2023

New Year's Stories & Traditions from the 1800's in Michigan

32 mins; December 30, 2022

Santa Letters & Christmas Stories with Dave Eddy

58 mins; December 25, 2022

Michigan's White Hurricane - November 1913

24 mins; December 23, 2022

A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens 1949 Radio Drama

35 mins; December 23, 2022

Forgotten Stories from the Augusta Beacon

24 mins; December 20, 2022

Stories of Allegan County: An Interview with Mark Lovett from the Allegan County Historical Society

37 mins; December 18, 2022

The Page Brothers Buggy Company - Marshall, Michigan

28 mins; December 16, 2022

Sidney & George Ketchum and the Founding of Marshall

23 mins; December 13, 2022

The Bernard Historical Museum & Barry County History: An Interview with Rod Kroes

35 mins; December 11, 2022

The Victorian Era in Southwest Michigan

31 mins; December 06, 2022

The Story of J.P. Palmer: Celebrated Artist & Musician & The Hammond House Museum

20 mins; December 06, 2022

A History of Michigan Wine: An Interview with Author T.R. Shaw

36 mins; December 04, 2022

A History of Lawler's Corners & Lawler Cemetery

22 mins; December 02, 2022

A History of the Fort Custer Recreation Area

28 mins; November 29, 2022

The SS Battle Creek Victory & The Seagoing Cowboys: An Interview with Author Peggy Reiff Miller

36 mins; November 27, 2022

Thanksgiving at Camp Custer in 1918

19 mins; November 25, 2022

The Story of Andrew Rees: A Public Spirited Citizen

23 mins; November 22, 2022

Thanksgiving & Holiday Traditions: An Interview with Dave Eddy & Bobbie Mathis

45 mins; November 20, 2022

The Curious Story of Svetco Stoyanovitch

20 mins; November 18, 2022

The Amazing Story of Gwen Dew

40 mins; November 15, 2022

A Return to Historic Vicksburg: An Interview with Leah Richard of the Vicksburg Historical Society

21 mins; November 13, 2022

A History of New Buffalo: The Gateway to Michigan

22 mins; November 11, 2022

A History of the Michigan Convention of Superintendents of the Poor in 1878

28 mins; November 08, 2022

A History of the War of 1812 in Michigan: An Interview with Dennis Skupinski from Michigan's Military Heritage Museum

31 mins; November 06, 2022

The 1891 Murder of Nellie Griffin

28 mins; November 04, 2022

The Leila Arboretum Story: 100 Years of History

17 mins; November 01, 2022

A History of the American Legion in Michigan: An Interview with Brian Mohlman (1st Vice Commander of American Legion Post #257)

34 mins; October 30, 2022

Stories of Halloween in the 1800's in Southwest Michigan

36 mins; October 28, 2022

The Lewis Cass Expedition of 1820

24 mins; October 25, 2022

A History of the Brass Band of Battle Creek: An Interview with Shannon Aikins, Bill Gray & Jim Gray

48 mins; October 23, 2022

A History of the Calhoun County Poor Farm

38 mins; October 21, 2022

A History of Constantine Michigan

31 mins; October 18, 2022

Ghostly Tales with Author Amberrose Hammond

38 mins; October 16, 2022

The Dr. Martin White Axe Murders of 1886

24 mins; October 14, 2022

The Story of the Battle Creek House & The Starkweather Tragedy

27 mins; October 11, 2022

Dead Man's Hollow & other Ghostly Tales of Union City with Guests Bobbie Mathis & Brian McCombs

38 mins; October 09, 2022

The Founding of the Village of Augusta

18 mins; October 07, 2022

What in Sam Hill? The Story of Sam Hill with Guest Mike Cox from the Eaton County Historical Commission

32 mins; October 02, 2022

Stories of Temperance & Prohibition in Battle Creek

24 mins; September 30, 2022

Leonidas Dibble & the Peninsular Railroad Company

14 mins; September 27, 2022

Stories of Albion Michigan with Dave Eddy the Morning Mayor

40 mins; September 25, 2022

The Story of the Titus & Hicks Mill Founded in 1853

15 mins; September 23, 2022

Michigan Under the French Flag

19 mins; September 20, 2022

Soldiers of the American Revolution in Southwest Michigan

28 mins; September 20, 2022

Finding History with Outhouse Diggers: An Interview with Dan Hill

36 mins; September 18, 2022

The Story of a Hobo

23 mins; September 16, 2022

Walter Woolnough: The First Newspaper Publisher in Battle Creek

17 mins; September 13, 2022

An Interview with Doug Sturdivant, President of the Battle Creek Regional History Museum

25 mins; September 11, 2022

A History of Lawton Michigan

15 mins; September 09, 2022

The Golden Age of Railroads & Circus Trains

24 mins; September 06, 2022

A History of the Funeral Business in Michigan: An Interview with T.R. Shaw

34 mins; September 04, 2022

The Story of Brother Against Brother: Cornelius and Samuel Byington in the Civil War

42 mins; September 02, 2022

A History of Transportation in Michigan from Rivers to Railroads

28 mins; August 30, 2022

An Interview with Julie Kimmer & Jenn Carpenter on the Festival of the Oddities in Charlotte, Michigan

16 mins; August 28, 2022

A History of the Names of Michigan Counties

25 mins; August 26, 2022

The Story of Ambrose Minty & the Cigar Factory that Fell into the Mill Race

28 mins; August 23, 2022

A History of the St. Julian Winery: An Interview with John Braganini

18 mins; August 21, 2022

The Life (and Afterlife) of Dr. James Martin Peebles

26 mins; August 19, 2022

An Early History of Marshall Michigan

34 mins; August 16, 2022

Prostitution & Madams of the Gilded Age: An Interview with Amberrose Hammond Author of Wicked Grand Rapids

34 mins; August 14, 2022

The Unsolved 1917 Murder of Guiseppi Aiello in Battle Creek

32 mins; August 12, 2022

A History of Hillsdale: The Town & the College

15 mins; August 09, 2022

The Legacy of Del Shannon: An Interview with Brian Young, Biographer

46 mins; August 07, 2022

German POW's in Michigan during World War II

25 mins; August 05, 2022

The Origins of Tony the Tiger

23 mins; August 02, 2022

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