Fill To Capacity (Where Heart, Grit and Irreverent Humor Collide)
Podcast for people too stubborn to quit and too creative not to make a difference!Join visual artist Pat Benincasa in conversation with a riveting roster of guests to uncover extraordinary stories of everyday people. Listen as they share their quirky wisdom, unlikely adventures, and poignant life lessons! Fasten your emotional seatbelt for this journey of heart, humor and grit!
Fill To Capacity (Where Heart, Grit and Irreverent Humor Collide)
Rippled Legacy in the Chicago River: The Eastland Disaster Remembered
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In this gripping episode in Chicago history, Ted and Barb Wachholz unravel the haunting story of the Eastland Disaster. They share their personal connection to the event and shed light on its profound generational impact. Discover the heart wrenching details of that fateful day, the 844* lives lost and the resilience of survivors. Delve into the lasting legacy of this maritime tragedy through the work of the Eastland Disaster Historical Society. (Note: To date, there has been no cited source or peer-reviewed documentation to substantiate this number of 844.)
LINKS
Natalie Zett, Flower in the River Podcast
Natalie Zett, “Flower in the River: A Family tale, finally told”
George W. Hilton, “Eastland: Legacy of the Titanic”
Engineer Shows Why the Eastland Was Unsafe, Chicago Tribune
(Reggie Bowles) Charles Reginald Elias Bowles- Unsung Hero of the Eastland Disaster 1915
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