Your History Your Story

On April 6th 1846 the “Dred Scott Case” first went to trial in St. Louis, Missouri’s Old Court House. The case involved an enslaved couple, Dred and Harriet Scott, who filed suit against their owner to gain their freedom.  They did this based on the fact that they had once lived in “free territory” and should therefore have been emancipated based on the doctrine of “once free, always free”, p...

Nellie Oleson was the arch nemesis of Laura Ingalls on the hit television series, Little House on the Prairie which ran from 1974 until 1983. Nellie, who was played by Alison Arngrim, was the character we all loved to hate!  In this episode of Your History Your Story , we will be speaking with Alison, who, in addition to being an actress , is also an accomplished  stand up comedienne and...

If you are a fan of great movies from Hollywood’s golden era of the 1930’s and 40’s, you are really going to enjoy this episode.  Our guest, Cora Sue Collins, was born in Beckley, West Virginia in 1927 and at age three moved with her mother and older sister to Los Angeles, California. Almost immediately after arriving in Los Angeles, she was cast in a lead role in the motion picture, “The Une...

In 2016, Matt was a 185lb, health conscious, personal trainer. He had just met his future fiancé and was filled with hopes and dreams for a great future. However, his life was suddenly interrupted by a devastating diagnosis of stage 3-C testicular cancer. Matt would undergo chemotherapy and a series of five major surgeries due to complications of his cancer. His disease and treatments took a treme...

Our guest in this episode of Your History Your Story , is Laura Eiman , a successful business owner and a certified Unbeatable Mind coach, trained by retired Navy SEAL commander, Mark Divine.  She also competed and won a gold medal in Olympic weightlifting at the PanAm Games in 2017 at age 64! Laura’s journey to success, began over twenty years ago. At that time, she was overweight, newly div...

According to the National Institute on Aging, “Alzheimer’s Disease is a brain disorder that slowly destroys memory and thinking skills and eventually, the ability to carry out the simplest of tasks.” The Institute also states that “estimates suggest more than six million Americans, most of them age 65 or older, may have dementia caused by Alzheimer’s.”  In this episode, our guest will be Judy...

Harry S. Truman became the 33rd President of the United States after the unforeseen death of his predecessor, Franklin D. Roosevelt on April 12, 1945. Truman, who rarely interacted with Roosevelt during his brief time as his vice-president, was suddenly left in charge of his country during the waning days of WWII. It was a time when decisions had to be made about the future of war devastated Europ...

In this episode, our guest is designer, illustrator and author, Mike Brennan.  As a boy growing up in New York, Mike created heartwarming greeting cards that lit up the faces of his family and friends.  He always had an innate sense that his art was a way to serve others.  Mike went on to study at The Fashion Institute of Technology and The School of Visual Arts in New York City. Af...

In this episode, we will be speaking with author, speaker and Latina entrepreneur, Lisa Caprelli. Lisa grew up with humble beginnings in El Paso, Texas. Shy as a child, Lisa had a vivid imagination and a gift for writing and went on to be the first in her generation to graduate from college, where she studied Social Psychology.  As an entrepreneur, Lisa spent twenty-five years in marketing, d...

Delilah Bardlette, who is a successful manager at United Airlines, is also the founder of “The Leader Appears”, which provides executive coaching for life, career or ministry.  Additionally, Delilah has created and produces a vlog and daily devotional called “Delilah’s Downloads” that offers encouragement and inspiration. As a child growing up in Chicago in the 1970’s and 80’s, Delilah thrive...

September 11, 2001: If you are above thirty years of age, the terrible events of that day are most likely etched in your memory and will be for years to come.  Many people today are able to remember exactly where they were, what they were doing  and how they found out that the United States of America had been attacked by terrorists. In this 20th anniversary tribute to the victims and su...

It was a beautiful, sunny Tuesday morning in New York City on September 11, 2001. Michael Hingson, blind since birth, and his guide dog, Roselle had arrived early at his office on the 78th floor of the North Tower of the World Trade Center to set up for a meeting.  Little did Michael know that their building and the South Tower, were about to be struck by airplanes commandeered by terrorists....

Our guest today is Monica Navarro-Leonard, who is a professional photographer and independent contractor from Baltimore, Maryland. As a teenager growing up in New Jersey, Monica was actively engaged in various activities at her church and was very outgoing. However, she also struggled with anxiety & depression and felt the need to please others.  Monica didn’t want to be just another kid...

The annual Cherry Blossom Festival has been an important event in Marshfield, Missouri for the past sixteen seasons.  The festival was born out of a dream from one of Marshfield’s very own residents, Nicholas Inman. Each year this three day festival draws people from across the United States and other countries.  Guests and visitors include, presidential and other historical descendants, classic t...

The Underground Railroad was a network of secret routes and safe houses used by enslaved people, with the aid of abolitionists to escape to free states and Canada prior to the passing of the 13th amendment, which abolished slavery in the United States in 1865.  In this episode, our guest is architect and historian, Frank Gerard Godlewski. Frank, whose career as an architect brought him to Ita...

On April 10, 1912, The RMS Titanic, which was declared to be unsinkable, set sail on its maiden voyage from Southampton England to New York City.  Four days into its’ journey on April 14th @ 11:40pm, the ship struck an iceberg in the North Atlantic Ocean, causing the ship to sink within three hours.  Tragically, approximately 1,500 of the ships’ 2,200 passengers and crew members perished...

In this episode, A Passion for Presidential History , we will be speaking with award winning author, adjunct professor of history and Presidential historian, Louis Picone. Louis, whose early interest in history was fostered by his parents through road trips to historic places, continued that tradition with his own children, often visiting the birthplaces of U.S. Presidents.  As a result of th...

In the summer of 1982,  homicide detective, Dave Reichert, of the King County, Washington, Sheriff’s Department was assigned to investigate multiple murders. The victims were found in and around the Green River in that county.  This, for Dave, began a twenty year hunt for one of the most prolific and elusive serial killers in US history, dubbed “The Green River Killer” . In this episode,...

In this episode, our guest will be author, speaker and former Chief Curator of the Newark Museum in Newark, New Jersey, Ulysses Grant Dietz. Mr. Dietz, who retired from the Newark Museum at the end of 2017 after thirty seven years of service, is also the great-great grandson of Civil War General and 18th President of the United States, Ulysses S. Grant. Mr. Dietz will share stories from his family...

On April 18, 1942, sixteen B25 Bombers, manned by eighty airmen, took off from the aircraft carrier, “USS Hornet”.  Their mission, which was extremely dangerous, was to bomb Japanese military and industrial targets in retaliation for that nation’s attack on Pearl Harbor the previous December. Lt. Colonel James “Jimmy” Doolittle, (who was later promoted to General) a well-known aviation pioneer, wa...

Our guest today is Kory Shrum, who also goes by the name, KB Marie. She is a USA Today best selling fiction author and poet. Kory will share her life and inspirations that led her to become a successful writer of fiction, which include supernatural thrillers, science fiction and mysteries.  She will also tell how her career in fiction collided with the reality of the tragic death of her mothe...

In this episode, “My Dad Survived the Holocaust: A story of Faith, Strength & Courage” , we will be speaking with David Fogel about the life of his father, Eugene. Born in Satu Mare, Romania in 1926, one of eleven children of Shimon and Mattel Fogel, Eugene was raised in a religious, Jewish home. Eugene had completed his schooling and had begun working, when, in 1944, the Nazis entered Satu Ma...

In this episode, “Team Hoyt - Yes, You Can!” , we will be speaking with brothers, Rick and Russ Hoyt.  Rick, who was born with Cerebral Palsy, grew up in a loving family where he was treated no differently than his two brothers, Rob and Russ.  When he was 16 years old, Rick approached his dad, Dick, and asked him if they could enter a race together to benefit an athlete at his school who...

In this episode, our host, James Gardner  will be joined by his lifelong friend, John Sellar. Together, they will be sharing memories of their fathers Alistair Sellar and Jack Gardner.  Al and Jack met in 1925 when they were in second grade in Bloomfield, New Jersey. They had a rare friendship that lasted their entire lives.  Both men’s lives exemplified the strength, courage and de...

Marty was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York. His recently released book, “My Brooklyn, My Way From Brownsville to Canarsie in the 1950’s” chronicles his childhood through a series of short stories and poems. In today's episode, Marty will share some of his most cherished recollections about his early years, including stories about his family, friends, neighbors, local shops, vacations in the C...