I’ve
been listening to Backstory Radio on my iPhone in the car for the last few
months. It's a great show to give you
some background on the times and events that your ancestor took part in.
The
premise of the show is to take a current day topic and discuss it through the
different centuries in American's history.
There are three American History professors (Ed Ayers, Peter Onuf and
Brian Balogh) who each take a century.
The topics are wonderful and I've learned more driving in a month than I
ever did of many years of history classes.
Backstoryis a public radio program available on podcast or online that, "...brings historical
perspective to the events happening around us today." They have callers, other professors, authors
and experts join them to discuss the history of our social surroundings today and they do it in an intelligent, but entertaining manner. I only wish that I'd had them has history professors...
Some of
my favorite topics have been:
- Mealtime in America,
- Guns,
- Heating and Air Conditioning,
- Drugs,
- Emancipation,
- Presidential Inaugurations,
- Holiday Season,
- Apocalypse,
- Mail...
Basically
all of them are my favorite, as all of them help me understand my ancestors just
a bit better. The topics are perfect for
genealogy, where we may have the facts, but we need the BACKSTORY.
To join
me in my love of Backstory radio, you can subscribe to the podcast via iTunes
or any of the other options here: http://backstoryradio.org/podcast-page/.
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