Dec 27, 2022
In this episode, we talk about Brigham Young's efforts to clear Utah Territory of the indigenous tribes who'd called the land home for thousands of years, and how he used genocide, tithes from church members, and the labor of indentured servants and slaves to build his empire.
I share what it was probably like for Nils...
Dec 20, 2022
In this episode, I discuss what happened in the Swedish witch trials and how my ancestors were likely affected, how the rural farm villages were broken up, completely changing the Swedish way of life, and the reason that 1.2 million Swedes ended up leaving their country to immigrate to America.
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Dec 13, 2022
Season 3 of The Earth Keepers Podcast continues as we take a journey through ancient Scandinavia to discover how religious ideas changed through the centuries.
In this episode, we discuss the landscape and initial settlements in ancient Scandinavia, the Swedish peasant and bondsman, how Christianity came to the area,...