Christopher Shields & Archives, Seven Gables, Holiday Countdown and More!

This podcast is made possible by Alexander Affiliates, Eastern Neurologic Services, Kevin M. J. O'Connor of Jeffrey Matthews Wealth Management, and listeners like you everywhere on the Atlantic Learning Consortium Network!Mr. Myllan Mosquera provides the best in reliable curbside door-to-door airport transportation services. I recommend Myllan without hesitation. Go with the peace of mind of knowing that you'll travel in good hands. Please contact him anytime at 1.203.621.8383. Tell him I sent you. Michael Helupka Tree Service, LLC in Greenwich is my choice for professional tree work for years.  I've been impressed and a satisfied customer -and you will be, too. Call 203.622.8737.Last week I stopped by the Greenwich Historical Society for a pleasant  conversation with Christopher Shields, curator of Library and Archives. Purchase a copy here -A great gift for the holidays!On Greenwich in the Gilded Age, we’ll visit Seven Gables in Belle Haven Park.On Greenwich Life: As It Is-And Was Lucian Edwards wrote about the interesting history of town’s stone quarries. We’ll introduce you to Whitman Bailey, a sketch artist who -starting in 1924- also wrote published commentaries about area local historic sites for thirty years. On today’s show you’ll hear Bailey’s comments about the circa 1792 Zophar Mead House at Field Point Park.History is replete with wrongdoings and misdeeds -and you’ll hear about those on Crimes and Misdemeanors.It pays to be polite; just ask Miss Bertha Sherwood in 1898. Did you know the famous Beecher family ran a school for young girls in Cos Cob? We’ll share more on our December holiday countdown, too. You’ve come to the right place to learn about the history of the Town of Greenwich, Connecticut, one of America's most extraordinary communities.  We’ll have all this -and more- as our history continues to unfold. I'm Jeffrey Bingham Mead, your host. Thank you for listening to the weekly podcast released on Tuesdays. Contact me and join our growing number of listeners anytime via email at [email protected]. Show podcast episodes are posted weekly on various social media platforms. Click this link to the show's Facebook site. I also encourage you to like and visit the group You Know You're From Greenwich Ct If, where links to the show are posted weekly, too. Mark your calendars. The next show is scheduled for Christmas Day, Monday, the 25th of December, 2023.