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A project to share and contextualize the letters sent home to Widener’s Valley, Virginia, by my great-grandfather, Oscar Widener between 1918 and 1919 during the First World War. In addition to readin... more
FAQs about Letters Home to Widener’s Valley:How many episodes does Letters Home to Widener’s Valley have?The podcast currently has 7 episodes available.
January 18, 2025Episode 7 - October 21, 1918In episode seven we read the first letter we have from Oscar Widener to his wife, Myrtle Wright, after his arrival in France. Additional context is provided concerning the American Expeditionary Forces....more6minPlay
January 02, 2025Episode 6 - October 6, 1918This episode features Oscar Widener's first letter home from France with information about his trip across the Atlantic Ocean and the letter's recipient, his father, David Campbell Widener. ...more8minPlay
January 02, 2025Episode 4 - September 10, 1918We explore Oscar's last letter home to Myrtle before he is shipped off to the battlefields of Europe. The episode includes more information about the Widener family, including Oscar's Revolutionary War veteran Michael Widener....more10minPlay
October 29, 2024Episode 5 - Special Episode: Music from the ValleyA detour from Oscar Widener's letters as we listen to music sung by Charles Jackson Brown, Sr., a contemporary resident of Oscar and Myrtle Widener. Recorded in the 1960s, the songs range from old ballads to a church hymnal. Joining Brown are long time Washington County residents, Howard Litton and Katherine Mock....more18minPlay
August 26, 2024Episode 3 - August 9, 1918August 9, 1918 letter from Oscar Widener to his wife, Myrtle Widener. In this, one of his longest letters, Oscar talks more about his camp experience and we try to understand Myrtle's world back home....more14minPlay
February 22, 2024Episode 2 - August 5, 1918Oscar Widener's second letter home to Widener's Valley from Camp Lee, Virginia. Addressed to his wife, Myrtle, and dated August 5, 1918....more6minPlay
February 22, 2024Episode 1 - August 2, 1918Oscar Widener's first letter home to Widener's Valley, addressed to his newlywed wife, Myrtle Wright, on August 2, 1918 from Camp Lee, Virginia....more8minPlay
FAQs about Letters Home to Widener’s Valley:How many episodes does Letters Home to Widener’s Valley have?The podcast currently has 7 episodes available.