Episodes

  • The Crocker Conundrum
    May 17 2025

    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...

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    21 mins
  • Yacht Clubs Cape Cod 1929
    Apr 21 2025

    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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    25 mins
  • Cow Tunnels
    Apr 6 2025

    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...

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    16 mins
  • Those Crosby Boys
    Mar 22 2025

    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.

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    15 mins
  • Why do People Come to Cape Cod?
    Feb 23 2025

    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.

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    24 mins
  • Foods and Candy popular in the 1920's
    Feb 3 2025

    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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    37 mins
  • Hanna Screecham
    Jan 28 2025

    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...

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    15 mins
  • The Roaring Twenties
    Jan 22 2025

    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

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    26 mins