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Podcasts will debut on the 1st of January, February, March, April, and May, and then September, October, November, and December.]]>enHistoryCopyright Wayne Ackersonhttps://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/d91e9403e8002bf92e45f13cf4601e3b.jpghttps://www.spreaker.com/podcast/prowling-the-peach-state--5335520Sat, 22 Jun 2024 19:12:44 +0000Wayne AckersonWayne Ackersonpeachstateprowling@gmail.comHosted by History professor Wayne Ackerson, "Prowling The Peach State" is a podcast that focuses on Georgia (USA) history...with history used loosely here. We'll often go off the beaten path, hence "prowling". Podcasts will debut on the 1st of...
Podcasts will debut on the 1st of January, February, March, April, and May, and then September, October, November, and December.]]>falsee04356e0-a019-5fdf-a9b0-16ddeeecce4bepisodichttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-seventeen-the-world-war-ii-homefront-museum-st-simons-island-ga--56680306https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56680306Mon, 04 Sep 2023 01:51:45 +0000Wayne AckersonI hit the beach (sort of) and visit this small but neat and interactive museum focusing on the homefront experience in Georgia's coastal communities during World War Two.552ackerson,brunswick,brunswickgeorgia,georgia,georgiahistory,goldenisles,homefront,peachstate,prowlingthepeachstate,secondworldwar,stsimons,stsimonsisland,worldwartwofalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-sixteen-webb-military-museum-savannah-ga--56388308https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56388308Mon, 07 Aug 2023 02:17:32 +0000Wayne AckersonKicking off a new season of podcasts with a trip to Savannah to see an amazing private collection of military artifacts, housed in the Webb Military Museum.830ackerson,civilwar,custerslaststand,georgia,georgiahistory,military,militaryartifacts,militarymuseum,prowlingthepeachstate,savannah,wayneackerson,webbmilitarymuseum,worldwarone,worldwartwofalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-fifteen-the-delta-flight-museum-atlanta-ga--53709140https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53709140Mon, 01 May 2023 19:44:33 +0000Wayne AckersonAhead of my summer break from podcasting, I travel to the outstanding Delta Flight Museum, right next to Hartsfield-Jackson Airport...where there is something for everyone.1556747,767,ackerson,airport,atlanta,aviation,aviationhistory,charleslindbergh,dc3,dc-3,delta,deltaairlines,georgia,georgiahistory,hartsfield-jackson,lindbergh,northwestairlines,peachstate,prowlingthepeachstate,wayneackersonfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-fourteen-the-william-breman-jewish-heritage-museum-atlanta-ga--53419087https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53419087Sun, 02 Apr 2023 17:17:50 +0000Wayne AckersonI hit downtown Atlanta this month to visit an awesome museum--I really enjoyed my visit and will definitely go back.1106ackerson,atlanta,atlantahistory,breman,bremanmusuem,georgia,georgiahistory,georgiamuseum,jewishhistory,peachstate,prowlingthepeachstate,wayneackersonfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-thirteen-the-southeastern-railway-museum-duluth-ga--53067581https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53067581Thu, 02 Mar 2023 03:20:13 +0000Wayne AckersonI head right up the road from me this month to a place I've visited many times before...the SE Railway Museum!1289ackerson,buses,fdr,georgia,georgiahistory,harding,history,modelrailroad,peachstate,prowlingthepeachstate,railroadhistory,railroads,trains,transportationfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-twelve-the-lunchbox-museum-and-rc-cola-and-more-columbus-ga--52607956https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52607956Wed, 01 Feb 2023 19:07:12 +0000Wayne AckersonI hit Columbus again for a stop at the Lunchbox Museum, the world's largest collection of lunchboxes. Just so happens there are multiple museums in one spot, including the RC Cola Museum as well as Chero-Cola, and Tom's Snacks Museums!419ackerson,cherocola,columbus,columbusga,georgia,georgiahistory,lunchbox,lunchboxes,peachstate,prowlingthepeachstate,rc,rccola,tomssnacksfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-eleven-the-southeastern-quilt-and-textile-museum-carrollton-ga--52327268https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52327268Sun, 01 Jan 2023 16:43:43 +0000Wayne AckersonI travel to West Georgia this month for an afternoon in Carrollton, GA, featuring a stop at the Southeastern Quilt and Textile Museum.1002ackerson,carrollton,georgia,georgiahistory,peachstate,prowlingthepeachstate,quilting,quilts,textiles,westgeorgiafalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-ten-pin-point-heritage-museum-pin-point-ga--52073135https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52073135Thu, 01 Dec 2022 23:46:42 +0000Wayne AckersonThis month we're outside Savannah, Georgia at the Pin Point Heritage Museum, which celebrates the history and resilience of this community rooted in the Gullah-Geechee culture. It's also the birthplace of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas.921ackerson,africanamerican,clarencethomas,geechee,georgia,georgiahistory,gullah,peachstate,pinpoint,prowlingthepeachstate,savannah,seaislands,varnseafoodfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-nine-the-wren-s-nest-home-of-joel-chandler-harris-atlanta-ga--51753462https://api.spreaker.com/episode/51753462Tue, 01 Nov 2022 15:47:01 +0000Wayne AckersonI travel to Atlanta's West End neighborhood to learn more about Joel Chandler Harris, best known as the author of the Uncle Remus stories. Harris was incredibly influential, but not without controversy.1914ackerson,atlanta,brerfox,brerrabbit,folklore,folktales,georgia,georgiahistory,joeharris,joelchandlerharris,peachstate,prowlingthepeachstate,remus,uncleremus,wrensnestfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-eight-georgia-state-railroad-museum-savannah-ga--51437944https://api.spreaker.com/episode/51437944Sat, 01 Oct 2022 17:12:39 +0000Wayne AckersonMona and I head back to Savannah to visit Georgia State Railroad Museum, located in the Frogtown district of Savannah. Central of Georgia Railroad history, and much more about old time Savannah!1418ackerson,centralofgeorgia,frogtown,georgia,georgiahistory,georgiastaterailroadmuseum,peachstate,prowlingthepeachstate,railroadhistory,railroads,savannah,trainsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-seven-bonus-coverage-the-longstreet-society-museum-gainesville-ga--51106941https://api.spreaker.com/episode/51106941Thu, 01 Sep 2022 16:00:16 +0000Wayne AckersonMore from our visit to the Longstreet Society Museum at the Historic Piedmont Hotel in Gainesville, GA, plus more from our interview with Cory Pfarr about General Longstreet1465gainesville,generallongstreet,georgia,gettysburg,jameslongstreet,longstreet,longstreetsociety,peachstate,piedmonthotel,prowlingthepeachstatefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-seven-the-longstreet-society-museum-gainesville-ga--51106893https://api.spreaker.com/episode/51106893Thu, 01 Sep 2022 15:56:03 +0000Wayne AckersonThis month we travel to The Longstreet Society Museum at the Historic Piedmont Hotel in Gainesville, GA, where Confederate General James Longstreet made his home near the end of his life. There's more here than meets the eye though, and so we also...2340civilwar,confederacy,confederategenerals,coryfarr,corypfarr,csa,gainesville,generallongstreet,georgia,georgiahistory,gettysburg,jameslongstreet,longstreetsociety,oldpete,peachstate,piedmonthotel,prowlingthepeachstatefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-six-the-graveface-museum-savannah-ga--50774902https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50774902Mon, 01 Aug 2022 13:18:51 +0000Wayne AckersonTrue crime, the macabre, and the weird (and fun because pinball machines) all come together at the Graveface Museum in Savannah. This sometimes creepy city is the perfect home for this museum!1168ackerson,cults,gacy,georgia,georgiahistory,graveface,gravefacemuseum,johnwaynegacy,peachstate,prowlingthepeachstate,savannah,serialkillers,sideshowsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-five-the-computer-museum-of-america-roswell-ga--49617731https://api.spreaker.com/episode/49617731Sun, 01 May 2022 21:29:02 +0000Wayne AckersonI visited The Computer Museum of America in Roswell, GA, and as I discover, there's "more than you'd expect" here. There is something for everyone of every generation.1256ackerson,apolloprogram,computerhistory,computermuseum,computermuseumofamerica,computers,georgia,georgiahistory,history,peachstate,prowlingthepeachstate,roswellfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-four-bonus-coverage-the-loudermilk-boarding-house-and-elvis-museum-listen-to-episode-four-first--49284919https://api.spreaker.com/episode/49284919Fri, 01 Apr 2022 17:58:59 +0000Wayne Ackerson***More from the Loudermilk Boarding House, more from Keith Alverson, and an interview with Angela Ballard. *** First we travel to Cornelia, GA to see the Loudermilk Boarding House and (especially) Elvis Museum, where we talked to Joni Mabe. We also...1334ackerson,cornelia,elvis,elvisfanclub,elvisphotography,georgia,georgiahistory,jonimabe,keithalverson,loudermilkboardinghouse,prowlingthepeachstatefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-four-the-loudermilk-boarding-house-and-elvis-museum-cornelia-ga--49284857https://api.spreaker.com/episode/49284857Fri, 01 Apr 2022 17:54:34 +0000Wayne AckersonFirst we travel to Cornelia, GA to see the Loudermilk Boarding House and (especially) Elvis Museum, where we talked to Joni Mabe. We also talk to Elvis photographer and lifelong fan Keith Alverson, exploring another Georgia connections to the King. In...1835ackerson,cornelia,elvis,elvisfanclub,elvisphotography,georgia,georgiahistory,jonimabe,keithalverson,loudermilkboardinghouse,peachstate,prowlingthepeachstatefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-three-the-crawford-w-long-museum-jefferson-ga--48903361https://api.spreaker.com/episode/48903361Tue, 01 Mar 2022 01:06:04 +0000Wayne AckersonCrawford Long was the first doctor to perform a surgery using anesthesia, so we travel to Jefferson, GA, where he practiced.1439ackerson,anesthesia,crawfordlong,georgia,georgiahistory,jefferson,prowlingthepeachstatefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-two-the-ty-cobb-museum-royston-ga--48532413https://api.spreaker.com/episode/48532413Tue, 01 Feb 2022 02:43:22 +0000Wayne AckersonThe truth about who Ty Cobb was has been obscured with falsehoods. The museum dedicated to the "Georgia Peach" works to set the record straight!1361ackerson,baseball,cobb,detroittigers,georgiahistory,georgiapeach,prowlingthepeachstate,royston,tycobbfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-one-the-ma-rainey-house-columbus-ga--48090918https://api.spreaker.com/episode/48090918Wed, 29 Dec 2021 01:10:42 +0000Wayne AckersonFor our first episode, we learn more about Georgia's connections to the Blues by visiting Columbus, GA and stopping in at the Ma Rainey House and Blues Museum.1417ackerson,blues,georgia,georgiahistory,history,marainey,peachstate,prowlingthepeachstatefalsefull