In this short story, I read “The Story of the Telegraph and Steamboat,” by Frank Stockton. Stockton’s book, “Stories of New Jersey, originally published in 1896, is available on Kindle. Feel free to email me-njhistorypodcast@gmail.com. Please feel free to follow me on YouTube: the new jersey history podcast channel; Instagram: njhistorypodcast; TikTok: mrkbhistorynj; Facebook: Kyle W. Banner (The NJ History Podcast) --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kyle-banner2/message ..read more

I was absent for not a week, due to shopping, finals with my college students, etc. this week I return with so much content. Here’s an intro with me and my students, but tune in for “This Week in New Jersey History,“ Washington’s retreat through New Jersey, and The History of Christmas through a New Jersey Lens.  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kyle-banner2/message ..read more

First, I’m now on the Snapchat- njhistorypod This is just a little teaser/intro episode for my mini-series “Washington’s Retreat Through New Jersey.” I‘m coming to you from the college, because a fee people asked if I’d make some lecture-style recordings. Please email me with any suggestions, or if theres anything in particular about Washington’s 1776 winter retreat through NJ that you’d like to know about. Update- if we communicate a few times back and forth, and I trust you’re not a serial killer, I’ll share my cell number so people can more easily contact me with suggestion/questions. Socia ..read more

This episode takes us to Rancocas Woods, which is an hour and a half southwest of New York City, one hour west of the NJ Shore, and 30 minutes east of Philly.  Like much of New Jersey, the Rancocas Woods area experienced growth during the mid-20th Century. Rancocas Woods is an unincorporated settlement in Mount Laurel Township, Burlington County, New Jersey. The first houses in Rancocas Woods were erected in the 1930s, but the surrounding area grew up along the Mount Holly-Beverly Turnpike. As far back as 1703, a log cabin-style Quaker meeting house was built in the settlement.  Ou ..read more

I was doing some research on a song after hearing it on the radio, and it brought me to a surprising fact about New Jersey. We often think of famous people who were born in New Jersey, and who lived here, but do we think of people who came here for various reasons and died in New Jersey? Join me in this short episode as we briefly discuss factors that drew/draw people to New Jersey and the interesting people who died while living in our great state. For further information, check out the following: https://www.ranker.com/list/notable-people-who-died-in-new-jersey/reference Feel free to email ..read more

This is my first installment of “This Week in New Jersey History,” which will appear weekly. Feel free to reach out to me at njhistorypodcast@gmail.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kyle-banner2/message ..read more

In this episode, we wrap up Big Red Eye but will revisit him at some point. But what do you know about the global “little people” legends? Why do so many civilizations have similar tales about creatures similar to humans, but smaller? These civilizations never came in contact with one another, so why does this seem universal in the Western Hemisphere? Remember The New Jersy History Channel YouTube Channel has moved to @mrkbhistorynj Revisit my episode with my former student, Josh, where we discuss the importance of studying history-  https://youtu.be/xe3yumfzy94 Sources: https://theweekly ..read more

What is an Indian Reservation? Did NJ have any Indian Reservations? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kyle-banner2/message ..read more

In this episode, we travel to Sussex County, to introduce ourselves to Big Red Eye, NJ’s Bigfoot. Please check out the following before episode 42:  https://weirdnj.com/stories/big-red-eye/  https://www.nj.com/news/2011/08/as_bigfoot_sasquatch_or_njs_bi.html  https://youtube.com/@shadowofredeye Contact me njhistorypodcast@gmail.com Thumbnail credit: Weird NJ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kyle-banner2/message ..read more

Something special this way comes…. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kyle-banner2/message ..read more