Diary Discoveries
by Sally Ivey and Jeff Richards
June 30, 2025 3:00 am
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.
Recent Episodes
#62 Mountain Girls, Moonshine Shootout, and The Metropolitan Holiness Church. 1911
3 weeks ago#61 Restoring A Writer's Legacy- A Tale Of Two Effie Smith's - 1906
2 months ago#60 "Truth Is Stranger Than Fiction"...An Almost Unbelievable Diary Experience. 1938 - 2018
4 months ago#59 "...Strange Creatures...And Not Yet Monkeys." - 1940's Dream Journal
5 months ago#58 Dr. Dunlop's Scotland Pt. 4 "...Surrounded By Unseen But Tremendous Powers." -1888
6 months ago#57 Dr. Dunlop's Scotland Pt. 3 "Exit God's Poor Surgeon" - 1888
7 months ago#56 Dr. Dunlop's Scotland Pt. 2 "Height Of Foolishness" -1881
8 months ago#55 Dr. Dunlop's Scotland Pt. 1 "The Fenwick Escapade" 1873
9 months ago#54 The House Of Seven Gables
10 months ago#53 1792 Diary. A Most Remarkable Abolitionist- Her Death, His Grief, and The Testonites.
12 months ago