An illuminating set of podcasts and a well-researched biography about Henry Wilson (1812-1875) has been created by Lincoln Anniballi of Natick, a Natick High School graduate who is majoring in political science and history at Hofstra University. He has spent two years assembling an in-depth website presentation of Wilson’s life, his success as a Natick shoemaker, and his national prominence as a senator and a highly principled vice president serving in the Ulysses Grant administration. In our short feature below, you can learn more about Wilson, Anniballi, and the making of the Henry Wilson & The Civil War podcasts.
Watch our feature to learn more about the making of Henry Wilson & The Civil War. (Film by Don Porter)
The highlight of his free online presentation—check out www.henrywilsonhistory.com—is a growing set of podcasts on Wilson’s life, his work, and his roles in the American Civil War.
Anniballi has posted over one dozen podcasts (ranging from 5 to 43 minutes) relating Wilson’s involvement in public policy before, during, and after the Civil War. Wilson served as a U.S. Senator from Massachusetts for 18 years before being elected as Grant’s vice president in 1872. The project aims to tell the story of Wilson’s life and explore its context—Anniballi describes how Wilson “was fighting for morality and civil rights” in the national turmoil of the mid-19th century. A variety of historians and experts were interviewed for the podcasts.
The Natick Historical Society has collaborated with Anniballi to make his work more widely available. Subscribe to the podcasts HERE today.
In addition to the podcasts, learn more about Wilson on the Society’s website, CLICK HERE.
In the Society’s collections is Wilson’s wallet. CLICK HERE.