***Ready for a story of someone who SURVIVED The Eastland Disaster? Pack your bags as we take a journey filled with courage, resilience, and the unyielding human spirit. We are happy to welcome our guest, Barb Decker Wachholz, who shares her family’s tragic yet inspirational tale of survival during the Eastland Disaster. She paints a vivid picture of her spirited “Grandma Bobbie,” a survivor of the disaster. She shares her family’s migration from Norway to Chicago, and the life that awaited them after the catastrophe.

Nearly 25 years ago, I learned - for the first time - that the Eastland Disaster was part of our “inheritance.” My mother’s family was holding this tragic secret for decades. It was never spoken of because it was unknown. The older ones who did remember were unable to speak of it until 80+ years later…