Our Living History brings the past to life through authentic storytelling, primary sources, and on-location conversations that explore America’s people, places, and forgotten moments. Each episode connects historical events to the world we live in today—because history isn’t just something we study, it’s something we still live.
Historic Sites vs. New Development: Can We Save Both?
Hey!!! We would love to hear from you about any questions or topics or locations that you want to hear about. You are the reason that we do what we do!!! Once a historic place is gone, photographs, books, and historical markers can preserve part of its story, but they can never completely replace the original place. In this episode of Our Living History, I discuss the growing pressure facing historic sites, battlefields, museums, historic buildings, and culturally significant landscapes. Thi...
26 Sept 2026
The Battle of King’s Tanyard: The Final Clash of Stoneman’s Raid
Hey!!! We would love to hear from you about any questions or topics or locations that you want to hear about. You are the reason that we do what we do!!! Before daylight on August 3, 1864, an exhausted Union cavalry command resting near King’s Tanyard was struck by Confederate pursuers. In this episode of Our Living History, we examine the Battle of King’s Tanyard, also known as the Battle of Jug Tavern. The engagement occurred near present-day Winder, Georgia, during the closing stages of M...
24 Sept 2026
The Battle of the Narrows: What Really Happened at Currahee Mountain?
Hey!!! We would love to hear from you about any questions or topics or locations that you want to hear about. You are the reason that we do what we do!!! What really happened at the Battle of the Narrows, also known as the Battle of Currahee Mountain? In this episode of Our Living History, we examine the surviving evidence behind a little known Civil War encounter reported near Baldwin, Georgia, on October 12, 1864. According to a Georgia Historical Commission marker erected in 1953, Confede...
14 Sept 2026
The Battle of Yorktown: How Cornwallis Was Trapped
Hey!!! We would love to hear from you about any questions or topics or locations that you want to hear about. You are the reason that we do what we do!!! The Battle of Yorktown was not won in a single dramatic charge. It was won by closing a trap—on land, at sea, and through three weeks of siege warfare. In this episode of Our Living History, we visit Yorktown Battlefield and follow the 1781 campaign that brought George Washington, the Comte de Rochambeau, and Admiral de Grasse together agai...
6 Sept 2026
Battle of Camden: How the American Army Collapsed in 45 Minutes
Hey!!! We would love to hear from you about any questions or topics or locations that you want to hear about. You are the reason that we do what we do!!! On August 16, 1780, the larger American army under General Horatio Gates faced Lord Charles Cornwallis near Camden, South Carolina—and collapsed in roughly forty-five minutes. In this narrative episode, we follow the British Southern Strategy, Gates’s march toward Camden, the unexpected nighttime collision between the two armies, the placem...
30 Aug 2026
4,000 Union Soldiers Captured | The Battle of Richmond, Kentucky
Hey!!! We would love to hear from you about any questions or topics or locations that you want to hear about. You are the reason that we do what we do!!! Approximately 4,000 Union soldiers were captured during the Battle of Richmond, Kentucky. Fought August 29–30, 1862, the battle ended in a major Confederate victory after Union troops were driven back from position after position. In this episode of Our Living History, we follow the course of the fighting—from the first clashes on August 29...
24 Aug 2026
Who Burned Columbia? What the Primary Sources Reveal About the Fire of 1865
Hey!!! We would love to hear from you about any questions or topics or locations that you want to hear about. You are the reason that we do what we do!!! On the night of February 17–18, 1865, as Union forces occupied Columbia, South Carolina, a catastrophic fire swept through much of the city. But who actually burned Columbia? In this episode of Our Living History, we go back to the primary sources used in our research—including eyewitness accounts, diaries, sworn testimony, military orders,...
16 Aug 2026
Battle of Kings Mountain: The Patriot Victory That Changed the Southern Campaign
Hey!!! We would love to hear from you about any questions or topics or locations that you want to hear about. You are the reason that we do what we do!!! On October 7, 1780, Patriot and Loyalist forces collided on the wooded slopes of Kings Mountain in one of the most important battles of the American Revolution’s Southern Campaign. In this episode of the Our Living History Podcast, we tell the story of the Battle of Kings Mountain — why Major Patrick Ferguson and his Loyalist force came to ...
23 Jul 2026
Our Living History Theme Song
Hey!!! We would love to hear from you about any questions or topics or locations that you want to hear about. You are the reason that we do what we do!!! Experience the official Our Living History song. Our Living History is dedicated to bringing America’s past to life through living history, historical demonstrations, museum visits, battlefield tours, reenactments, interviews with historians and craftsmen, and hands-on experiences that connect people with the people, places, and events that...
23 Jun 2026
The Old Sunset Beach Swing Bridge: Mannon Gore, the Causeway, and the Story of Building the Island
Hey!!! We would love to hear from you about any questions or topics or locations that you want to hear about. You are the reason that we do what we do!!! In this episode of Our Living History, we explore the fascinating history of the Old Sunset Beach Swing Bridge and the people whose vision, hard work, and determination helped shape Sunset Beach, North Carolina. We’ll discuss the historic swing bridge that connected the mainland to Sunset Beach for decades and examine how it became one of t...
12 Jun 2026
They Won the Battle But Lost the War | Guilford Courthouse 1781
Hey!!! We would love to hear from you about any questions or topics or locations that you want to hear about. You are the reason that we do what we do!!! On March 15, 1781, British forces under Cornwallis fought Nathanael Greene’s army at Guilford Courthouse. The British won the field—but at a devastating cost. In this battlefield tour, we walk the ground where it happened and break down Greene’s three-line strategy, the intense fighting, and how this battle weakened the British army and s...
8 Jun 2026
1780s Venison Stew Cooked Over an Open Fire | Colonial Frontier Cooking
Hey!!! We would love to hear from you about any questions or topics or locations that you want to hear about. You are the reason that we do what we do!!! What did people eat during the Revolutionary War era? Join Our Living History as we prepare a hearty venison stew using simple ingredients that would have been familiar to many Americans during the late 18th century. Cooked over an open fire in a traditional stew pot, this meal features venison, potatoes, onions, sage, salt, and pepper—cr...
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