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Many people history has glossed over or family stories that have impacted generations. Inspiring stories almost lost to time hanging by threads that need to be told.

  • Mary Lousia Slacum

    Mary Louisa Slacum Benham (1802-1884) Thank You to Chris Stark for submitting this story. If you have not seen the announcement, we are putting a temporary pause on our podcast season due to Teri’s recent cancer diagnosis. When we return, the blog for this episode will be up. We eagerly await when we can sit

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  • Podcast On Pause

    Due to unforeseen circumstances, we will be temporarily pausing this season of Coolest People You’ve Never Heard Of Podcast. If you’d like to listen more from us you can listen to Craft Theories Podcast available on all podcast platforms. We are currently anticipating at least a 3 month break. Teri was recently diagnosed with cancer.

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  • Mary Jane Holmes

    Mary Jane Holmes (1825-1907) the American Jane Austen, has been systematically erased from academia and history until she is barely known. This is how G. W. Dillingham, one of her publishers, describes her: “The name of Mary Jane Holmes is a household word to millions of readers. All her stories glow with the same love

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  • Hannah Handy Part 2

    Image of the barn that couldn’t be burned. It is a landmark from the devastating raid. A beacon of perseverance. They may have taken food and hurt the town, but they didn’t take everything. In this episode we continue Hannah’s mission to save her son. We also delve into the other families who are affected

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  • Hannah Handy Part 1

    Thank you for Listening in to our inaugural episode of Coolest People You’ve Never Heard Of, We hope to share many more really cool stories adding sweetness to everyone’s day. In October 1780, the Revolutionary War crashes into Hannah Handy’s life. At this point in the war has been raging for four years with ongoing

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