HURSTORIES
Podcast written, edited, and produced by the students of Mercyhurst University's Digital History: Storytelling class.
Episodes
By Sydney Hitchcock
Transcript:
Sydney: Not many people when asked about the War of 1812 could tell you why the war was fought, who was involved, or about any of the key battles. Some may recall that the White House was burned and that at some point in our country’s history the lyrics to the Star-Spangled Banner must have been written, but few could tell you that both of these events occurred during this War. The War of 1812...
By Rebekah Prather
Sources
Lisa Thompson, “Rhodes Granted Parole in Infant Death Case.” GoErie.com, October 1, 2015. https://www.goerie.com/article/20151001/NEWS/610151934.
Superior Court of Pennsylvania. COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee v. Teri RHODES, Appellant. No. 143 WDA 2009., December 31, 2009.
Nancy Grace, “Nancy Grace”, CNN, Aired September 20, 2007.
Beyer, Kristen, Shannon McAuliffe Mack, and Joy Lynn Shelto...
By Kayla Rieck
Transcript:
[Woman 1]: 911, what’s your emergency?
[Woman 2]: We’ve been robbed.
[Woman 1]: Okay, stay on the line.
[Woman 2]: Okay.
[Woman 1]: Is anyone hurt?
[Woman 2]: No.
[Police Siren droning on]
You’re listening to Hurstories. A podcast about Western Pennsylvanian history. Created by the digital history students at Mercyhurst University.
Hello everyone, my name is Kayla Rieck and you are listening an ...
Written and researched by Adam Macrino
[Evening News Inspired Music Intro written and recorded by Adam Macrino]
Newscaster Voice: Hello everyone, and welcome to Hurststories. My name is Nathan de Panda. On this edition of Hurststories we bring you a story out of the town of Erie, Pennsylvania. On the night of Saturday, July 9th, 1898, the sleepy town was brought to life with the whoops and hollers of Cowboys and Natives as Buffal...
Written and researched by Ashley Carr
Transcript:
If you’re a young woman from a working class family from New Jersey in the years leading up to the outbreak of the Civil War, chances are, you would feel that growing tension, feel it about to burst, and want to do something about it. But for a woman, who has been told she has no use on the battlefield, and no voice in politics, options are limited.
Written and researched by Abby Saunders
Transcript:
Hurstories Script
ABBY: I’m your host, Abby Saunders, ready to tell you all about Frank “Bolo” Dovishaw, his undercover gambling ring, and his unfortunate demise.
First thing’s first – have you heard of the mafia? I think that a lot of people stereotype the mafia into a general group… criminals. The mafia is more like a family, though! No, literally. Mafias from around the ...
Written and researched by Rachael Wilson
Transcript:
The landscape of rural northwestern Pennsylvania is quite the beautiful place. There are rolling hills, stretching fields full of crops and wildflowers, and the historic French Creek rolls throughout Mercer, Erie and Crawford counties of Pennsylvania.
For almost two thousand years, the Iroquois people lived in western New York and Pennsylvania, as well as southern Ontario and...
Written and researched by Deana Hale
Narrator: Hello and welcome to this episode of Hurstories. My name is (name First and last) and I will be your host for this episode. Let us begin.
Narrator: Now, I want you to imagine yourself as a person trying to get a job to support your growing family. You find a job in the newspaper at the local GE plant, this means that you can potentially get a job. Once you get hired for the job you ...
Written and researched by Steven Mooradian
Koehler Beer and the Prohibition Era
Steven Mooradian
Hello! Welcome to this episode of the Hurstories, a history podcast presented by Mercyhurst students. My name is Steven Mooradian and I will be your host for this episode.
Any good Erieite will tell you, there’s a church on every street, and a bar on every corner.
Erie’s long history with beer extends to the first large wav...
In today’s ‘Hurstories’ episode, we’re going to be talking about Mercyhurst’s strong Black Student Union in the 1970s. While discussing Mercyhurst’s BSU from that time period, we are also going to look at the greater context of the Civil Rights and Black Power movements on college campuses across the country.
Get the transcript and Show Notes at hurststories.wordpress.com
On this episode of Hurstories, is Jordan Kessler discusses Mercyhurst's College of Older Americans in the 1970s.
Get the transcript & Show Notes at hurststories.wordpress.com
Written & produced by Addison Richmond
Two yearbooks sit side by side, both the same standard size, both about the same thickness, both with the same school’s name (Mercyhurst college) in scrawled on the front. But there is were the similarities end. One is bound with a classic, marbled paper cover, the other is bolder, louder, bound with bright colors and curvy font. If we peer inside these yearbooks, we can see further evide...
Episode written & produced by Alexandra Strauss
Depending on your religious affiliation, the month of May holds significance for upholding religious celebrations. You could celebrate the goddess of spring or Mary, the Mother of God. For some countries, May even holds significance for laborers and the working class with International Workers’ Day. Beltane is a traditional Celtic ritual that is celebrated on the first of May. Ma...
Episode written & produced by Frankie Stark
Show Notes
"Battle of Lake Erie: Building the Fleet in the Wilderness," Naval Historical Foundation (Spring 1979).
Blue Book of American Shipping: Marine and Naval Directory of the United States; Statistics of Shipping and Shipbuilding in America. (Marine Review Publishing Company, 1896).
Stone Laboratory, "The Battle of Lake Erie," Ohio State University's St...
Episode written & produced by Kaylee Frohring
Show Notes
Wykoff, Joseph. "Prohibition: Erie." History and Memorabilia | Erie Pennsylvania. December 05, 2016. Accessed January 20, 2017.
Gervais, C. H. "The Times - Sneaky Smugglers." The Times - Sneaky Smugglers.
Lawson, Ellen N., P.h.d. "Lake Erie Archives." Smugglers and Bootleggers and New York City. "Rum-running." Wikipedia.
"B...
Episode written & produced by Lindsay Fayett
Show Notes
Art BEcker, Barbara Hauck, and Brian Sheridan, “A Picture Palace Transformed: How Erie’s Warner Theatre Survived a Changing World.” (2009)
"Restored Warner Picture Palace" Midwest Guest (26 Jan 2010)
"Erie PA Theaters in 1948," Old Time Erie
Episode written & produced by Elijah Whelchel
Show Notes
"The Battle of Lake Erie." History.com. A&E Television Networks
"William Penn (Steamboat), 18 May 1826." Search: Maritime History of the Great Lakes.
"History in Erie, PA." History in Erie, PA Presented by The Erie Book Online at Www.theeriebook.com. Matthew D. Walker Publishing LLC
"Passenger and Packer Freight Steamers." History ...
Episode written & produced by Claire Werynski
Show Notes
ErieMultimedia. "About." The Erie Art Museum. Erie Art Museum, n.d. Web. 06 Feb. 2017.
Episode written & produced by David Nelson
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