Exploring History
by Ray Notgrass
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July 4: One Soldier's Story
July 4: One Soldier's Story
About this podcast
Exploring History with Ray Notgrass offers background on what you hear in the news, shares stories from history that will enlighten and inspire you, and provides encouragement about homeschooling, family life, and your walk with God.
Episodes
The newest 20 of 84 episodes
- July 4: One Soldier's Story · 53 minWesley Notgrass (1915-2007) joined the United States Army and served in Europe during World War II. Wesley preached a sermon in 1977 reflecting on his experience and on America's…
- Timothy Demonbreun and the Revolutionary War on the Frontier · 59 minIn this episode, Charlene Notgrass talks about her ancestor Timothy Demonbreun (1731-1826), a French-Canadian who served in the American Revolution, and the importance of French…
- Daily Life in the Colonies · 53 minIn this episode, Charlene Notgrass explores what daily life was like in the American colonies in the years leading up to the American Revolution. VIDEO VERSION…
- Laura Ingalls Wilder and the Declaration of Independence · 58 minIn this episode, John Notgrass offers a presentation on the life of Laura Ingalls Wilder, plays several songs enjoyed by the Ingalls family, and makes connections between Laura's…
- 1776: The Road to Independence · 25 minExploring History returns with a conversation between Ray and John Notgrass about the events surrounding the signing of the Declaration of Independence in July of 1776…
- The American Revolution in Books · 12 minAmerica celebrates the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence in 2026. On today's Exploring History podcast, Ray Notgrass tells about five books that your family…
- Hero of Two Worlds: The Marquis de Lafayette · 23 minMost people know the Marquis de Lafayette as an aide to General George Washington during the American Revolutionary War. On the latest Exploring History podcast, Ray Notgrass…
- Secret Soviet Documents Revealed! · 10 minThe former Soviet Union had a project to map the entire world. They produced over one million distinct maps of places around the world. On his latest Exploring History podcast…
- The Letters of Julia Sand · 18 minOne woman's letters to a president may have changed his thinking and may have helped bring about needed reforms in our country. On the next Exploring History podcast, Ray…
- When Riding a Streetcar Turned Into a Battle · 9 minA little known incident in 1854 was part of the struggle for equal rights for all Americans. It reminds us today of our need to be done with prejudice and scapegoating. In the…
- Fighting Two Wars at Once: The Tuskegee Airmen · 10 minDuring World War II, the American military and American society were marked by segregation and prejudice. Many Americans believed that black persons were not capable of flying…
- The Hiss Case · 12 minSeventy-five years ago, Whittaker Chambers accused highly respected U.S. government official Alger Hiss of being a Communist. Hiss denied the accusation. Who was telling the…
- The Overcomer: The Story of Mabel Fairbanks · 6 minMabel Fairbanks was an African American ice skater who overcame poverty, prejudice, and a host of other hardships to become an international skating star. In his latest podcast…
- The Music of Christmas · 12 minOne of the special aspects of Christmas is hearing and singing the same songs, even though we have heard them year after year. Perhaps it is the memories that these songs bring…
- Thankful for Our Country · 7 minOn the Exploring History podcast for Thanksgiving, Ray Notgrass tells the true story of a man who escaped Poland in 1938, came to the United States, and lived with gratitude for…
- The Little Rock Nine · 14 minIn 1957 nine brave teenagers showed remarkable courage and conviction as they integrated Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas. On his latest Exploring History podcast…
- The Great War and Its Greatest Hero · 24 minWorld War I brought unprecedented loss of life and destruction. But it also provided stories of amazing heroism. In the latest Exploring History podcast, Ray Notgrass examines…
- What Can You Learn from History? · 12 minWhy should anyone, especially our students, bother to learn history? In his latest Exploring History podcast, Ray Notgrass offers six specific things we can gain from a study of…
- The Faith of a President · 18 minRonald Reagan was a man of faith: faith in God, and faith in the strength of our country. In the latest Exploring History podcast, Ray Notgrass looks at the life and presidency…
- The Cool History of Air Conditioning · 17 minHot enough for you? We can be thankful that we can do something about it, but it hasn't always been this way. In this podcast, Ray Notgrass traces the history of attempts to…
