Two New Podcast Series: “Behind the Headlines of History” and “Unclaimed”

The Scoop about Behind the Headlines of History 

If you love intriguing news stories from the past, then the Behind the Headlines of History podcast is perfect for you. Hosted by story-loving historians Brad Argent and Dr. Michala Hulme, each episode will highlight weird, wonderful, eye-opening, and sometimes tragic stories—tales they’ve uncovered from the Newspapers.com archives. Then, Michala and Brad will delve into the billions of records available on Ancestry to uncover more about the people behind the headlines. 

Episode 1 kicks off with a special Halloween episode that gets strange and spooky. Follow Brad and Michala as they explore the stories behind 100-year-old headlines about witches and ghosts that made the news across the globe. 

Watch or listen to Episode 1 on:

• YouTube

• Spotify

• Apple Music

• Amazon

• Pandora

• iHeart Radio

Catch new episodes each Thursday for “Behind the Headlines of History.”

Finding Families for the Forgotten: Unclaimed 

Unclaimed is a six-part investigative docu-series exploring the discovery of thousands of forgotten cremains of patients who had died at Oregon State Hospital (OSH), a psychiatric hospital. 

The series unearths the personal stories of those patients through the work of dedicated genealogists and the building of family trees. Their goal? To find living descendants so that the remains of these former patients can be reunited with their families after decades of being unclaimed.

In Episode 1, host Amy Standen dives into the work of volunteer genealogist Phyllis Zegers, who has made it her personal mission to restore dignity and memory to those who died in the institution and were left behind. 

In the rest of the season, you can look forward to family tree research linking OSH patients to notable figures like Sylvia Plath, and the fascinating story of the hospital serving as a filming location for the iconic movie One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (1975), just in time for its 50th anniversary this year. 

Listen to Episode 1 on:

• Spotify

• Apple Music

• Amazon

• Pandora

• iHeart Radio

New episodes of "Unclaimed” debut on Tuesdays.

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