Jenn searches for graves connected to the Lincoln assassination plot, including John Wilkes Booth and his childhood friends Michael O’Laughlen and Sam Bland Arnold. She explains Booth’s Baltimore roots, his fame as an actor, his 1864 kidnapping plan, and how his unmarked burial in the Booth family plot—along with missing autopsy photos and the family’sContinue reading “Baltimore’s Darkest Cemetery Secret | The Booth Plot”
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Normandy’s Utah Beach Landing Museum
The Museum at Utah Beach held so many amazing artifacts that were from the actual landing…just amazing. Intro: 0:00Utah Beach Landing Museum: 0:06Inside the museum: 1:35Airborne Support: 3:19
Utah Beach 80 Years Later
Walking Utah Beach 80 years after D-Day was an experience I’ll never forget. Intro: 0:00Modern Day Utah Beach: 0:22A look back: 0:52How Utah Beach got its name: 1:37Those who served before us: 3:14A D-Day Veteran: 3:43The Combat Engineers at D-Day: 3:32Utah Beach bunker: 5:06101st Airborne Memorial: 5:26Dick Winters Memorial: 6:31Utah Beach museum introduction: 7:20
Famous Historical Figures at the Normandy American Cemetery
On my visit to Normandy, I had to visit some graves of well-known heroes at the Normandy American Cemetery. This cemetery receives over 1 million visitors a year…and for good reason. Intro: 0:00Niland Brothers’ graves: 0:18Theodore Roosevelt III grave: 0:52Quentin Roosevelt grave: 1:42PFC Terrance Harris, Band of Brother grave: 2:08Harry Wagner, Penn State Alumni grave:Continue reading “Famous Historical Figures at the Normandy American Cemetery”
Honoring D-Day: My Journey to Normandy, France
I traveled to Normandy, France for the 80th anniversary of D-Day. The history was palpable and the French people were amazing. I felt so honored to walk the beaches where so many sacrificed so much.
Visiting Jimmy Stewart’s Gravesite
Jenn was SO excited to finally be able to visit one of her favorite actors of all time. Intro: 0:00Jimmy Stewart’s Grave: 0:30The Actor: 1:57Military Service: 2:30Our family “tie” to Jimmy: 3:25His Wife: 4:18Life lesson from his movies: 5:29 Listen to the podcast
Honoring John Wayne’s “Service”
John Wayne’s death in 1979 left a lasting legacy. Despite controversies about his military service, his impact endures. Visit his California gravesite to honor his memory. Watch the video for insights into his story and military ties.
End of a Manhunt | John Wilkes Booth Witness
John Wilkes Booth stayed at the Garrett farm during his last days before his death. We visited the son of Richard H Garrett, who owned that farm. Was the Garret family in on it? Or was this just an unfortunate crossing with an infamous assassin? We discuss the facts through the eyes of an 11Continue reading “End of a Manhunt | John Wilkes Booth Witness”
Visiting Robert E. Lee’s Gravesite
Explore Lee Chapel at Washington and Lee University with Walk with History! See the Lexington, Virginia final resting place of Robert E. Lee, and hear about his life after the Civil War. Intro: 0:00Where is Robert E Lee buried?: 0:05How did Robert E Lee die?: 1:20Arlington House: 2:30Robert E Lee as University President: 4:49Robert EContinue reading “Visiting Robert E. Lee’s Gravesite”
Is the “Female Stranger” actually Dear Theodosia?
Theodosia Burr Alston was supposedly lost at sea in 1813. Yet 3 years later, a mysterious man and woman arrived in Alexandria, Virginia shrouded in secrecy and oaths to not reveal her identity just before she passed away. Her gravesite is know as the “Female Stranger” and some speculate that she is actually the lostContinue reading “Is the “Female Stranger” actually Dear Theodosia?”