George Herman “Babe” Ruth hunted, fished, and celebrated in Northern New Jersey; he barnstormed with his fellow Yankee and German American Ludwig Heinrich “Lou” Gehrig all over the world. Ruth introduced baseball to Japan and was a supporter of the Negro Leagues, a connection which probably caused him to lose his future in baseball. He [...]

William Shakespeare has been turned into a mythological figure and often presented as a mark of a person's advanced education. He was, in reality, a wealthy playwright known to his contemporaries and disliked by rival playwrights who could not put bodies in the seats as well as he did. Join Dr. Peter Lubrecht as he [...]

What did you do after the War? Women soldiers, Funerals, Reunions! After the Civil War, veterans from both sides gathered at frequent reunions. In 1876 the Union Side forgave the Confederates, and they marched together in parades across the nation. Join Dr. Peter Lubrecht as he discusses the "oddities" of the post-Civil War era. This [...]

President Abraham Lincoln was an avid theater goer in Civil War Washington D.C.’s two theaters. He memorized complete Shakespearean dramas. This presentation is a record of the plays he attended during the theater of his time and the people who accompanied him leading up to the last fatal night. This program is open to the [...]