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BOOM! And just like that we have made to the halfway point of our Season 2 adventure here on The History Things Podcast! Here at our second midyear look at the show, Pat and Matt take stock of subjects they have covered, updates and upgrades to the production of the show itself, as well as updates from some of their personal endeavors! The fellas also reflect on the guests they have been honored to have had on the show along the war thus far into Season 2! Lastly, the mid year review closes out with a look ahead at what's to come with the monumental second half of season, so make sure you stick around, because there is plenty more coming from The History Things Podcast in the very near future! 

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In our Quarter 2 follow-up, Pat and Matt are joined once again by special guest Coby Treadway, the Education Coordinator at the Surratt House Tavern Museum in Clinton, Maryland! In Q2  we spent nearly 5 hours discussing the depths of the murder plots and assassination of President Abraham Lincoln at the conclusion of the American Civil War, and in this installment, we conclude our story with the aftermath of the assassination and manhunt. In this episode we cover the trial, sentencing, and executions of John Wilkes Booth's co-conspirators and the various legacies that endure to this very day!

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In our first bonus episode of Season 2, we hang out with our very good friend Jana Friesen McCabe, who is currently the Chief of Interpretation and Guest Services at Monocacy National Battlefield. Previously in Jana's career in the Park Service, she spent time as an interpretive ranger at Ford's Theater, site of the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln! We thought it would be super cool to get her unique perspective on the murder plot and assassination of President Lincoln as it pertained to Ford's Theater! 

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In our Season 2, Quarter 2 installment, Pat and Matt have an epically huge episode in-store! We sat down in our newly renovated (still in progress lol) War Department Studio with special guest Coby Treadway to discuss at length about the plot(s) to kidnap and eventually the plot(s) to murder Abraham Lincoln, President Of The United States! Coby is the Acting-Director as well as the Education Coordinator for the Surratt House Tavern Museum in Clinton, Maryland! 

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Matt and Pat hang out again with Ben Frail, the National Patriotic Instructor for the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War. We ask Ben some questions from the listeners, fire off a couple of our own... get more into the works of both the G.A.R. and the S.U.V. and since this episode was recorded prior to kickoff on Super Bowl Sunday, Pat puts Ben on the spot about what he thinks about fellow New Englander Tom Brady playing in  his historic 10th National Football League Championship game, and even gets him to make a score and winner prediction! 

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We kick off season 2 with special guest Ben Frail of the Sons Of Union Veterans to talk about civil war fraternities both past and present, the legacy of the G.A.R. and the modern day extension and charity work of the Sons Of Union Veterans!

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We made it to the conclusion of our inaugural season here at the show! What a year we picked to start the podcast in too lol! 2020 has been a monster in every way it can be, so we thought we would wind down the year as well as our first season with a look back on the journey we took to get to the dawn of season 2!

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Once again the show returns to the subject of connecting to history through music! This time were putting some twang on it and getting into the sensational history of Music City, Nashville, Tennessee! Joining us in this episode are singer-song writers and authors of the new book; "Hidden History of Music Row," Elizabeth Elkins and Vanessa Olivarez of the Country Music/Americana duo Granville Automatic, to discuss their new book, what it is like being a musician during a pandemic, and the inspiration for the groups 2015 EP "An Army Without Music."  

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This episode features historian Raina Egan as she hangs out with us once again to answer questions from our listeners about the experience and tragedy of the young women who perished in the devastating explosion at the Allegheny Arsenal outside Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on September 17, 1862. 

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This episode highlights an up and comer in the historical interpretive community. Here at the HTP we are excited to do this regularly with our 4th quarter podcast! When we created this show, we thought it would be fitting and proper to elevate the voices of the relatively or completely unknown researchers, archivists, historians, and storytellers, who are working so very tirelessly to preserve our nation and our worlds memories. So, here we go, quarter 4… we hope you enjoy   

This episode features historian Raina Egan, and she hangs out with us to discuss the unique role that women played in arsenals and armories during the American Civil War as well as in U.S. wartime in other eras too!