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Flower in the River: A Family Tale Finally Told — 167 episodes

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One Survivor. Two Surnames. A 1940 Eastland Time Capsule

2

The "Elephant," the Eastland, and the Catholic Columbian Discovery

3

Louella Parsons: Ink, Influence, and the Eastland

4

Beyond the Capsizing: Following Four Eastland Survivors

5

Eight Eastland Survivors—On the Record, Off the Radar

6

The Ship That Rolled, the Stories That Didn't: More Voices from the Eastland

7

The Return of the Omitted: History Strikes Back!

8

Still Black and Blue: Eastland Survivors Speak - A Lost Magazine Recovered

9

The Teen Deckhand and the Pastor: Two Restored Eastland Accounts

10

Bolts & Bylines: Frankenstein’s Ghost in the Eastland Story

11

Rescuers in the Shadows: A Milestone, a Mystery Photo, and the Brothers Petroskey

12

A Beautiful Magazine and a Missing Hero - Selective History at Work

13

From the Iroquois to the Eastland: One Firefighter, Two Catastrophes

14

Checklist History vs. a Life Remembered

15

A Mourning Veil and a Missing Address — After the Eastland

16

From Page to Stage: A Pulitzer Prize–Winning Author, an Actor, and the Eastland Disaster

17

“Catastrophe on the Chicago River” - the Cermak Connection

18

Catastrophe on the Chicago River — Part 2: The Archive Finds Keep Coming

19

When Research Starts Talking Back

20

The Search Goes On — Coincidence. Clarity. Resolve.

21

Pages, Faces, and Names Restored - A Czech Eastland Breakthrough

22

One Family, Two Losses, and a Voice That Went On

23

The River Remained in Her Bones: A Recovered Eastland Story

24

A Hero at the Porthole: The Rabe Family’s Story

25

Fissures in the Archive: Behind the Curtain of the Eastland Disaster

26

Capsized. Kicked. Survived.

27

The Rosetta Stone of the Eastland Disaster

28

She Stayed on the Line: From the Eastland Disaster to the Front Lines of France

29

The Afterlife of a Story

30

From Sea to City: A Mariner’s Journey into Chicago’s Past

31

The Eastland Survivors and the Case of the Missing Bylines

32

Excursion to Death — The Witness Who Finally Spoke

33

Visiting Every Grave -  George Hilton’s  Eastland Legacy

34

Buried by Omission: The Eastland Victim Who Disappeared

35

True Tales from the Eastland: Admiral Rickover Remembers, Survivors Battle for Redress

36

Shoeless in Chicago: A Rusyn Teen Hero of the Eastland

37

Erased by a Typo — Meet the Man Who Saved Lives and Legacies

38

Honeymoon Interrupted: The Groom Says "I Do" to Disaster

39

The Sleepyhead Who Dodged Death - Another Untold Eastland Story

40

Lost in Translation: How a Name Hid a Hero

41

Who Speaks for Dwight Boyer? The Storyteller Who Remembered Them All

42

Dwight Boyer: Forgotten Chronicler of the Eastland Disaster

43

Inside the Eastland Morgue - Where Death Wasn't Silent

44

Late for Death: Stranger Things--Eastland Edition

45

Wired for Rescue: The Unsung Telephone Heroes of 1915

46

She Took the Call. He Dove for the Lost. She Wrote Their Story.

47

One Saved Lives. One Survived Twice. One Drew the Truth: Recovered Stories of the Eastland

48

Three Stories. One Disaster. A Century of Silence

49

BONUS: The Night Nobody Came Knocking – A Father’s Day Story

50

Remember the Eastland… and Sell More Insurance!

51

From Gettysburg Grit to Eastland Survival

52

Letters, Ledgers, and Lost Lives

53

A Jeweler, a Woman Diver, a Candy Butcher: Eastland’s Unlikely Trio

54

A Tsar, A Serial Killer (??), and a Cabinetmaker from Myjava

55

Santa Fe Railway's Eastland Victims

56

Good-Bye, Everybody: A City, A Ship, A Song

57

From Valhalla Halls to River Graves — The Danish Heartbreak of 1915

58

The Red Socks Historian: Peter Alter and the Chicago History Museum

59

History Doesn’t Speak One Language—Neither Did the Eastland Story

60

Blood Across the Ocean: When Chicago's Disaster Shook Poland

61

The "I Don't Know" Man: From Eastland Disaster to Salvage Czar

62

The Coroner, The Catastrophe, and the Inquest

63

Eastland 1905: Burning Water, Missed Warnings

64

Receipts from the River—What the Departed Left Behind

65

Disaster Dodger – One Woman’s Escape Artistry

66

Final Claim: Insurance Records Speak from Beyond the Grave

67

Roll Up Your Sleeves—A Lesson in Preserving History

68

Episode 100: A Milestone, A Synchronicity & A Heartfelt Thank You

69

The Big Apple Meets Chicago’s Biggest Disaster

70

The Pulp Scribbler meets the Capsized Ship

71

Caverns of Memory: Erin McBrien’s Archival Journey

72

Margaret Dreier Robins - Voice of Thunder

73

The Diver and the Janitor: Heroes, Loss, and the Price of Tragedy

74

TWICE BURIED & THE MYSTERY OF EASTLAND VICTIM #571

75

Lane Tech: Triumph Through Tragedy

76

From Factory Floor to Fighting Ring: Another Eastland Story

77

When the River Took Over: Stories Nearly Left Behind

78

The Machinist, the Merchant, and the Sweetheart: Stories from the Chicago River

79

The Tomato Smuggler Who Survived a Disaster

80

Front Page Gold, Footnote Dilemma: The Eastland’s Mixed Legacy

81

Bones, History, Heart: Helen Sclair’s Death Quest

82

Bohemian Rhapsody - Forgotten by the River, Remembered at the Cemetery

83

Eastland 101: How NOT to Lose a History in 100 Years

84

From Eastland Witness to Radio Legend: John Griggs’ Journey

85

Community, Compassion, and Jewish Values: Lessons from the Eastland’s Waters

86

Immediate Ink, Enduring Impact - Eastland's Dual Narrative

87

Tickers Tapping, Phones Ringing: Women Racing to Break the Eastland Tragedy

88

Alive & Anxious: Frank Escapes, Amelia Waits

89

Badge-Worthy Bravery and the Journalist Who Missed the Boat

90

Storytellers of the Eastland: From Tombstones to Trumpets

91

Pencils, Presses, and Persistence: The Eastland's News Heroes

92

Raw Knuckles, Bare Feet: Eastland's Unlikely Heroes

93

The Chicago Shoemaker and the Jersey Transplants: Eastland's Unexpected Ties

94

From Web to River: Tracing Eastland's Digital Footprints

95

Unraveling the Threads: Capone, Cons, and a Child's Survival

96

From Silence to Testimony: Eastland Survivors Speak Out

97

Time's Tide: Navigating 109 Years of Eastland Stories

98

From Hawthorne Works to Heartbreak: Legacy of Loss

99

The Actor and the Doctor: Converging Lives Post-Eastland

100

Arthur Loeb: The Fake Hero of Real Tragedies

101

Survived But Not Saved: The Lingering Legacy of the Eastland Disaster

102

From Tragedy to Transformation: The George Haas Story

103

Rivers of Grief: Eastland and the General Slocum

104

From Hoboken to Hawthorne: Martha Willig's Untold Story

105

The Chronicler and the Rescuer: Unveiling Overlooked Narratives

106

Selfless Saviors: Two Extraordinary Rescuers in the Eastland Disaster

107

Undertaking Courage: Catherine Wyand's Eastland Story

108

Threads of Tragedy: The Triangle Shirtwaist Fire and the Eastland Disaster

109

Crowdsourcing the Past: The Eastland Tragedy and Collaborative Genealogy

110

Irish Roots and Greek Tides: More Eastland Stories

111

Bloodlines and Bylines: The Power of Genetic Genealogy

112

Bonded in Tragedy: The Role of Fraternal Orders in the Eastland Disaster

113

Archives Unveiled: The Eastland Disaster's Hidden Stories

114

Sassiness Saved Her: A Jewish Girl's Narrow Escape from the Eastland

115

Unearthing the Untold: Jewish Lives and the Eastland Tragedy

116

Sons of Norway, Daughters of Tragedy: The Iverson Family's Eastland Story

117

Frieda Kannberg's Story and the Legacy of the Eastland

118

The Lutheran Legacy of the Eastland Disaster

119

Leafing Through History: Oak Park, Forest Park, and the Eastland

120

From the Mayflower to the Sketchpad: Unveiling More Eastland Connections

121

Coroner's Conundrum: Pete Hoffman & The Eastland Disaster

122

A Switchboard Operator and a Nurse Walk Into a Shipwreck: Unraveling the Eastland Disaster

123

Tarzan's Chicago Adventure: Eastland Survivor Faces 2nd Maritime Disaster

124

Shadows of the Past: Premonitions from the Titanic to the Eastland

125

Synchronicities and Age-Old Premonitions of the Eastland Disaster

126

From Coal Dust to River Depths: Spring Valley's Eastland Story

127

Curveballs and Calamities: Eastland Disaster Baseball Connection

128

Eastland Waters: Melody, Verse, and Lithuanian Legacy in Chicago

129

Beyond the Titanic: The Eastland Love Story of George and Theresa

130

Legacy of the Lost: Uncovering the Eastland's Hidden Stories

131

Eastland Chronicles: Katherine MacIntyre's Bravery Didn't Stop with Survival

132

Rekindling Roots: Cousin Connection | Survivor Saga Rediscovered | Gripping Eastland Documentary

133

After the Eastland: Shadow over Polish Chicago

134

From Cemetery to Courtroom: The Eastland Aftermath

135

Unintended Detours into the Past

136

Sketching an Unlived Life: A Tapestry of Gratitude, History, and Ancient Wisdom

137

Preserving the Eastland Disaster Story: One Family's Quest (Part 2)

138

Capsized Chaos to Epic Courage: An Eastland Disaster Survival Story

139

Creative Defiance: Dodging Doubters, Ditching Clowns

140

Sawubona: Chronicles of Connection & Continuity

141

River and Reflection: Waters of Legacy

142

Genes and Journeys OR How'd Grandma's Past Get into my Genes?

143

Grave Messages, Shipwreck Secrets & Audiobook Launch

144

Darkroom Confidential: Developing the Jun Fujita Story with Graham Lee, Part 2

145

Through the Lens of Jun Fujita - with Graham Lee & Natalie Zett - Part 1

146

Different Lenses: A Mortician, Irish Theatre, and the Eastland Disaster

147

Rearview Regrets: U-Turns to Growth

148

Trading Places, Trading Fates

149

Through Tears and Time: The Day of the Eastland Disaster

150

Tribute to the Pearl of Great Price

151

Deja Vu and Genetic Recollections

152

A Quest for Meaning in Shadows of Adversity

153

Aunt Magda's Atlas of the Future or Who Needs Google Maps?

154

Tiny Tots to Truth Seekers: Wisdom of the Ages

155

Past Shadows, Future Hopes: Zara, Magda, and Family Mysteries

156

Aunt Magda's Mystical Mayhem or Step Deeper into the Supernatural

157

The Flower Emerges from the River: Family History, with a Supernatural Twist

158

Synced & Serendipitous - Exploring Coincidences and Synchronicities

159

Melancholy Manor - Tales from the Lavish Abyss

160

Forty bucks, a couple of orange crates, and a broken-down jalopy

161

Miblart - Unbroken Creativity in the Face of War (Special mini-episode)

162

When the past knocks on your door, you better answer! (Chapter 2. Annie's Granddaughter)

163

Little Towns, Big History

164

The End is the Beginning - Chapter 1. A Family Tale Untold

165

A Family Tale TOLD! Part 2 (the Western Electric story)

166

A Family Tale TOLD! Part 1

167

The Mayflower People OR The Day I Learned I Had No Family History