Tis the Season! Welcome to the December 16, 2021 Show!

This podcast is made possible by Peter F. Alexander of Site Design Associates; the Long Island Sound Institute (LISI), the Ambassador Museum United States of America, and listeners like you everywhere! As the sun slowly rises in the east we're delighted to welcome you to the Thursday, December 16, 2021 Greenwich, A Town For All Seasons Show Podcast with Jeffrey Bingham Mead. The history of the Town of Greenwich, Connecticut in the USA is the focus of our adventures here. The town has been one of the nation's premier communities for generations. Welcome to our ongoing 381-plus years of history! What's on today's show? We'll share some news of how Christmas was celebrated in Greenwich a century ago. Have you mailed all of your holiday packages and gifts? We'll share how Will S. Hays, Greenwich's postmaster-general, extolled the people of the community to do their part to make the task of gift-giving and send easier. On the December 9 show, we featured news of the centennial anniversary of the first Trans-Atlantic radio message from Greenwich to Scotland. We'll have a follow-up to this accomplishment, a "Big Feather in Greenwich Hat." Once gracing the corner of East Putnam and Maher avenues near the Second Congregational Church, "The Elms" was quite an eye-catcher for Greenwich residents and visitors alike. It was torn down in 1942. Starting with today's show, we will be featuring stories of historic homes and buildings that once graced the town's landscape before they were demolished or destroyed. It was 125 years ago that the Greenwich Police Department was founded. In today's historical police blotter we'll share news of a man, suffering from delirium, who was arrested for being on his knees for eight hours at the gate posts of J. Kennedy Tod's estate, Innis Arden, in 1906. There are over 63 cemeteries and burying grounds in Greenwich. In 1931 a Society for the Aid of the Preservation of the Cos Cob Cemetery was formed. Its object was to restore what is the town's second-oldest cemetery, located on Strickland Road in Cos Cob. You'll hear about some of the history surrounding this often-seen but somewhat misunderstood cemetery. As a follow-up to our featured story in the previous show about drinking at Cos Cob School dances a century ago, a story, 'Cider at the Dances,' cited the work on police throughout the country in what was the era of Prohibition. We're pleased to have as one of our supporting sponsors the Ambassador Museum United States of America. Starting today, you'll hear about these extraordinary public servants, beginning with one famous to us in Greenwich: Ambassador Joseph Verner Reed, Jr.  Besides lots of fascinating, entertaining history to share, I'll have news of opportunities and public events you can enjoy!Learn more about the Greenwich, A Town for All Seasons Show podcast hosted by Historian Jeffrey Bingham Mead at GreenwichATownForAllSeasons.blogspot.com. Contact us at [email protected]. We’re always looking for guests to be on the show to share their stories about the history and culture of the Town of Greenwich, Connecticut -one of America’s premier communities. You’re invited to advertise and underwrite future shows!