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National Park Service/Ohio's Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks are poised to become the 25th site in the United States — and the first in Ohio — added to the UNESCO World Heritage List. -
Brent and Jason look back to the '8-bit invasion' of the early 1980s, so I'm guessing much totally original 80s nostalgia brilliance. History Sponsors include a 1942 ad to Smoke More! and 1988 ad for Recruiting at Hooter's. Then, as bonus material, we try yet another food. I think this brings the 'trying foods' idea to a timely end.Share comments here or on the Apple Podcasts app, iTunes or NPROne. Old Kentucky Tales is produced by sound engineer Todd Birdsong at Paducah School of Art and Design on the campus of West Kentucky Community and Technical College.
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Jason and Brent are joined by WKCTC history professor Stacey Watson, as we discuss Kentucky's Henry Bibb and his experiments with love potions. The Fake History Sponsors include an ad for a 500 lb. cheese and Dr. Warner's Healthy Corset. Then Brent introduces something called Darth Lincoln? Share comments here or on the Apple Podcasts app, iTunes or NPROne. Old Kentucky Tales is produced by sound engineer Todd Birdsong at Paducah School of Art and Design on the campus of West Kentucky Community and Technical College -
Brent and Jason talk about a comical hypnotist from the early 1900's, Stanley Hart, the Laugh King. The Fake History Sponsors include an ad for Foot Powered Scroll Saws and an ad for Jello Ice Cream Powder. Share comments here or on the Apple Podcasts app, iTunes or NPROne. Old Kentucky Tales is produced by sound engineer Todd Birdsong at Paducah School of Art and Design on the campus of West Kentucky Community and Technical College
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Brent and Jason are joined by WKCTC English professor Kelly Paul as they discuss several women who fought alongside the soldiers during the Civil War. The Fake History Sponsors include an ad for the Egg Cage and an ad for Ms. Kentucky Rural Electric Cooperative. Share comments here or on the Apple Podcasts app, iTunes or NPROne. Old Kentucky Tales is produced by sound engineer Todd Birdsong at Paducah School of Art and Design on the campus of West Kentucky Community and Technical College
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The Museums of Historic Hopkinsville-Christian County are trying to preserve local history by leading community efforts to preserve and clean up local cemeteries.
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More than three decades have passed since Congress demanded museums and government agencies return the remains of Native Americans who were removed from their burial site. Today, thousands of those remains still sit on institutions’ shelves in Kentucky, awaiting action.
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Last week, the Filson Historical Society announced the African American History Initiative to preserve the stories of Black people in Louisville, Southern Indiana and the Ohio Valley.
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Lawmakers advanced a measure that would require public elementary and high schools to include a unit of Native American history in their social studies curriculum, beginning with the 2024-2025 school year.
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Though it’s far removed from the major battlegrounds for women’s suffrage, a Black west Kentucky native left their mark in the fight for women’s voting rights in rural Iowa.
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State museum has 2nd largest collection of unrepatriated remains, per news investigation
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A University of Kentucky computer science professor is leading a team that’s attempting to decipher a 2000-year-old manuscript about life after the reign of Alexander the Great using machine learning technology.
