To the beat of muffled drums, 10,000 black men, women, and children marched down 5th Avenue in New York City on July 28, 1917. Their march was in protest of the murders in East St. Louis.

Episode 16 - Spectre

May 26th, 2020 9m 48s

Some towns have slipped away entirely, wandering their street, you see the ghostly visage of better times. But Parksville, NY, still has a pulse.This episode was written and hosted by Natalie Shoemaker.If you’d like to support the show pl

Episode 15 - Differing Standards

May 13th, 2020 6m 34s

There was a time when North America lived by the sun. We rose and set with its natural rhythms. This was when life was contained within a few miles. When continents were places of faraway stories. Worlds we spoke of but rarely went.This is a

Episode 14 - My Wife's Lovers

Apr 28th, 2020 7m 11s

The San Francisco Chronicle once wrote back in 1892 that Carl Kahler is “an artist who will leave behind him a fame that will be remembered long after his last work has been accomplished...” Carl would be remembered. But not for his burning sun

Episode 13 - Stranded

Apr 15th, 2020 6m 19s

If only you could have seen it, opening day back in March 1920. When thousands of people lined up around this block, waiting just to get a seat. It’s glowing marque lit the block against the title attraction--a silent picture “The Little Shephe

Episode 12 - Breath of Fresh Air

Apr 1st, 2020 4m 48s

We're going back to a time when air was toxic and the only visible organism that inhabited this world were Stromatolites whose exhalation would be their undoing and our greatest success. Travel back in time with me to billions of years ago.Th

Episode 11 - Unnatrual Selection

Mar 18th, 2020 4m 32s

Within the 24 square miles of the Seneca Army Depot exists the leftover crumbling structures and ecosystem created back in 1941. This episode what written and hosted by Natalie Shoemaker.Please consider supporting the show by sharing it

Extra - Dead Horse Bay

Mar 10th, 2020 7m 43s

Dead Horse Bay in Brooklyn, NY is an amazing living museum into the past and a stark reminder of what we discard doesn't just disappear. As the topsoil begins to erode, more curios begin to be revealed. Let's take a little journey.This episod

Episode 10 - Influencer Marketing

Mar 3rd, 2020 7m

She was a thing to behold, a slender woman dressed all in white riding a train from Buffalo to Hoboken. Her story went that she would ride all day, across the Southern Tier when trains once rumbled through its valleys. And Phoebe Snow would rid

Episode 9 - Dear Diary

Feb 17th, 2020 7m 37s

Surrounding the peace and quiet of Maurice and Maggie Leyden's everyday lives are the outlying events that helped win women the right to vote.This episode was written, researched, and hosted by Natalie Shoemaker.

Episode 8 - A Man in All That the Name Implies

Jan 14th, 2020 16m 11s

We're going to the Binghamton Asylum Cemetery--a place that feels forgotten, as much as the people who are buried here. Inside there's more than one marker that's been lost in the weeds and the overgrowth. There must be hundreds of people burie

Episode 7 - The Box

Nov 19th, 2019 18m 4s

It's unremarkable when you first see it--this sturdy wooden box with a thin mouth at its top. But it's not about it's looks, it's about what this box once held and what it meant for an entire generation of women to greet it for the first time.

Episode 6 - Criminal Mind

Nov 5th, 2019 23m 31s

He was a man of charm and profanity, intelligence and anger. A man of two natures--the original Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. Introducing Edward Ruloff.----This episode was written, researched, and hosted by Natalie Shoemaker.If you'd like to

Halloween Special - The Lady in White

Oct 29th, 2019 11m 23s

When things are left behind without context or history, people have a way of giving them a story--a reason for existing. And sometimes within those stories a community can find a way to express themselves, whether it's the frustration of teenag

Episode 5 - Sentimental Value

Oct 22nd, 2019 13m 24s

We all try to hold on to a piece of someone who is dear to us. The kinds of pieces may change over time, but the sentiment remains the same: to feel them close as if they're with us... always.This episode of Artifacts was written, research, a

Episode 4 - Their Memory Stands

Oct 8th, 2019 9m 3s

Sometimes it takes disaster to push change. The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire would push regulation and better working conditions. But two years later, another tragedy--the Binghamton Factory fire--would push change further still, and their

Episode 3 - Bird of the Apocalypse

Sep 24th, 2019 6m 29s

Many animals were called into serve during WWI, and this episode we're going to share the story of one special bird who was drafted and earned the highest honors.Find Artifacts on Apple, Google, and Spotify.This episode of Artifacts was wri

Episode 2 - Nearly Flightless

Sep 10th, 2019 8m 29s

A bright blue mechanical bird with stunted yellow wings sits on a pedestal within a museum. This is its story.This episode was written, researched, and recorded by Natalie Shoemaker.----Find one near you:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki

Episode 1 - On This Site

Aug 27th, 2019 6m 24s

Along the Western end of the Vestal Rail Trail, there's a sign containing six short lines. This is its story.Artifacts is written, research and hosted by Natalie Shoemaker.

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Artifacts Trailer

Jun 27th, 2019 1m

Artifacts will be coming this August. Look for it wherever you get your podcasts.Get ready to explore the fascinating and strange history behind the things you know and maybe a few you don't.

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