Dravin's Den
Welcome to Dravin's Den, my fine furry fiends! I'm Stan Miles, and I'll be your host and guide you through some of the wildest stories in history!
Tragedies And New Beginnings
This is your Weekly Round-Up for February 3rd through February 6th and The Family Thread Part Two: The Night On The River. Family Thread Sources: Henry Lane Hull excerpts, The Rappahannock Record (regional reporting on Berkeley Muse’s death) “The Death of Berkeley Muse: The Last Oyster War,” Kayaking Southern Maryland (2017) Academic treatment of Chesapeake Bay oyster conflicts, Google Books excerpt referencing Berkeley Muse (resource governance context) Potomac River Fisheries Commission historical summaries Virginia Department of Historic Resources, Berkeley Muse historical marker text
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Some Histories Don't End Quietly
Part One: The War Over the River The Potomac River Oyster Wars weren’t fought with uniforms or declarations—but they lasted for generations. In Part One of this Family Thread series, Dravin’s Den explores the century-long conflict between Maryland and Virginia over oyster harvesting rights on the Potomac River. Long before gunfire, there were laws, livelihoods, and resentment shaped by borders that water refused to honor. This episode sets the stage for the events that led to the death of Berkeley Muse in 1959 and the end of the Oyster Wars. Sources referenced:
Virginia Department of Historic Resources; Potoma...
This Day In History: "Stories That Still Echo"
History doesn’t end. It echoes. In this episode of Dravin’s Den, we slow history down and trace the moments that still shape the world we live in. This end-of-the-week roundup covers January 27 through January 30, spanning military history, government decisions, sports milestones, and cultural turning points. From the liberation of Auschwitz and the responsibility of remembrance, to the Apollo 1 fire and the Challenger disaster, this episode explores moments where failure, loss, and awareness permanently changed how history moved forward. Along the way, we revisit the Chicago Bears’ dominant Super Bowl run, Wayne Gretzky’s streak ending, the birth of the U.S...
The Weekend Round-Up and Part 3 of The Family Thread
This is your weekend round-up for January 24-26 and Part 3 of The Family Thread about my ancestor, William "The Patriot" Nuckols
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Power, Breaking Points, Symbols, and Control
This week's history round-up!
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Boundaries, Signals, and Pressure
Today it gets personal!
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Courage, Voices, and Persistence
Today's episode is all about never giving up!
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1/13/2026 Weekend Round Up
Invention, Power, Disasters, and Survival
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S4E2 The Feast of Epiphany and Elvis!
The Feast of Epiphany and Elvis!
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Season 4 Episode 1 Molasses and Pet Rocks!
The New Year's first History Weekend Round Up!Â
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Ep20 Kaitlynn Snell: Living with FND, Tourette Syndrome, and ANSD 12/30/2025
Meet Ms. Kaitlynn Snell, she's a college student who fights every day in a world that wasn't made for her. This is her story.
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December 22 Weekend History Round Up!
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Today in history!
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December 18th and 19th! Days full of heavy history and ridiculous December chaos!
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Revisit the Battle of Fredericksburg, Virginia, 163 years ago, and find out about some rather odd Christmas traditions! Also, I have some exciting news!
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