Glenn Harbour - The Pig War

Our History Project is proud to bring you yet another piece of lost history. Glenn Harbour joins us today to talk about the forgotten and little known: ”Pig War”. An action, which almost caused an international incident at the beginning of an uncertain time just prior to the outbreak of the War Between the States (1859). This was an interesting story and the theories, what if’s and conspiracies could have really ran rampant on this one. I think that is one reason that makes this fun. You can contact Glenn at miliebetea@yahoo.com .



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Our History Project - Bob Slaughter - D-Day - Omaha Beach

This week we where in multiple meetings and under a pen getting our first grant together. It has been a long time in coming and a lot to learn, but there are words on the page and reviews going out. So, we are excited about that. So, until next week enjoy a best of OHP production.

This week’s Show features Bob Slaughter, his personal experience and firsthand account of storming Omaha Beach on June 6th , 1945. Bob has had his account published under his given name “John Robert Slaughter” entitled “Omaha Beach and Beyond, The long march of Sgt. Bob Slaughter”. Read More About Bob Slaughter see Our History Project Authors Corner.

Our Review of the book will be released soon at Our History Project Book Review, so check back and see what we thought of the book.

Historic Travel

We also had a chance to speak with Mark Patterson of Pathfinder Tours who is taking Bob back to Normandy to recount his trials and tribulations there. Mark also hosts an Online Museum for World War 2 Collectors with text, documents, photos and finds. It can be found at World War II Paratroopers.



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“David Crockett in Congress”, The Rise and Fall of the Poor Man’s Friend
By James R. Boylston and Allen J. Wiener

We were joined by James (Jim) Boylston and Allen Wiener for a romp, not only through the backwoods but an exploration to discover the true Crockett himself. Folks this was just plain fun, looking into one of our most beloved characters and the early playings of our government.

This book will go down in all time as the best book on Crockett ever written or complied and I can honestly say that this book will be the reference for many future Crockett researchers for generations to come. For more information please visit the website http://www.crockettincongress.com/.

You can see my review of this book at our OHP Book review Blog




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The King Philip’s War is the Bloodiest War per capita ever fought on American Soil. It is also one of the most overlooked events in our history. It is left out of text books, left out of our teaching and just like the tribes that were exterminated…wiped from our memory. - Not anymore.

Researcher, Director and Filmmaker, Aaron Cadieux joins us for a condensed shortened version of this Historical Presentation of the King Philip's War. Visit www.ourhistoryproject.com for the 2009 presentation 3 part series of the King Philip's War. Visit Aarons site www.bigoperations.com for more info on him as well as the Documentary "The First Patriots”.

This presentation was produced for the classroom so pass it around. Don’t just tell our educators about it, burn a disk and hand it to them. Total length is 36 minutes which included the opening and closing. As stated earlier we have the original production which is very detailed and is a little over 3 hours and can be found on our website http://www.ourhistoryproject.com.




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