The Lovably Local Podcast is now Navigating History! Join Mimi Cirbusova and Andrea Knies on adventures through the archives. 

Lovably Local Podcast Season 2 Episode 5. In this bonus episode, we introduce Uncle Ben's brother Amos.  

The Lovably Local Podcast is produced by Compass Rose History Experiences. Hosts Mimi Cirbusova and Andrea Knies dive into local history mysteries. 

Music: Oh! By Jingo! by All -Star Trio

Amos's Letter, Courtesy of Manatee County Historical Records 

Lovably Local Podcast Season 2 Episode 4. In the final part to this history mystery, we attempt to figure out how these two met. 

The Lovably Local Podcast is produced by Compass Rose History Experiences. Hosts Mimi Cirbusova and Andrea Knies dive into local history mysteries. 

Music: Oh! By Jingo! by All -Star Trio

Enrollment Record/Ben's Substitute 

Lovably Local Podcast Season 2 Episode 3. Join us as we attempt to unravel the mystery of Capt. Leach. 

The Lovably Local Podcast is produced by Compass Rose History Experiences. Hosts Mimi Cirbusova and Andrea Knies dive into local history mysteries. 

Music: Oh! By Jingo! by All -Star Trio

Lovably Local Podcast Season 2 Episode 2. Learn about the adventurous life of Benjamin Stickney, Jr.  

The Lovably Local Podcast is produced by Compass Rose History Experiences. Hosts Mimi Cirbusova and Andrea Knies dive into local history mysteries. 

Music: Oh! By Jingo! by All -Star Trio

Image of Uncle Ben's Home on Sarasota (nka Siesta) Key Courtesy of Manatee Historical Resources 

Image of Party at Uncle Ben's

Image of Planter's House Hotel

Image of Planter's House Hotel China   Courtesy of the Collections of the Missouri Historical Society

Lovably Local Podcast Season 2 Episode 1. The beginning of our first history mystery, Uncle Ben and Capt. Leach. 

The Lovably Local Podcast is produced by Compass Rose History Experiences. Hosts Mimi Cirbusova and Andrea Knies dive into local history mysteries. 

Music: Oh! By Jingo! by All -Star Trio

Picture of Leach and Stickney Monument, CRHE Collection

Death of Leach, Bradentown Manatee River Journal, Bradentown, Florida, US October 26, 1906, Page 5

"Death of Mr. Stickney",Sarasota Times, Sarasota, Florida, US February 15, 1912, Page 1

"Death of Mr. Stickney, Continued from 1st Page", Sarasota Times, Sarasota, Florida, US, February 15, 1912, Page 5

Lovably Local Podcast Episode 11Bonus Episode: Mimi and Andrea Interview Each Other

The Lovably Local Podcast is produced by Compass Rose History Experiences. Hosts Mimi Cirbusova and Andrea Knies have conversations about the importance of local history in a way that is relevant to the listener -  wherever they may be.

Music: Oh! By Jingo! by All -Star Trio

Lovably Local Podcast Episode 10 Save History, Make History: Why Old Buildings Matter with historic preservationist Lorrie Muldowney

The Lovably Local Podcast is produced by Compass Rose History Experiences. Hosts Mimi Cirbusova and Andrea Knies have conversations about the importance of local history in a way that is relevant to the listener -  wherever they may be.

BOTA Center 

Music: Oh! By Jingo! by All -Star Trio

Lovably Local Podcast Episode 9  Scary History: The Value of Ghost Stories and Legends with Liz Reed 

The Lovably Local Podcast is produced by Compass Rose History Experiences. Hosts Mimi Cirbusova and Andrea Knies have conversations about the importance of local history in a way that is relevant to the listener -  wherever they may be.

Paranormal Society of Bradenton, Florida

Haunted Manatee County

Music: Oh! By Jingo! by All -Star Trio

Lovably Local Podcast Episode 8 The Sands of Time: How the Environment Shapes History with Professor Uzi Baram 

The Lovably Local Podcast is produced by Compass Rose History Experiences. Hosts Mimi Cirbusova and Andrea Knies have conversations about the importance of local history in a way that is relevant to the listener -  wherever they may be.

Music: Oh! By Jingo! by All -Star Trio