Backyard History

May 04 2024 59
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Atlantic Canada’s Hidden Stories. Backyard History unearths the often hilarious, mostly mysterious, always surprising untold tales of Canada’s East Coast, as only a Maritimer can spin them. Based on host Andrew MacLeans’s newspaper column, and produced by Jordan Lauzier, and brought to life with friends voicing contemporary quotes! 🌐backyardhistory.ca 📧[email protected] Support Backyard History: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/backyardhistory

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Denied a Seat: Wolastoqiyik Man Races Stagecoach 100 kilometers

May 04 2024 10 mins  
When a Wolastoqiyik man wasn’t allowed on a stagecoach, he vowed to race it to its destination, and won! Buy the book: backyardhistory.ca/book

Liberty on the Rocks (Part 3): Captured in Charlottetown

Apr 09 2024 18 mins  
The dramatic grand finale of the rum running boat The Liberty in part three of the Liberty On The Rocks trilogy. Order a signed copy of the Backyard History book at backyardhistory.ca/book

Liberty on the Rocks (Part 2): Initiation of a Lunenburg Rum Runner

Apr 01 2024 24 mins  
At age 15, Hugh Corkum becomes a rum runner to provide for his family after his father, a Lunenburg Nova Scotia sea captain, loses his job after crashing into an American sumbarine. Part Two of the 'Liberty On The Rocks' trilogy about the Liberty, the fastest rum running ship of Atlantic Canada! Buy the Backyard History book at backyardhistory.ca/book

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

Mar 24 2024 21 mins  
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

The Candy Killer: The Serial Killer Who Stalked Saint John

Mar 05 2024 58 mins  
A killer sent boxes of poisoned candies to religious leaders of Saint John, in this, the Backyard History's magnum opus episode!

Message in a Molasses Barrel

Feb 11 2024 21 mins  
Isolated islanders find a unique way to let Canadians know a storm cut them off from the mainland.

Did Babe Ruth Detox in the Woods in New Brunswick?

Feb 04 2024 13 mins  
As Babe Ruth's life fell apart, he headed into the woods of the Maritimes in a secret and mysterious effort to get better...

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

Jan 10 2024 25 mins  
The Canadian Forces in Italy during WW2 rescue a horse who they name Princess Louise who accompanies them throughout Europe and back home.

The Aristocrat & The Canoemaker

Dec 29 2023 20 mins  
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.

A Festive Flashback: Unwrapping Christmas 1868

Dec 22 2023 24 mins  
Backyard History's Christmas Special for 2023!