Happy Halloween! It’s time to eat, drink and be scary!
Welcome to the 28th of October 2022 episode of the Greenwich, A Town For All Seasons Show Podcast hosted by me, Jeffrey Bingham Mead, a direct descendant of the 17th century founders of the Town of Greenwich, Connecticut -long known as the Gateway to New England.
Park your brooms at the door and come sit for the Halloween chills and thrills 2022 podcast for a spell!
Founded on July 18, 1640, Greenwich, Connecticut is one of America’s most interesting and extraordinary communities -it’s a special place we call home.
Whether your roots go back nearly 400 years as mine do -or even 400 seconds, or somewhere in between -whether you are here to stay or just passing through, we welcome you with open arms.
I confess: I’m dying to have a fantastic, fun-filled Halloween with you.
This only comes once a year, a time for shivers, scares, and thrills for pumpkin grins in window sills, for black cats in the full moon’s glow, and to all near and far a happy Halloween hello!
The Greenwich, A Town For All Seasons Show podcast is made possible by Site Design Associates; the Long Island Sound Institute, the Ambassador Museum United States of America, Kevin M. J. O'Connor of Jeffrey Matthews Wealth Management, and listeners like you everywhere!
On today’s annual Halloween 28th of October 2022 show, we’ll travel back in history to a period the late Town Historian William E. Finch, Jr., referred to as “the flowering of Greenwich,” when the word ‘Greenwich’ was synonymous with the word ‘millionaire.’
The Great Estates Greenwich, Connecticut 1880-1930 was published by the Junior League of Greenwich. We’ll visit Old Mill Farm in Round Hill, now known today as Foundation House.
On Greenwich Before 2000, we’ll go back to the years 1779 and 1780 during the American Revolutionary War era.
You’ll hear about how costumed freaks cavorted one Halloween at Bush Holley House in Cos Cob when it was a gathering place for American Impressionists.
You’ll also hear about how people in Greenwich, Connecticut’s history celebrated Halloween at the Greenwich Country Club, private homes and elsewhere in the dawning years of the 20th century.
We have over 63 cemeteries and burying grounds dotting the town’s landscape. I’ll share some history about a few of these places in Greenwich.
On the Judge’s Corner, Judge Hubbard wrote about Rockefeller Park, and I’ll share that with you.
I'll have more about Discover Greenwich Creating a Sense of Place, celebrating the 90th year anniversary of the Greenwich Historical Society.
You'll hear news of exhibits, activities and events for the public.
It’s Halloween Year 2022. You’ve come to the right place to learn about the history of the Town of Greenwich, Connecticut, one of America's most interesting and extraordinary communities.
We’ll have all this -and more- as history continues to unfold.
