The Jumping Frenchmen Podcast: Recent Episodes
Joseph Ouellette
Hello, I'm Joe Ouellette Welcome to the Jumping Frenchmen Podcast Every episode is another story about the often strange history of the 23rd State of the Union, Maine
Al Brady was the FBI's most wanted criminal when he was shot and killed in Bangor, Maine on October 12, 1937. But what led this evil man from Indianapolis to his death in Maine's Queen City? Welcome to the Jumping Frenchmen Podcast
If you have any stories you want Joe to tell, contact the show at Neatmooseproductions@gmail.com or on the official Jumping Frenchman Podcast facebook page. You can also follow the show on twitter (Even though Joe Rarely posts there) and become a Patreon backer at https://www.patreon.com/jumpingfrenchmen
Music by Daniel Carlton from Pixabay
https://www.fbi.gov/history/famous-cases/the-brady-gang
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/1999/09/in-praise-of-movie-ticket-prices.html#:~:text=Observe%20that%20in%20constant%20dollars,constant%20dollars%2C%20during%20the%201970s.
https://www.mainememory.net/artifact/31604
https://www.bangordailynews.com/2010/05/31/news/bangor/students-eager-to-share-local-history/
Scee, Trudy Irene. Public Enemy Number One: The True Story of the Brady Gang. Down East Books, 2015.
The Countdown continues as Joe Visits Lincoln county
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lincoln_County,_Maine
https://www.onlyinyourstate.com/maine/creepy-haunted-theater-me/
https://www.boothbayregister.com/article/exploring-folklore-legends-and-ghosts-jeff-belanger/22032
Latimer, Greg. Ghosts of the Boothbay Region. Haunted America, 2015.
https://wcyy.com/a-remote-island-in-maine-may-be-home-to-ancient-buried-treasure/
https://www.onlyinyourstate.com/maine/fort-haunted-ghost-me/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pemaquid_Point_Light
https://www.nelights.com/blog/haunted-pemaquid-light-and-strange-coincidence-of-shipwrecks/#gsc.tab=0
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The fourth episode of Jumping Frenchman Podcast’s Haunted County Countdown ( I regret this title every time I type it) is here and it’s all about Sagadahoc county. We talk about a Witch’s curse on a haunted cemetery, a haunted church and the grizzly murder caused by a lighthouse keeper gone MAD.
If you have any stories you want Joe to tell, contact the show at Neatmooseproductions@gmail.com or on the official Jumping Frenchman Podcast facebook page. You can also follow the show on twitter (Even though Joe Rarely posts there)
Sources
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sagadahoc_County,_Maine
https://wcyy.com/this-haunted-maine-lighthouse-holds-a-dark-and-chilling-secret/
https://www.pressherald.com/2017/10/24/ghosts-of-seguin-island-light/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seguin_Light
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bowdoin,_Maine
https://www.hauntedplaces.org/item/north-bowdoin-cemetery-cemetery-in-the-pit/
https://www.hauntedplaces.org/wp-content/uploads/242166-1.jpeg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3K62-JIVnEE
https://www.pressherald.com/2014/03/21/old_church_paranormal_tour_takes_in_old_haunts__/
Haunted County Countdown Week 3 features 4 stories from Androscoggin county:
Riverside Cemetery
Auburn Public Library
Route 26
Poland Spring Resort
Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Androscoggin_County,_Maine
Souliere, Michelle. Strange Maine: TRUE Tales from the Pine Tree State. History Press, 2010.
http://www.libbyfamily.org/Spring2014JLFANews.pdf
https://www.sunjournal.com/2012/10/25/ghost-hunter-haunted-auburn-library/
https://www.sunjournal.com/2009/08/06/spectral-lady-hitches-ride-vanishes/
https://www.hauntedbarguide.com/the-poland-spring-inn-poland-maine/
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On this episode of the Jumping Frenchmen podcast, Joe takes a look at some of the many haunted places in Cumberland County as the Haunted County Countdown continues.
Sources:
http://www.jamesontavern.com/about-us/spooky-history
http://www.jamesontavern.com/about-us/history
http://www.harpswellhistorical.org/students/book/deadship.htm
https://wcyy.com/some-believe-that-an-old-ghost-ship-still-haunts-casco-bay-in-maine/
http://hauntedhouses.com/maine/mclellan-sweat-house/
http://hauntedhouses.com/maine/charles-q-clapp-house/
Sound effects from Freesound
https://freesound.org/people/hackerb9/sounds/555246/
https://freesound.org/people/yfjesse/sounds/424150/
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Joe counts down 16 weeks and 16 Counties until Halloween. This week, York County
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Sources:
https://www.nelights.com/blog/hauntings-at-boon-island-lighthouse-in-maine/#gsc.tab=0
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/York_County,_Maine
https://z1073.com/32-haunted-places-of-maine/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ogunquit_Playhouse
https://www.seacoastonline.com/article/20081029/LIFE/810290331
Zwicker, Roxie J. Haunted York County: Mystery and Lore from Maine's Oldest Towns. Haunted America, 2010.
The show returns from a hiatus with a new energy and happy outlook as Joe talks about the upcoming 16 Haunted County Countdown starting Next week on July 17th
If YOU have a spooky ghost story you want to hear on the podcast, contact the show, at Neatmooseproductions@gmail.com or on the Jumping Frenchmen Podcast Facebook page
In this very special episode for LGBT+ Pride Month, Joe tells the story of Charlie Howard, an openly gay man who was murdered in Bangor Maine in 1984
Trigger warning from 06:45 -8:45
Sources:
https://www.fosters.com/news/20190701/portsmouth-to-honor-life-and-legacy-of-charlie-howard
https://www.fosters.com/news/20190707/celebrating-life-of-charlie-howard
https://worldqueerstory.org/tag/interweave/
https://www.upi.com/Archives/1984/07/10/Gay-community-unites-in-aftermath-of-homosexual-slaying/5914458280000/
https://web.archive.org/web/20090809135800/http://geocities.com/katsuyo_chan04/roseforcharlie.html
http://external.bangordailynews.com/projects/2014/06/charlie/#.YLbLY_lKjIV
https://www.seacoastonline.com/news/20190701/portsmouth-to-honor-life-and-legacy-of-charlie-howard
Many thanks to the folks at Seacoast NH LGBT History Project, you can find them on Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/Portsnh/ as well as Sarah Cornell and Bob Lister. I honestly couldn’t have done this without you.
Please consider donating to one or more of these LGBT organizations and charities:
Maine Health and Equity Alliance: https://heal.salsalabs.org/donate/index.html
Equality Maine: https://equalitymaine.org/donate
Out Maine: https://outmaine.org/support/donate/
Seacoast Outright: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/OutrightPRIDE
GLAD: https://donate.glad.org/give/123741/#!/donation/checkout?c_src=webheader
The Human Rights Campaign :https://give.hrc.org/page/62714/donate/1?ea.tracking.id=or_gnr_hrc_homepage2020
The Trevor Project :https://give.thetrevorproject.org/give/330001/#!/donation/checkout?c_src=pride2021&c_src2=headerDonate
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In honor of Mental Health Awareness month, Joe presents a brief biography on the life of Dorothea Dix.
Joe wants to apologize for the length and delay, as he was suffering from personal issues at the time of writing and recording. He promises to do a better episode about her soon. In The mean time be sure to read up on her
Sources:
https://www.history.com/topics/womens-history/dorothea-lynde-dix
https://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/dorothea-dix
In the 8th episode if The Jumping Frenchmen Podcast, Joe tells you about the first murder to ever happen in Waterville. Special thanks to Michelle Souliere check out her book Strange Maine: True Tales From The Pine Tree State and her blog of the same name here https://greenhandbookshop.com/products/strange-maine-true-tales-from-the-pine-tree-state-signed and here (http://strangemaine.blogspot.com/?m=1)
Links and sources
Strange Maine: True Tales from the Pine Tree State, by Michelle Souliere, History Press, 2010, pp. 29–35.
http://strangemaine.blogspot.com/2005/11/whos-in-v-p-coolidges-grave.html?m=1
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waterville,_Maine
https://www.lizzieandrewborden.com/LBForum/viewtopic.php?t=1184
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydrogen_cyanide
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In this episode, Joe Investigates Maine Cryptids. Cassie the Casco Bay sea serpent, the Durham Gorilla and Bigfoot. Never count out Agropelters though!
PS: I made a mistake, Loren Coleman’s book is called the The Cryptozoology A to Z, not, The A TO Z of Cryptozoology. I’m sorry for the mix up
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cryptozoology
https://www.usgs.gov/special-topic/water-science-school/science/how-wet-your-state-water-area-each-state?qt-science_center_objects=0#qt-science_center_objects
https://www.fs.fed.us/nrs/pubs/ru/ru_fs160.pdf
https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/local/maine-mysteries-cassie-the-casco-bay-sea-serpent/97-342090910
Coleman , Loren. The Cryptozoology a to Z The Encyclopedia of Loch Monsters, Sasquatch, Chupacabras, and Other Authentic Mysteries of Nature. Paw Prints, 2008.
http://strangemaine.blogspot.com/2008/08/35-years-later-durham-gorilla.html?m=1
https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/local/maine-mysteries-the-durham-gorilla/97-440445392
Souliere, Michelle. Strange Maine: True Tales from the Pine Tree State. History Press, 2010.
https://www.erbzine.com/mag18/indiandevil.htm
Thank you all for getting me to 75 listens (91 as o writing this) I decided to do a bonus episode to celebrate full of Maine Fast Facts. Don't forget to Like, Share and Subscribe
Sources
https://statesymbolsusa.org/states/united-states/maine
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xXknnb-d4WU&ab_channel=OLGACOVERS
In this episode Joe covers the interesting cases of Maine Ghost Towns such as Askwith, Riceville, Perkins Township and Flagstaff Village.
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Sources
https://www.hotels.com/go/usa/ghost-towns-maine
https://q1065.fm/5-maine-ghost-towns/
https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/local/maine-mysteries-the-disappearance-of-riceville/97-213524898
https://www.archaeologicalconservancy.org/industry-in-the-east/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Handasyd_Perkins
https://maineanencyclopedia.com/swan-island/
Moxie, Italian Sandwiches and Whoopie Pies, OH MY. Joe Covers his favorite topic...FOOD.
I'm sorry I forgot to thank the Matthew's Museum of Maine Heritage for their kind email with some brief history on Moxie. Check them out if you are in the Union area.
https://matthewsmuseum.org/moxie/8-the-story-of-moxie
http://moxiefestival.com/
https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/lisbon-falls-me/frank-anicetti-7418675
https://highlandgreenlifestyle.com/blog/real-italians-are-only-found-in-maine/#:~:text=A%20standard%20Maine%20Italian%20Sandwich,of%20canola%20and%20olive%20oil.
https://newengland.com/today/living/new-england-environment/italian-sandwich-amatos/
https://www.farmersalmanac.com/whoopie-15640#:~:text=According%20to%20the%20story%2C%20the,1925%20(some%20say%201918).
https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/fl-xpm-2002-04-18-0204160417-story.html#:~:text=But%20the%20story%20of%20that,we%20are%20scarfing%20down%20doughnuts.
In this episode, Joe takes you through the events of the Great Bangor Fire of 1911 and the immediate aftermath
Feel free to check out google maps while listening if you need help keeping track of what was where , as I did as well.
Don’t forget to rate, share and subscribe for more episodes to to help this show grow, Thank you so much for listening
http://bangor.mainememory.net/page/4215/display.html
http://bangor.mainememory.net/page/1928/display.html
https://bangordailynews.com/2011/04/29/news/bangor/fighting-the-fire/
https://bangordailynews.com/2011/04/29/news/bangor/the-1911-bangor-fire/
https://sciencing.com/fast-can-forest-fires-spread-23730.html
Callinan, Michael J., "The Bangor Fire, April 30, 1911: A True Story of the Fire" (1911). Books and Publications. 283.
https://digicom.bpl.lib.me.us/books_pubs/283
Reilly, Wayne E. Hidden History of Bangor: from Lumbering Days to the Progressive Era. History Press, 2013.
In this weeks episode we learn about the famous Dred Pirate, Dixie Bull and two other pirates who landed in Maine
Sources:
https://www.pressherald.com/2020/01/31/coastal-history-the-infamous-pirate-dixie-bull/
Pirates and Lost Treasure of Coastal Maine by Greg Latimer
Join Joe as he talks all about the history of witchcraft in Maine. If you like this episode, like it, share it with friends (or enemies, I'm not picky) and don't forget to subscribe!
Thanks to my wonderful sources
https://www.thoughtco.com/george-burroughs-3529133
https://bangordailynews.com/2019/07/16/news/the-real-story-of-bucksport-namesake-jonathan-buck-has-nothing-to-do-with-a-witchs-curse/
https://www.seacoastonline.com/news/20190426/witchcraft-in-kittery-possibly
Welcome To the Eponymous, Debut episode of The Jumping Frenchmen Podcast.
Today's topic: The Jumping Frenchmen Disorder.
Also stay tuned after that to hear a bonus story. Joe ran short, so YOU get a treat. We hope you enjoy this episode and please, rate share and subscribe to help us grow!
Sources (I almost forgot):
https://www.newenglandhistoricalsociety.com/jumping-frenchmen-of-maine-lumber-camps/
https://rarediseases.org/rare-diseases/jumping-frenchmen-of-maine/
https://www.cracked.com/article_20046_the-5-most-terrifying-diseases-that-doctors-cant-explain.html
Welcome to the Trailer for the Jumping Frenchmen Podcast! The show where I, your host Joe Ouellette, tell you about the strange history of Maine!.If you like interesting history, spooky tales or even just like Maine, This is the podcast for you!