Way Back When

Historian and award-winning author William Kalt III, discusses Arizona’s fascinating aviation history, as documented in his new book, “High in Desert Skies: Early Arizona Aviation." www.HighinDesertSkies.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Don Pidd talks about the San Benito County Historical Society’s Museum in downtown Hollister and the Historical Park in Tres Pinos which will host the Good Old Bluegrass Festival and Civil War Days this summer, 2017. Gateway to Pinnacles National Park, San Benito County is located in central California. www.SBCHistoricalSociety.org Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Park Interpreter Marcos Vizcaino talks with Big Blend Radio about the fascinating history preserved and told at San Juan Bautista California State Historical Park, and at the neighboring Old Mission San Juan Bautista. San Juan Bautista is a historic village in San Benito County, Central California. Learn more: http://nationalparktraveling.com/listing/san-juan-bautista-california/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sharon Johnston talks with Big Blend Radio about the community projects and historic preservation work of the Native Daughters of the Golden West, especially regarding her local Parlor #179 in San Juan Bautista, California, that operates out of The Adobe, built in 1834 and restored in 1935, and currently being restored again. www.ndgw.org/179.htm Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Big Blend Radio interview with Mike Hagen, docent of Lyon County Museum in historic downtown Yerington, Nevada. From local Native American culture to the pioneers, miners, farmers and ranchers who developed the land, the Museum preserves and showcases the region’s diverse history and heritage. See: http://nationalparktraveling.com/listing/lyon-county-museum/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Big Blend Radio interview focusing on Early Pottery of the Southwest US, with Victoria Chick, a New Mexico-based figurative contemporary artist and early 19th/20th century print collector. www.VictoriaChick.com. *** Closing cowboy poetry segment is "Spirits Still Remain" by Mike Moutoux "New Mexico's Enchanting Cowboy" - see www.MikeMoutoux.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Travel writer Debbie Stone talks about her journey through history along the Birmingham Civil Rights Trail, in Alabama. The Birmingham Civil Rights National Monument encompasses four city blocks of downtown Birmingham, preserving the landmarks of the American civil rights movement that served as the headquarters for a civil rights campaign in the spring of 1963. Known as "Project C" for confrontation, this civil rights campaign challenged unfair laws designed to limit the freedoms of African Americans and ensure racial inequality. See Debbie's Big Blend articles and interviews here> http://blendradioandtv.com/listing/deborah-stone-travel-destinations/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Delbert Doty and Don Pidd talk about the unique exhibits and artifacts at San Benito County Historical Park in Tres Pinos, a small historic town near Pinnacles National Park in San Benito County, central California. See> http://nationalparktraveling.com/listing/san-benito-county-historical-park/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.