From Aggies to Champions: How UConn Became the Basketball Capital of the World Hey everybody, this is Dan Blanchard with the Travel in Time with Dan Show! I’m currently at the University of Connecticut Sports Museum, soaking in all the incredible history (and I highly recommend you come check it out!). While all UConn […]
Travel in Time with Dan: General John Stark—The Man Behind “Live Free or Die” We recently mixed travel, history, and leadership on the Travel in Time with Dan Show, visiting Manchester, New Hampshire, at the historical site of General John Stark’s house. If you are familiar with New Hampshire, you know General Stark as
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Traveling Through Time: Uncovering the History and Legacy of Bancroft Tower Welcome to the “Travel in Time with Dan Show,” where we mix travel, history, and leadership. Today, we are exploring a structure that looks like a medieval castle but is situated right here in Worcester, Massachusetts: the Bancroft Tower. Built in 1900, this
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Travel in Time: Remembering the CCC Boys and the Power of Trying Something New Hello everyone, and welcome to a journey through history and leadership, inspired by a visit to the CCC Museum in Stafford Springs, Connecticut. The story of the CCC—the Civilian Conservation Corps—is deeply rooted in one of the most challenging periods
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Moral Courage and Community Action: Discovering the Village of Amistad in Farmington, CT Hey everybody, how you doing? This is Dan Blanchard with the Travel in Time with Dan Show. Today, we’re diving deep into an incredible historical moment right here in Farmington, Connecticut, a place proudly known today as the Village of Amistad.
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The Crazy, Contradictory Legacy of Eli Whitney: How One Man Helped Start—and End—the Civil War Travel in Time with Dan: Reflections from the Eli Whitney Museum Greetings, history travelers! Dan Blanchard here, checking in from a truly marvelous and historic site: the Eli Whitney Museum in Hampton, Connecticut. As you walk the property, you can
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From New Haven Outset to Hartford Gain The story of the Courant begins not in Hartford, but with a slight twist of fate involving Founding Father Benjamin Franklin. A man named Thomas Green was the publisher of a newspaper in New Haven, Connecticut (possibly the New Haven Gazette). Benjamin Franklin wanted to secure a
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Travel in Time with Dan: Fictional Interview with Barzillai Delano, Keeper of Head Light Lighthouse (1796–1820) Dan: Hello everyone! Today, I’m in Portland, Maine, at the iconic Head Light Lighthouse. I’m thrilled to “sit down” with Barzillai Delano, who kept this lighthouse running from 1796 to 1820. Welcome, Mr. Delano. Barzillai Delano: Thank you, Dan.
Travel in Time with Dan: Fictional Interview with King Philip (Metacomet) on the Great Swamp Massacre, R.I. Dan: Hello, everyone! Today, I’m here at the Great Swamp Massacre Monument in Rhode Island, and I have the incredible opportunity to “sit down” with King Philip, also known as Metacomet. Thank you for joining me, King Philip.
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A Conversation with Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis at Grand Central Terminal, NY Dan Blanchard (DB): Mrs. Kennedy, it’s an honor to have you here at Grand Central Terminal. For so many people, this is just a busy transit hub, but I know you saw it as much more. What was it like for you to step
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