The story of a nation as seen from the branches of one family tree
My American family history goes back more three centuries to Colonial Maryland. It is filled with witnesses to a great experiment, an experiment in democracy called the United States: A teenager kidnapped in Ireland then married to an English settler. A Union soldier who fought from the very first day of the Civil War through the very last. A Cold War scientist who worked in secrecy to avert the end of humanity. A kid from East St. Louis, Illinois, who went on to be among the most influential Senators in Washington. And so many more.
Join me on a this podcast as I learn more about my ancestors and the lives they lived--as the history of the United States unfolded around them.
For much more information about my family history visit https://michaeldurbin.com/familyhistory/
Michael Durbin
My American family history goes back more three centuries to Colonial Maryland. It is filled with witnesses to a great experiment, an experiment in democracy called the United States: A teenager kidnapped in Ireland then married to an English settler. A Union soldier who fought from the very first day of the Civil War through the very last. A Cold War scientist who worked in secrecy to avert the end of humanity. A kid from East St. Louis, Illinois, who went on to be among the most influential Senators in Washington. And so many more.
Join me on a this podcast as I learn more about my ancestors and the lives they lived--as the history of the United States unfolded around them.
For much more information about my family history visit https://michaeldurbin.com/familyhistory/
Michael Durbin
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