Full video: WWII Home of Heroes William J. Crawford was a janitor at the US Air Force Academy in the 1980s…little did the cadets know his amazing history. Master Sergeant Crawford had been awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions during World War II…but because he was a POW and thought dead, he neverContinue reading “Podcast Episode 80: The U.S. Home of Heroes and its Medal of Honor recipients”
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Podcast Episode 79: Visiting the Oregon Trail 200 years later
Video: Oregon Trail spots you can see today You can see the almost 200-year-old wagon ruts in Wyoming right now…and not far away is Register Cliff, where travelers would carve their names into the soft rock to let others know they had made it that far. Both sites are an incredible timestamp on history thatContinue reading “Podcast Episode 79: Visiting the Oregon Trail 200 years later”
Oregon Trail spots you can see today
You can go see the over 100-year-old wagon ruts in Wyoming right now…and not far away is Register Cliff, where travelers would carve their names into the soft rock to let others know they had made it that far. Both of these sites are an incredible timestamp on history that gives you a glimpse intoContinue reading “Oregon Trail spots you can see today”
Podcast Episode 74: The Oregon Trail’s most famous stop – Fort Laramie
In an enlightening episode of Talk with History, we embarked on a captivating journey through the past to uncover the profound history of Fort Laramie, Wyoming, and its integral role along the Oregon Trail. As a pivotal crossroads of exploration, Fort Laramie not only provided respite for pioneers braving the Oregon Trail’s challenges but alsoContinue reading “Podcast Episode 74: The Oregon Trail’s most famous stop – Fort Laramie”
Everyone stopped here on the Oregon Trail
Fort Laramie was THE place to stop on the Oregon Trail. I grew up visiting this fort; it was a pleasure to revisit it and put my historian eyes on it today. Intro: 0:00Origins of Fort Laramie: 0:19Barracks: 1:54Mormon Trail: 2:21Tents and canons: 2:51Everyday life in the 1800s: 3:42Trail wagons: 6:29Officers quarters: 6:58Embassy to theContinue reading “Everyone stopped here on the Oregon Trail”