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Wired for Rescue: The Unsung Telephone Heroes of 1915
Wired for Rescue: The Unsung Telephone Heroes of 1915

Season 3 Episode 122

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In this episode, we revisit the Bell Telephone News from August 1915 and the stories of  extraordinary individuals who responded to t…

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She Took the Call. He Dove for the Lost. She Wrote Their Story.
She Took the Call. He Dove for the Lost. She Wrote Their Story.

Season 3 Episode 121

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In this week’s episode of Flower in the River, we unearth a powerful 1952 article written by author Olive Carruthers—an overlooked pi…

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One Saved Lives. One Survived Twice. One Drew the Truth: Recovered Stories of the Eastland
One Saved Lives. One Survived Twice. One Drew the Truth: Recovered Stories of the Eastland

Season 3 Episode 120

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In this episode, I’m circling back to three stories I’ve covered before—but they’re too important to leave behind.

First up: Floyd C. …

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Three Stories. One Disaster. A Century of Silence
Three Stories. One Disaster. A Century of Silence

Season 3 Episode 119

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In this special retrospective, I’m circling back to some of the most powerful stories I’ve uncovered in my Eastland research—stories …

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BONUS: The Night Nobody Came Knocking – A Father’s Day Story
BONUS: The Night Nobody Came Knocking – A Father’s Day Story

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This is a special bonus episode in honor of Father’s Day 2025.

On an ordinary evening in 1960s Cleveland, an unexpected knock at the d…

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Remember the Eastland… and Sell More Insurance!
Remember the Eastland… and Sell More Insurance!

Season 3 Episode 118

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In this episode, I explore an aspect of the Eastland Disaster that’s rarely  investigated: the insurance industry’s response. It’s no…

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From Gettysburg Grit to Eastland Survival
From Gettysburg Grit to Eastland Survival

Season 3 Episode 117

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In this episode, I share the compelling story of the Wagaman brothers from Pennsylvania, not far from Gettysburg. In 1915, both were …

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Letters, Ledgers, and Lost Lives
Letters, Ledgers, and Lost Lives

Season 3 Episode 116

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It’s May 31st—an important date if, like me, you have roots in Johnstown, Pennsylvania. On this day in 1889, the South Fork Dam gave …

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A Jeweler, a Woman Diver, a Candy Butcher: Eastland’s Unlikely Trio
A Jeweler, a Woman Diver, a Candy Butcher: Eastland’s Unlikely Trio

Season 3 Episode 115

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The untold stories of the 1915 Eastland disaster continue to surface over a century later through forgotten newspaper accounts and ov…

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A Tsar, A Serial Killer (??), and a Cabinetmaker from Myjava
A Tsar, A Serial Killer (??), and a Cabinetmaker from Myjava

Season 3 Episode 114

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In today's episode, I take you on a journey through my unexpected DNA discoveries and how they've connected me to both famous and inf…

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