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Backyard History

🦞 Forgotten Stories From Atlantic Canada’s Past 🦞From the popular column in 20+ newspapers, Backyard History combines The Maritimes" classic storytelling traditions with meticulous archival research and features more than a dozen voice actors to immerse you in the rich past of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, PEI and Newfoundland. Produced by Jordan Lauzier.📕 Buy the FOUR Backyard History books at backyardhistory.ca

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21:36

Liberty on the Rocks (Part 1): Shootout at Bouctouche

Backyard History ·

2024/03/25

The Mounties lay a trap for The Liberty, the most famous rum running ship in the Maritimes during Prohibition!Part one of a three part series called "Liberty On The Rocks." Book: backyardhistory.ca/book

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58:23

The Candy Killer: The Serial Killer Who Stalked Saint...

Backyard History ·

2024/03/06

A killer sent boxes of poisoned candies to religious leaders of Saint John, in this, the Backyard History's magnum opus episode!

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21:01

Message in a Molasses Barrel

Backyard History ·

2024/02/12

Isolated islanders find a unique way to let Canadians know a storm cut them off from the mainland.

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13:07

Did Babe Ruth Detox in the Woods in New Brunswick?

Backyard History ·

2024/02/05

As Babe Ruth's life fell apart, he headed into the woods of the Maritimes in a secret and mysterious effort to get better...

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25:32

Hooves and Heroes: Princess Louise, A Warhorse’s Tale

Backyard History ·

2024/01/11

The Canadian Forces in Italy during WW2 rescue a horse who they name Princess Louise who accompanies them throughout Europe and back home.

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20:50

The Aristocrat & The Canoemaker

Backyard History ·

2023/12/29

Juliana Horatia Ewing, a Victorian British author in Fredericton, formed an unlikely friendship with Welastekokewiyik master canoe builder Peter Polches, challenging societal norms; her transformative experiences led to a notable confrontation defending Indigenous people at a prestigious New Year's Party in 1869.

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24:58

A Festive Flashback: Unwrapping Christmas 1868

Backyard History ·

2023/12/23

Backyard History's Christmas Special for 2023!

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33:37

Dr. Leslie E. Keeley Gold Cure for Drunkenness: and...

Backyard History ·

2023/12/10

The dramatic rise and fall of Fredericton's curious detox centre, which involved patients taking a gold-based medicine to cure alcoholism!https://backyardhistory.ca/the-long-reads/f/the-dr-leslie-e-keeley-gold-cure-institute-for-drunkards

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19:25

The Second Halifax Explosion

Backyard History ·

2023/11/20

As explosions rang out in Halifax in 1945, ordinary Haligonians raced toward the central ammunition storage depot to stop the flames before the city blew up … again! backyardhistory.ca/f/the-second-halifax-explosion

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33:19

Siberian Expedition: Winslow and Ollie’s Odyssey

Backyard History ·

2023/11/10

Two young men volunteer to for a mysterious secret mission in Russia. One of them will not make it home alive. https://backyardhistory.ca/f/canadas-forgotten-siberian-expedition-ollie-winslows-odyssey

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20:08

The Mystery of the Ghostly Fire Ship of the Baie Des...

Backyard History ·

2023/10/31

One of the Maritimes’ most popular ghost stories is the tale of a cursed, eternally burning sailing ship haunting the waters off of the Northern coast of New Brunswick. https://backyardhistory.ca/f/the-ghostly-fire-ship-of-the-baie-des-chaleurs

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19:51

Revolutionary Roadblock: Trotsky’s Imprisonment in...

Backyard History ·

2023/10/17

Leon Trotsky missed the beginning of the Russian Revolution because he was in -of all places- Amherst, Nova Scotia. https://backyardhistory.ca/f/trotskys-maritimes-revolutionary-roadblock

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19:53

American Invaders Stole P.E.I.’s Great Seal (And...

Backyard History ·

2023/10/01

PEI didn't even know it was at war when the American fleet appeared. The invaders went house to house stealing clothes, carpets, and curtains ... and their Great Seal. However, one Islander who was taken captive went on to become an important spy...

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18:51

The World’s Worst Nazi Spy

Backyard History ·

2023/09/15

A spy arrives by U-Boat to sabotage Canada. He isn't very good. https://backyardhistory.ca/the-long-reads/f/the-worlds-worst-nazi-spy

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23:26

The Maritimes Tour That Made Houdini (Part Two:...

Backyard History ·

2023/08/31

Houdini goes to Halifax. When his circus is arrested, he has to reevaluate his whole career. https://backyardhistory.ca/f/how-his-maritimes-tour-saved-harry-houdini-pt-2-halifax

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26:04

The Maritimes Tour That Made Houdini (Part One: Saint...

Backyard History ·

2023/08/22

A young Harry Houdini was on the verge of giving up on magic until a Maritimes tour changed his life. https://backyardhistory.ca/f/how-his-maritimes-tour-saved-harry-houdini-pt-1-saint-john

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12:35

Forest Fire Destroys Musquash In Only Two Hours

Backyard History ·

2023/06/29

A forest fire approaches the thriving town of Musquash, sending its residents fleeing to a nearby marsh for safety. Musquash was a thriving community on the Bay of Fundy, boasting several factories, mills, a railway station, and a port. All of that came to an abrupt end when the town was completely destroyed in only a couple of hours one afternoon in 1903. https://backyardhistory.ca/articles/f/the-forest-fire-that-destroyed-musquash

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20:09

The Saxby Gale: Storm of the Century Predicted A Year...

Backyard History ·

2023/06/14

Everyone ignored the warnings. But the predictions were right: the storm of the century hit at exactly the hour that one man had predicted a year before... www.backyardhistory.ca #weather #storm #astronomy #astronology #Canada #history #strange #podcast #podcastsofcanada #backyardhistory #story #true #newengland #boston #halifax #novascotia #newbrunswick #pei #mystery #spooky #paranormal

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23:59

Ben Franklin’s ”Worthless” Nova Scotian Land

Backyard History ·

2023/06/04

Nova Scotia (and New Brunswick) came much closer to joining the United States than a lot of Canadians today would be comfortable with! https://backyardhistory.ca/f/benjamin-franklins-worthless-nova-scotian-land

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41:08

The Real Klondike Kate

Backyard History ·

2023/05/23

Two Kates go to the Yukon Gold Rush. One becomes famous, the other is forgotten. But who was the REAL Klondike Kate? https://backyardhistory.ca/f/the-real-klondike-kate

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