Diary Discoveries
By Sally Ivey and Jeff Richards
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Episodes: 67
Description
If you were to read an old diary, what could you discover? Secrets? Mystery? Romance? Travel and adventure? Inspiration? Since 1987, Historian Sally Ivey has collected and researched original diaries, journals, and letters from around the world. In this podcast Sally will share unique and captivating stories selected from her extensive collection. Stories forgotten over time but now shared here. Welcome to Diary Discoveries.
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#66 The Chateau Lafayette & The Women It Captivated - 1921
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Feb 12, 2026 |
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#65 Diary Sampler 3 - Mississippi Guide, Premonition, Mexico Drug Trip.
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Dec 16, 2025 |
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#64 Diary Sampler 2 - Basic Needs, Chair Pusher, Crime Of A Dastard.
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Oct 24, 2025 |
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#63 The 1859 Gold Rush and A Lonely Heart
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Aug 19, 2025 |
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#62 Mountain Girls, Moonshine Shootout, and The Metropolitan Holiness Church. 1911
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Jun 29, 2025 |
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#61 Restoring A Writer's Legacy- A Tale Of Two Effie Smith's - 1906
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May 20, 2025 |
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#60 "Truth Is Stranger Than Fiction"...An Almost Unbelievable Diary Experience. 1938 - 2018
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Mar 31, 2025 |
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#59 "...Strange Creatures...And Not Yet Monkeys." - 1940's Dream Journal
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Feb 19, 2025 |
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#58 Dr. Dunlop's Scotland Pt. 4 "...Surrounded By Unseen But Tremendous Powers." -1888
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Jan 11, 2025 |
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#57 Dr. Dunlop's Scotland Pt. 3 "Exit God's Poor Surgeon" - 1888
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Dec 10, 2024 |
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#56 Dr. Dunlop's Scotland Pt. 2 "Height Of Foolishness" -1881
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Nov 18, 2024 |
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#55 Dr. Dunlop's Scotland Pt. 1 "The Fenwick Escapade" 1873
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Oct 26, 2024 |
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#54 The House Of Seven Gables
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Sep 10, 2024 |
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#53 1792 Diary. A Most Remarkable Abolitionist- Her Death, His Grief, and The Testonites.
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Aug 07, 2024 |
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#52 World War II Pin-Up and "A Last Will"
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Jun 17, 2024 |
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#51 "Girl In Every Town" Part 2 -The Letters
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May 15, 2024 |
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# 50 "Girl In Every Town" -- Murder and Seduction In Nashville.
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May 05, 2024 |
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#49 The Scottish Mason's Daughter
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Mar 31, 2024 |
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#48 Castle Thunder Prison Survivor- A Civil War Story
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Mar 05, 2024 |
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#47 "We Write To Be Known."
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Jan 28, 2024 |
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#46 "The Father Of Yule Lighting."
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Dec 22, 2023 |
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#45 "Dear Mom and Dad...Don't Worry About Me."
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Dec 03, 2023 |
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#44 Why Am I Writing and Who's Going To Read It?
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Nov 10, 2023 |
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#43 "In The Deep Waters Of Afflictions"
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Oct 13, 2023 |
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#42 Gouge Eye, A Knife Fight, Rodeo, and The Best Summer Ever!
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Aug 17, 2023 |
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#41 Pursuit Of The Simple Life
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Jul 07, 2023 |
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#40 Completing A Circle In Fairhope, Alabama.
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Jun 24, 2023 |
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#39 "I Don't Want Them To Be Forgotten." - Marvin Barrash, author of U.S.S. Cyclops.
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May 15, 2023 |
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#38 Ten Year Old Civil War Soldier
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Apr 13, 2023 |
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#37 U.S.S. Cyclops, Bermuda Triangle, and A Gold Star Mother's Diary
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Mar 12, 2023 |
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#36 Diary Sampler- Six Short Stories From Six Diaries
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Feb 05, 2023 |
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#35 Gunfights, Murder, Bank Robbery, and Frontier Justice.
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Dec 28, 2022 |
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#34 Chim Chiminey Chim Chim Cher Who??
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Oct 23, 2022 |
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#33 WW2 Sailor- Eyewitness To Catastrophe Part Two
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Sep 18, 2022 |
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#32 WW 2 Sailor- Eyewitness To Catastrophe Part One
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Sep 09, 2022 |
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#31 Rocky Mountain Legacy Revisited
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Aug 02, 2022 |
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#30 Murder and The "Crazy Book".
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Jun 17, 2022 |
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#29 Thoughts and Theories - Violet's Diary Discussion
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May 08, 2022 |
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#28 Violet and Vic - December
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Apr 30, 2022 |
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#27 Violet and Vic - November
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Apr 24, 2022 |
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#26 Violet and Vic - October
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Apr 16, 2022 |
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#25 Violet and Vic - September
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Apr 08, 2022 |
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#24 Violet and Vic - August
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Apr 01, 2022 |
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#23 Violet and Vic - July
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Mar 24, 2022 |
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#22 Violet and Vic - June
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Mar 16, 2022 |
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#21 Violet and Vic - May
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Mar 10, 2022 |
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#20 Violet and Vic - April
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Feb 28, 2022 |
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#19 Violet and Vic - March
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Feb 22, 2022 |
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#18 Violet and Vic- February
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Feb 13, 2022 |
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#17 Violet and Vic-January
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Feb 10, 2022 |
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#16 Lost Love Diary--Once and Again
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Jan 16, 2022 |
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#15 A Mother, A Daughter, and Alzheimer's
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Dec 19, 2021 |
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#14 TEDx Vienna and Vaudeville
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Nov 18, 2021 |
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#13 News and Wellington Train Disaster -Deadliest Avalanche in U.S. History
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Oct 20, 2021 |
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#12 Hawaii, Hollywood, and a Horse.
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Sep 18, 2021 |
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#11 Henry Mizner and True Love
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Aug 17, 2021 |
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#10 The TB Blues- Sanitorium, Texas
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Jul 21, 2021 |
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#9 Henry Stuart Part 2- The Old Weaver Of Tolstoy Park
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Jul 01, 2021 |
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#8 Henry Stuart Part 1- Idaho Ghost Town
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Jun 20, 2021 |
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#7 Hotel Detective
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May 29, 2021 |
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#6 Rocky Mountain Legacy
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May 08, 2021 |
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#5 Crocodile Man - A Diary Discovery Short
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May 01, 2021 |
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#4 Shipwreck and the Legendary Passenger- Conclusion
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Apr 04, 2021 |
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# 3 Shipwreck and the Legendary Passenger - Part Three
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Mar 28, 2021 |
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# 2 Shipwreck and the Legendary Passenger- Part Two
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Mar 21, 2021 |
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#1 Shipwreck And The Legendary Passenger - Part One
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Mar 20, 2021 |
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Diary Discoveries: Page One
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Feb 27, 2021 |