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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…
9 months ago
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…
9 months, 1 week ago
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. …
9 months, 2 weeks ago
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 …
9 months, 3 weeks ago
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…
10 months ago
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…
10 months ago
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 …
10 months, 1 week ago
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 …
10 months, 2 weeks ago
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…
10 months, 3 weeks ago
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…
10 months, 4 weeks ago