LBHS Podcast (Ep12) – Brian Hager & Dennis Garrett

Brian Hager & Dennis Garret | North Country Trail Town On episode 12 of the Little Beaver Historical Society Podcast, we talk with Brian Hager and Dennis Garrett of the Wampum Chapter of the North Country Trail Association, which maintains and manages the section of the NCT that passes through northern Beaver County and Darlington, …

BCH Podcast (Ep14): Dave Foster & Judy Foster

Dave Foster & Judy Foster | Beaver County Bluegrass On episode 14 of the Beaver County History Podcast, we talk about bluegrass music in Beaver County with Dave Foster and Judy Foster, whose band East of Enon is part of small but vibrant community of local Americana musicians.  This episode launches our Beaver County Music …

LBHS Podcast (Ep11) – Charles Townsend

Charles Townsend | Underground Railroad On episode 11 of the Little Beaver Historical Society Podcast, we talk with Beaver County historian Charles Townsend about his family’s early abolitionist activism and the Underground Railroad in Beaver County. Charles Townsend III is a native of Beaver County, and one of its most ardent historians.  In 1999, he …

AVH Podcast (Ep03) – Rachel Carson’s Cottage

Wendy Sisson | Rachel Carson’s Cottage On episode 3 of the Allegheny Valley History Podcast, we continue our special series with the Rachel Carson Homestead.  Guest host Jeanne Cecil, executive director of RCH, talks with Wendy Sisson about the national significance of Rachel Carson’s summer cottage in Southport, Maine, and its very special relationship with …

BCH Podcast (Ep12): Karen Florence & Florence Cuspard Lott

Karen Florence & Florence Cuspard Lott | Beaver County Soul Food <img width=”768″ height=”768″ src=”https://thesocialvoiceproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/COVER-ART-BCHP12-768×768.jpg” alt=”” loading=”lazy” sizes=”100vw” /> <p>On episode 12 of the Beaver County History Podcast, we talk with Karen Florence and Florence Cuspard Lott about the African American experience in Beaver County, and why it is important to recognize soul food as …

LBHS Podcast (Ep10) – Ryan O’Shea

Ryan O’Shea | Grove Cemetery On episode 10 of the Little Beaver Historical Society Podcast, we talk with Ryan O’Shea about the rich history of New Brighton, Pennsylvania and the movers and shakers who ended up in the venerable Grove Cemetery, final resting place to some of Beaver County’s most esteemed historical figures. This episode …

BCH Podcast (Ep11): Brenda Applegate

Brenda Applegate | Beaver County History Coalition On episode 11 of the Beaver County History Podcast, we talk with Brenda Applegate of the Beaver County History Coalition about the importance of local history and the need to support community organizations that safeguard history for now and future generations. SUPPORT COMMUNITY PODCASTING Let’s keep community-based local …

AVH Podcast (Ep02) – Jeanne Cecil

Jeanne Cecil | Rachel Carson Homestead On episode 2 of the Allegheny Valley History Podcast, guest host Kevin Farkas of The Social Voice Project talks with Jeanne Cecil of the Rachel Carson Homestead in Springdale, Pennsylvania about the early childhood home of world renowned environmentalist Rachel Carson.       SUPPORT LOCAL PODCASTING Let’s keep …