Ohio: Family Roots, Foundational Soil | Episode 102
About this episode
Crista Cowan explores her family history, tracing her ancestors and their connections to significant historical events and figures.
What if the names your ancestors gave their children were actually breadcrumbs leading straight to the neighbors who helped shape their lives? In this solo episode, I trace my own Cowan family line from a young Irish weaver who had to register as an alien citizen during the War of 1812 to a doctor who built a house that became a historical society, a saddle maker who outfitted the Union Army, and a U.S. Representative who somehow kept his personal life completely out of the newspapers. But th...
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