Podcast #110 - Breakfast with Ben and Christ Church Burial Ground

Hello. A couple of weeks ago while in Philadelphia at the Constitution Center workshop I spend my last morning in the city eating breakfast with Ben Franklin. OK, maybe it wasn't the real Ben Franklin but this was a great experience. I would encourage anyone taking a trip to Philadelphia to check out the "Breakfast With Ben" offered at the Independence Visitor Center on the mall in between the National Constitution Center and Independence Hall. You are treated to a great breakfast, eat with "Ben Franklin" while he tells stories about his life and then can take a picture with Ben in the shadows of Independence Hall. You can call 1 800 537 7676 for more information.

After eating breakfast with Ben, I walked across the street to Christ Church Burial Ground to the site of Ben Franklin's grave. It is a very interesting and historic place where 5 signers of the Declaration of Independence rest.

Direct link to Podcast #110 - Breakfast with Ben and Christ Church Burial Ground - MP3 Format - 9:42 minutes

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Show Notes for Podcast #110:

- Breakfast with Ben - Official site with ticket information

- Philly Fun Guide - Breakfast with Ben - Dates and Ticket Information

- Benjamin Franklin - Wikipedia

- Christ Church Burial Ground in Philadelphia

- Christ Church Burial Ground - Wikipedia

Podcast #104 - Gettysburg Day 3 and 4 - Evergreen and Gettysburg Cemetery

Hello. Our work at the Lincoln institute on the campus continued on Wednesday and Thursday with some more excellent lectures and a field trip to the Evergreen Cemetery and Gettysburg Cemetery. The Evergreen Cemetery was already established at the time of the Battle of Gettysburg in 1863. We toured the cemetery and the Gatehouse - a famous historical landmark featured in many early photographs taken after the battle, including the few pictures remaining from Lincoln's Gettysburg Address. Listen to podcast for details of our tour of these Gettysburg cemeteries.

Direct link to Podcast #104 - Gettysburg Day 3 and 4 - Evergreen and Gettysburg Cemetery - MP3 Format - 10:48 Minutes

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Podcast #103 - Gettysburg Day 2 - A Trip to Washington DC and Eating Period Food

Hello. Day 2 at the Gilder Lehrman Institute on Lincoln was a field trip to Washington DC. We loaded up the bus with the 30 or so teachers participating in the workshop and headed off to visit a few specific Lincoln sites in the nation’s capital. Sites included the White House, the Soldiers Home and Lincoln Memorial. The Soldiers Home was basically Lincoln’s summer White House and I plan to do a future podcast on this site, which will open to the public in February of 2008.

I also ate an authentic Civil War era dinner at the Historic Farnsworth Inn in Gettysburg, picked up a few items to bring back to the classroom and walked through the cemetery at sunset. It was a full day to say the least. We also saw President Bush – sort of – and his entourage. Listen to the podcast for more details.

Direct link to Podcast #103 – Gettysburg Day Two – A Trip to Washington DC and Eating Period Food – MP3 Format – 15:17 minutes

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Podcast #103 Show Notes:

- Soldiers Home (Lincoln's Summer White House) - Official Site

- Lincoln's Sanctuary - Abraham Lincoln and the Soldiers' Home - book by Matthew Pinsker

- Lincoln Memorial - Wikipedia

- Farnsworth House Tavern in Gettysburg