Cape Cod Voices

Voices -David Nadolski –

The three questions, 1.How did you get here?, 2. What keeps you here? and 3. What is your story? are the premise for this podcast. Each guest has a part of Cape Cod History to share. We continue with a special guest, David Nadolski who is a retired FBI Agent and has written a book about one of his cases. 

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Voices -Joseph Yunka –

The three questions, 1.How did you get here?, 2. What keeps you here? and 3. What is your story? are the premise for this podcast. Each guest has a part of Cape Cod History to share. We continue with a special guest, Joseph Yukna who is the founder of the Cape Cod Military Museum and is fast becoming an historian in his own right.

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Voices – Their Story – Their History 

The three questions, 1.How did you get here, 2. What keeps you here and 3. What is your story are the premise for this podcast. Each guest has a part of Cape Cod History to share. We  continue with one of the writers from the Cape Cod Writers’ Studio, Aaron Salamon and his story. Stay Tuned...

Voices  -  Lori Gillen

The three questions, 1.How did you get here, 2. What keeps you here and 3. What is your story are the premise for this podcast. Each guest has a part of Cape Cod History to share. We continue with a story from a young lady who is a member of the Writers’ Studio. Here is Lori’s story.

“If you enjoy real stories from real people who live eat and breathe here on Cape Cod then subscribe to this channel.”

Voices  -  Ellen Johnson

The three questions, 1.How did you get here, 2. What keeps you here and 3. What is your story are the premise for this podcast. Each guest has a part of Cape Cod History to share. We continue with a story from a young lady who has a unique job working in the background of our library system. Did I mention she is also a budding writer? 

“If you enjoy real stories from real people who live eat and breathe here on Cape Cod then subscribe to this channel.”

Synopsis – Their Story – Their History 

The three questions, 1.How did you get here, 2. What keeps you here and 3. What is your story are the premise for this podcast. Each guest has a part of Cape Cod History to share. We continue with Laurie Young and her story of growing up in East Bay Lodge in Osterville.

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Synopsis – Their Story – Their History 

The three questions, 1.How did you get here, 2. What keeps you here and 3. What is your story are the premise for this podcast. Each guest has a part of Cape Cod History to share. We continue with Jay Finkbeiner, with a very interesting story.

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Synopsis – Their Story – Their History 

The three questions, 1.How did you get here, 2. What keeps you here and 3. What is your story are the premise for this podcast. Each guest has a part of Cape Cod History to share. We continue with a long-time resident who still does not pay taxes. Black Bellamy

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Synopsis – Their Story – Their History 

The three questions, 1.How did you get here, 2. What keeps you here and 3. What is your story are the premise for this podcast. Each guest has a part of Cape Cod History to share. We continue with Cathy Crosby-Finn and her story and history...

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Synopsis – TheirStory – Their History

The three questions we ask each guest, 1.How did you get here, 2. What keeps you here and 3. What is your story are the premise for this podcast. Each guest has a part of Cape CodHistory to share. We continue with Rich and Andie Falzone their story.

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Cape Cod Voices– Their Stories  Their History 

Welcome to Cape Cod Voices. I’m Sharon Anderson,  author, writing coach and founder of the Cape Cod Writers’ Studio. Each week we will meet the people whose lives, work, and experiences help shape the unique character of Cape Cod from artists and authors to fishermen, historians, entrepreneurs, and lifelong residents. Every guest has a story worth telling. Join me as we discover the voices, memories, and moments that make Cape Cod more than a destination --- it's a community rich with stories

Synopsis – Story inspiration

Listen as I relate the birth of a new podcast.

Stay with me as we transition from this podcast to the new one – Cape Cod Voices

Everyone has a story to tell. Everyone has a history. This new concept is both exciting and scary but then changes usually are.  Here is my story behind the story.....

Are you ready???

Synopsis – Story Inspiration

Carroll John Daly  was a writer of crime fiction. In the early 1929’s, he was  one of the earliest writers of hard-boiled  Private investigator fiction. He is best known for his detective character Race Williams, who appeared in a number of stories for Black Mask magazine in the 1920s. Stay tuned for some of Race’s story.

Synopsis – Story Motivation 

Erle Stanley Gardner, Attorney, Author and Creator of our well-loved and still alive after 100 years, Perry Mason. In this podcast we try to understand the correlation between the Writer, the author and the character. 

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Synopsis – Story Inspiration

Who is Ellery Queen???

Ellery Queen is both a famous fictional detective and the shared pen name for American cousins Frederic Dannay and Manfred B. Lee. For over 40 years, the duo wrote dozens of Golden Age mystery novels, famously challenging readers to solve crimes using all the clues before the author's trademark "Challenge to the Reader." 

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Synopsis – Story Inspiration

Dashiell Hammett as Sam Spade

The man who hard boiled  pulp fiction...

“Dashiell Hammett.”

“Former Pinkerton operative.
Creator of Sam Spade.
The father of “hard Boiled Crime fiction”...

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Synopsis – Literature Discussion 

Rex Todhunter Stout  was an American writer noted for his detective fiction. His best-known characters are the detective Nero Wolfe and his assistant Archie Goodwin, who were featured in 33 novels and 39 novellas or short stories between 1934 and 1975. Many of the stories have been translated into films, radio shows, stage plays and series for magazines.

Synopsis – StoryInspiration

Phillip Marlowe   a character created by Raymond Chandler in 1936 more than 90 years ago has a newer adaptation.

MARLOWE

Touted as the next noir film classic this is beingpresented by Prime Video based on this same character. There have been several adaptations of this personality to date, but Liam Neeson has done a remarkable role in portraying our Marlowe. Originally in theaters in 2023, this film is being given asecond-chance. If you are a Noir Classic Film buff, stream it and you can judge for yourself.

Synopsis - Storyinspiration

“Welcome back. This season, we’re stepping into the shadowy streets and smoke-filled rooms of the 1920s and 30s—a golden age of mystery. Across seven episodes, we’ll meet the writers who shaped detective fiction as we know it…and the unforgettable sleuths they brought to life.”

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Synopsis – Author Inspiration

Meet Sean Moloney with a resume that shines with accomplishments... “Moloney's dedication toeducation and inspiration is evident in his diverse career path” Listen to his views on training nurses, health care workers and doctors with his innovative training techniques.

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Author Motivation: Paul discussed his book, Souljourner and his spiritual process to create the book. In it he discusses reincarnation and karma. Listen to this incredible story behind the story.

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Synopsis – Author Inspiration and Story Nostalgia

Inspired by an actual recorded interview with Charles Ayling in the Tales of Cape Cod archives of Oral Histories in 1958, and published with permission in the Provincetown Independent.His trip was the first car (A Stanley Steamer) to drive from Centerville to Provincetown  in 1902. He held the recordfor about a year.

The Tales of Cape Cod, a nonprofitorganization founded in Barnstable in 1949 to record oral histories, provided the Independent with a transcription of a taped interview with Ayling, making the source of this story Ayling’s own recollections. Reports of Ayling’s trip sometimes place it in 1901, but Ayling referred to 1902 in his account.

Synopsis -Narrative motivation and Story Inspiration

A writing tip and a nostalgic touch of early times in the late 1800’s into 1900’s, The book by Hattie Blossom Fritze published in 1966 when Hattie was 83 years old givesinsight into those times which were as she phrased them, “Horse and Buggy Days”…stay tuned.

Today’s Podcastis a book review of Murder At Midnight – Chapter 9 -

Eight detective fiction writers at an innocent house party are stranded in an old mansion during a snow storm. They are given the task of murdering one of their own detectives. We follow each one as they decide who to murder or not. Today thewriter is Raymond Chandler who writes Phillip Marlowe. Stay tuned...

Synopsis – AuthorInterview of Dashiell Hammett

Our AuthorInterview of Dashiell Hammett shows him as a true Knight of the Golden Age of Detective Writing, and his works will endure in spite of the many hardships his life brought him. Tuberculosis, alcohol addiction and some drug addiction took atoll on his physical body, yet he survived to write seven novels and numerous short stories which were published in current magazines at that time. His Sam Spade, the Continental OP, and others were used in radio shows, and films.

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Synopsis -Narrative motivation

Mr. Felix duPont has revealed to the reader his motive for the house party and the detectives involved. Now each detective writer will reveal to the reader their choice of murder victim.

Stay Tuned as the writers choose a murder victim.

Mr. duPont has finally revealed the real motive behind the house party. Dashiell Hammet feels that something more is going on and he intends to find out. Stay tuned...

Join an author interview as eight famous Detective Fiction Writers gather to craft the greatest mystery of their careers. Discover story motivations and insights. Stay tuned...

Our story moves on. All the guests have arrived, and during dinner they find out who the murder victim is to be.

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Literature Discussion - The year is 1938.

Join the Author Interview as eight famous American Detective Fiction writers come together on New Year’s Eve as the guests of Felix duPont of Oyster Harbors who has invited them for a weekend house party. The setting is almost gothic. Old mansion, snow storm, nervous guests.

The invitation said there was to be a murder, a Murder At Midnight. The question was, ‘Who was to be murdered?’ Stay tuned as these famous detective writers of the Golden Age are challenged to write the greatest story of their careers.

Our Famous American Detective Fiction Writers come together on New Years Eve as the guests of Felix duPont of Oyster Harbors. Felix has brought them together to commit a murder. A Murder at Midnight. Stay tuned...

Join in an author interview in 1938 as eight famous Detective Writers gather at an isolated mansion in Oyster Harbors as guests for a house party to craft the most difficult story of their career. Discover the story motivation and insights of the author as we create a Murder at Midnight.

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William Shakespeare wrote many plays with murder in them. He killed off kings and destroyed countries in his plays. We discuss two such plays, more well known.

Hamlet and Macbeth... Stay tuned.

A club of well known detective writers in the UK. Agatha Christie and Dorothy L. Sayers were members of this secret club. They formed a club in 1920 to 1930. It was called the Detection Club during the GoldenAge of Detective Writing.

James never developed a hard-boiled detective but instead, wrote love stories. Brutal, frank, passionate love stories. "The Postman Always Rings Twice" Lana Turner played in that one, and Joan Crawford played "Mildred Pierce" are two of his more well known novels that have been made into films...

Raymond Chandler created Philip Marlow and wrote him into 7 novels. Chandler's best known novel,The Big Sleep has been adapted into three films, two plays, a TV series, and BBC4 Radio shows twice. Amazing! He also wrote screen plays.

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Agatha the Queen of Crime wrote 66 detective novels, numerous short stories and sold billions of books. Her characters have lived for 105 years and are still being read. Hercule Poirot, Miss Marple and Tommy and Tuppence are still being re-created in TV series, radio shows and films.

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Ngaio Marsh created Roderick Alleyn, Detective as her protagonist. He was not related to royalty but a middle-class policeman. She wrote 13 novels with him. She was also a member of the Detection Club. Stay Tuned.....

The bio of a character Protagonist from Wikipedia. It is so believable, a great character study, you have to remember he isn't real.

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Meet Albert Campion created by Margery Allingham in 1929 as a minor character but became her major character in 17 more novels and numerous short stories. Stay tuned...

The origin of Halloween and how it evolved. Banned horror books. Classic films of Halloween. Stay tuned...

Dracula is the most feared vampire ever. Bram Stoker wrote that book in 1897 when he was 50 years old. Was he influenced by our Edgar Allen Poe? The book has been banned off and on but considered a classic. It still gives me the chills... how about you?

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Howard gave us the story behind his books, three to date and the research and highlights as to why he wrote them. His newest book, Death on the Riverwill be out soon so stay tuned....

Do you know who the Queens are and what characters they created? What about the American Detective Fiction Writers? Which characters did they create?

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Gloria is a prolific writer and during this podcast we discuss her 15 books plus what she is currently working on now.

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We discussed banned books, Fahrenheit451, and my difficulties with an almost finished Sci-Fi Novel. (to finish or delete).

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We discussed The Golden Age of Detective Fiction, the Detection Club, the Queens of Crime and Agath Christie. An excerpt from the Mysterious Affair at Styles...and more.

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Introducing a new biography by Richard A. Kopley showing us the human side of Edgar Allen Poe. This bio does change the way we view Poe. Stay tuned...

Changes are coming to the podcast from the title to the intro to the content. Would love your opinion...Stay tuned.....

Someone is killing famous authors one by one. The Barnstable Police Detectives and The Prudent P. I. are trying to find out who before the writers on the Cape are eliminated. Stay Tuned...

Writer and published author, Charles Meads shares his views and ideas on writing. He has published two books and is currently working on another of short stories. Stay tuned.

This is a close-up-personal account of what happens in the writers studio. We use the WEEI approach, Writing to Educate, Entertain and Inspire. stay tuned...

Good manners are always in style. Today we discussed both table manners and public manners (how we treat others ) Good advice for anyone regardless of age or consequence.

2.

a person's outward bearingor way of behaving towardothers.

"his arrogance and pompous manner"

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There is always a story behind the story or novel. This podcast gives some of the story behind my newest novel Oyster Harbors Cape Cod 1929. Many of the social issues of the times are explored throughout the novel. Some of the characters and events in the novel are based on real persons from the Airport Book.

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Witches finally have a place to live in Heaven when Glynnis Gwittmore bequeaths a property from the Fossilized Forest.

St. Peter can finally send witches, warlocks and wizards there.

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What is a Pukwudgie? Stay tuned to find out!!!

A brief history of the Cape Cod Writers' Studio and thanks to the many writers who have graced our doors since 2016. Also, a glimpse of the new Zoom studio on Wednesdays from 1 to 2+

See you there.

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Garrett writees about his two brushes with death when he was a small child. Stay Tuned.....

Witches could not live in Heaven until the Fossilized Forest was bequeathed by Glynnis Gwittmore. Fly with us as we tell the story of why this was so. Say tuned...

Hannah and Sarah Screecham and Goody Hallett are our unworldly celebrities who openly cavorted with pirates. Stay tuned to hear about shipwrecks and buried treasure here on Cape Cod and about the Whydah and our very own pirate museum, the only one in the country. Can you imagine?

Garrett writes about his unscheduled encounter at the Cobbs Hill Cemetery and another unsolved mystery in 1900 history...

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The Cape was still rural with several large dairy farms supplying products locally. With the advent of tourism, that scene was changing rapidly. The Cape also produced crops of strawberries, peaches and turips and asparagus. Stay tuned...

Seniors impersonating Exotic Chickens, impersonating pin cushions, really? These Seniors have the same issues as all seniors who are aging gracefully and making the best of their lives. Listen to our chicks as they work through issues. Some of them may surprise you!!!

"What should she do with her life", Diana wondered. Two Fairy God Angels were assigned to help her find out. Sprinkled with lots of fairy dust and copious pots of tea, this story has a prince and an evil girlfriend... stay tuned.

Your thoughts do create your world. Look around you to see the world you have created for yourself. Pretty good? If you don't like what you see, change it. That is what this book is all about. Stay tuned...

Crystals are the DNA of the earth and have many healing qualities. When used with Sacred Geometry to lay out a grid, they become energetic transmitters. Stay Tuned...

This is a new podcast about the Writers Studio.

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In the 1920's, Zenas Crocker founded the Cape Cod Airfield and the speakeasy, Aviation Country Club. It was open 24 hours a day. His brother Laughlin Crocker, Deputy Sheriff, kept closing him down. Stay tuned for details...

Yacht Clubs evolved in the mid-1800's here on the Cape and many are still running regattas and races. Most of the ones highlighted offer sailing classes to junior members teaching them the rudiments of sailing and the rules of seamanship.

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What are cow tunnels and why do we need them? One Hundred years ago, we needed them because dairy farming was an essential part of Cape Cod life. Stay tuned...

Have you dreamed of owning a boat? Those Crosby Brothers did and built their own, and have been building them since 1850. Listen to find out how this all came about. Stay tuned.

Stepping Back Into Cape Cod History , listen as we explore the reasons why people came to the Cape in 1929, in 1980 and now. Times have not changed that much since the only way to access the Cape was over a wooden drawbridge... ten cars at a time. Imagine the backup? Listen as we explore the true story of how rum running happened. Stay tuned.

Whet your appetite with some of the foods and candies that were popular dring the 1920's and still have not lost their popularity. Amazing how things never change. Take a step back into your early years as you blow a huge bubble with Dubble Bubble gum... or chew on a Reese's Peanut Butter Cup circa 1929..

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Hannah and her sister Susan lived on Grand Island before it became Oyster Harbors. She was thought to be a witch and was hanged by the townspeople. Here is her story...

The Roaring Twenties were a pivotal turning point in Cape Cod history. Socially, economically and culturally. This overview is a brief history of those times both locally and nationally. Stay tuned

Another trip back in time for a look at a hidden gem of theater here on the Cape. The University Players had some very impressive actors and soon to become Hollywood Icons. Jimmy Stuart, Henry Fonda, and more to name a few.

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Using the lyrics from Cole Porter's song Anything Goes which he wrote for his broadway show musical in 1934 by the same name, if we listen carefully we can see the parallels of the changes happening today 100 years later.

Yes, history does repeat itself.

Kick-a-poo-Joy Juice

"a moonshine elixir of such potency that the fumes alone have been known to melt the rivets off battleships " so says Hairless Joe and Lonesome Polecat.... Stay tuned.

Those three titles cover the stories in this podcast with another nostalgia podcaster added.. Stay tuned.

This is the techie part of the Cape Cod Canal... but it is important... The canal is under Federal jurisdiction which means better financing.

Also, join us in our research as Dorothy and I search out topics for our presentation at OVL in January. Will keep you posted.

Thanks for listening.

As early as 1600, a canal was discussed to make passage for ships easier than facing our outer banks. A shipwreck every two weeks made the journey around the Cape a huge hazard and one many ship owners and Ship's captains avoided. Stay tuned as this isthmus becomes a canal and see the comlexities the engineers encountered.

We begin with Sylvanus B. Phinney who founded the papeer in 1803 at 22 years of age, and the many mergers the newspaper had over the years. We also touch on the home he built here and never lived in whch the Barnstable Historical Society purchased and offers it as a museum.

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Cape Cod Independence from the British was 250 years ago o September 27th 1774.

Did you know that?

Stay tuned to find out what actually happened.

Hyannis or the Village of Hyannis has a rich history as does its surrounding other vilages. Today we explore these quaint little places from the viewpoint of the Hyannis Chamber. Makes you want to visit all of them.

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This podcast is to remind you of two events happening this weekend. The first is the 95th Anniversary of the Cape Cod Airfield and the second event is an actual reenactment of an historical event (1774) called Body of the Peope. Stay tuned...

You knew it was coming... save the date!! To celebrate the airfield's 95th birthday we're having a fly in on September 14th (rain date 9/15). There will be aircraft and antique cars on display, biplane rides,skydiving, RC plane demos, food trucks, and more! Bring the family and take a step back into aviation history.

WINGS AND WHEELS

CAPE COD AIRFIELD 95TH ANNIVERSARY EVENT.

SEPTEMBER 14TH 2024

10 TO 3 PM

FLYING, DISPLAYS, FOOD TRUCKS, HISTORY

100 RACE LANE, MARSTON’S MILLS

WWW.CAPECODAIRFIELD.COM

It is an eye-opening experience to see what the Cape Cod Chamber has accomplished since its inception 103 years ago.

Resident or Tourist, listen and prepare to be amazed and overwhelmed and grateful for what they have done to foster tourism and kept the Cape's ambiance intact.

Boardman was a stunt flier in Hells Angels but he was also a pioneer in the history of flight. Stay tuned

What was the reason behind prohibition? This short podcast examines some of the reasons behind the ammendment. It only lasted 13 years...

This story link was sent to me through Joan at the Coast Guard Heritage Museum in response to my request for information about the Coast Guard's role in the rum-running business. This story from the Naval Archives brings to light the importance of the Coast Guard during prohibition but also its birth of the aviation arm of the service. Stay tuned...

Rum running was dangerous and very risky during prohibition. As the protagonist (good guy) you had several antagonists (bad guys) the Coast Guard and the MOB... and the ever present - family to feed and provide for theme. Hope you enjoy these stories. drop us a line and send us your thoughts...

One of our more historic sites on the Cape. The tracks, the engines, the seating are all part of an interesting history of the Cape. The railroad has ben here since 1848 but used for freight for the Sandwich Glass Company. By 1887 14 of the 15 towns on the Cape had rail service.

I forgot to mention the Cape Cdder which runs from Boston's Back Bay to Hyannis during the summer.

A fisherman and well known rum runner, Manuel Zora had many different occupations, Eugene O'Neil wrote him as one of his characters in his trilogy of plays, Mourning Becomes Electra..Zora starred in several plays by the Wharf Players and posed for portraits for local artists. His best known role was evading the United States Coast Guard while rum-running. Stay tuned...

Did you know we had polo matches as well as a Speakeasie at the Marston's Mills Airfield? That and motorcycle races and car races there also. If you have never visited that airfield, you are missing a piece of Cape Cod History... Take a ride in an authentic reproduction of an open cockpit plane. Stay tuned...

Robertson Ayling, founder and manager of the Hyannis Airport dies in a tragic boating accident. What happens to the airport next is the rest of the story. Stay Tuned for the true story as told by Alton Brewster Sherman in his own words.

Did you know we have a real speakeasie here on the Cape?

It still stands on Run Pond Road in South Yarmouth. Built in 1933 for $125.000 it has a very interesting past. Was it owned by Rum Runners? That is for you to decide as you listen to this podcast. Stay tuned.

Guess who that was? You may remember him if you listen to this short podcast. Bootlegger, restaurant owner, he even spent some time in Leavenworth and knew a few of Hollywood's famous. Stay tuned...

This story was originally published in the Historical Society of Yarmouth in February 2003. Local sites as Bass Hole, The Fish House, Sandy Neck, Casa Madrid, and other places it seems were part of this business. Stay Tuned...

Another article about the Rum Runners and Rum Row. Some of the research done by Don Wilding is remarkable and my gratitude for some of his insights.

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P.S. Lots more bullets in this one.