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Explore the stories, people, and events that make up the rich history of Centre County, Pennsylvania.

Katie O'Toole

  • May 30, 2020 LATEST EPISODE
  • infrequent NEW EPISODES
  • 26m AVG DURATION
  • 9 EPISODES


Latest episodes from Dead Centre

Episode 9 - Remembering Sherm Lutz

Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2020 41:29


No one did more than Sherm Lutz to promote aviation to Centre County. Hear the story of Centre County's premiere aviator and his surprising legacy. Thank you to the following artists for use of their music and sound effects in the making of this episode of Dead Centre: THEME MUSIC: Licensed under Creative Commons: Coffee ShopDavid Szesztay  https://open.audio/library/tracks/38904/ Pineapple Raghttp://freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Joplin/ Let’s Call er Lilhttps://freemusicarchive.org/music/Singing_Sadie/Songs_for_Swingers/Lets_Call_er_Lil/ Policy Kinhttps://freemusicarchive.org/music/Heftone_Banjo_Orchestra/Music_Box_Rag/Heftone_Banjo_Orchestra_-_Music_Box_Rag_-_12_-_Policy_King/ Arctichttps://freemusicarchive.org/music/Chad_Crouch/20190430162340543/Arctic Cows MooingFelix Blumehttps://freesound.org/people/qubodup/ P-40 Takeoffhttps://freesound.org/people/Fight2FlyPhoto/sounds/161119/#  Bi-Plane taxihttps://freesound.org/people/LOVEBURD/sounds/329615/# Apollo and Mercury Soundshttps://freesound.org/people/DudeAwesome/ Stacatto Rhythmhttps://freesound.org/people/robcro6010/sounds/513921/# Lobo Locohttps://freemusicarchive.org/music/Lobo_Loco/Welcome/Hoh_Harph_ID_924_1956 Paradehttps://freesound.org/people/daveincamas/sounds/25580/# Bigpickle51https://freesound.org/people/bigpickle51/sounds/262394/# Old plane fly-byhttps://freesound.org/people/Yap_Audio_Production/sounds/219539/# G20-o6 – Big Benhttps://freesound.org/people/craigsmith/sounds/438221/# Plane flying overheadhttps://freesound.org/people/gpag1/sounds/392486/# College Football Gamehttps://freesound.org/people/timmyg62/sounds/328623/# Bi plane engine revshttps://freesound.org/people/craigsmith/sounds/437735/# Vintage 2 Engine Prop Aircrafthttps://freesound.org/people/craigsmith/packs/24884/ Bombers divinghttps://freesound.org/people/CGEffex/sounds/96210/# small prop planehttps://freesound.org/people/kyles/sounds/413915/# small propeller planehttps://freesound.org/people/straget/sounds/403316/# 

Episode 8 - Centre County's First in Flight

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2019 28:46


Dive into the adventures of the early airmail pilots who flew blindly across the Allegheny Mountains, stopping in Bellefonte, PA, on the first leg of the transcontinental airmail route, and hear from Bob Hines whose Uncle Dan wrote an early history of the airmail pioneers.Thanks to the following artists whose work was used in this production:Creative CommonsAttribution; Non-commercialSynthetic engineTimbrehttps://freesound.org/people/Timbre/packs/7226/Attribution OnlyBi-Plane taxiLoveburdhttps://freesound.org/people/LOVEBURD/sounds/329615/#College Football GameTimmyg62https://freesound.org/people/timmyg62/sounds/328623/#Vintage Biplaneshttps://freesound.org/people/craigsmith/packs/24881/Steam trainhttps://freesound.org/people/eliasheuninck/packs/10652/Baseball hithttps://freesound.org/people/AmishRob/sounds/214989/#Wind Sound effectKarashttps://freesound.org/people/Karas_Homemade_SFX/Prop washhttps://freesound.org/people/Cheeseheadburger/sounds/141522/#Mournful Musichttps://freesound.org/people/SoundFlakes/sounds/457243/#Piano moodhttps://freesound.org/people/HerbertBoland/packs/8036/Old plane fly-byhttps://freesound.org/people/Yap_Audio_Production/sounds/219539/#Harmonicahttps://freesound.org/people/n_audioman/packs/18582/CC Non-Commercial Share AlikePineapple Raghttp://freemusicarchive.org/music/Various_Artists_Kazoomzoom/http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Joplin/CC Public DomainPatriotic Songs of Americahttp://freemusicarchive.org/music/New_York_Military_Band_and_the_American_Quartet/The Great One-Stephttp://freemusicarchive.org/music/Victor_Dance_Orchestra/Planehttps://freesound.org/people/jenninexus/sounds/275806/#vanehttps://freesound.org/people/14FPanskaBenesova_Barbora/sounds/420048/# 

Episode 7 - CCC in Centre County

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2018 24:01


The Civilian Conservation Corps is a Depression Era federal jobs program that left an extraordinary legacy in Centre County.

Episode 6 - Rowland Theatre

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 18, 2018 21:30


Philipsburg, PA philanthropist Charles Rowland built a theatre for his community in 1917. One hundred years later, Dead Centre revisits his legacy.

Episode 5 - The Fraternal Farmer

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2017 27:27


In the 19th century, Leonard Rhone started Centre County's Grange Fair as a way to promote education and fellowship among farm families. Today, visitors still gather at his Georgian mansion in Centre Hall, Pa.

Episode 4 - The Crooked House

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2017 25:46


An historic home in Milesburg, PA could not be salvaged, so its owner is turning it into a work of art called "The Crooked House."

Episode 3 - An Ironclad Agreement

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2017 23:42


The Iron Barons of 19th century Centre County successfully won hosting rights for a Farmers High School that became Penn State.Thank you to the following artists for use of their music and sound effects in the making of this episode of Dead Centre: THEME MUSIC: “Coffee Shop”David Szesztay is Licensed under an Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 International License. Based on a work at http://www.needledrop.co/wp/artists/david-szesztay/ "Nothing Broken"Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ The following works are: Licensed under the Creative Commons 0 License: Hammer and anvilDuasunSeptember 12th, 2015Saw » WoodSaw1.wavPingelNovember 22nd, 2005Cow moosjosephsardinFebruary 6th, 2013Fire Crackle and Flames 002FractalStudiosOctober 19th, 2016brassmusic.mp3vollkornbrotMay 9th, 2013 The following works are:Licensed under the Attribution License.SE Horse & wagon with lots of wooden & metal rattle.wavSoundEnsembleOctober 2nd, 2014Sea Sounds from BC chop.wavhazureOctober 13th, 2006industrial explosive percussion » industrial_crash02.aifthanvannispenNovember 11th, 2005Thunder » Dry thunder2.wavjuskiddinkJuly 23rd, 2010fantasy-SF » many_coins.mp3Taira KomoriJanuary 11th, 2014 The following works are: Licensed under the Attribution Noncommercial License:ForgePasheeJuly 3rd, 2013Three cannon shotsoriginalmajaDecember 16th, 2013

Episode 2 - The Smithsonian in Centre County

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 28, 2016 21:18


Episode 2 of Dead Centre explores how a part of the Smithsonian collection came to be in Centre County, Pa.Thanks to the following artists whose work is used in this episode:Celebrating 50 Years by The United States Army Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps is licensed under a Public Domain Mark 1.0 License.Civil War » CW_Cannon_Single1.wavRichardemooreLicensed under Attribution 3.0thefilmbakeryPioneer Village » Horse and Carriage.aifThis work is licensed under the Creative Commons 0 License.J. S. Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No4-1 BWV1049by Kevin MacLeod Creative Commons Attribution license.playaudio1 Clippy cloppyLicensed under the Creative Commons Attribution license.

Episode 1 - The Inverted Jennies

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2016 23:49


This is the story of some of the rarest stamps in American philately and how four were stolen and three ultimately returned to the American Philatelic Society in Bellefonte, the seat of Centre County, PA.Thanks to the following creators and composers whose work is gratefully included in today’s episode:Theme Music "Ghost Dance"Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/Theme Music"Coffee Shop"David Szesztayhttp://www.needledrop.co/wp/artists/david-szesztay/Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/Sound Effects: The following are licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/Plane Cessna Taxi Prop wash.wavCheeseheadburgerfreesound.orgonearmedbanditjackpot.wavvumseplutten1709freesound.orgfast foward.wavricardrifreesound.org presentiment R4544m2Setunimanfreesound.orgphoto press Conference.WAVklankbeeldfreesound.org real?_world_recordings » photocopy machine.wavPhotocopy machineTomlijaClicks and Pops Volume 1 » clicks and pops 3.aifCorsica_SThe following is licensed under Creative Common’s CCO 1.0 Universal Public Domain DedicationrauliphoneShop Vac.aif

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