?Jesse Perse Harmon?(family tree ? link) https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/KWJH-BL8 After escaping the certain death inflicted on so many others in a British attach during the War of 1812, Jesse completed his active service in the military and traipsed a bit as a young bachelor. In Pennsylvania he found the woman of his dreams, married her, raised a family, found Jesus amidst the great revival, and relocated into the Ohio. Support the show ?️‍♂️ Find me at https://www.FamilyHistoryDrama.com ? Email me at FamilyHistoryDrama@gmail.com ? Tweet the Podcast @FeelingYourOats Generational He ..read more

Howard Leon Whetten: https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/KWCB-QL4 Family Tree ? ID: KWCB-QL4 In part 2 of this story, the “ordinary life” of Howard Leon Whetten evolves into some extraordinary experiences as he faces certain death in the midnight plunge of his B-24 Bomber into the dark watery grave of the oceans surrounding the Solomon Islands. This very first bombing run turns the simple life into a battle for life. From his home in New Mexico, to the wild legends of the Solomon Islands, Leon’s life is left in the hands of fate & God. PeopleHoward Leon Whetten, B-24 Bomber Assistan ..read more

SPECIAL THANKS to Collett Carter for the family history story lead. The Boykin Mill Pond in South Carolina has been the hub of regional industry for processing grains and timber. In 1865 it was the scene of one of the last battles of the Civil War. And in 1860 it was the hallowed grounds of one of South Carolina’s saddest tragedies. Flatboat history: https://peoplesriverhistory.us/blog/history-of-flatboating-and-a-charming-educational-film/ Individuals in order of mention:Robert English Samual Boykin Israel Mathis Quincey A. Fillmore Edward E. Potter James Fowler Presley William Alexander M ..read more

In an “off script experience” tales both wild and wacky are told from the research of the Boardman history. The wild unbelievable story is told of the widow who lost more husbands than one can count. And the engineer Boardman who on his death bed was given a supernatural power of extra sensory perception.  CHARACTERS Cynthia Boardman Willam Rawlings Cincinnati Enquirer Henry Ladd Mr. Henderson Mr. Johnson Mr. Dixon Mr. Maybury Mr. Tipton George Dyer Edward Augustus Boardman Engineer Moses O.K. Cockrell Dixey Johann Hari Dr. Priddy Meeks Garrit Walter Gong Catherine Fitzsimmons Union Paci ..read more

Life in the late 1800’s was frequently just inexplicably tragic, as Edward Augustus Boardman and Catherine Fitzsimmons discovered in their lives together. Though they had financial success, attempting to raise children was nearly the end of them emotionally. The plans we have aren’t always what God has in mind for us. As hard as we try, sometimes we are just called to go through things. Such was the life of the Boardman family from Golden, Colorado. (?Est. 1881❤️) CHARACTERS: (in order of mention) Edward Augustus “Gus” Boardman Lewis Boardman Mary Frances Riffier Catherine Fitzsimmons Jacob B ..read more

Brothers are an indispensable part of country life for me. Mine has been ready at a moments notice for just about any wacky idea, adrenaline moment, project, rescue, or emergency. Its important to note that family history isnt just something that happened 50 or 100 years ago. Family history is a daily event. If you’re apt to retelling a story 3 or more times, and its recounted at family reunions, make sure its written up and preserved.  As Gerrit Gong recently stated, “We each have a story. As we discover our story, we connect, we belong, we become.” Family history is just as much about b ..read more

Life in the valley of the Great Salt Lake was rough. From weed soup, cold winters, and the new life. 1857 was a year of turmoil and invasion in the territory of Utah. Thompsonian botanical Doctor Priddy Meeks recounts from his journal, how he treated one of the “invaders” for frostbite that had consumed both feet several inches above the ankles. He only lost 5 toenails in the ordeal. This unheard of treatment for frostbite is a miracle still today. CHARACTERS President James Knox Polk Doctor Priddy Meeks Sarah Mahurin Jedediah M. Grant Joseph B. Noble General Winfield Scott (Old fuss & fe ..read more

The Grand Canyon is a place of connecting with nature, finding one’s center, and in this rare account, airing one’s grievances. In 1968, newlywed and rookie Park Ranger Mel Heaton was tasked with an impossible undertaking…to disarm 5 hostile men…by himself. CHARACTERS (in order of appearance) García López de Cárdenas Alonso de CárdenasFrancisco Vázquez de Coronado Pedro de Tovar Pedro de Sotomayor Pablo de Melgrossa Juan Galeras Hopi Guides Irvine Cob Henry Long Clarence Dutton John Wesley Powell Havasupai Ralph H. Cameron David Rust President Theodore Roosevelt Henry Harvey Mary Jane Colter ..read more

The strategy of planning, the thrill of the heist, pulling your hat down over your ears during the galloping getaway, and the adrenaline of lining your pockets with nare a few moments worth of actual work. For those of you who might have been a little titillated by the previous story, this is what Mr. Harvey would refer to as “the rest of that story”, and it ain’t perty. In the final years of Bub’s “Flash-Bang” life he quickly realized the high cost of low living. CHARACTERS:Henry Rhodes Meeks Jr. Butch Cassidy Bub Meeks Will Parry Roy Toyer J.C. Edwards George Hailey H.H. Albers Judge Waters ..read more

Life without structure leads to trouble. How many times will we be told to “choose our friends wisely”? Bub Meeks lived hard and fast, and paid the price for it. Life in the late 1800’s was tempting for folks who didnt have the patience for working and saving. So they took balloon withdrawals anytime they were low on cash. CHARACTERS:Grover Cleveland Albert Edward VII Henry Ford George Burns F. Scott Fitzgerald Walter Arnold Robert LeRoy Parker William Ellsworth Lay Henry Rhodes Meeks Samual Emelle Sidonia Schwarz Emelle Marguerite Emelle Edward Lorenzo Burgoyne Andy Little GC Gray Ed Hoover ..read more