The Grateful Historians Podcast

Join Lavelle and Chance as they conclude a two part episode on the life, times and mysterious assassination of General William Felix Brantley of Old Choctaw County, Mississippi.

Join Lavelle and Chance as they discuss the life and times of General William Felix Brantley of Choctaw County, Mississippi. Brantley was assassinated in 1870 and the mystery remains unsolved to this day. Learn more about this important figure of both pre-war and post-war North Central Mississippi!

Join Chance and Lavelle as they continue with the story of the train robbery of Duck Hill, Mississippi. In this episode, the train robbers are trailed to Alabama where an epic showdown takes place between the two robbers and a large posse. Tune in!

Join Lavelle and Chance for part one of two podcasts as they discuss the December, 1888 train robbery near Duck Hill, Mississippi. The case reverberated throughout the South and led to an even broader discussion over train safety. If you like true crime, robbery, or good old-fashioned shootouts, this episode is for you.

Is a vast fortune in gold doubloons waiting to be found somewhere along Pigeon Roost Creek? Join Lavelle and Chance as they explore this local legend.

After numerous requests from our audience, Lavelle and Chance revisit the life of Choctaw Chief David Folsom and provide some additional details about this most extraordinary man and the times in which he lived. Join us.

Join Lavelle and Chance as they pay tribute to our local fallen veterans in this special episode of The Grateful Historians.

Choctaw Chief David Folsom is a forgotten figure....but deserved to be remembered. Join Lavelle and Chance and they bring to life some of the exploits of this most interesting figure from our past ---- Colonel David Folsom.

Join Lavelle and Chance as they discuss the former county seat of Old Choctaw County....the now extinct town of Greensboro. They talk about the importance of the place along with local characters, several violent murders and the reason the town became extinct. In addition, there is a mailbag segment of questions from listeners.

Join Lavelle and Chance as they discuss the book The Captured by Scott Zesch - a powerful true story of children abducted by Plains Indians and the inability of those children to readjust to their own culture. In addition, they discuss mailbag questions about the Natchez Trace, Scott Avenue stores in Mathiston over the years, and the efforts to combine Cumberland and Mathiston schools.

Join Lavelle and Chance as they discuss the January 1914 bank robberies of the Mississippi banks in Mathiston, Weir and Heidelburg....all perpetrated by the bank executives. The bank executives loaded the money from the vaults into suitcases and rode away on the train with the dreams of three small towns. In addition, Lavelle and Chance answer a series of mailbag questions from the community. Join them for local southern history told in the style of Southern storytelling.

Join Lavelle and Chance as they conclude a two part broadcast on the assassination of President Garfield along with the subsequent trial and various facts and trivia related to the case.

Lavelle and Chance discuss the Curse of Tecumseh, the miasma theory, various medical advances and the strange assassination of President James Garfield by Charles Guiteau.

On this special edition, The Grateful Historians travel to Mantee to visit with Coach Buddy Pepper. We discuss the history of Mantee and then Coach Pepper tells us about his life. During the story, he touches on many of the major events of history: truck farms, sharecropping, trains, the Polio vaccine, Vietnam and a host of school issues and rural stories.

Lavelle and Chance discuss a few more communities in Webster and Choctaw counties. The formation of Sherwood, Sapa and Dancy are covered along with true stories ranging from a baby found along the railroad tracks to a dog bringing up a man's head, to "spirit rappings" in the 1850s! Something for everyone!

Lavelle and Chance discuss a variety of subjects concerning the founding of various communities in Webster and Choctaw counties. This is for those who want to know more about their local towns. Somehow, we also talk about the 3rd Punic War, Cato, dysentery and cattle ticks!

Join Lavelle and Chance as they conclude their discussion of the 1910 unsolved death of Janie Sharp in Winston County.

Lavelle and Chance discuss an unsolved murder from 1910 in Winston County. An 18 year old girl named Janie Sharp was murdered. Justice was never served. The crime touched off two additional murders and the desecration of her grave. Join us as we try to bring light to this unsolved murder.

Lavelle and Chance wrap up their discussion of this important school in Webster County. The move to Mathiston, the transition to Wood Junior College and the influences of the school are highlighted.

Lavelle and Chance discuss the formation of a high school that will one day become Wood Junior College. From the earliest days in Colfax, to Clarkson, and then to Mathiston, Mississippi, the trials and tribulations of the school are the subject of our inaugural podcast.