Someone Lived Here

A nonfiction history podcast telling the stories of interesting and creative people by touring their old homes.

Someone Lived Here is a history podcast hosted by Kendra Gaylord, with 24 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Kendra Gaylord hosts Someone Lived Here, a history show with 24 episodes published.

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  Episode #8

  The Sarah Orne Jewett House

  Jul 1, 202531 minS3

  <p>In this episode of Someone Lived Here, Kendra Gaylord brings you to Sarah Orne Jewett’s home in South Berwick, Maine. The home was built in 1774 and was lived in by the Jewett family for about 100 years.</p><p><br /></p><p>Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/Uh2At1w3oCk</p><p><br /></p><p>The home, this town, and it’s residents were the inspiration for many of Sarah Orne Jewett’s novels and short stories. Her writing is often described as regionalism, but behind her trailing descriptions of the Maine countryside, she was detailing the lives...

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  Episode #7

  The Hulda Klager House and Lilac Gardens

  May 22, 202426 minS3

  <p>In this episode of Someone Lived Here, Kendra brings you to the Hulda Klager Lilac Gardens in Woodland, Washington. The home was built by Hulda's family, The Thiel's in 1889. Hulda Klager would purchase the home and move in in her 40s.</p><p><br /></p><p>She became interested in the work of Luther Burbank, a horticulturist and hybridized. She had been inspired by the book New Creations in Plant Life by William Sumner Harwood, which detailed Luther Burbanks process. Hulda Klager began her own experiments with hybridization: first with apples, then lilacs. Behind the house is a large...

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  Episode #6

  The Hori Bathhouse and Neely Mansion: 5 families stories of farming in Washington

  Mar 13, 202331 minS3

  <p>In the sixth episode of season 3, Kendra brings you to Neely Mansion in Auburn, Washington. The property was built by the Neely's: a pioneer family, but it was home to tenant farming families from the early 1900s to the 1980s. Behind the house is a Japanese Bath House built by the Hori Family and further back a tool shed used by the Acosta family. We had the pleasure of talking with Julie Acosta who grew up on this farm and worked with her parents here. </p><p><br /></p><p>This story wouldn't be possible without the work of...

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  Episode #5

  The Cayton-Revels House

  Aug 8, 202234 minS3

  <p>In the fifth episode of season 3, Kendra brings you to The Cayton-Revels House in Seattle, Washington. Horace Cayton and Susie Revels Cayton were the home's first owners. Together the couple owned, edited, and wrote the longest-running Black-owned newspaper at the turn of the century in Seattle. Susie was the daughter of Hiram Rhodes Revels the first Black United States Senator elected in 1870. Through the episode, you learn the Cayton-Revels family story and how it intertwines with this home.</p><p><br /></p><p>Episode subtitles: https://someonelivedhere.com/cayton-revels-house/</p><p>Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/someonelivedhere</p><p><...

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  Episode #4

  The Rebecca Nurse Homestead and The Salem Witch Trials

  Oct 18, 202124 minS3

  <p>In the fourth episode of season 3, Kendra brings you to The Rebecca Nurse Homestead in Danvers, Massachusetts. The home was the final home of Rebecca Nurse, an older religious woman accused and executed on the charges of being a witch. By learning Rebecca's story, we better understand the events that led to the death of 20 people in the Salem Witch Trials, including her sister Mary Easty.</p><p><br></p><p>Thank you to Kathryn Rutkowski for the tour. The Rebecca Nurse Homestead is a volunteer-run historic home. If you’re interested in taking a tour learn more about th...

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