# Niagara History

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Ep.63 The Five People You'll Meet In Prison W/Brandon Stickney

Brandon M. Stickney is a biographer, documentarian, and journalist. A native of Lockport, NY, with a B.A. from the State University of NY at Buffalo, he has appeared in Time, the Associated Press, USA Today, the Los Angeles Times, on A&E, the History Channel, NPR, and every major news network. He i…

E4 Spoopy Castle Fer Sure Part 2

Ariel continues unpacking the ghosts of Old Fort Niagara all while going on some side topics. Thanks for unpacking.  Sources Ghost Hunters Season 7 Episode 17 The Native American Government that Inspired the Constitution https://www.history.com/news/iroquois-confederacy-influence-us-c…

E3 Spoopy Castles Fer Sure - Part 1

Episode 3! AND we do our first 2 Parter... Not because we planned on it, but actually because we don't shut up when we are together, and decided to spare you a 2-hour episode (for now).  WARNING: If you don't like swearing, you're probably not going to like us. Ariel tells Andrea about the history …

S2E04 History Beyond the Classroom with Dr. Elizabeth Vlossak

Today’s guest is the recipient of this year’s Faculty of Humanities Award for Teaching Excellence. Dr. Elizabeth Vlossak is an Associate Professor with the Department of History where her courses include 20th-century European and World History, Weimar and Nazi Germany, comparative urban history, an…

S1 E14 - September 17, 2020

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Foreword Crossover: Preserving History at The Brown Homestead

When a historic building is preserved, the stories embedded into its walls and floorboards are also preserved. On this special crossover episode with Brock University’s Foreword, we take The Tattooed Historian YouTuber and podcaster, John R. Heckman, on an immersive audio tour of The Brown Homestea…

Niagara History and Poetry Episode 3 - Captain Matthew Webb

Captain Matthew Webb. the first person to swim the English Channel from Dover to Calais, lost his life at Niagara Falls whilst attempting to swim the Niagara River rapids and whirlpool. This tragedy is documented in poems by 3 of the worst poets writing in English and 3 poets laurate, and includes …

Niagara History and Poetry Episode 2 - Bears in a Canoe

Bears are rarely seen in Niagara today, but they were certainly here in the 19th century. In this episode I examine a story from a guidebook about a bear climbing into a fisherman's canoe in the middle of the Niagara River, and two poems also describing this incident. Poems & other sources mention…

Niagara History and Poetry Episode 1 - Introduction

In this episode I introduce myself, give a brief history of the Niagara Falls Poetry Project, and what to expect from this podcast. I illustrate my motto - "if something happened but I can't find a poem about it, it didn't happen" with a limerick I wrote to illustrate a really neat picture of a cow…

Niagara History and Poetry Episode 4: Death and the Photographer: Joseph Avery and Platt Babbitt

Joseph Avery and his two friends were rowing across the Niagara River Rapids in 1853, when the boat capsized. The two friends were swept to their deaths immediately, but Joseph Avery managed to hold on to a protruding tree trunk until the following day. Despite rescuer's efforts, they were not able…