Flower in the River: A Family Tale Finally Told
"Flower in the River" podcast, inspired by my book of the same name, explores the 1915 Eastland Disaster in Chicago and its enduring impact, particularly on my family's history. We'll explore the intertwining narratives of others impacted by this tragedy as well, and we'll dive into writing and genealogy and uncover the surprising supernatural elements that surface in family history research. Come along with me on this journey of discovery.
Podcasting since 2023 • 112 episodes
Flower in the River: A Family Tale Finally Told
Latest Episodes
Good-Bye, Everybody: A City, A Ship, A Song
🛳️🎶 “Goodbye, Everybody…” That was the jaunty tune Benton Harbor residents remembered the Eastland playing from its calliope — long before the disaster.🎙️ In Episode 112 of Flower in the River, we travel t...
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Season 3
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Episode 112
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40:25
From Valhalla Halls to River Graves — The Danish Heartbreak of 1915
Grief knows no borders. When Chicago's SS Eastland capsized in 1915, the tragedy didn't just devastate local families—it sent shockwaves all the way to Denmark, where anxious relatives waited for news that would forever change their lives.<...
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Season 3
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Episode 111
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The Red Socks Historian: Peter Alter and the Chicago History Museum
Peter Alter—Chief Historian and Director of the Studs Terkel Center for Oral History at the Chicago History Museum—joins me for this episode, and what a conversation it turned out to be.We nearly had to cancel. A mas...
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Season 3
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Episode 110
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46:35
History Doesn’t Speak One Language—Neither Did the Eastland Story
When history speaks, it rarely does so in just one language.In this episode of Flower in the River, I take you on a journey I never expected—deep into international newspaper archives that covered the 1915 Eastland disaster in C...
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Season 3
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Episode 109
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37:14
Blood Across the Ocean: When Chicago's Disaster Shook Poland
A breakthrough discovery reveals how news of the 1915 Eastland disaster reached across the Atlantic to Poland, unearthing voices unheard for over a century. While exploring the Silesian Digital Library—an extraordinary archive of Polish publica...
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Season 3
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Episode 108
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32:04
