{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Episode 480 - The Civil War Letters Found in an Attic and What They Revealed","description":"Host Scott Fisher opens the show with David Allen Lambert, Chief Genealogist of the New England Historic Genealogical Society and AmericanAncestors.org. David shares his recent family reunion experience. Then, he talks about the living children of Civil War soldiers who are still around. Hear who they are and who their father\u2019s were. Having trouble reading old handwriting? You can soon take a course on it! David will explain. Also hear about the passing of another Pearl Harbor survivor, and a library book that finally got returned\u2026 93 years later\u2026 and more! Next, Fisher visits with A. C. \u201cCarl\u201d Ward in two parts. In part one, Carl tells the story of what happened to him as a boy while exploring his grandparents\u2019 farmhouse in North Carolina. It involves secret staircases an attic and a sea chest full of Civil War letters and journals! In part two, Carl talks about how his discovery changed the course of his life, finally leading to his publishing of a book about what the letters told. Carl will explain how he wrote his historic novel. Then, David returns for Ask Us Anything. That\u2019s all this week on Extreme Genes, America\u2019s Family History Show! ","author_name":"Extreme Genes - America's Family History and Genealogy Radio Show & Podcast","author_url":"http:\/\/extremegenes.com","html":"