Navigating History

Navigating History takes you on adventures through the archives as hosts, Mimi Cirbusova and Andrea Knies of Compass Rose History Experiences sail the high seas of historic research.

Gone Fishin' 02/01/2024

Gone Fishin' In this episode, Mimi and Andrea go fishing - and microfiching - to reel in some stories about hurricanes and beauty queens. /episode/index/show/lovablylocal/id/29563278

They Call it Booze 01/25/2024

They Call it Booze On this episode, Mimi and Andrea's exploration of historic stories about alcohol lead to a whiskey barrel, some dead fish, and a very unique house. /episode/index/show/lovablylocal/id/29497298

Ghost Stories 01/18/2024

Ghost Stories On this episode, Mimi and Andrea share some of their favorite local ghost stories - from a historical point of view, of course! /episode/index/show/lovablylocal/id/29190403

Medicine and Quirky Cures 01/11/2024

Medicine and Quirky Cures In this episode, Mimi and Andrea search - as many humans have before them - for a magical cure-all for everything that ails you! /episode/index/show/lovablylocal/id/29085188

Radio Stations 01/04/2024

Radio Stations While exploring their local radio station history, Mimi and Andrea uncover someone who helped make all of their research possible. /episode/index/show/lovablylocal/id/29078383

Agriculture 12/28/2023

Agriculture From a young farmer from Illinois to a famous Chicago socialite, Mimi and Andrea share stories about local agricultural history. /episode/index/show/lovablylocal/id/28521107

Weird Publicity 12/21/2023

Weird Publicity Mimi and Andrea share stories of an automobile race, a great big baked potato, and the human fly in this episode about weird publicity. /episode/index/show/lovablylocal/id/28520291

Nature 12/14/2023

Nature This episode is inspired by nature as Mimi and Andrea share the stories of Marie Selby and May Mann Jennings. /episode/index/show/lovablylocal/id/28519385

Water Transportation 12/07/2023

Water Transportation On this episode, Mimi and Andrea take a historic journey with water transportation from Cypress Gardens to the Titanic. /episode/index/show/lovablylocal/id/28519160

Magical Tourism 11/30/2023

Magical Tourism Join Mimi and Andrea as they share the history of their favorite magical tourism spots from Spook Hill to Cassadaga. /episode/index/show/lovablylocal/id/28515116

American Lore: Hard History 01/12/2023

American Lore: Hard History In this episode, Mimi and Andrea look at common American lore that reveals some of our hard history. Andrea discusses Espera Oscar de Corti (who presented himself as Iron Eyes Cody) and Mimi shares the legend of John Henry. /episode/index/show/lovablylocal/id/25387686

Fuzzy Wuzzy Propaganda: Smokey and McGruff 01/05/2023

Fuzzy Wuzzy Propaganda: Smokey and McGruff From advertisments to legends to cartoons, Mimi and Andrea are exploring all kinds of fictitious characters in American history. In this episode, they chat about the histories of Smokey Bear and McGruff the Crime Dog. /episode/index/show/lovablylocal/id/25386549

American Mythology: Paul, Pecos, and Davy 12/29/2022

American Mythology: Paul, Pecos, and Davy As Mimi and Andrea continue exploring characters in American history, Mimi shares the myths of Paul Bunyon and Pecos Bill and Andrea talks about the man who became a myth, Davy Crockett. /episode/index/show/lovablylocal/id/25385592

Advertising America: Sam and Rosie 12/22/2022

Advertising America: Sam and Rosie Mimi and Andrea fall into a new history rabbit hole and begin exploring fictitious characters in history! In this episode, Andrea shares what she has discovered about Uncle Sam and Mimi talks about her findings on Rosie the Riveter. /episode/index/show/lovablylocal/id/25384338

A Dedicated Seamstress 10/27/2022

A Dedicated Seamstress A Dedicated Seamstress OR A Badass Entrepreneur Andrea shares some awesome facts about Betsy Ross that are not taught in history class. /episode/index/show/lovablylocal/id/24772047

The Skies Have No Ceiling 10/20/2022

The Skies Have No Ceiling Mimi shares her incredible research on Bessie Coleman, the first Black woman aviatrix. /episode/index/show/lovablylocal/id/24702018

Golden Coffee 10/13/2022

Golden Coffee Golden Coffee Or A Cup of Joe In this episode, Andrea introduces Mimi to Madame Joe and her coffee that received a gold coin from President Hayes. /episode/index/show/lovablylocal/id/24630783

Sarasota's Leslie Knope 10/06/2022

Sarasota's Leslie Knope Sarasota's Leslie Knope OR A Postcard for Carrie Mimi shares her love for Sarasota's first postmistress Carrie Abbe. /episode/index/show/lovablylocal/id/24411981

The Mysterious Millie 09/29/2022

The Mysterious Millie The Mysterious Mille OR Dumbing Down Drew Andrea shares with Mimi an intersting discovery from a used book store. /episode/index/show/lovablylocal/id/24411291

A First for Florida 09/22/2022

A First for Florida A First for Florida OR The Tireless Teacher Mimi and Andrea explore the impressive life of Blanche Armwood the first Black woman from Florida to graduate from an accrediated law school. /episode/index/show/lovablylocal/id/24411249

Women's Stories on Navigating History 09/22/2022

Women's Stories on Navigating History Mimi and Andrea share what to expect on the next episodes of Navigating History. /episode/index/show/lovablylocal/id/24411264

Civic Art 06/09/2022

Civic Art Civic Art or I Stop for Kress Buildings Andrea and Mimi discuss both the beautiful and the ugly histories of Kress Store Buildings. /episode/index/show/lovablylocal/id/22983149

The Carnegie Library Legacy 06/02/2022

The Carnegie Library Legacy The Carnegie Library Legacy or Give Me All of the Books! Mimi and Andrea unravel why a steel tycoon built libraries. /episode/index/show/lovablylocal/id/22982141

The Kenilworth Lodge Adventure 05/26/2022

The Kenilworth Lodge Adventure The Kenilworth Lodge Adventure or Sugar + Caffeine + Panic Andrea shares with Mimi her discovery of the Kenilworth Lodge in Sebring, FL. /episode/index/show/lovablylocal/id/22981538

An Astounding Proposition 05/19/2022

An Astounding Proposition An Astounding Proposition or The Truth is Better Than Fiction Mimi rounds out this three part history mystery by discovering an incredible first hand account from Katherine McClellen. /episode/index/show/lovablylocal/id/22980407

The Raid on Harpers Ferry 05/12/2022

The Raid on Harpers Ferry The Raid on Harpers Ferry or She was Born the Same Year! Mimi continues to share information about the Raid on Harper's Ferry and how that is connected to Katherine McClellen. /episode/index/show/lovablylocal/id/22979840

She Built a Neighborhood 05/05/2022

She Built a Neighborhood She Built a Neighborhood or Dead Bodies at Her Doorstep Mimi shares how she discovered that Katherine McClellen, a woman that developed a Sarasota neighborhood, also had a truck of bodies delivered to her doorstep! /episode/index/show/lovablylocal/id/22976879

This Old House 03/10/2022

This Old House This Old House or Because Bob Vila is Expensive In this episode Andrea and Mimi chat with Jonathan Torkos, Historical Resources Librarian, about how to research your historic home. /episode/index/show/lovablylocal/id/21943385

The Girl from Sunday School 03/03/2022

The Girl from Sunday School The Girl from Sunday School or A Rebel Without a Cause Mimi and Andrea trace Clifford Watson and Mae Prior to New Jersey as the mysery of the Sheriff's son thickens. /episode/index/show/lovablylocal/id/21906557

The Mystery of the Sheriff's Son 02/24/2022

The Mystery of the Sheriff's Son The Mystery of the Sheriff's Son or He's Somewhere in the North Mimi and Andrea unravel what hapened to Sheriff Watson's son Clifford. /episode/index/show/lovablylocal/id/21898061

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