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A nonfiction history podcast hosted by Kendra Gaylord, telling the stories of people through touring their old homes.
Want to get an idea of the podcast? Listen to our latest episode on Sarah Orne Jewett. Sarah wrote many of the short stories and novels that became the blueprint for regionalism in literature. Her novels show independent women living in Maine and in many ways her life mirrored them. She was in a loving relationship with Annie Fields for the majority of her life.
The first season included the eight following locations: Alice Austen House, Lewis Latimer House, Sailors’ Snug Harbor, Pollock-Krasner House, Lyndhurst Mansion, Edgar Allan Poe Cottage, Edna St. Vincent Millay’s Steepletop, and Louisa May Alcott’s Orchard House.
Season 2 was recorded during COVID and focuses on these six homes that are no longer standing: Maudslay State Park, Woody Guthrie’s Mermaid Avenue Apartment, The Homes of Harriet Jacobs, Jack Kirby’s Lower East Side Tenement, Victoria Woodhull’s Murray Hill Mansion, and The Greenwood District in Tulsa, OK.
Season 3 includes the following eight locations: Theodate Pope Riddle’s Hill-Stead Museum, Henry Davis Sleeper’s Beauport, The House of the Seven Gables, The Rebecca Nurse Homestead, The Cayton-Revels House, Neely Mansion, the Hulda Klager Lilac Garden, and The Sarah Orne Jewett House.
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New episodes are released annually, but new content from Kendra can be found on YouTube. You can support her through her Patreon.
Latest episode comes with visuals of the entire home
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Interested in listening to more of the history podcast about old homes and their owners.
Season 1, Ep 2: Lewis Latimer House
The home of Lewis Latimer in Queens, NY. He was an inventor and an electrical pioneer. He was African American and the son of enslaved people. Read about the episode here.
Season 1, Ep 8: Louisa May Alcott’s Orchard House
The home of Louisa May Alcott in Concord, Massachusetts where she wrote Little Women and countless other books. The real-life story of her sisters was not as simple as what was presented in Little Women, but just as compelling. Read more about the episode here.
Season 1, Ep 1: Alice Austen House
The home of Alice Austen on Staten Island. She was a photographer and lived in a loving relationship with another woman for 50 years. Read about the episode here.
