Was Richard Dale the original Houdini? Listen to his story and tell us what you think, talented swindler or an early Houdini?   Richard Dale’s tale

The commercial beginnings of that bright yellow soda instead of the Smokey Mountains. Learn about its beginning during the Great Depression.   The Untold Truth of Mountain Dew

The Locust Pin Factory was vital during WWII and at one time was the longest employer in Front Royal.   Warren Sentental Archives Northern VA Daily Archives

For everything, there is a season from Ecclesiastes 3, which helped create a Revolutionary War hero. Was it Peter or Frederick who preached this infamous sermon?  Pulpit to Battlefield: Pastor and General ‘Devil Pete’ Muhlenberg

You are familiar with John Marshall, but what about his brother James? Did you know that Warren County was the home to the Nation’s fourth Chief Justice?   https://encyclopediavirginia.or https://www.warrencountyva.gov/press-releases/donation-of-happy-creek-manor-property-to-county  

Did you know Warren County had its own Woodstock? Or that we had a cult here? Not that big, and not as well known, but at least one famous family was a part of it. Resources: https://www.facebook.com/111381873717547/posts/the-arquettes-in-winchesterdavid-arquette-was-raised-on-the-skymont-subud-commun/113435783512156/ https://www.dhr.virginia.gov/VLR_to_transfer/PDFNoms/093-5023_Milford_Battlefield_2004_Final_Nomination.pdf https://virginialiving.com/peace-love-and-subud/

Was the first Thanksgiving really in Massachusetts? This podcast may make you rethink what you were taught in elementary school.   Virginia History & Culture Museum   The Washingtonian Magazine

Did you know that Warren County had Native American residents? That we once held a historic record? Or that there was a Native American Museum once operating in the county with living history? Resources: Thunderbird Museum – a museum about the distant past, now sadly also in the past Flint Run Archaeological District (Thunderbird Archaeological […]

Grace White Sherwood was the last person in Virginia to be accused of being a witch. What is her story and what became of her? Find this out in today’s episode of History with Hills.

Did you know that Stonewall Jackson has at least two graves in Virginia? Hear the story of the well-known Civil War general and his strange tales of life and death. Resources: https://www.npr.org/2012/06/28/155804965/the-curious-fate-of-stonewall-jacksons-arm https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/grave-of-stonewall-jackson-s-arm https://www.fowb.org/news/publications/the-legend-of-stonewall-jacksons-arm/