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The Billy Caldwell Trail

The Billy Caldwell Trail

By: Susan L. Kelsey
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The behind-the-scenes story about creating the Billy Caldwell movie. Since 1993, Susan L. Kelsey has been following the trail of Billy Caldwell, early Irish/Native American leader during the dawn of America. Caldwell's trail began near Niagara Falls and the Mohawk Camp of Joseph Brant. Caldwell eventually finds himself migrating west through Detroit, western Michigan, Chicago, Platte County, MO and finally Council Bluffs, Iowa. The film, "The Negotiator: Billy Caldwell" tells the story of his journey across America. The podcast, “The Billy Caldwell Trail" tells the story behind the story. We meet with people that helped share information about life at that time, what Tribes may have thought about those tumultuous times and how research about Billy Caldwell was completed.


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  • The Billy Caldwell Trail Podcast with Rose Miron, Newberry Library, Chicago, Illinois

    The Billy Caldwell Trail Podcast with Rose Miron, Newberry Library, Chicago, Illinois
    Jul 10 2025

    A delightful conversation with Rose Miron, Vice President for Research and Education at The Newberry Library. Founded in 1887, the Newberry is one of Chicago’s most historic cultural institutions. Curious people from all over visit to research topics of interest, discover their family history, take classes, or learn something new and unexpected. The Library offers the D’Arcy McNickle Center for American Indian and Indigenous Studies. Founded in 1972, the D'Arcy McNickle Center for American Indian and Indigenous Studies brings together scholars, teachers, students, tribal historians, and Native community members to promote research and improve the representation of Native peoples and histories in education and writing.

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    32 mins
  • The Billy Caldwell Trail with Meg Reiner at the Marsh Historical Collection

    The Billy Caldwell Trail with Meg Reiner at the Marsh Historical Collection
    Jul 9 2025

    A large source of information about Billy Caldwell was found at the Marsh Historical Collection in Amherstburg, Ontario Canada. Meg, a Collections Coordinator, talks about how the Marsh Historical Collections had information about Billy and his father, William Caldwell. The Town of Amherstburg was founded by William Caldwell in the late 1700's.

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    41 mins
  • The Billy Caldwell Trail with Ann Durkin Keating

    The Billy Caldwell Trail with Ann Durkin Keating
    Jul 9 2025

    Ann Durkin Keating, author of "Rising up from Indian Country" talks about her journey as a Chicago historian and author. Susan and Ann talk about what life might have been like in Chicago during the early 1800's, Billy Caldwell and the struggle at that time after American was born.

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    50 mins
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