Podcast #85-S3 Welcome to Dwarf Car Museum! Ernie Adams, originator of the dwarf car, has made a name for himself building Dwarf Race Cars and scaled down replicas of classic cars called Dwarf Car Cruisers. These handmade works of art now have a home in Maricopa, Arizona. Early Years: Ernie Adams had a fascination with…
Month: November 2022
Lincoln County Museum
Podcast #84-S3 Lincoln Historic Site is unique in that it manages most of the historical buildings in the community of Lincoln. This most widely visited state monument in New Mexico is part of a community frozen in time—the 1870’s and 1880’s. Through a gift from the Hubbard Family Trust, the historic site now includes 17…
Smokey Bear Museum & Gift Shop
Podcast #83-S3 How many people know that Smokey Bear was actually a live bear found in a forest fire! This was such a cool place and Nat and Sean were so much fun to do the podcast with. There was so much Americana history here and it brought back so many memories of commercials and…
Fort Stanton, NM
Podcast #82-S3 Named for Captain Henry W. Stanton, who was killed in a skirmish with the Apaches, Fort Stanton was built in 1855 by soldiers of the 1st Dragoon and the 3rd and 8th Infantry Regiments to serve as a base of operations against the Mescalero Apache Indians. It served as a military fortification through…
Franklin Auto Museum
Podcast #81-S3 The Franklin Auto Museum™, maintained by the Thomas H. Hubbard/H.H. Franklin Foundation, is located in Tucson Arizona. Founded by Thomas Hubbard, the museum is a means to continue his collection of classic Franklin automobiles, and to provide an opportunity to develop a comprehensive Franklin Museum covering all years of the company’s production. Mr….