Travis M. Heaton

FAMILY HISTORY DRAMA : True Ancestry. Told Like Legend.

History EN ↓ 31 episodes

You’re tuned in to Family History Drama. Storytelling that transforms real ancestral accounts into immersive, emotionally rich audio experiences. A place where true stories, well told, will inspire, caution, entertain, and instruct. By blending historical events with dramatized narrative, each episode brings to life the forgotten voices of the past—complete with the sounds of steam trains, battle cries, whispered prayers, the tragedies of humanity and the divine providence of heaven. So climb aboard. Punch your ticket. Find your seat and settle in, as we make the Día de Los Muertos an everyda...

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Travis M. Heaton

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Ep 5 Heber Jesse Meeks: 🐄 Milk Heist, Ghost🐎Horse, & Malt Beer🍺 01.09.2023 18:59

Send us Fan Mail In this heartwarming and humorous episode, we ride alongside Heber Jesse Meeks—a towering figure of gentleness and grit in the high desert of Southern Utah—through tales told by his youngest son, Athe. From a sly act of frontier justice involving a neighbor’s milk cows, to a wild ride on a “ghost horse” during a roundup on the Arizona Strip, Heber’s life is full of surprises, laug...

Ep 4 Orville Sutherland Cox: Strange Things 👨🏻‍🌾 & Rattlesnake Diaries 🐍 01.08.2023 22:25

Send us Fan Mail The Journey from Nebraska to the Territory of Deseret was an adventurously long one. And in the early days of settling the Wild West, there was never a destination. The only place you could permanently call home was your final resting place. From Conestogas to Cavalry, from rivers to mountains, from Chiefs to Governors, from freezing winters to striking summers, from Sasquatch att...

Ep 3 Somhairle Mòr: Cowards 😬 Captives & Kings 👑 01.07.2023 30:38

Send us Fan Mail In the early years of the 12th century in north western Scotland, the rise of a great king is taking place among the most uncommon of men, in the most peculiar of circumstances. Somhairle Mór Steps into an unexpected role, at a low point in his life, rising to fame, and power. The story of the origin of the clan Donald (MacDonald) was through the grandson of Somhairle Mór. Chara...

Ep 2 Heber Jesse Meeks: Lions🦁Brothers & Bears 🐻…Oh My! 01.06.2023 27:14

Send us Fan Mail Mountain Lions, Black Bears & Brothers. What a crazy combination. These are stories from the colorful lives of Alfred & Heber Meeks. Special thanks to Willford Meeks Halladay for recording these events as told to him by his Uncle Alfred. Contributions that clarified the events were also made by Mel Heaton, who recounted one of his great Meeks uncles telling him the story....

Ep 1 Joseph Wolcott Cook: 1883 ❤️ Love 🪦 Loss 🚂 & the Borderlands 🐎 01.05.2023 24:42

Send us Fan Mail In the rugged high valley where Idaho meets Wyoming, Joseph Wolcott Cook—known simply as “Wook” to some—carves a life from snow, timber, cattle, and grit. But what begins as a season of new beginnings quickly turns tragic. From a hand-built log home on the frontier to the heartbreak of losing his young wife and newborn son, Joseph’s story is a testament to faith, resilience, and t...

Introduction - Family History Drama 📝 25.08.2021 7:13

Send us Fan Mail When we look over someone else’s life, we are amazed, we are awed, we are emotionally bedazzled at the ordeals they survived and even thrived through. Their life was normal…for them. As your crazy adventures in life will be for you. Part of your ability to be emotionally bedazzled by the life of another is the capacity to FEEL them as they might have experienced their circumstance...