In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, we ask one of our medical historians about one of the most lingering endemics in history: malaria.  The mosquito-borne disease has had a significant impact on human history, especially the history of the frontier. 

Intro Music: Zac Bell, Eighth of January 

Transition Music: Zac Bell and Davis Tierney, Soldier's Joy 

End Music: Jean Claude Hatungimana 

Cover Art: Emily Noble Day 

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It's time for jack o'lanterns, pumpkin spice, apple cider, and ghost stories. In this episode, enjoy interpreters telling tales, both fact and fiction, of spooky, scary, or unnatural history.

Intro Music: Zac Bell, Eighth of January 

End Music: Jean Claude Hatungimana 

Cover Art: Emily Noble Day 

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In this episode, we discuss just what exactly is interpretation. We'll bring in some of the talented interpreters from around the museum to tell you in their own words the answer to that question, and more. 

Intro Music: Zac Bell, Eighth of January

Transition Music: Zac Bell and Davis Tierney, Soldier's Joy

End Music: Jean Claude Hatungimana

Cover Art: Emily Noble Day

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Welcome to Banjo Strings and Drinking Gourds: How American Culture Came to Be, the podcast of the Frontier Culture Museum of Virginia. 

In this episode, we'll introduce you to your hosts and to the museum itself. We'll also introduce the types of content we'll cover over the course of this podcast series. 

Fiddle Intro: Zac Bell, The Eighth of January

Drum Ending: Jean Claude Hatungimana

Cover Art: Emily Noble Day