People Hidden In History
These podcast episodes are a collection of historical characters that history has either forgotten or recorded very little of their incredible lives. Some of these people I had a connection with through my family; others have simply made an impression on me. All of these people led fascinating lives and if you are a "history buff" like me, you will enjoy their stories.
Episodes
28 episodes
The End of the Salem Witch Trials
You will hear a detailed discussion on how with time the hysteria of the Salem Witch trails ended. Various factors, such as the changing local political climate and the rules around convictions changed - but not overnight. Also provided w...
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Season 1
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Episode 27
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51:35
Spies, Slaves and the Civil War
In this episode you’ll hear a fascinating but largely unknown story from the Civil War about slaves who actually were enlisted to become spies for the Union side. You’ll learn about this in an interview with author Robert Hilliard, who...
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Season 1
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Episode 26
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43:08
Teddy Roosevelt and Henry Cabot Lodge - A Valuable Friendship
This episode with be an enlightening interview with Laurence Jurdem, Ph.D., adjunct professor at Fordham College, who pubished a fascinating and well reserached book detailing the friendship between Teddy Roosevelt and Henry Cabot Lodge. You wi...
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Season 1
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Episode 25
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36:57
Women of Terezin
This is a follow-up to the Viktor Ullman episode, recorded in August 2022(link at end). Again - I am fortunate to interview Mark Ludwig (Director of the Terezin Music Foundation) and learn about the women at Terezin and their role in t...
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Season 1
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Episode 24
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41:11
Anne Hutchinson - Defiant Woman of the Massachusetts Bay Colony
This episode will present a very complete view of Hutchinson, from her early adoption of certain religious beliefs to her clash with Gov. Winthrop. Dr. Hermes will provide not only the story of her life but the religious and social backgr...
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Season 1
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Episode 23
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49:24
Women of Terezin - Preview Episode
Welcome to the People Hidden in History Podcast series, You will hear a brief preview of an upcoming podcast episode – to be recorded and released later this fall. This is to be a follow-up episode from August 2022, which was an int...
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Season 1
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Episode 22
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3:28
Mary Sears - Marine Scientist & Her Efforts to Win WW2 in the Pacific
This episode is an interview with Catherine Musemeche who wrote a fascinating biogrpahy on Mary Sears, titled: Lethal Tides: Mary Sears and the Marine Scientists Who Helped Win World War II. It tells the story of how the U.S. Navy was ...
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Season 1
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Episode 21
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53:40
Updates - People Hidden in History - Webinar and Episodes
Sharing with my listeners some updates:1) I have an upcoming webinar on Amalia Kussner...
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Season 1
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Episode 20
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4:06
Success - 1600's Connecticut Witches Exonerated
This episode will provide the background to the successful exoneration (by the passing of Resolution HJ 34 in Connecticut). You'll hear from the same 4 people that were interviewed in my series (
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Season 1
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Episode 19
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57:03
J. C. Leyendecker - The Iconic Illustrator of the Early 20th Century
You will hear about a fascinating artist – J. C. Leyendecker- who's illustrations epitomized the lifestyles of America in the early 20th century. Note: this will be a PG rated episode. His commercial art – primarily in magazines, became an icon...
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Season 1
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Episode 18
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37:37
History Podcasts by Women
I am doing something different for this episode and this will not be a profile of any one fascinating person. But you will hear a 3-way interview with two other accomplished women podcasters and myself. What we all have in common is a love of h...
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Season 1
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Episode 17
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33:11
Cecil Schneer - Memories of a UNH Professor
As with my earlier podcast episodes, this episode will have a more personal slant – telling my listeners about a memorable college professor. This came about since I connected again recently with my alma mater – the University of New Hampshire ...
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Season 1
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Episode 16
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39:02
Maxfield Parrish - Iconic Artist in the Golden Age of Illustration
Maxfield Parrish is one of the most iconic artist of the Golden Age of Illustration. He was most well known for his calendar covers in the 1920's and 1930's. These would been seen across America's homes at the time, and often the calendar artwo...
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Season 1
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Episode 15
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51:22
Flora MacDonald - An 18th Century Life in 2 Revolutions
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 a...
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Season 1
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Episode 14
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43:01
Elizabeth Freeman - A New England Slave and A Quest for Freedom
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 ...
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Season 1
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Episode 13
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29:44
Viktor Ullman: Music & A Will to Live During the Holocaust
This is the story of Viktor Ullman, a composer and music critic, and others who were prisoners in the Terezin concentration camp (1941-1945). You will learn about Ullman and some of the other accomplished artists - who lived under the constant ...
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Season 1
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Episode 12
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55:08
Connecticut 1600's Witch Trials and Exoneration
I will be covering history that is past, current and future. The historical topic being the mostly unknown 1600’s witch trials that occurred in Connecticut - since they are far less well known - than Salem Mass and surrounding town...
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Season 1
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Episode 11
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44:29
A Navy WAVES - Her Story of Service During WW2
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 abo...
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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34:46
Otto Antoine - German Impressionist Artist and Life During the 3rd Reich
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 pain...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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28:44
A New England Family Saga & Life in 19th Century New England
The inspiration for this episode was from researching my husband’s relatives from Massachusetts (especially his distant cousin - Annie Thurston) which then leads to many interesting historical connections in the mid-19th century. Early in this ...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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51:10
Amalia Kussner - Famed Gilded Age Artist - Her Life after 1900, 2nd Episode
This is the 2nd episode on Amalia Kussner, the famed miniature portrait artist of the Gilded Age. We will discuss her professional and personal life after 1900. Very little is published about this time, however we’ll detail that she was still q...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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31:20
Eva Kor: A Holocaust Survivor - Who turned Tragedy into Triumph
This podcast will be the incredible story of Eva Mozes Kor, who was a Holocaust survivor. She and her twin sister, Miriam, were also part of a medical experimentation program at Auschwitz, run by Dr. Josef Mengele. As an adult, and to deal with...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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36:18
Gen. Laurence Kuter - His Fascinating Career and the Air Force
Gen. Laurence Kuter, was instrumental in the founding of the Air Force. Though not your typical "ace flyer", his organizational abilities and expert handling of crises - placed him at critical junctures in our 20th century military history. You...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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41:14
William Shirer - First Person Witness and Reporter - Pre-WW2 Europe
William Shirer was quite unique as a print journalist then later a radio correspondent, in that he was an “on the ground” witness to many of the key historical events, especially in Europe, starting in the 1920s through World War II. For ...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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1:03:33
General Lew Wallace - A Key Historical Figure of the 19th Century, Author and Civil War General
General Lew Wallace is certainly most famously known for being the author of the novel - Ben Hur. This novel was made into the “old-time Hollywood” classic of 1959 - with Charlton Heston and the chariot race. But there is so much more to ...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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36:55
