This episode is from Black Cabin Studio archives, which originally aired on North Americana Podcast.

Sometimes, truth outpaces even the wildest fiction, especially when it comes to family history.

This week on Here & There, host and producer Liz Beatty tugs on a long-lost thread from her own family’s past — one that unravels into a surprising tale involving a British monarch, a U.S. president, a Canadian railway empire, and yes… a hot dog. Together, they played a small but pivotal role in a defining moment of North American, and global, history.

Tune in for a story where lineage meets legend.