Letters Home

About Letters Home

A serial story of a WW2 B-17 pilot from Lowell, Michigan in his own words. We dive into letters written by Captain James Bruce McMahon during his time in World War 2 that he sent to his parents, siblings, and friends back home in Lowell, Michigan. His relatives will be reading his words and giving some context to what was happening in the world and in Lowell at the time he wrote these. See the primary sources at lowellmuseum.org Follow the Lowell Historical Museum on FB Follow Letters Home on Instagram @lettershomelowell

Publisher

Letters Home

Category

history

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

4 Jul 2024

Latest episode

9 Oct 2025

Latest episodes

58 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   9 Oct 2025

   Episode 57: Epilogue

   This is our final episode! We don't read any letters, but we reminisce about our favorite memories of recording the podcast, we talk about unsolved mysteries, and we give an update about what happened to Bruce and his family in the years immediately following the war. Thank you for listening to Letters Home! Our episodes will remain on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and the Lowell Historical Museum website and Youtube channel. If you’re listening now, go back and start it over! The digitized versions of Bruce’s letters will also remain at the Lowell Historical Museum website so you can read Bruce’s own words! You can also follow the Lowell Historical Museum on Facebook and the Letters Home Podcast on Instagram at LettersHomeLowell. Check out music by Roger MacNaughton, stream lowellradio.org (http://lowellradio.org), and continue to support the Lowell Historical Museum. Thank you for listening to Bruce’s story.

2. 

   2 Oct 2025

   Episode 56: The Last Letters- September 1945

   We read Bruce’s final letters in this penultimate episode! He’s waiting to be discharged and looking toward the future. Original music by Roger MacNaughton

3. 

   18 Sept 2025

   Episode 55: The End of the War- Aug-Sept 1945

   The end of the war is here! Japan surrenders and Bruce awaits his next move. And waits, and waits... Original music by Roger MacNaughton.

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Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

8 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 42 / 100

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Quality

71

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

32

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