WAIT, I need to KNOW...

Host Jamie Clark is joined by her daughter Amelia for the first episode of Wait, I Need to Know…, where one question sends them through the surprising history of Richmond, Indiana, and Wayne County.

It starts with a blind inventor in Hagerstown and the frustrating car rides that helped inspire cruise control. From there, Jamie and Amelia get into Morton Lake’s tragic opening day, the Wayne County Historical Museum’s recreated Main Street, and the April 6, 1968, Richmond explosion that changed downtown forever.

Then there’s the Egyptian mummy. Jamie shares the story of Julia Gaar’s travels and her 1929 antiquities purchase, which brought a piece of ancient Egypt to Richmond.

They also talk about Overbeck ceramics in Cambridge City, Abbott’s Candy in Hagerstown, Hayes Arboretum, and the Reid Center’s Tiffany stained glass windows and historic organ. Even the peregrine falcons hunting pigeons downtown make it into the conversation.

Add in travel mishaps, family stories, and Amelia keeping her mom on her toes, and you’ve got one question, 17 side quests, and eventually an answer.

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