Im jamie colby, and today im in wilmington, North Carolina. Its known for its gorgeous beaches and its great surfing, but it was also the last confederate port city to fall during the civil war, so it is fitting that im here to meet an heir whose ancestor became famous in defeat at the Highwater Mark of the confederacy. My name is George Edward pickett v. Im the greatgreatgrandson of general george e. Pickett of gettysburg fame. And i never knew exactly what that would bring to my family fame, fortune, or dishonor. George who goes by his middle name, ed has invited me to his home. Hi, ed. Hi. You must be jamie. I am jamie. How are you today . Im good. When the 59yearold isnt working as a surfing instructor, ed enjoys doing yoga and playing guitar. Its a far cry from his famous greatgreatgrandfather who fought at gettysburg. Growing up, did your family ever discuss that you had a connection to that battle . Well, i knew about it. It was discussed briefly. I was not really that intereste
War medicine. Our missing Soldiers Office and im in washington. D. C. And im in frederick, maryland next to our main location. We are happy to have all of you joining us this Morning Bright and early especially for the unfortunate viewers on the west coast. Like i said today, were talking about coffee so ive got my cup of java in the appropriately branded mug. Steve guy there is jake yes im supporting george mason university. You support education. So my coffee, you can see it behind me now its mexican coffee which is very tasty. I made in my french prayers here with filtered water. I do enjoy my coffee. Fresh ground is best because that releases the flavors. If you buy ground coffee, we were just watching this thing the other day. Ground coffee loses it flavor as soon as you grind and starts releasing the flavor so need to get the whole being, drive yourself and then we do with that in the french press, we filter water. So take what he drinking . So i am being a bad boy this morning.
[ wind howls ] [ thunder rumbles ] [ bird caws ] im jamie colby in houston, texas, the hub of the American Space program, to meet an heir whose strange inheritance is hundreds of bibles that went to the moon. My name is jonathan stout. My father made it his lifes mission to land the good book on the moon. Those lunar bibles are my rightful inheritance, but theyre locked up in a Judges Chamber because someone else is trying to claim them. Hi, jonathan. Im jamie. Its great to meet you. Thanks so much for writing and inviting me here. Jonathan brings me inside to show me a small sample of his strange inheritance this tiny piece of microfilm. Thats it . Its as small as a postage stamp. Whats on there . Thats the entire bible. On one little, tiny microfiche . On each sheet. When its magnified under a microscope, sure enough, theres the holy scripture. That was my dads dream to get the bibles to the moon. Wait. Your inheritance, these little teeny, tiny bibles, went to the moon . Yes, they d
Going to be a beautification out here, which i guess never hit me, but i guess it might in a way. Because i am a big fan of robert e. Lee. What im hoping to do among others, besides give you a time line as to what robert e. Lee did in the postwar years which i think is one of obviously the most often overlooked portion of his life because, i mean, the civil war is always going to be first and foremost. The other main theme of this lecture im going to try to get across to you, if Park Services is big on themes, is that the amount of i wouldnt say that he did a lot of work in theory, but through his own personal example is probably the best way, through his own personal example, robert e. Lee tries to reconcile the nation. And what i think a lot of us as mers tod americans today have forgotten is how far apart this country was in 1865. I think it is the view of a lot of people that lee surrenders and bam, oh, well just forget about it, you know, okay, well just hold hands and reunite, an
Via chat. Kyle good morning, everyone. Thanks for joining us on this new program were trying out. We are having a morning conversation over coffee. Im kyle dalton, membership and development coordinator. Jake im jake wynn. I am the director of interpretation for the National Museum of civil war medicine. And i am in washington, d. C. Kyle and im in frederick, maryland. We are happy to have you joining us bright and early. Today, we are talking about coffee. Ive got my cup of joe right here in my appropriately branded mug. I see you got yours. Jake im supporting james Mason George Mason university today. Kyle you support education. So my coffee, you can see a here, its really tasty. If you havent tried it, give it a shot. I made it with my french press with filtered water. Fresh ground is best because that releases the flavors. If you buy Ground Coffee, Ground Coffee loses its flavor. As soon as you grind it, it starts losing the flavor, so youve got to get the whole been, grind it your