UnCommon History
By Middlesex County Cultural and Heritage Commission/County of Middlesex
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Podcast Description
UnCommon History is about the fascinating and unusual stories and little-known facts from three centuries of American history. Produced monthly and three to five minutes in length, these audio podcasts uncover the truth about the Revolutionary and Civil Wars, the Great Society and the Great Depression. Whether it was invention or intervention, innovation or despair, UnCommon History speaks of women and immigrant people. It will unmask the characters of our past, introduce the culture of American Indians and tell true stories you never learned in school. Middlesex County Cultural and Heritage Commission is a unit of government funded by the Middlesex County Board of Chosen Freeholders and the New Jersey Historical Commission/Department of State.
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CleanLotteries in New Jersey | Were lotteries used in New Jersey’s early history? | 5/11/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanThe Jersey Devil | How old is the legend of the Jersey Devil? | 3/29/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanCemeteries and Gravestones | Have you ever examined a gravestone? What do the images or icons reveal? | 3/8/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanCemeteries and Gravestones | Have you ever walked through an old cemetery? What can you learn from a burial ground or a gravetsone? | 2/17/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanJoe Medwick | Learn about Carteret’s own Joe Medwick, a major leaguer who played baseball during the 1930s and 1940s. | 12/15/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanRutgers College, 1825 | Do you think you could pass the entrance exam for Rutgers College in 1825? What classes were offered? Learn about early 1800s college life in this month’s podcast. | 9/30/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanTornado of 1835 | How much damage was caused by a tornado that tore through New Brunswick in the mid-1800s? | 9/30/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanSelling Patent Medicines | Imagine it is 1897 in New Brunswick and you are told you can make a lot of money selling patent medicines door to door or from your home. How do you start? What product are you selling? | 9/6/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanMastodon | Do you know what a mastodon is? Learn about the mastodon on display at Geology Hall, at Rutgers University, New Brunswick Campus. | 9/6/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanSara Washington | Imagine how Madame Washington transformed an Atlantic City beauty salon into a beauty and hair care empire | 6/8/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanElizabeth Carteret | Who was the most powerful woman in seventeenth century East Jersey? Learn about Elizabeth Carteret one of the first “Jersey Girls.” | 4/11/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanHenry Vanderveer | Central New Jersey physician Henry Vanderveer enlisted as a surgeon in a New Jersey regiment during the Civil War. Hear some excerpts from some of his letters to his wife. | 4/11/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanAlice Ramsey | Ride along with the former Hackensack native and learn why she was named "Woman Motorist of the Century." | 4/3/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanElephant at the Indian Queen Tavern | Why did James Drake put a living elephant across the street from the Indian Queen Tavern in 1818? | 1/4/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanMiddlesex County Courthouse | Was the interior of the 1790s Middlesex County Courthouse any different from today’s courthouse? | 11/9/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanWilson Stout Howell | Imagine a job interview with the wizard of Menlo Park, Thomas Edison. New Brunswick native Wilson Stout Howell quit his steady job to work for this 20th century pioneer. | 9/1/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanHadrosaurus | Found in Haddonfield, New Jersey, the skeleton of the hadrosaurus was both the first dinosaur skeleton excavated and the first on display in the entire world. But who found it? Was it a farmer? a laywer, or a scientist? | 8/1/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanChuck Wepner, The Bayonne Bleeder | Have you ever seen the movie Rocky? Learn about Chuck Wepner, the New Jersey boxer who was the inspiration for the character. | 7/1/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanNathaniel Fitzrandolph | Discover what made Captain Nathaniel Fitzrandolph one of the most heroic Revolutionary War officers in Woodbridge Township. | 6/21/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanOliver Cromwell | Join us in late 1700s to uncover the life of Oliver Cromwell, a free African American, who fought with the Continental Army during the American Revolution. | 6/21/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanRutgers Medical College | Uncover what it was like to attend Rutgers Medical College in the 1800s. Would today's professionals pass the courses and qualify for graduation? | 6/8/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanBenjamin Rush | Founding Father, Dr. Benjamin Rush was a pioneer in the field of mental health and the author of a handful of self-help guides. Listen to some of his suggestions and decide if they would apply in today’s world. | 5/10/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanThree Mile Run Church | Was the congregation of the Three Mile Run Church for or against the Revolution? | 4/19/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanSmalleytown Schoolhouse | Learn what school life was like for students at the Smalleytown Schoolhouse in the 1800s. | 4/19/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanBlacksmith | How did young boys learn the ancient folk art of blacksmithing, which was essential to society in the 1700s and 1800s? | 4/19/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanPatent Medicine | Listen to the rise and fall of the patent medicine history through the example of highly successful New Jersey proprietor George G. Green. | 4/19/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanCholera | Uncover the difference between the pharmacist of present day and the apothecary of the early 1800s while learning how an apothecary treated a patient during a cholera epidemic in New Brunswick. | 4/19/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanTavern Owner | What if you wanted to be a tavern owner in New Brunswick? Learn about the process and the multiple functions of a tavern in the 1700s and 1800s. | 4/19/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEast Jersey Olde Towne Village | Ever wonder how the beautiful Village of East Jersey Olde Towne in Piscataway came into being? Hear the story of its founding through the efforts of Dr. Joseph Kler and a group of community leaders and volunteers. | 4/19/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanJohn Neilson | John Neilson, Middlesex County resident in the 18th century, Revolutionary War officer. | 4/19/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanElizabeth Franklin | Hear about the hardship of the Revolution through the eyes of Elizabeth Franklin the wife of the last Royal Governor of the Colony of New Jersey. | 4/19/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanPatentMedicine.mp3 | Imagine it is 1897 in New Brunswick and you are told you can make a lot of money selling patent medicines door to door or from your home. How do you start? What product are you selling? | 4/19/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Customer Reviews
Interesting!
I like that these are short and to the point.
best ever
worth a subscription. This is fun to hear, historic americana and most unusual. My kids love this but so do I. Everyone should know about this. So many history podcasts are dry and poorly spoken - they are embarrassing to listen to, but not UnCommon History. This one is 5 minutes of well written, well spoken and fascinating history. Best yet - you will love this even if you are not a history buff.
Super. Subscribe you will be glad you did
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