If Mosquito Hawks Can Fly

Family stories have a way of sticking around, even when no one can quite prove them.

This week we’re sharing an episode of Family Lore, a show produced by former 99PI producer Katie Mingle. It follows the story of Charles Frederick Page, a self-taught inventor from central Louisiana whose family has long believed he designed and built an airship before the Wright brothers took flight.

What begins as a piece of family lore opens into a much bigger story about invention, historical memory, and the people who get left out of it.

Listen to Family Lore wherever you get your podcasts.