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The History Things Podcast

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A conversational approach to interpreting history. Hosts Patrick and Parker aim to connect you to some of your favorite stories from the past as well as ones you might not have ever heard before! Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, & YouTube at @TheHistoryThingsPodcast

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HTP EP 105: The Fort Necessity Campaign 1754 w/Jacob Davis

Send us a text It is early summer of 1754 and a young George Washington leads a group of Virginia soldiers through the woods of western Pennsylvania. What he doesn’t know, is that after an encounter with French forces in late June, he will end up in a much more significant engagement just a few short weeks later… However this will not be just a simple clash between colonial forces deep in the frontier of North America, but rather the subsequent Battle of Fort Necessity will become the catalyst t...

Jul 04, 2025•2 hr 56 min•Season 6Ep. 18

HTP EP 104: Maryland In The War For Independence w/Travis Shaw

Send us a text This episode features public historian Travis Shaw as he takes us through his lifelong interest in Marylands role in the American Revolution. This episode is also the first of three archived episodes featuring former co-host Matt Borders that are scheduled for release this season

Jun 30, 2025•2 hr 2 min•Season 6Ep. 17

HTP EP 99: National Museum of Civil War Medicine w/Melissa Winn & Dana Shoaf

Send us a text Catching up with friends of the show, Melissa Winn & Dana Shoaf at the National Museum of Civil War Medicine! It’s been a few years since their last appearances on the show, but they are back and with HUGE updates on the various historical projects they have been working on and some exciting looks ahead at what’s in store for one of the coolest museums around!

May 12, 2025•1 hr 28 min•Season 6Ep. 12

HTP EP 98: Mary Surratt And The Murder of Abraham Lincoln w/Sarah Miller

Send us a text Author Sarah Miller is back to talk to us about another controversial figure from history, Lincoln assassination conspirator Mary Surratt! In her first go around on The History Things Podcast, Sarah changed hearts and minds about how we viewed the gruesome Borden murders of the 1890s and the subsequent trial of the infamous Lizzie Borden! Will she do the same in this edition? Tune in to find out!...

Apr 14, 2025•3 hr 33 min•Season 6Ep. 11

HTP EP 97: Surrender At Appomattox - April 9, 1865 w/Patrick Schroeder

Send us a text This week we are joined by Patrick Schroeder, historian from Appomattox Court House National Park! Patrick takes use through the final days of the Civil War in the east, as Lee’s beleaguered army surrenders to General Grant on April 9, 1865!

Apr 07, 2025•2 hr 20 min•Season 6Ep. 10

HTP EP 94: The Irish War of Independence: Part One w/Patrick McGuire

Send us a text In this episode we begin exploring the Irish War of Independence! In part one, host Patrick McGuire takes us through the background of Irelands long struggle to obtain its sovereign right! This episode features music by: Derek Warfield & The Young Wolfe Tones, Colm McGuinness, Maria Grigoryeva, Victor Sanchez, & The Wolfe Tones.

Mar 10, 2025•1 hr 47 min•Season 6Ep. 7

HTP EP 93: Dead Ball - Baseball 1900 to 1920 w/Andrew Miller

Send us a text Andrew Miller joins us again on The History Things Podcast, this time talking about some early baseball history! Andrew is a big baseball geek and devoted Detroit Tigers fan, and he joins us to talk about the moment Major League Baseball came of age at the turn of the 20th century! Known as the Dead Ball Era, the period between 1900 and 1920 was a time of great change in baseball and it set the stage and possibly created the magic that became the game we know and love today!...

Feb 17, 2025•2 hr 20 min•Season 6Ep. 6

HTP EP 92: Is This A Great Game Or What? w/Tim & Jeff Kurkjian

Send us a text Baseball season is upon us and for the first time on the podcast, we are opening the conversation about America’s past-time! We are joined by Hall Of Fame baseball writer and ESPN Analyst Tim Kurkjian, and his son Jeff, Co-Host of The Andie Summers Show on WXTU Radio (Philadelphia) to talk about why the game is so great and to share stories from its vast history. In this episode we focus on the fun and magic that is baseball and we set the stage for future conversations about the ...

Feb 10, 2025•59 min•Season 6Ep. 5

HTP EP 91: A Night To Remember - Dr. Robert Ballard Lecture Review w/Pat & Parker

Send us a text Pat & Parker got to have a night out on the town! This past week, the fellas attended the Frederick Speakers Series and had the awesome experience of listening to famed ocean explorer and personal hero of ours, Dr. Robert Ballard, talk about his illustrious career and the future of ocean exploration and discovery. Sitting in the same room and listening to the stories of the man who discovered the wreck of the RMS Titanic and set in motion such a big part of our lives, was lite...

Feb 08, 2025•34 min•Season 6Ep. 4

HTP EP 90: Historical Podcasting & Everything Else w/Matt Callery Pt. 2

Send us a text In this episode, Pat & Parker wrap up their conversation with “Addressing Gettysburg,” host Matt Callery about what his experience has been like hosting a historical podcast over the years! - This episode is recommended for an audience over 13 years old - Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, & YouTube at @TheHistoryThingsPodcast! Send us an email at HistoryThingsPodcast@gmail.com...

Jan 27, 2025•1 hr 29 min•Season 6Ep. 3

HTP EP 89: Historical Podcasting & The “Truth” About “Jennie” Wade w/Matt Callery Pt. 1

Send us a text Part one of a two-part conversation with “Addressing Gettysburg,” host Matt Callery about what it is like to host a podcast focused on historical subjects! This episode features a behind the scenes look at how the “Addressing Gettysburg Podcast,” came to life and how it has evolved over the years! Also in this episode, because it’s always a riot when Matt Callery and Pat McGuire get together, Pat, Parker, & Matt, come off the rails and finally get to the bottom of the mysterio...

Jan 20, 2025•1 hr 17 min•Season 6Ep. 2

HTP EP 88: Meet Parker Russell & Looking Ahead!

Send us a text We kick off Season 6 with a short chat with our new Co-Host Parker Russell and by taking a brief look ahead to what’s in store for this year! We are very excited about some of the projects we’re working on for the show this season and 2025 is looking like it’s going to be one for the record books! So Happy New Year everyone! May your 2025 bring you happiness and peace! Thanks for listening, we hope you enjoy the shown...

Jan 06, 2025•38 min•Season 6Ep. 1

HTP EP 87: *SUPRISE* Christmas Truce 1914 w/Matt Borders

Send us a text Surprise! The ACTUAL swans song! Our friend Matt Borders has departed the show… As a parting treat though, he dishes up one last story that ties into the spirit of the holidays. The Christmas Truce of 1914, a shred of humanity during the darkening days of the First World War. The Truce has become so steeped in legend that it takes on an almost mythical perspective. During the war need articles and letters where written about it. Between the two world wars books referenced the even...

Dec 23, 2024•1 hr 34 min•Season 5Ep. 26

HTP EP 86: 2024 Year End/Matt’s Swan Song

Send us a text It’s the end of the year again, which means it’s the end of the season… our 5th season! And while it is customary for us to take a look back at the years work we have put out, this year we will also be looking back at 5 years of doing the podcast, because this years edition of our Year In Review, will also be the last time Co-Host Matt Borders joins us. After 5 years behind the microphone, Matt will be stepping away from the show, and instead of mourning the departure of such an i...

Dec 20, 2024•1 hr 18 min•Season 5Ep. 25

HTP EP 85: The Romney Expedition 1861/62 Pt. Two w/Rob Ambrose

Send us a text Thought the guys were done with the Bath-Romney Campaign? Not on your life! Once again, join Pat, Matt and their guest, Rob Ambrose, as they discuss one of the lesser known campaigns of the war. Rob picks up the tale right at the beginning of 1862, and runs the guys through the mud, snow and sleet of this campaign. How do these conditions wear on the men involved? How do the famous, and soon to be famous, names of this campaign handle it and how does this mountainous fighting tie ...

Dec 09, 2024•3 hr 12 min•Season 5Ep. 24

HTP EP 84: The Romney Expedition 1861/62 Pt. One w/Rob Ambrose

Send us a text The guys have Rob Ambrose back in studio! This time we are getting a two part episode about the early years of the Civil War out in Rob's neck of the woods, the Bath Romney Campaign! This often overlooked campaign in the winter of 1861-1862 saw some of the already rising stars of both the United States and Confederate armies, including Thomas J. Jackson, George McClellan, William Loring and Frederick Lander. How these men, and their forces operate during this campaign will be disc...

Dec 02, 2024•2 hr 25 min•Season 5Ep. 23

HTP EP 83: **LIVE - 24hrs On The Ridge** Gettysburg 1869 w/Codie East

Send us a text Now for something completely different! The guys are back in Gettysburg with friend of the show Codie Eash, but this time, for the first time, they recorded the show live! That's right, as part of the Seminary Ridge Museum's 24 Hours on the Ridge fundraiser event, the History Things Podcast was invited to host a live recording! Through the great work or Producer Parker, the War Department Studio was set up in the Seminary Ridge Museum where Codie took the guys through the visit of...

Nov 29, 2024•1 hr 26 min•Season 5Ep. 22

HTP EP 82: USCT’s In The Department Of The South w/Rich Condon

Send us a text Joining Pat and Matt in the War Department Studio is former Reconstruction National Historic site ranger, Rich Condon! Rich is a brilliant researcher and storyteller who has studied the Department of the South, and specifically it's United States Colored Troops in depth. Rich shares his research with the guys on the formation of the Department of the South, early attempts at Emancipation and the raising of African American troops in the department. How these early efforts put pres...

Nov 04, 2024•2 hr 8 min•Season 5Ep. 21

HTP EP 81: A Quest For Bones: Macabre Souvenirs Of The American Civil War w/Dr. JimBroomall

Send us a text Happy Halloween from the History Things Podcast! For this Halloween special the guys have brought in friend of the show and former director of the George Tyler Moore Civil War Center at Shepherd University, Dr. James Broomall! Dr. Broomall specializes in the lives and material culture of the people of the Civil War era. For this spooky season he has brought the guys some truly macabre research on the use of bones and other battlefield debris as souvenirs. Who was collecting these ...

Oct 28, 2024•1 hr 55 min•Season 5Ep. 20

HTP EP 80: Connecting To History Through Music Vol. 3 “Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald” w/Producer Parker Russell

Send us a text It's time for another look at history through the lens of music! While not one of Matt's strong suits, Pat had brought in some backup with show producer Parker! Parker gives the guys a dive into the development and performance of "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" by Gordon Lightfoot. This classic folk rock story was developed very quickly following the tragic loss of the freighter in 1975 and was an instant classic. That doesn't mean that it was cast in stone however. The many ...

Sep 30, 2024•1 hr 57 min•Season 5Ep. 19

HTP EP 79: “I Dread The Thought Of The Place…” w/D. Scott Hartwig

Send us a text For the 162 commemoration of the Battle of Antietam Pat & Matt turned to friend of the show, Scott Hartwig, to discuss the second volume in his Maryland Campaign series. Following on the back of To Antietam Creek, Scott published last year, I Dread the Thought of the Place. This massive tome goes into detail on the specific movements of the contending armies during the Battle of Antietam, as well as the personalities of the campaign. Scott discusses the motivations and objecti...

Sep 16, 2024•3 hr 22 min•Season 5Ep. 18

HTP EP 78: The Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald w/Rich Napolitano (Shipwrecks & Sea Dogs Podcast)

Send us a text The boys are back with another shipwreck and who better to talk shipwrecks with than the host of the Shipwrecks & Sea Dogs podcast, Rich Napolitano! Rich gives us a deep dive on one of the most famous shipwrecks in both history and pop culture, the Edmund Fitzgerald. The Big Fitz was the pride of the Great Lakes, a massive ore hauler that did the run from Wisconsin down to Detroit, Michigan. This trip took tons upon tons of ore over the dangerous waters of the Great Lakes, par...

Sep 02, 2024•2 hr 23 min•Season 5Ep. 17

HTP EP 77: Tales Of Historic Megatsunamis w/Co-Host Pat McGuire

Send us a text It's summer! For the History Things Podcast cast that means history, travel and hanging out on the beach! ⛱️ For your summer listening enjoyment Pat leads the conversation about one of his life long fascinations, the Megatsunami! To give these, thankfully rare, events some context the guys dive into the concept of deep time. This looks at the geological and fossil record to hypothesize about events that occured sometimes millions of years ago. However, Pat is also able to provide ...

Aug 19, 2024•1 hr 38 min•Season 5Ep. 16
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