The Historical Reenactment Society is a monthly podcast giving you a glimpse into the past through the marvels of the modern age. Each episode, we scour the month in history to find the most fascinating stories never told. Then, using the magic of podcasting technology, we take you back in time to hear how it probably happened.
For our first Halloween episode, we wanted to do something REALLY scary. Enter the Northern Dispensary, an abandoned health clinic from the 19th Cent...
The year is 1913, the date June 29. At the Gettysburg National Park in Adams County, Pennsylvania, a group of men are reuniting, many of whom have no...
The year is 1947, the date June 15. The town of Spokane, Washington is celebrating their 37th annual Father’s Day... unfortunately, it’s yet to catc...
The year is 1692, the date June 2. It has been a pretty rough six months in the town of Salem, Massachusetts. Bridget Bishop stands accused of bewit...
The year is 1861, the date May 20. The American Civil War has been underway for a little over a month. In Norfolk, Virginia union and confederate fo...
May 7, 1824. At the Kärntnertortheater in Vienna, Ludwig van Beethoven premiered his 9th Symphony, widely considered to be among Beethoven’s finest s...