Recap episode for our initial shows and a Lost and Found Boston Christmas story.

We review, briefly, the episodes about First Encounter, Cape Cod's lost salt villages, Dogtown, French Phantoms, Nobscot, Boston's first fill, scary stories, cemeteries, and secret islands.

Show Notes:

"In 1928, Rohwedder came up with a way to keep pre-sliced bread fresh. He added a feature to the Rohwedder Bread Slicer that wrapped the loaf in a wax paper after slicing." (thoughtco.com)

What makes a place Lost? (lostmassachusetts.com)

"Halifax explosion, also called Halifax explosion of 1917 or the Great Halifax Explosion, devastating explosion on December 6, 1917, that occurred when a munitions ship blew up in the harbour of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Nearly 2,000 people died and some 9,000 were injured in the disaster, which flattened more than 1 square mile (2.5 square km) of the city of Halifax." (britannica.com)

"In Boston, Americans got to work on an effort to send aid as fast as possible. Once they realized what happened, they raised $1.9 million (in 2020 dollars) in an hour and a train laden with supplies and medical personnel were dispatched the next day. The next year, as a thank you, Boston received a specially-chosen tree to celebrate Christmas from the grateful people of Halifax. That tradition was picked up in later years to honor the sacrifices of those who dispatched themselves to help their neighbors." (military.com)

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Music courtesy of Free Music Archive (freemusicarchive.org)

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