Dead Centre

Katie O'Toole•deadcentre.podbean.com

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

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Episodes

Episode 9 - Remembering Sherm Lutz

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 Shop David Szesztay https://open.audio/library/tracks/38904/ Pineapple Rag http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Joplin/ Let’s Call er Lil https://freemusicarchive.org/music/S...

May 30, 2020•41 min•Ep. 10

Episode 8 - Centre County's First in Flight

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 Commons Attribution; Non-commercial Synthetic engine Timbre https://freesound.org/people/Timbre/packs/7226/ Attribution Only Bi-Plane taxi Lovebu...

Jul 31, 2019•29 min•Ep. 9

Episode 7 - CCC in Centre County

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

Sep 03, 2018•24 min

Episode 6 - Rowland Theatre

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

Jun 18, 2018•22 min

Episode 5 - The Fraternal Farmer

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.

Sep 25, 2017•27 min

Episode 4 - The Crooked House

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."

Jun 21, 2017•26 min

Episode 3 - An Ironclad Agreement

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...

Feb 11, 2017•24 min

Episode 2 - The Smithsonian in Centre County

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.wav Richardemoore Licensed under Attribution 3.0 thefilmbakery Pioneer Village » Horse and Carriage.aif This work is licensed under the Creative Commons 0 License. J...

Nov 28, 2016•21 min

Episode 1 - The Inverted Jennies

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 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Theme Music "Coffee Shop" David Szesztay...

Sep 28, 2016•24 min

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