Latest Alabama history Podcast Episodes
Pryor Field and History of Aviation in Limestone County
Homegrown History - May 11, 2023 19:16 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsRebekah and Richard welcome Pryor Field Airport Manager Adam Fox in a conversation about the history of aviation in Limestone County. They discuss Pryor Field's important role in both the past and future for aviation and other development in North Alabama. https://limestonecounty-al.gov...
World War I and II: Limestone County Answers the Call
Homegrown History - March 29, 2023 20:37 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsRebekah and Richard host Sandy Thompson, Director of the Alabama Veterans Museum and Archives in Athens, Alabama. They discuss historic events of World War I and II and Limestone County's service both in action and on the home front. Entire families enlisted and many of their stories ar...
Women's Suffrage: First Female Voters in Limestone County
Homegrown History - February 17, 2023 16:55 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsRebekah and Richard discuss the 19th Amendment and history of women's suffrage. A controversial subject, in Limestone County groups of women banded together to register for their right to vote. Rebekah and Richard identify some of these early women and men who championed the cause. Find...
Pandemics in Limestone County: 1866 - 2023
Homegrown History - January 05, 2023 14:48 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsEpidemics and pandemics are nothing new. Rebekah recounts the history of infectious diseases in Limestone County and steps the community took (including armed border patrol) to stop the spread of disease. Richard remembers the polio scare in the 1950s. They are joined by Traci Collins, ...
Homegrown HAUNTED History_2022
Homegrown History - October 18, 2022 17:34 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsHomegrown HAUNTED History_2022 – A 1893 tragic fire on the downtown Athens Square consumed two men and has since sparked stories of haunting visitations. Now, hear compelling new accounts of paranormal activity in an ALL NEW episode of ghost stories with Rebekah, Richard, local author ...
Trinity School - Part 2
Homegrown History - September 23, 2022 17:35 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsFor more than a hundred years (1865 - 1970) Trinity School served Limestone County's African American students in a time when their educational opportunities were less than ideal. How Trinity graduates from small-town Athens, Alabama went on to make major contributions in the world of a...
Trinity School - Part 1
Homegrown History - August 23, 2022 17:37 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsFor more than a hundred years (1865 - 1970) Trinity School served Limestone County's African American students, and its history reflects a microcosm of the African American experience. Founded by Mary Fletcher Wells to educate newly freed slaves and their children, the first classes wer...
The Civil War: Limestone County in Conflict, Part 2
Homegrown History - July 21, 2022 14:09 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsRebekah and Richard host local historian of African American history, Peggy Towns, and Limestone County educator, Chris Paysinger, for Part 2 of the Civil War and its impact on Athens and Limestone County. Taking notes from personal diaries, genealogy research, and other historical reco...
The Civil War: Limestone County in Conflict, Part I
Homegrown History - July 01, 2022 18:15 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsRebekah and Richard host local historian of African American history, Peggy Towns, and Limestone County educator, Chris Paysinger, for a look into Athens and Limestone County during the early days of the Civil War. Originally sympathetic with the Union, find out what triggered the turni...
The Case of the Scottsboro Boys - Part 2 (1933 - present)
Homegrown History - May 18, 2022 21:31 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsLET JUSTICE BE DONE THOUGH THE HEAVENS MAY FALL - the family motto of Judge James E. Horton was emblazoned at the top of his controversial decision in the 1933 Scottsboro Boys case to throw out the guilty verdict and order a new trial. Rebekah and Richard continue their discussion with ...
The Case of the Scottsboro Boys - Part I (1931-1933)
Homegrown History - April 27, 2022 15:02 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsIn April, 1931, an all-white, all-male jury quickly convicted the Scottsboro Boys and sentenced eight of them to death. But that was just the beginning. With the whole world watching this racially charged case, in 1933, the retrial of Haywood Patterson began in Decatur, Alabama with Jud...
Historic Homes in Limestone County - Part II
Homegrown History - March 22, 2022 19:49 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsEvery historic home has a story and a host of families that saw them through the Civil War, Reconstruction, the Great Depression and beyond. In this episode, Rebekah once again welcomes Limestone County native and retired Professor of Art History, Lakin Boyd, for a continued talk about ...
Historic Homes in Limestone County - Part I
Homegrown History - March 07, 2022 15:59 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsRebekah and Richard welcome Limestone County native and retired Professor of Art History, Lakin Boyd. Lakin shares his extensive research on historic homes of Limestone County. Dating back to the early 1800’s, he talks about the different architectural styles through the years as well a...
Athens State University, 200 Years, with Dr. Harry Joiner
Homegrown History - January 25, 2022 20:11 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsAthens State University is the oldest continuously operated institution of higher education in the Alabama state system and will celebrate its bicentennial in 2022. Surviving epidemics, wars, and economic hardship, the college has overcome adversity and grown thanks to the hard work and...
Ardmore (A Tale of Two Cities) with Ronnie Cornelison and David Walker
Homegrown History - December 16, 2021 20:05 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsStraddling two states and four county lines, Ardmore is a unique town with a storied past. With origins dating back to the Trail of Tears and a boost from the L&N Railroad, Ardmore grew from a trading post into a thriving town. In this episode we hear about 1930s bootlegging traffic ...
More...Telling Tales with Doug Wells
Homegrown History - November 18, 2021 18:11 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsOnce again, Rebekah and Richard talk with Limestone County native and storyteller, Doug Wells. City boy (Richard) and farm boy (Doug) compare notes and remember their Athens teenage years. Listen to their stories about football rivalries, courting, and fun at the county fair while comin...
Homegrown HAUNTED History
Homegrown History - October 29, 2021 17:04 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsHomegrown HAUNTED History – a special Halloween ghostly episode with Rebekah, Richard, and local author Shane Black. Haunted halls, glowing balls, and noises in the night with special appearances by Charles Sarver, George Houston, and Mary....Listen if you dare…… Links https://limeston...
Telling Tales with Doug Wells
Homegrown History - October 19, 2021 16:05 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsRebekah and Richard talk with Limestone County native and storyteller, Doug Wells. Laugh out loud as Doug and Richard recount growing up, going to town, and getting in trouble as young boys in 1940's Limestone County. They talk about standing room only Saturday nights on the Athens Squa...
Tornadoes in Dixie Alley with Kelly Kazek
Homegrown History - September 14, 2021 18:49 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsApril 27, 2011. 62 tornadoes struck Alabama, 7 hit Limestone County. Richard and Rebekah talk to Kelly Kazek, a local author who witnessed this tornado and has interviewed survivors of some of Alabama’s most devastating tornadoes. From families and homes upended to survivors left for de...
Limestone County: Wild and ‘Wooley’ Days (1818 - 1850's)
Homegrown History - August 16, 2021 15:16 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsRebekah and Richard recount the lively early days of the Athens Square with bear fights, horse races and a jail housing pet panthers! They discuss the significance of Cottonport as a transportation hub and Wooley Springs as an early recreation and wellness resort. In telling the story o...
Early Limestone County (Part 2) with Dr. Harry Joiner
Homegrown History - July 22, 2021 17:58 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsDr. Harry Joiner continues his talk with Richard and Rebekah on the early days of Limestone County, Alabama. Find out how Alabama went from unsettled territory to statehood, where its boundaries were carved, and why it almost became part of Mississippi. Dr. Joiner also talks about the t...
Early Limestone County (Part 1) with Dr. Harry Joiner
Homegrown History - July 09, 2021 19:54 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsRebekah Davis and Richard Martin talk to special guest, Dr. Harry Joiner. A historian and author of early Alabama history, Dr. Joiner tells where dinosaurs roamed in North Alabama, how the valleys were carved from mountains and rivers, and why the mussels of the Muscle Shoals were an im...
Trail of Tears with David Walker and Ronnie Cornelison
Homegrown History - July 09, 2021 19:53 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsDiscover the history of the Trail of Tears with Rebekah Davis, Limestone County archivist, and Athens, Alabama native, Richard Martin. Their guests are David Walker and Ronnie Cornelison, local experts who have studied Native Americans and the early roads they walked from Alabama to Okl...
Limestone County History Introduction
Homegrown History - June 15, 2021 19:33 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsMeet Rebekah Davis, Limestone County Alabama archivist, and long-time Athens, AL native, Richard Martin, as they talk about the unique history of Limestone County, Alabama. Rebekah and Richard talk about their personal connection to Limestone County and touch on topics they will be feat...
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