Stuhr Crazy

This month's podcast focuses on secret societies of the past, both local and beyond.Episode Cast:Host: Robb Nelson, Assistant CuratorCo-Hosts: Kay Cynova, Director of Interpretive Resources & Carly Cremers, Director of EducationThe Stuhr Crazy Podcast is a product of Stuhr Museum. You can find more at www.stuhrmuseum.org. Find the podcast on Apple Podcast, Stitcher, Spotify, or wherever you download podcasts. Music provided by www.bensound.com. Thanks for listening!

This month's podcast discusses the introduction of the transcontinental railroad which connected the east and the west, and what that meant for the country on both a national and local level.  Episode Cast:Host: Robb Nelson, Assistant CuratorCo-Hosts: Kay Cynova, Director of Interpretive Resources & Kari Stofer, Curatorial DirectorThe Stuhr Crazy Podcast is a product of Stuhr Museum. You can find more at www.stuhrmuseum.org. Find the podcast on Apple Podcast, Stitcher, Spotify, or wherever you download podcasts. Music provided by www.bensound.com. Thanks for listening!

Continuing on the the disaster trend, this month we look at Natural Disasters in history, including some local stories. Tune in to learn about this powerful subject!Episode Cast:Host: Robb Nelson, Assistant CuratorCo-Host: Carly Cremers, Director of EducationGuest: Sam Stump, Registrar & Joel Springer, Curatorial TechnicianThe Stuhr Crazy Podcast is a product of Stuhr Museum. You can find more at www.stuhrmuseum.org. Find the podcast on Apple Podcast, Stitcher, Spotify, or wherever you download podcasts. Music provided by www.bensound.com. Thanks for listening!

Welcome to the newest season of the Stuhr Crazy podcast, where we kick off things with a rather interesting subject... dangers in the Victorian home! From food to home appliances to chemicals and more, danger could be found in a number of places inside the early American homes. Episode Cast:Host: Robb Nelson, Assistant CuratorCo-Host: Carly Cremers, Director of EducationGuest: Kay Cynova, Director of Interpretive ResourcesThe Stuhr Crazy Podcast is a product of Stuhr Museum. You can find more at www.stuhrmuseum.org. Find the podcast on Apple Podcast, Stitcher, Spotify, or wherever you download podcasts. Music provided by www.bensound.com. Thanks for listening!

In the final episode of season 6, host Robb Nelson discusses the history of area libraries and beyond with Director of Interpretive Resources, Kay Cynova. After the commercial break, Robb talks about modern library services and the like with Shaun Klee, Adult & Technical Services Librarian at the Grand Island Public Library.The Stuhr Crazy Podcast is a product of Stuhr Museum. You can find more at www.stuhrmuseum.org. Find the podcast on Apple Podcast, Stitcher, Spotify, or wherever you download podcasts. Thanks for listening!

This week's episode was a lot of fun for our host, Robb Nelson, as he is joined by fellow baseball-lover Megan Arrington-Williams of the Stuhr Museum Foundation. They discuss rivalries amidst the history and current baseball teams, as well as reminisce about their experiences in the sport growing up. After the commercial break, Robb speaks to Loren Studley, Director of the Museum of Nebraska Major League Baseball in St. Paul, Nebraska. He shares the stories of a few of the Nebraska athletes included in the museum, including seven Hall of Fame members.The Stuhr Crazy Podcast is a product of Stuhr Museum. You can find more at www.stuhrmuseum.org. Find the podcast on Apple Podcast, Stitcher, Spotify, or wherever you download podcasts. Thanks for listening!

In this week's episode, host Robb Nelson and Director of Interpretive Resources, Kay Cynova, discuss the long history of the Nebraska State Fair. Later on, Robb speaks with current Nebraska State Fair Deputy Executive Director, Jaime Parr about the State Fair as it is today. The Stuhr Crazy Podcast is a product of Stuhr Museum. You can find more at www.stuhrmuseum.org. Find the podcast on Apple Podcast, Stitcher, Spotify, or wherever you download podcasts. Thanks for listening!

This week Stuhr staff explore the history of colleges, specifically in the Hall County, NE area. Hosts Robb Nelson and Carly Cremers discuss the origins of these colleges and schools with the Director of Curatorial, Kari Stofer and Registrar, Sam Stump. After the commercial break, Robb chats with Michelle Lubken, the Associate Dean of Students at the Central Community College campus in Grand Island. The Stuhr Crazy Podcast is a product of Stuhr Museum. You can find more at www.stuhrmuseum.org. Find the podcast on Apple Podcast, Stitcher, Spotify, or wherever you download podcasts. Thanks for listening!

Season 6 continues with a look into the history of Schimmer's Lake in Hall County, NE. Host Robb Nelson is joined by the Director of Interpretive Resources at Stuhr Museum, Kay Cynova to discuss the origins and culture surrounding this location. Part two features a chat with a couple members of the Schimmer family, Les Schimmer, and his wife, Karen, as they reminisce about days gone by. The Stuhr Crazy Podcast is a product of Stuhr Museum. You can find more at www.stuhrmuseum.org. Find the podcast on Apple Podcast, Stitcher, Spotify, or wherever you download podcasts. Thanks for listening!

We're kicking off Season 6 with a topic of Olympic Proportions! Listen in as hosts Robb Nelson and Carly Cremers chat with Sam Stump about the origins of the Olympics, then in the second part, are joined by Nate Parks, Vice President of Program for the Special Olympics Nebraska. We had a lot of fun with this topic, and we hope you enjoy it, too!The Stuhr Crazy Podcast is a product of Stuhr Museum. You can find more at www.stuhrmuseum.org. Find the podcast on Apple Podcast, Stitcher, Spotify, or wherever you download podcasts. Thanks for listening!

We are off the beaten path for our season 5 finale so come get wild with us as we discuss cryptozoology in general and Bigfoot in particular. We start with Bigfoot enthusiast and Stuhr Museum Director of Education Carly Cremers who talks about her life long fascination with the creature. Then we speak with Harriett McFeely of the Bigfoot Crossroads of America Museum in Hastings. It's a fascinating conversation that, hopefully, brings this creature into a little more focus. The Stuhr Crazy Podcast is a product of Stuhr Museum. You can find more at www.stuhrmuseum.org. Find the podcast on Apple Podcast, Stitcher, Spotify or wherever you download podcasts. Thanks for listening.

The word "Runza" does one of two things - make you hungry or make you confused. If it makes you hungry, chances are you've enjoyed one of Nebraska's signature foods. If you've never heard the word, we are about to tell you everything you've ever wanted to know about the Runza, a Nebraska specific food with a rich history. We start by talking where the Runza came from with Carly Cremers and Samantha Stump and then speak with Donald Everett Jr., the President of Runza about the company's past, present and future. The Stuhr Crazy Podcast is a product of Stuhr Museum. You can find more at www.stuhrmuseum.org. Find the podcast on Apple Podcast, Stitcher, Spotify or wherever you download podcasts. Thanks for listening.

This episode of the Stuhr Crazy Podcast is extra sweet as we take on the history of beekeeping! From the early days of the Lewis and Clark expedition to Hall County names you'd recognize who prized themselves on their hives, our history is thick as honey with stories of beekeeping. In the second segment we speak with Dustin Schmidt, an amateur beekeeper about how he got into the game and the challenges and triumphs of modern beekeeping. There's a lot of buzz surrounding this episode!The Stuhr Crazy Podcast is a product of Stuhr Museum. You can find more at www.stuhrmuseum.org. Find the podcast on Apple Podcast, Stitcher, Spotify or wherever you download podcasts. Thanks for listening.

The words "Opera House" conjure images of lush red carpet, artful decor and big cities. You don't picture boxing matches, rowdy crowds and towns of less than 2,000 people. In this episode Robb Nelson and Kay Cynova discuss what an Opera House was in the context of the middle of the country and then we talk to George Bartenbach, whose family ran the Bartenbach Opera House for generations. The Stuhr Crazy Podcast is a product of Stuhr Museum. You can find more at www.stuhrmuseum.org. Find the podcast on Apple Podcast, Stitcher, Spotify or wherever you download podcasts. Thanks for listening.

Time for another round! We conclude our two part podcast on Prohibition this week with a look at local prohibition history (Axes! Lawbreaking! Songs!) with the Education Department's own Carly Cremers. Then we travel to the office of Dr. Phil Cahoy who, in addition to co-owning Prairie Pride Brewing, has an unparalleled collection of local artifacts from around the time of prohibition. The Stuhr Crazy Podcast is a product of Stuhr Museum. You can find more at www.stuhrmuseum.org. Find the podcast on Apple Podcast, Stitcher, Spotify or wherever you download podcasts. Thanks for listening.

Bottoms up...or not. This week we are tackling a big topic in a sober but fun way, pun definitely intended. Prohibition was a battle in Hall County that included women bringing axes into bars, crime bosses, good meaning moonshiners and a movement tied up in women's rights. We discuss all this and more with our curators and then take a trip to Prairie Pride Brewing in Grand Island to talk to Brewmaster Alex Briner, who is brewing a pre-prohibition era recipe and getting raves for it. Salud!The Stuhr Crazy Podcast is a product of Stuhr Museum. You can find more at www.stuhrmuseum.org. Find the podcast on Apple Podcast, Stitcher, Spotify or wherever you download podcasts. Thanks for listening.

...and coming around the outside rail is the 5th season of the Stuhr Crazy Podcast! We are back for Season 5 and kicking it off with an episode on the history and current state of horse racing in Hall County. From the early days (that might be far earlier than you think) to an interview with Fonner Park's CEO Chris Kotulak, this episode will have you wearing fancy hats and sipping on a mint julep in no time. Go, baby go!The Stuhr Crazy Podcast is a product of Stuhr Museum. You can find more at www.stuhrmuseum.org. Find the podcast on Apple Podcast, Stitcher, Spotify or wherever you download podcasts. Thanks for listening.

Are you crazy for collectibles? Amazed by antiques? Then this week's Stuhr Crazy Podcast is for you! This week we turn our eye to the Antique Shop and the treasures contained within, as well as a discussion about collecting, starting with Robb Nelson and Kay Cynova speaking about what an antique even is. From there we travel to the Heartland Antique Mall to meet with previous podcast guest Jim Pohl and several dealers to talk about life in the antique game. *NOTE: We had a technical problem in the first segment but the conversation was so good we did our best to fix it. Thanks for bearing with us. The Stuhr Crazy Podcast is a product of Stuhr Museum. You can find more at www.stuhrmuseum.org. Find the podcast on Apple Podcast, Stitcher, Spotify or wherever you download podcasts. Thanks for listening.

Lights, camera, puppets! In this episode of the Stuhr Crazy Podcast our team tackles a somewhat odd but definitely important historical topic - puppets! From religious teachings to political communication to welcoming foreign leaders, puppets have been used throughout history for all sorts of jobs, even at Stuhr Museum. In our second segment Carly Cremers joins us to talk about her creation, Scout, which is the Youth Ambassador for the museum. It's fascinating history...no strings attached!The Stuhr Crazy Podcast is a product of Stuhr Museum. You can find more at www.stuhrmuseum.org. Find the podcast on Apple Podcast, Stitcher, Spotify or wherever you download podcasts. Thanks for listening.

The Stuhr Crazy Podcast continues to explore historic buildings in Hall County with a trip to the Liederkranz, a German Social Club still operating in downtown Grand Island. In the first segment, Kay Cynova and Carly Cremers discuss the history of German social clubs in general and how they've changed through the years. In the second segment we head to the Liederkranz, which has been an operating social club for over 150 years!The Stuhr Crazy Podcast is a product of Stuhr Museum. You can find more at www.stuhrmuseum.org. Find the podcast on Apple Podcast, Stitcher, Spotify or wherever you download podcasts. Thanks for listening.

Up, up and away with the Stuhr Crazy Podcast. In this second part of our two part series on the History of Flight, we talk military balloons, broken spines and more with Kay Cynova and Carly Cremers from our Interpretation and Education Departments respectively. Then, in our second segment, Mike Olsen, Executive Director of the Central Nebraska Regional Airport joins us for a discussion on current air travel and how Grand Island is a great place to fly from and to!The Stuhr Crazy Podcast is a product of Stuhr Museum. You can find us on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify or wherever you find podcasts. Find out more about us at www.stuhrmuseum.org. Thank you for listening!

We take to the skies in this episode of the Stuhr Crazy Podcast and turn our attention to Nebraska's natural wonders. In the first segment experts from our museum discuss the history of the Sandhill Crane migration all the way back from the earliest recorded interactions between man and bird. In the second segment, we are honored to speak with photographer Doug Steinke, this year's Wings Over the Platte Featured Artist, about his art and life in the outdoors. It's a special podcast that goes down unexpected roads and flyways. The Stuhr Crazy Podcast is a product of Stuhr Museum. For more information log onto www.stuhrmuseum.org. Please rate and review this podcast and let others know however you can. We appreciate you listening!

The Stuhr Crazy Podcast is back for Season 4 and we're starting off with a very timely topic: Vaccines. In the first segment Robb Nelson and Kari Stofer from our Curatorial Department discuss the history of vaccines from ancient history through the Smallpox epidemic. In the second segment Dr. Rebecca Steinke will discuss the current vaccine roll out to deal with the current COVID-19 epidemic. It's a fascinating history that ties into an important event happening right now!The Stuhr Crazy Podcast is a product of Stuhr Museum. You can subscribe on Apple Podcast, Stitcher, Spotify or wherever you get podcasts. Learn more at www.stuhrmuseum.org. Thanks for listening!

In this podcast extra, Robb Nelson and Kay Cynova discuss the history and meaning behind three well known Christmas Carols, with a generous assist from the Grand Island Senior High Chamber Singers under the direction of Mr. Jessie LaBrie. You'll never think about some of these carols the same way again!The Stuhr Crazy Podcast is a product of Stuhr Museum. Find it wherever you get podcasts and please like and subscribe. Find out more at www.stuhrmuseum.org.

Christmas time has arrived and the Stuhr Crazy Podcast is back to close out Season 3 with an in-depth discussion of all things holidays around the turn of the century. From creamed lima beans to presents given via "cobweb" to merging idea and cultures, Hall County's history is full of tradition and joy. Stuhr's Curator Robb Nelson and Director of Interpretive Resources Kay Cynova lay it all out in this episode guaranteed to get you thinking about your own traditions. The Stuhr Crazy Podcast is a product of Stuhr Museum. Find out more at www.stuhrmuseum.org. We will return for Season 4 in 2021. Thank you for listening!

Tis the season for holiday celebration and at the Stuhr Crazy Podcast we are ready with an episode dedicated to the history of Christmas. First, our curators Robb Nelson and Kari Stofer talk popular myths, motivations and reasons behind many of the customs we keep alive today. In our second segment Larry Roberts returns to talk about his 10+ years behind the beard playing Santa in a variety of settings. If that's not enough cheer for you we will be back next week for one more holiday episode. Happy holidays!The Stuhr Crazy Podcast is a product of Stuhr Museum. Find out more at www.stuhrmuseum.org and find us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Soundcloud or wherever you get podcasts. Thanks for listening.

This Thursday we will all gather for Thanksgiving over a nice, piping hot squirrel and...wait, what? In this week's Stuhr Crazy Podcast we dive into the history of Thanksgiving with Kay Cynova and Robb Nelson, who talk about history, mythology and, of course, food! A lot has changed in terms of what was popular and there are some surprises in store. From there we turn reflective and speak with the Executive Directors of the Museum and Foundation about the challenging year that was, the opportunities that will be and what they're thankful for. It's a fascinating look into running a nonprofit from two of the best in the business. The Stuhr Crazy Podcast is a product of Stuhr Museum. Please subscribe and rate wherever you find podcasts, including Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, SoundCloud and Spotify. For more information find us at www.stuhrmuseum.org. Thanks for listening!

Say cheese! In this episode we talk about something that sets Stuhr Museum apart from other museums - our immense collection of historic photographs. In the first segment our curatorial staff talks about the tens of thousands of photos in our collection, why they're important, the challenges in preserving them and some of their favorites (spoilers: They can't pick). From there we speak with Terry Winslow, a long time photographer in Grand Island who shares his expertise and stories about our community. If you're a photographer or love photography in all its facets, you won't want to miss this podcast.The Stuhr Crazy Podcast is a product of Stuhr Museum. You can find it on Stitcher, Soundcloud, Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts. For more information find us at www.stuhrmuseum.org. Thanks for listening.

Lights down, curtain up on the Stuhr Crazy Podcast as we travel to The Grand Theater, a unique and important part of Hall County's history. From it's humble beginnings and renovations, through the dark 80's all the way to rebirth as a volunteer run theater, The Grand is a beautiful theater, a great story and a fascinating history. Jim Pohl, who runs The Grand, is our guest, after Robb and Mike talk the history of movie houses in Grand Island. We're ready for our close up!The Stuhr Crazy Podcast is a product of Stuhr Museum. Listen wherever you find podcasts. Find out more at www.stuhrmuseum.org. Thanks for listening.

It's almost Halloween and we have something sincerely spooky for you in a different sort of episode for us here at Stuhr Museum. We start with museum ghost stories told by Samantha Stump and Kari Stofer from our curatorial department, complete with strange stories in the Stuhr Building and the Collection's Building. From there we talk to Kim Alex, a real life ghost hunter who has had experiences at Stuhr Museum. Of course, we tie it in to history throughout the podcast but...there's some spooky stuff going on. Enjoy!The Stuhr Crazy Podcast is a product of Stuhr Museum. Learn more about our museum and our history at www.stuhrmuseum.org.

We're back for Season 3 of the Stuhr Crazy Podcast and our topic could not be more timely. We are focusing on the Town Hall, home of all manner of 1890's civic engagement, including elections. Our Director of Interpretive Resources, Kay Cynova, gives us the dirty details of politics in the pioneer days, follows by an interview with the current Hall County Election Commissioner Tracy Overstreet. It's an inspiring and somewhat familiar look at how elections play a part in our lives and always have.The Stuhr Crazy Podcast is a product of Stuhr Museum. Learn more about our museum and our history at www.stuhrmuseum.org.

As a prepare for All Hallows at Stuhr Museum, this week's podcast extra features a ghost story, more than 100 years old. Carly Cremers, with Stuhr Museum's Education Department, gives a reading of the Ambrose Bierce short story "The Moonlet Road". CONTENT WARNING - While very chaste by today's standards, this story does deal with murder and may not be appropriate for al audiences.The Stuhr Crazy Podcast is a product of Stuhr Museum. You can find more at www.stuhrmuseum.org. Thank you for listening and we will return with full episodes in a few weeks.

One of Stuhr's most amazing artifacts gets a closer look in today's episode. The Indian Plains Art Ledger has quite a history, first as a diary and handwriting practice tool then as a piece of Native American art then as an artifact at Stuhr Museum. In this podcast extra we do "dramatic" readings of the ledger from when it was diary of a young man in the 1860s followed by a discussion with Curatorial Assistant Samantha Stump who transcribed the ledger and made it possible for Stuhr Museum to show. It's a fascinating look into one of the most amazing artifacts in our collection.The Stuhr Crazy Podcast is a product of Stuhr Museum. Background music for this episode generously provided by http://www.bensound.com. For more info and episodes log onto www.stuhrmuseum.org.

The Stuhr Crazy Podcast is on a short break but we have some extra material for your feed starting with this episode featuring bits and pieces from various episodes and recording sessions that did not make it into the final product. We talk about mad hatters, fashion, dog bites, egg and daughter nights and what got us into history, among other topics. We appreciate you listening and we'll be back with new episodes in late October.The Stuhr Crazy Podcast is a product of Stuhr Museum. For more information head over to stuhrmuseum.org or find us wherever you find podcasts. Thank you for listening.

Choo Choo! For the final episode of Season 2 of the Stuhr Crazy Podcast we focus on the Depot in Railroad Town, a spot that was once the center of a real small town that real trains rumbled through on a daily basis. From there we speak to Jim Hannah, local train enthusiast, for some details on the glory days of the train industry and what it looks like today. It's an action packed episode for train lovers.The Stuhr Crazy Podcast is a product of Stuhr Museum. Find out more at www.stuhrmuseum.org and find the Stuhr Crazy Podcast wherever you get podcasts. Thanks for listening.

Mailing children! Barking dogs! Honest, hard working mailmen forced to endure extreme temperatures! The post office is full of harrowing stories and this week on the Stuhr Crazy Podcast we tell a good number of them as we turn our eye to the Post Office in Railroad Town. After some history with our hosts interview Larry Roberts, a former Stuhr employee and 30 year veteran of the post office. It's educational, it's entertaining and some of the stories will stick with you.The Stuhr Crazy Podcast is a product of Stuhr Museum. For more episodes and information head over to www.stuhrmuseum.org. Thank you for listening.

Welcome back to our further exploration of one of Grand Island's most interesting structures, the Hedde Building. In this continuation of last week's podcast, we start with a conversation between historians that leads to some very interesting places including talks about women's suffrage, the types of businesses that were in the building and much more. Then downtown developer Amos Anson continues his tour of the building where we go into the former offices of the Grand Island Independent, deal with glass whiskey bottles and much more. The Stuhr Crazy Podcast is a product of Stuhr Museum. You can listen to more podcasts and learn more at stuhrmuseum.org. Thanks for listening!

This episode is a little different as our hosts and experts take a field trip to a historic building in Grand Island that's getting an exciting, new life.The Hedde Building in downtown Grand Island is currently owned and is being renovated by local developer Amos Anson. After some history (for context) we take a tour of the building to find out what's old, what's new and why preservation makes sense from a construction and business standpoint. There is also a video component on our Youtube channel if you would like to see the building for yourself,.The Stuhr Crazy Podcast is a product of Stuhr Museum. You can find out more at www.stuhrmuseum.org. Thank you for listening.

School is in session! In this episode of the Stuhr Crazy Podcast we turn our eye on the school house in Railroad Town, just in time for school to start in Hall County. From the prevalence of rural schools in Nebraska to the use of "readers" to odd facts about the Pledge of Allegiance, it's a fascinating look back. From there we interview Nate Balcom, a principal in Grand Island, Nebraska for his take on history and modern schooling.NOTE: Due to a corrupted file the audio with Mr. Balcom is not up to quality. We apologize but believe his interview was worth preserving, even in this less than idea way. The Stuhr Crazy Podcast is a product of Stuhr Museum. You can find Stuhr Crazy wherever you find podcasts including Apple, Stitcher and Spotify. For more info on our museum or the podcast log onto www.stuhrmuseum.org. Thanks for listening.

The Stuhr Crazy Podcast is back for season 2! This season will take us to some very interesting places starting with the Millinery Shop in Railroad Town.What is a milliner? That's a popular question that we will answer along with talking to some of our interpreters who make the beautiful hats in that shop. The conversation goes to some interesting places including the economics of clothes, why there's no such thing as a standard of dress anymore and how clothes can help shy people feel more powerful. The Stuhr Crazy Podcast is a product of Stuhr Museum. Find more information including video clips from this podcast at www.stuhrmuseum.org. Please rate and review this podcast where you can and tell your history friends about us. Thanks for listening.

The Stuhr Crazy Podcast Season 2 begins on Friday, August 7th.

In the last of the Stuhr Crazy Podcast extras for Season One, Curator Robb Nelson reads his article "The War Against the White Plague: Healthcare Workers Combating Tuberculosis in the Early 20th Century" from the special section "Hall County Quarantined". It's a story of the heroism of health care workers in times of pandemic. Full episodes of the podcast will return in late July.The Stuhr Crazy Podcast is a product of Stuhr Museum. Music generously provided by http://www.bensound.com. Find more about the podcast and the museum at www.stuhrmuseum.org. Thank you for listening.

We are just a few weeks away from the return of the Stuhr Crazy Podcast. In the meantime, Stuhr Curator Robb Nelson reads "The Invisible Enemy," and entry in the Hall County Quarantined series that deals with infectious disease and military history in Hall County.The Stuhr Crazy Podcast is a product of Stuhr Museum. Music generously provided by http://www.bensound.com. For more information find us at www.stuhrmuseum.org. Thank you for listening.

In this podcast extra, Stuhr Museum Curator Robb Nelson takes us through the "Pandemics of Fear", an article he wrote as part of the Hall County Quarantined series. You can read the full article along with citations and sources at stuhrmuseum.org, along with other articles and much more about our shared history. The Stuhr Crazy Podcast is a product of Stuhr Museum. Music is generously provided by http://www.bensound.com. For more info log onto stuhrmuseum.org. Thank you for listening.

The Stuhr Crazy Podcast is on hiatus for a few weeks but don't worry. We have a podcast extra for you featuring Curator and host Robb Nelson. In March and April, Robb wrote a timely and interesting series called "Hall County: Quarantined", which he will read over the next few weeks. As always, thank you for subscribing and supporting this podcast. Please subscribe, rate the Stuhr Crazy Podcast wherever you can and tell your history loving friends about it. Music for this podcast extra is generously provided by http://www.bensound.com. For more information please visit stuhrmuseum.org. Thanks for listening.

We close out season one of the Stuhr Crazy Podcast with a longer than normal conversation about an essential part of life today and in the 1890's - Firefighting and emergency response. We start off with a history of firefighting with our historians Robb Nelson, Kay Cynova and Kari Stofer. From the musters of the past to the strange devices used to put out fires, it's a fascinating (if far too short) conversation on that history. For the second segment Jared Stockwell from the Grand Island Fire Department joins us for a discussion on what brought him to the profession, what keeps him there and what people might not know about the firefighter or EMT that shows up at your door in times of emergency.The Stuhr Crazy Podcast is a product of Stuhr Musuem. Find the podcast and everything else about our museum at www.stuhrmuseum.org. Thank you for listening.

Our trek around Railroad Town continues to one of the anchors of our living history community, the Bank! In this episode, we talk to Kay Cynova from Stuhr Museum and Sam Kazda from the Stuhr Museum Foundation about our historic bank and how modern banking differs from what we saw in the 1890s. From there we Dave Richardson from Equitable Bank in Grand Island about his job and why it's much more than you might think. We even get into bank robberies, briefly. The Stuhr Crazy podcast is a product of Stuhr Museum. Find us on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, IHeartRadio and wherever you get your podcasts. For more information about Stuhr Museum log onto www.stuhrmuseum.org. Thank you for listening.

In this episode we focus on the Henry Fonda House, one of the more interesting structures on our grounds. American film legend Henry Fonda was born in Grand Island before moving to Omaha to seek his fortune in the arts, and the house that bares his name has sit on Stuhr's grounds for decades. Stuhr's staff talk about the house, what it represents and what it is now. We then hear from Stuhr's Executive Director Chris Hochstetler, who's background in art lends an entirely new perspective to Fonda's legent.The Stuhr Crazy Podcast is a product of Stuhr Museum. For more info and episodes log onto www.stuhrmuseum.org. Thanks for listening.

In "The Wizard of Oz" why did the Tin Man rust if tin doesn't rust? Here at Stuhr we have several people who know the answer to this and all your other burning questions about the versatile metal known as Tin. Our curators Kari Stofer and Robb Nelson are joined by Stuhr's head of Railroad Town, Kay Cynova, to talk about the history of the Tinsmith. Then Loren Miller, Railroad Town's long time Tinsmith, joins us for a chat about his craft. The Stuhr Crazy Podcast is a product of Stuhr Museum and comes out once a week. For more information log onto www.stuhrmuseum.org.

The doctor will see you now. On this second episode of the Stuhr Crazy podcast, Stuhr Museum tackles the history of the medial profession, where the people are friendly, the drugs are unproven and surgery happens on the dining room table. We also speak with the interpreter in Railroad Town who plays the town doctor. It's a fascinating look in a profession that's very relevant right now.The Stuhr Crazy podcast is a product of Stuhr Museum. See and learn more at www.stuhrmuseum.org. Thanks for listening.

Welcome to the Stuhr Crazy podcast! This is our first episode and we are so glad you've decided to give us a try.In this episode, historians Robb Nelson and Kay Cynova take a look at the art of barbering, complete with some grisly details of a profession that has changed by leaps and bounds (watch out for Robb's rendition of some barber themed poetry). From there we speak with Art Anson, a local barber with over 40 years of experience cutting hair. Stuhr Crazy is a product of Stuhr Museum. Learn more at stuhrmuseum.org.