Trick Or Treat! First-Ever Annual Greenwich History Halloween Special!

 

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Happy Halloween! We're featuring our first-ever Halloween Special, focusing as always on the history and culture of the Town of Greenwich, Connecticut USA! 

From Host Historian Jeffrey Bingham Mead:

Located next to the Second Congregational Church on East Putnam Avenue, the New Burial Grounds Association Cemetery (pictured above) was founded in July, 1833 as an independent burial ground association. Easily accessible to visitors, a stroll among its numerous gravestones will take you back in time and history -and I'll share some details with you.

Pranksters were out and about in 1905, greasing trolley tracks at Chickahominy while another group came close to setting a dump-cart on a runaway journey down Greenwich Avenue.

A home on North Water Street, Byram.

Not everyone was on-board with the town's Halloween mischief-makers. I'll share with you a letter penned and published in 1931 lamenting what was called Halloween rowdyism that year. 

Public Halloween celebrations were well-attended and held at various locations. You'll hear about public celebrations held at the YMCA and other locations -including the Methodist Episcopal Church.

In the early 20th century what was then the Holley Inn -and today the Bush Holley House National Historic Site in Cos Cob, headquarters of the Greenwich Historical Society -was transformed one Halloween night into a haven for freaks, spirits, demons and poltergeists.

Carl White -retired local history librarian at the Greenwich Library- authored a fascinating piece in 2015 you can find on the library's blog site titled 'Ghost Stories of Greenwich.' I'll share that with you.

Inscribed on gravestones, epitaphs are phrases, poems or other texts honoring the deceased. They are found throughout Greenwich's cemeteries,  and I'll read a sampling of those for you.

We'll feature two public service announcements. One for Halloween safety, and the other for Election Day! Scary thoughts indeed! 

We'll also feature news of events at the Greenwich Historical Society.

Come savor the flavors and aromas of coffee at Coffee For Good, located in the 1858 Solomon Mead House on the campus of Second Congregational Church. 

My friends, don't let the vampire's scare you away! I'll have all this and more as our adventure into Greenwich, Connecticut's Halloween bygone times unfolds. 

This special podcast was made possible by Peter F. Alexander of Site Design Associates; the Long Island Sound Institute (LISI); the Ambassador Museum United States of America, and Kevin M.J. O'Connor of the Jeffrey Matthews Financial Group. Thank you! 

Learn more about the Greenwich, A Town for All Seasons Show podcast hosted by Historian Jeffrey Bingham Mead at GreenwichATownForAllSeasons.blogspot.com. 

Contact us at GreenwichATownForAllSeasons@gmail.com. 

We’re always looking for guests to be on the show to share their stories about the history and culture of the Town of Greenwich, Connecticut -one of America’s premier communities. 

You’re invited to advertise and underwrite future shows! Go through our GoFundMe site or email us for rates. 

On the October 5, 2021 Show: Air Truck Delivery Comes to Greenwich in 1927, Striking Drivers Dump Milk in the Byram River, 'Mental Butterflies," Grass Island, Burying Hill and More!

 

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Look up in the sky! Was it a bird? Was it a plane? The world inauguration of what was called ‘air truck delivery’ arrived in Greenwich skies on the 1st of November, 1927. You’ll hear about the cargo that was dropped, where it happened and about the crowd of onlookers who witnessed it all. 

Striking drivers believed to be from the Borden Milk Company stopped a truck driver and dumped 300 quarts of milk into the Byram River.

Host Jeffrey Bingham Mead will have some words of celebration to share about Coffee for Good, the newest destination for your coffee fix and more in the historic Mead House -newly renovated and restored- on the campus of the Second Congregational Church.

You have an assignment! Your help is needed in locating ‘Piping Book Farm,’ most likely located in the Banksville or Stanwich areas of northeastern Greenwich. 

You’re laying in bed late at night in 1921 experiencing bouts of “mental butterflying.” What do you do?

A group of investors came together in 1914 with a “splendid plan for civic improvement” for the “unsightly” Greenwich Harbor, making is available for pleasure and commercial craft. Hint: Grass Island.

October is here, Halloween is getting closer on the calendar. We’ll feature a preview about historic cemeteries in Greenwich, with a particular focus on Burying Hill in Round Hill. 

There's always something happening in Greenwich, Connecticut. We'll share news of events you and other members of the public can attend. 

We once again send our thanks to Mr. Peter F. Alexander of Site Design Associates for title sponsoring the show. He is a member of the American Society of Landscape Architects and the American Planning Association. Learn more about Peter F. Alexander at SiteDesignAssociates.com, or call (203) 869-8632. 

We also welcome the Long Island Sound Institute (LISI). At Long Island Sound Institute, maintaining Long Island Sound is its goal. Join LISI as it reaches out to students and professors whose studies have to do with water bodies of Long Island Sound. The maintenance and research of our national parks are subjected to budgetary uncertainty year after year. LISI aims to bring long-term stability and avoid the uncertainty inherent to budgets and the political process. Learn more at LISIStudy.info or call (475) 897-5444. 

Learn more about the Greenwich, A Town for All Seasons Show podcast hosted by Historian Jeffrey Bingham Mead at GreenwichATownForAllSeasons.blogspot.com. Contact us at GreenwichATownForAllSeasons@gmail.com. 

We’re always looking for guests to be on the show to share their stories about the history and culture of the Town of Greenwich, Connecticut -one of America’s premier communities. 

You’re invited to advertise and underwrite future shows! Go through our GoFundMe site or email us for rates. 

We're Back! On the September 29, 2021 Show: The Pryory, Shoe Banks, Island Beach Welcomed 80,000 in 1921, Ogilvy Tribute and More!

 

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We are back -and glad to be here! 

On the September 29, 2021 show we will take our listeners on an excursion into Greenwich, Connecticut history like none you've experienced before. 

What's in store?

The Pryory in Field Point Circle is a one-of-a-kind 'Great Estate' mansion with a fascinating reputation and remarkable history. This 12,000 square foot home was designed in circa 1916 by the renowned architectural firm Cross & Cross in the spirit of an English countryside estate. You'll hear about those who lived here -including one who welcomed the likes of Charles Lindbergh and other aviators who flew their seaplane in and out of Greenwich Harbor.

A century ago, an inspector of the Connecticut Police department single-handedly prevented a catastrophic accident involving a team of agitated runaway horses.

On the evening of September 30, 2021, the Greenwich Historical Society will be convening its 90th annual meeting at the Belle Haven Club. David Ogilvy will be granted posthumously the Greenwich Historical Society's first David Ogilvy Preservation Award, recognizing his contributions to historic preservation in Greenwich. We'll share a special tribute.

Colonel Raynal Bolling's memorial near the Havemeyer Building on Greenwich Avenue is known to many. But did you know that another, unique memorial to Col. Bolling is in California? 

A gasoline advertisement reminds us in the 21st century that there were those one hundred years ago who were preoccupied with "carbon." 

David Boles -a Greenwich cafe owner on Lewis Street took his shoes a century ago in 1921 to be cleaned and shined -forgetting that he left $2000 in large denominations inside. What happened? 

There's always something happening in Greenwich, Connecticut. We'll share news of events you and other members of the public can attend. 

We once again send our thanks to Mr. Peter F. Alexander of Site Design Associates for title sponsoring the show. He is a member of the American Society of Landscape Architects and the American Planning Association. Learn more about Peter F. Alexander at SiteDesignAssociates.com, or call (203) 869-8632. 

We also welcome the Long Island Sound Institute (LISI). At Long Island Sound Institute, maintaining Long Island Sound is its goal. Join LISI as it reaches out to students and professors whose studies have to do with water bodies of Long Island Sound. The maintenance and research of our national parks are subjected to budgetary uncertainty year after year. LISI aims to bring long-term stability and avoid the uncertainty inherent to budgets and the political process. Learn more at LISIStudy.info or call (475) 897-5444. 

Learn more about the Greenwich, A Town for All Seasons Show podcast hosted by Historian Jeffrey Bingham Mead at GreenwichATownForAllSeasons.blogspot.com. Contact us at GreenwichATownForAllSeasons@gmail.com. 

We’re always looking for guests to be on the show to share their stories about the history and culture of the Town of Greenwich, Connecticut -one of America’s premier communities. 

You’re invited to advertise and underwrite future shows! Go through our GoFundMe site or email us for rates.