Flora MacDonald (1722-1790) played a role in two different revolutions, first in Scotland and later in North Carolina during the Revolutionary War. She was most famously known for hiding Charles Edward Stuart (Bonnie Prince Charlie) to avoid being captured by government troops after the Battle of Culloden (1746), and of course...

The history of slavery in New England is not well known, but did exist. And while the colonies were rebelling against England and wanting “their” freedom, many New England households had enslaved peoples. In one such household, in western part of the Massachusetts colony,  there lived Elizabeth Freeman as a...

This is the 1st episode about the Terezin concentration camp. (2nd episode below, Women of Terezin). This episode is an in depth story of Viktor Ullman, a composer and music critic, at Terezin (1941-1945). You will learn about Ullman and some of the other accomplished artists – who lived under...

In May of this year (2023), the Exoneration bill passed!! Very shortly, below will be the 2nd podcast, interviewing the same 4 people from the July 2022 podcast. But both podcasts together, will give a full picture of the history of the lessor known Connecticut Witch Trials, and 4 of...

Otto Antoine – was a German Impressionist painter and a distant relative of mine.  Antoine’s life intersected with many key parts of artistic and political history – having connections with Kaiser Wilhelm II – prior to WWI, as a court painter. And later having some interactions with 3rd Reich in...

This is a wonderful story – detailing many aspects of a Navy WAVES* (of course from WW2) as told by her granddaughter (Larisa) and also some details from her own diary during that era. You’ll hear about her life before enlisting,  much about her life as a WAVES and nurse...