People Hidden In History

Send us Fan Mail 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 avoid being captured by government troops after the Battle of Culloden (1746), and of course putting her own life at risk. And later, she and her h...

Send us Fan Mail 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 of the Massachusetts colony,  there lived Elizabeth Freeman as a slave.  She had already been enslaved in that household there fo...

Send us Fan Mail 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 threat of deportation to Auschwitz but continued to create music and artwork. Their story will be told  by Mark Ludwig (Executive Director...

Send us Fan Mail 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 towns  - Witch Trails of 1692. You will hear interviews with descendants from both Connecticut and Massachusetts.  And I'll report on these descendant...

Send us Fan Mail 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 about her life as a WAVES and nurse serving the Navy, and then  finally some about her adjustments to life after the war. This woman is affectionat...

Send us Fan Mail 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 painter. And later having some interactions with 3rd Reich in the 1930’s , with their cultural dictates that had to be adhered to by German artists....

Send us Fan Mail 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 episode to illustrate some of this history – we’ll have an interview with Dr. Robert Forrant from the University of Massachusetts, with his...

Send us Fan Mail 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 quite active and continued to be “the” sought after artist of era. We’ll also discuss the family she married into - The Couderts (most famou...

Send us Fan Mail 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 her trauma and grief, Eva started a Holocaust museum in Indiana (CANDLES*). Through an in-depth and fascinating interview with Leah Simpso...

Send us Fan Mail 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'll hear how he was a key participant in many historical events, spanning pre-WW2 through the Cold War, and finishing his ca...

Send us Fan Mail 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 example - he reported on the 1938 Anschluss, being in Vienna, at the time. You’ll will learn about his humble beginnings as a young man from the...

Send us Fan Mail 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 Lew Wallace, with his Civil War career and a number of historically important government positions after the war.  Wallace was a true Renaissanc...

Send us Fan Mail An introduction to the series, including the inspiration for this series and some details on upcoming episodes. Website: peoplehiddeninhistory.com Direct link Twitter/Instagram: @phihpod

Send us Fan Mail This politician was  one of the more well-known governors of Indiana but also was a politician who had close ties with Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR)  over a 12-year period, inclusive of the Depression years and WWII. He had a complicated relationship with FDR, which likely hindered his political advancements. His life story is a blend of triumph and regrets - most significantly...

Send us Fan Mail Amalia Kussner was a miniature portrait artist and a “darling” of the Gilded Age - the age when the American Industrialists and their families where effectively the royalty of America. She painted many of those families and as part of their extended social circles - was introduced to the crowned heads of Europe. She would go on to paint Edward the 7th of England and the Czar and C...