Best 30 Local History Podcasts

Since its founding in 1982, the Brattleboro Historical Society has worked to shelter and share locally significant facts and artifacts so present and future generations can learn from the past. more

Hosted by the founder of The Local Mythstorian project, Eli Lewis-Lycett, each episode focuses on Eli's extensive research into a piece of folklore or curious local history from across Cheshire, Derbyshire, or Staffordshire, revealing the hidden story within. more

Dr. Nic Butler, historian at the Charleston County Public Library, explores the less familiar corners of local history with stories that invite audiences to reflect on the enduring presence of the past in the Lowcountry of South Carolina. more

The Resident Historian is a weekly podcast from KIRO Radio's Feliks Banel. Each episode includes Feliks's long-form history feature from Seattle's Morning News, plus the weekly installment of the history and geography series All Over The Map. Special features will sometimes also highlight other local history stories from the KIRO Radio archives. more

Niagara County History Show is hosted by Norm Palmer.

Welcome to Lily Flagg's Signal, a lovingly-researched history podcast that explores the lore and legends of Huntsville, Alabama. New episodes are posted every Monday through the season. Join this history-nerding adventure to learn more about our city and how the past impacts our present, including first-hand sources on well-known Huntsville lore, misconceptions about popular tall tales, and historical events and people who don't get talked about often enough. more

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You don't have time to read through endless volumes of history books, you want to be a historic know-it-all now! Heritage Bytes explores the history, heritage, and culture, of Canada's 6th largest city. Each episode gives you a byte sized slice of the history of Mississauga from the beginnings over 10,000 years ago through milestones in history such as the War of 1812, the World Wars, and the development of a city through the amalgamation of lost villages. We look at the historic people, places, and events, that define our city today, including peering into the Darker Side of our history. Join us as we explore the historic connections to Mississauga and each other. more

Tune in for a two-minute look at some of the most pivotal — and peculiar — events in Utah history! With all of the history and none of the dust, the Beehive Archive is a fun way to catch up on Utah's past. more

Behind the big themes, celebrated figures, and dry dates of history are the interesting stories of life in the past and ordinary people. Southeast Missouri has a varied and rich history that you often don't hear about in history classes. Join Bill Eddleman of the State Historical Society of Missouri to hear about these stories with 'Tales from Days Gone By.' more

A podcast hosted by Dick DeRyk about people and events, past and present, in Yorkton, Saskatchewan Canada, sponsored by Harvest Meats. more

Lamar University Professor of History, Judith Linsley hosts this brief narration on aspects of Southeast Texas history.2 Minutes of History airs on 91.3 FM KVLU each Friday at 9 am CT. more

Harbour Voices is a series of true story podcasts celebrating the lives and livelihoods of people who call the harbour area of Aberdeen home. Supported by the Year of Scottish Stories 2022 Communities Stories fund and Creative Scotland's Culture Collective fund. more

Time Warp is a podcast on the Canoe FM platform featuring Host Paul Vorvis and Co-Host Kate Butler from the Haliburton Highlands Museum talking about Haliburton County, Ontario, Canada history as well as some other stories from Canada's history. more

The programme takes a look at what makes Dunedin the nation's heritage capital. The wonderful stock of historic buildings will be explored, as well as early European settlement, Maori life in past centuries and tales of gold. Thanks to the Southern Heritage Trust more

Discover fascinating stories and explore the history of Jersey.

Welsh History Podcast tells the story of Wales from the early stone age to the present day, hosted by Jonathan Williams. more

A short podcast exploring the people, places, and events that shaped Muskegon, Michigan, and beyond.

Southwest Michigan is rich in history, as the region contains the second wave of twelve counties organized in the State in 1829. The stories encapsulate pioneer triumphs and tragedy, amazing events, and resilient, enterprising, and passionate people. The region developed along the Territorial Roads, connecting the first land routes between Detroit and Chicago, which later brought with it the railroads and modern highways. more

Stories about ordinary and extraordinary residents and places in Centerville and Washington Township, Ohio. This podcast explores local history from the perspective of current and past residents. more

This podcast journeys into the far corners of the Collingwood Museum to open up the books, dust off the shelves, dig through the documents and look into the past of our community to find those people, events and stories that made this town into the jewel it is today. more

Galveston, Texas is home to hundreds of Texas historical markers and countless significant locations to Texas history! We are transforming Galveston into the world's largest free museum. Galveston Unscripted is designed so you can explore Galveston while walking, running, driving, biking, or any way you choose to discover Texas history. more

Adirondack Community is a multi-year local history project that collects and organizes audio stories and related photographs from Town of Keene community members through an online platform to share the rich social and cultural history of this community located in New York State's Adirondack Mountains. more

The history podcast, which tells chronologically about the 2,000-year-old City of Cologne in Germany. Dive into the early history of the city being founded by the Romans. How did it become a bustling medieval city? How did Cologne perform during Napoleon and the Industrial Revolution? And how about the Nazi time? Triweekly schedule, going chronological from the Roman roots up until the modern era. more