Chalkboard History: The Official Podcast of the Battle of Franklin Trust

In episode 20, Joseph and Eric explore the history behind The Widow of the South and how the novel’s popularity helped shape tourism at Carnton for years to come. The episode highlights how individual stories, like that of Carrie McGavock, can influence the way we understand and connect with the past.

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The mission of the Battle of Franklin Trust is to preserve, understand, and interpret the story of a people forever impacted by the American Civil War.

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In a second episode dedicated to the topic, Jeff and Eric explore why many younger people seem disconnected from the history of the Civil War, according to the popular trope in public history. They reflect on how changing education, cultural shifts, and present-day priorities influence whether younger generations find the war relevant, and consider what those trends mean for preserving collective memory of this pivotal period.

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The mission of the Battle of Franklin Trust is to preserve, understand, and interpret the story of a people forever impacted by the American Civil War.

⌲Website: www.boft.org

⌲Instagram: www.instagram.com/boft1864

⌲Facebook: www.facebook.com/BOFT1864

⌲Podcast: www.boftdispatch.podbean.com

In this episode, Bella Coyne and Eric Jacobson examine a familiar question in public history: why do younger people seem disengaged from the Civil War? They consider the roles of changing education, cultural shifts, historical distance, and modern priorities, while also challenging this assumption, arguing that many young people aren’t uninterested at all, but instead engage with history in different and often deeper ways than previous generations.

Please like, subscribe, and comment to support The Battle of Franklin Trust and continue sharing important history.

The mission of the Battle of Franklin Trust is to preserve, understand, and interpret the story of a people forever impacted by the American Civil War.

⌲Website: www.boft.org

⌲Instagram: www.instagram.com/boft1864

⌲Facebook: www.facebook.com/BOFT1864

⌲Podcast: www.boftdispatch.podbean.com

In episode 18, Joseph Ricci and Eric Jacobson discuss the newly unveiled monument honoring Texas troops on the Franklin battlefield. They explore the monument’s significance, what it commemorates, and how battlefield memory continues to evolve more than a century later.

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The mission of the Battle of Franklin Trust is to preserve, understand, and interpret the story of a people forever impacted by the American Civil War.

⌲Website: www.boft.org

⌲Instagram: www.instagram.com/boft1864

⌲Facebook: www.facebook.com/BOFT1864

⌲Podcast: www.boftdispatch.podbean.com

 

Eric and Joseph discuss one of the unappreciated sides of public history: "Fan Mail."

Just what do people think? Find out now!

Eric and Joseph compete in a Civil War themed gameshow. Who will win?

Join Eric and Joseph as they discuss their personal memories of the Battle of Franklin and working on various research projects connected to the battlefield sites. 

Eric and Joseph discuss Brig. Gen. Francis Cockrell's Missouri Brigade and the Battle of Franklin.

What do the Battles of Spring Hill and Franklin mean to us 160 years later? Join Eric and Joseph as they discuss the events of November 1864 and their legacy.

In episode 17 of Chalkboard History, Eric and Joseph discuss the long road from the Civil War to the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s. How interconnected are they? Listen and find out!