Where They Stood

05/25/2024

Happy Anniversary to my husband and I. Words of advice for you dating/engaged couples. On God. 🙌🏻

04/26/2024

And Napster and it was my roommate's computer

04/21/2024

04/08/2024

Happy Eclipse Day!

04/07/2024

A good guide.

04/05/2024

C'mon, Brett. That's a reason to smile.

04/03/2024

Soooo, after 55 downloads, I realized I uploaded the INCORRECT version of the episode yesterday 😳🫢🫥🥸 It was FULL of recording errors which is wonderfully embarrassing. 🫣 It is now updated if you would like to take another listen (all links lead to the same episode about the tornado).

April 2, 1977, the day before Palm Sunday, was not supposed to include a major weather event. However, a supercell that touched down in Kalamazoo and wrecked havoc all the way to Bath, MI, changed that for many people. Hear the stories from surviv...

04/02/2024

April 2, 1977, the day before Palm Sunday, was not supposed to include a major weather event. However, a supercell that touched down in Kalamazoo and wrecked havoc all the way to Bath, MI, changed that for many people. Hear the stories from survivors and of the victims on the 47th anniversary of this horrific day, the "last" F4 tornado to hit Michigan.

April 2, 1977, the day before Palm Sunday, was not supposed to include a major weather event. However, a supercell that touched down in Kalamazoo and wrecked havoc all the way to Bath, MI, changed that for many people. Hear the stories from surviv...

03/29/2024

Only reason I wanted to succeed. It was ALWAYS about the smelly stickers.

01/28/2024

Go Loins! Er....Lions!

01/26/2024

Happy 187th Birthday, Michigan! Here is my looooong awaited episode 24 about a woman who came to Michigan before it was a state...or did she? This is a continuation and deeper dig into the Hastings, Bennett, and Gladding families!

In this episode I dig deeper into the roots of the Hastings, Bennett and Gladding families. Also discussed are tips (and warnings) for your own research. 

01/06/2024

New episode next week! Also, there's some type of weather event on the way? 👀😁

12/31/2023

Happy New Year's Eve!

12/25/2023

Merry and Happy Everything, Dear Listeners!

12/19/2023

🏳️🏳️🏳️🏳️ I'll see y'all in January for episodes 24 and 25. THEN, I'll take that three month break. Merry Holidays!

12/16/2023

Episode 23 where I mess up dates, the audio, and legal terms but somehow we still have a good time. Thank you, Britt! Photos of ads and characters in the comments!

She's baaaack!  Join us as I read more of the stories we discussed in episode 8!  WARNING: The dates I give are a mess and so is the audio but that tracks!Sources: Newspapers.com, Ancestry.com

12/15/2023

Episode 23 drops soon!

12/10/2023

Today marks the 38th anniversary of Deputy Donald Earl Rice's passing. Praying for those he left behind.

Remembering Deputy Donald Earl Rice from Charlotte, MI. He was killed on December 10, 1985 by a hit and run driver on I-69 south while assisting a motorist. Learn more about this man, that fateful day and why he didn’t die in vain.References:Lan...

12/09/2023

In this episode we take a closer look at the SS Edmund Fitzgerald. Topics discussed: the interior of the ship, different ways to describe the shape of the Upper Peninsula, and if Lake Superior does give up her dead.

In this episode we take a closer look at the SS Edmund Fitzgerald.  Topics discussed: the interior of the ship, different ways to describe the shape of the Upper Peninsula, and if Lake Superior does give up her dead.Please do not use this pho...

12/06/2023

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12/02/2023

Let's play a game!

Let's play a little game, Dear Listeners.  I tell you about some native, famous men from Michigan and you try to guess who they are!  Intriguing stories, trivia, and perhaps too many Star Wars references.  Oof.  Also, no lookin...

11/20/2023

Episode 20! A story about a man, stuck in the Colorado Mountains, with only one hope: using SOS to signal for help. But this story, while fascinating, is not what it seems. Learn more about the secret that just wouldn't keep and how familial DNA broke an unsolved case wide open.

A story about a man, stuck in the Colorado Mountains, with only one hope, using SOS to signal for help.  But this story, while fascinating, is not what it seems.  Learn more about the secret that just wouldn't keep and how familial DNA b...