Celebrating the soul of Small Town America

What is The American Townsman?

The american Townsman is a celebration, Chronicle, and champion of small towns, small businesses, and local Communities

❋ Chronicling the History that Defines Us

Small towns have centuries of lore and culture that deserve to be preserved and shared. The American Townsman seeks out those histories and preserves them into written, video, photo, and audio chronicles.

❋ Sharing the Stories that Move Us

Every local resident has a story about their small town and we love hearing them. There’s nothing better than a story that blurs the lines between what really happened and the myths we love to believe.

❋ Protecting Local Economies

Outside investment, data centers, AI, Big Tech, chain stores. They all extract money from local economies and send it to their investors’ wallets. The American Townsman is committed to helping local communities protecting their economies so locally-owned, locally-grown businesses thrive first.

❋ Creating Shared Successes

Diverse backgrounds, strengths, and experiences create an abundance of ideas, an abundance of opportunity, and an abundance of success for all of us.

"For any American who had the great and priceless privilege of being raised in a small town, there remain always with him nostalgic memories of those days. And the older he grows the more he senses what he owed to the simple honesty, the neighborliness, the integrity that he saw all around him, in those days."

-President Dwight D. Eisenhower

  • "What I love most about living in a small town is the sense of community. I feel like I know everyone or want to get to know them.":

    -Ryan S., Tonawanda, New York

  • "Being a member of a small town, i enjoy always running in to people i know when i'm out and about."

    -Erika K., New Castle, Indiana

  • "Living in my small town keeps me closer and more connected to my family. You can't get any better than that."

    -Zac P., Centerville, Indiana

  • "My little town is full of longtime relationships, a great community, relaxed and friendlier businesses, and a slower pace of life. I love it."

    -Tammy L., East Liberty, Ohio

  • "No one tells a story like someone who had to spend a childhood of small town summers finding a way to entertain themselves. Those stories are human, captivating, and usually based in just enough myth and mystery to keep us guessing."

    -Adam Tidrow, KenTon, New York

    Founder, The American Townsman

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