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Shane L. Waters
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  • 167: How America’s Main Streets Are Fighting Back—The Wabash Playbook
    Nearly every American town has the same heart-in-crisis story: a once-bustling Main Street hollowed out by big-box stores, sprawl, and online shopping. In this episode, Shane zooms out to look at the nationwide Main Street movement—then zooms in on Wabash, Indiana as a living lab that shows what’s possible anywhere. You’ll hear the origin of the National Main Street Center’s “Four-Point Approach,” meet the people who tested it on the ground, and pick up practical lessons you can apply whether you’re in Vermont, Texas, or Alaska.Featured Cities & Towns- Wabash, IN- Madison, IN- Kansas City, MO- Fort Wayne, IN- Richmond, IN- Indianapolis, IN- Minneapolis, MNIf you are intersted in learning more about Wabash County, Indiana check out the ThriveIN Wabash County Podcast.Voices & ContributorsKathy La Plante – Vice President of Coordinating Programs, Main Street AmericaSteve Downs – Former Executive Director and current Board Member, Downtown Wabash, Inc.Kellie Brace – Artist; former downtown business & building owner; co-founder, Wabash First FridayScott Long – Mayor, City of Wabash, IndianaChristine Flohr – Executive Director, Visit Wabash CountyTyler Karst – Former Project Coordinator, Downtown Wabash, Inc.Amanda Lopez – President, Transform Consulting Group; Chair, Board of Directors, Downtown Wabash, Inc.Kelly Bever – Owner, Downtown NutritionKelly Thompson – Manager, Modoc’s MarketLinks & ResourcesMain Street America: https://www.mainstreet.orgDowntown Wabash, Inc.: https://downtownwabash.orgCall to Action- Show Some Main-Street Love: Share your own downtown comeback (or cautionary tale) on Facebook or Instagram with #HometownHistory and tag @‌itshometownhistory so we can highlight your story- Spread the Word: Enjoyed the show? Leave a quick rating or review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Your 60 seconds helps other history lovers find the podcast.- Support the Mission: Unlock ad-free episodes, bonus interviews, and behind-the-scenes research by joining Apple Podcasts Premium or PatreonAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
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  • 166: Nursing Through the Ages, Part 3 – The Rise of Modern Nursing
    World War trenches, inflatable splints, and airborne operating rooms—this finale races from post-Nightingale training schools to the helicopter pads of today. Host Shane Waters uncovers how pioneers like Mary Seacole, Clara Barton, and Lillian Wald turned wartime chaos into blueprints for public-health nursing; how state licensure and the GI Bill vaulted nursing into universities; and why WWII flight nurses boasted a survival rate above 96 percent Nursing Through The Age…. Along the way, you’ll hear echoes of Indiana classrooms and the professors whose lessons inspired this very series.What You’ll LearnWhy Henry Street Settlement became the model for every mobile clinic you’ve ever seenHow WWI clearing stations invented the “golden hour” trauma concept decades earlyThe legislative milestones that protected the title Registered Nurse beginning in 1903How WWII flight nurses evacuated 1.2 million soldiers with minimal loss of lifeThe post-war surge of nursing degrees funded by the GI Bill and why it still matters todayEnjoying Hometown History?Follow/Subscribe so the next season lands automatically in your queue.Rate & Review on Apple Podcasts—each 5-star note keeps us independent.Share this episode with a friend who loves untold medical history—word of mouth is our lifeblood.Every hometown has a story—sometimes it flies 10,000 feet above a battlefield with a stethoscope in hand.Visit me online at https://www.blacklabelpodcasting.com/show/hometownhistory/Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
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  • 165: Nursing Through the Ages, Part 2 – Florence Nightingale and the War on Death
    When war-torn wards near the Bosphorus Strait reeked of sewage and despair, Florence Nightingale arrived with 38 nurses, a ledger, and one stubborn oil-lamp. In today’s Hometown History, Shane Waters traces how Nightingale’s evidence-based reforms—and the parallel heroics of Jamaican-Scottish healer Mary Seacole—drove mortality at Scutari Barracks from 42 percent to just 2 percent, igniting the global movement for professional nursing. You’ll hear midnight whispers among wounded soldiers, discover the first infographic that rocked Britain’s Parliament, and learn how these breakthroughs shaped Indiana’s earliest nurse-training schools.What You’ll LearnWhy Nightingale’s coxcomb diagram changed military medicine foreverThe untold story of “Mother Seacole” and her British Hotel on the front linesHow Victorian sanitation principles reached Wabash County Hospital in 1911The data-driven secret behind slashing infection rates—still used todayLove Local History?Follow/Subscribe so part 3 lands automatically next week.Rate & Review on Apple PodcastsJoin the Newsletter to stay up to date on episode releases and history stories itshometownhistory.comShare the episode link with one friend who geeks out over medical history—word-of-mouth is our lifeblood!Have a nursing hero in your hometown? Leave Shane a note: [email protected] hometown has a story—sometimes it walks the night shift with a lamp.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
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  • 164: Nursing Through the Ages, Part 1: The Dark Origins of Nursing
    Before “nurse” meant respect, it meant desperation. In this opening chapter of our three-part series, host Shane Waters drags us into the overcrowded 19th-century wards where poverty, prejudice, and cholera reigned. Discover why hospitals were once “death houses,” how nurses faced infection rates four times higher than other women, and what drove unlikely heroines like Mary Seacole and Clara Barton to defy stigma and save lives. What You’ll LearnHow religious charity turned into secular hospitals—yet conditions grew worse before they got betterWhy London’s population boom (1801–1841) poured fuel on deadly outbreaksThe grim statistic that early nurses were four times more likely to die from contagious disease than their peersThe unsung trailblazers who paved the way for Florence Nightingale—long before the famous lamp appearedEnjoying Hometown History?Follow/Subscribe so Part 2 lands in your feed automatically next week.Rate & Review on Apple Podcasts—each 5-star note keeps independent history storytelling alive.Share this episode with a friend who thinks hospitals have always been sanitary—let’s surprise them together!Every hometown has a story; sometimes it starts in the shadows of a crowded ward.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
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  • 163: The Mysterious Disappearance of the Sodder Children: A Christmas Eve Tragedy
    In this episode of Hometown History, we explore the chilling and unsolved mystery of the Sodder children, who vanished on Christmas Eve, 1945, after a fire destroyed their home in Fayetteville, West Virginia. Despite the devastation, no remains were ever found, and a series of strange events both before and after the fire have led to decades of speculation. Were the children victims of a tragic accident, or was there something more sinister at play? Join me as we unravel the clues behind this haunting case that has puzzled investigators for over 75 years.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
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Discover the untold stories hidden in your own backyard with Hometown History. We bring to life the forgotten events and local legends that never made it into the textbooks. Each episode uncovers the mysteries and pivotal moments that shaped small towns across the nation. Join us as we delve deep into the past to reveal the history you didn't know existed. Let's explore the hidden chapters of history, one hometown at a time.
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