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Travel in Time with Dan 39: Interview with the Ghost of Jerusha Howe

Travel in Time with Dan: Fictional Interview with the Ghost of Jerusha Howe, the Belle of Sudbury   Dan: Hello, everyone! This is Dan Blanchard with the Travel in Time with Dan Show, where we mix travel, history, and leadership. Today, I’m in Sudbury, Massachusetts, at the historic Wayside Inn. This place opened in 1716,

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Travel in Time with Dan 38: Interview with Interview with Officer Thomas F. Egan

Travel in Time with Dan: Fictional Interview with Officer Thomas F. Egan, One of the Five Founding Troopers of the CT State Police (1903)   Dan: Hello everyone! This is Dan Blanchard with the Travel in Time with Dan Show, where we mix travel, history, and leadership. Today, I’m in Meriden, Connecticut, at the Connecticut

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Travel in Time with Dan 37: Interview with Ahmose-Ra, Timekeeper Sundial Priest of Ancient Egypt

Travel in Time with Dan: Interview with Ahmose-Ra, Timekeeper Sundial Priest of Ancient Egypt   Dan: Hello everyone! This is Dan Blanchard with the Travel in Time with Dan Show, where we mix travel, history, and leadership. Today, I’m coming to you from a very different kind of “clock capital.” While I recently visited Bristol,

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Travel in Time with Dan 36: Interview with Horace Mann, The Father of American Education

Travel in Time with Dan: Fictional Interview with Horace Mann, The Father of American Education (1796–1859)   Note: Since Dan is a school teacher and history and democracy lover, this interview will be longer and more in depth. Dan: Hey everybody, this is Dan Blanchard with the Travel in Time with Dan Show, where we

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Travel in Time with Dan 35: Interview with Lt. Colonel Thomas Knowlton, America’s First Intelligence Officer

Travel in Time with Dan: Fictional Interview with Lt. Colonel Thomas Knowlton, America’s First Intelligence Officer (1740–1776)   Dan: Hello everyone! This is Dan Blanchard with the Travel in Time with Dan Show, where we mix travel, history, and leadership. Today, I’m standing here in Ashford, Connecticut, right near Knowlton Memorial Hall, a beautiful historic

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Travel in Time with Dan 34: Interview with Paul Revere

Travel in Time with Dan: An Imaginary Interview with Paul Revere – Paul Revere Heritage Site – Canton, Massachusetts Dan Blanchard: Welcome back to the Travel in Time with Dan show, where we mix travel, history, and leadership. Today, I’m standing in Canton, Massachusetts, at the Paul Revere Heritage Site, home to the historic copper

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Travel in Time with Dan 33: Interview with the Lock 12 Lock House Keeper, Farmington Canal

Travel in Time with Dan: Fictional Interview with the Lock 12 Lock House Keeper, Farmington Canal (circa early 1800s) Dan: Hello, everyone! This is Dan Blanchard with the Travel in Time with Dan Show, where we mix travel, history, and leadership. Today, I’m standing in beautiful Cheshire, Connecticut, at one of the most fascinating and

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Travel in Time with Dan 32: Interview with Interview with Davey Crockett and Jim Bowie, Defenders of the Alamo

Travel in Time with Dan: Fictional Interview with Davey Crockett and Jim Bowie, Defenders of the Alamo (1836)   Dan: Hello everyone! This is Dan Blanchard with the Traveling Time with Dan Show, where we mix travel, history, and leadership. Today, I’m standing in the heart of San Antonio, Texas, at one of the most

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Travel in Time with Dan 31: Interview with P. T. Barnum, Showman, Entrepreneur, and Mayor of Bridgeport (1810–1891)

Travel in Time with Dan: Fictional Interview with P. T. Barnum, Showman, Entrepreneur, and Mayor of Bridgeport (1810–1891)   Dan: Hello, everyone! This is Dan Blanchard with the Travel in Time with Dan Show, where we mix travel, history, and leadership. Today, I’m standing in Bridgeport, Connecticut, in front of one of the most iconic

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