A short podcast about history, names and places, primarily in Northeast Georgia. Centers on Habersham, Banks, Franklin, Stephens and Hall counties. From colonial times, the Civil War, and today.
Episodes
Wednesday Oct 25, 2023
Wednesday Oct 25, 2023
The audio is from Librivox, but I did make a video for this poem:
https://youtu.be/nJKZSRALo9M?feature=shared
Tuesday Oct 24, 2023
Tuesday Oct 24, 2023
This is a video walk through of the 1963 courthouse on the square in Clarkesville. It's been empty since 2019, and as of now is slated to be demolished.
https://youtu.be/756tvwZ2Qdk?si=cZfLBhh7g28ceNbh
Sunday Oct 22, 2023
Sunday Oct 22, 2023
I put this out a while ago, but it deserves another listen!
Scary video version: https://youtu.be/02bd_JsafXk?feature=shared
Kids Video version: https://youtu.be/_HhwkBHN3Yc?feature=shared
Sunday Oct 15, 2023
Sunday Oct 15, 2023
Blind Susie is a traditional story from Banks County. You can join the Band Historical Society on October 20-21 for their historical walk through downtown. You'll learn a lot about your communities' history, and maybe meet a character or two. Personally, I'm looking forward to visiting the jail.
Sunday Oct 08, 2023
Sunday Oct 08, 2023
Two Civil War era shost stories from Georgia, orginally published in an 1886 newspaper.
History, Mystery, Murder and Mayhem walking tours of downtown Clarkesville will be every weekend from September 15 until October 30! Meet at the theater in downtown Clarkesville- Friday and Saturday at 7:00, Sunday at 5:00. Spend an hour with tales of Habersham’s history, notable people, crimes, and a ghost story… actually a few ghost stories!
$10.00 per person- pay at the theater. Cash, Card, or Venmo.
More information at:
Sunday Oct 01, 2023
Sunday Oct 01, 2023
How do you define conjure? For some, it's a form of faith healing; drawing fire from the body or stopping excessive bleeding. In some places it's magic- graveyard dirt at the crossroads. This is a short overview of two types of conjure from Georgia.
History, Mystery, Murder and Mayhem walking tours of downtown Clarkesville will be every weekend from September 15 until October 30! Meet at the theater in downtown Clarkesville- Friday and Saturday at 7:00, Sunday at 5:00. Spend an hour with tales of Habersham’s history, notable people, crimes, and a ghost story… actually a few ghost stories!
$10.00 per person- pay at the theater. Cash, Card, or Venmo.
More information at:
Sunday Sep 17, 2023
Sunday Sep 17, 2023
We're kicking off autumn with two ghost stories from a Savannah newspaper! The paper casually reports some very supernatural events as casually as any other news.
History, Mystery, Murder and Mayhem walking tours of downtown Clarkesville will be every weekend from September 15 until October 30! Meet at the theater in downtown Clarkesville- Friday and Saturday at 7:00, Sunday at 5:00. Spend an hour with tales of Habersham’s history, notable people, crimes, and a ghost story… actually a few ghost stories!
$10.00 per person- pay at the theater. Cash, Card, or Venmo.
More information at:
Saturday Aug 26, 2023
Saturday Aug 26, 2023
Just as an experiment I took an entire article about a disgraced pastor in Banks County from the Atlanta Constitution and uploaded it to ChatGPT. Chat GPT is an artificial intelligence, and it used it's processes to turn the news article into a story. All the facts are true, and it does turn a fairly dry newspaper account into a lively story.
The Moving Through Georgia book is available on Amazon.
But they are dead - A look at mourning and notable burials in Northeast Georgia
Sunday Aug 20, 2023
Sunday Aug 20, 2023
If you downloaded this earlier and it was blank- here is the episode.
A serial killer stalks Atlanta's Fourth Ward not long after Jack the Ripper terrorizes Whitechapel. Was there a serial killer at work? This week the African American residents of Atlanta at the turn of the century face fear in various different forms.
This will be the last episode in thise series- stay subscribed! Some fun Halloween episodes are coming, and there will be more Georgia history stories in a few months.
The Moving Through Georgia book is available on Amazon.
But they are dead - A look at mourning and notable burials in Northeast Georgia
Sunday Aug 13, 2023
Sunday Aug 13, 2023
Storis of Northeast Georgia as portrayed in newspapers around the country. We start with a two hundred pound baby in Mount Airy and explore Rabun, Habersham, Banks and Jackson counties. And, yes... we see just about every southern stereotype there is.
The Moving Through Georgia book is available on Amazon.
But they are dead - A look at mourning and notable burials in Northeast Georgia