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Rebekah 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/departments/archives/
https://www.alcpl.org/https://flydcu.com/
Reference books mentioned in this podcast are available at the Limestone County Archives or Athens-Limestone Public Library
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Rebekah 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 are told here. Richard remembers his father on the USS Alabama along with several uncles in active duty. Rebekah remembers her Great Aunt Jerene, the first Rosie the Riveter from Athens. The Veterans Museum has exhibits honoring many of these local heroes, including an exhibit on the German invasion of Westerplatte marking the start of WW II in Europe.
https://limestonecounty-al.gov/departments/archives/
https://www.alcpl.org/http://www.alabamaveteransmuseum.com/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Museum_of_the_Second_World_War#
Reference books mentioned in this podcast are available at the Limestone County Archives or Athens-Limestone Public Library
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Rebekah 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 out why the Tennessee legislature made a run for the Alabama border in a last ditch effort to thwart the amendment!
https://limestonecounty-al.gov/departments/archives/
https://www.alcpl.org/
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Epidemics 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, Athens-Limestone Hospital President, who describes the early days of Covid-19 from the very first case in LC and the hospital's ongoing measures to keep the community safe.   
https://limestonecounty-al.gov/departments/archives/
https://www.alcpl.org/
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Homegrown 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 Shane Black, and ghost hunter Jarred Miller.
Linkshttps://limestonecounty-al.gov/departments/archives/
https://www.alcpl.org/https://www.visitathensal.com/
Shane Black's book, Spirits of Athens: haunting tales of an Alabama town, is available at the Athens-Limestone Public Library and the Limestone County Archives.
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For 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 arts and sciences, education, government, and medicine as well as civil and human rights is the topic of this episode. Richard and Rebekah are joined by special guests Charlotte Fulton, author of Holding the Fort: A History of Trinity School, and David Malone, 1966 Trinity High School graduate. They also discuss the preservation of the school's buildings and ongoing plans for an onsite museum and archive. https://limestonecounty-al.gov/departments/archives/
https://www.alcpl.org/
Holding the Fort: A History of Trinity School in Athens, Alabama 1865-1870 by Charlotte FultonThis book is available for reference at the Limestone Archives and the Athens-Limestone Public Library
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