Noted story teller and former journalist Mike Allen interviews special guests and then produces amazing tales about people, places and events from Connecticut history. His style and enthusiasm make history relatable, interesting, fun and informative. You certainly don‘t have to be from Connecticut to enjoy these stories -- you just need to find history interesting and to love a good story. New episodes are published every Thursday. Theme music (Musical Interlewd 1, intro; Musical Interlewd 2, outro) by Christopher Cech. Podcast logo design by Ashley Cech. Logo photo by Yvonne Cech. This podcast is a production of True North Associates, LLC.
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Wednesday Jul 27, 2022
When Grave Robbing Became Illegal in Connecticut
Wednesday Jul 27, 2022
Wednesday Jul 27, 2022
Grave robbing has been happening around Connecticut for many years. You might be surprised to learn why. There were different reasons back in the 1800s than there are today (and yes, grave robbing does still occasionally occur). There were several incidents in the early 1800s (involving associates of Yale University) that so enraged the general population, lawmakers finally made the practice illegal. Hear from Southbury Town Historian John Dwyer, who has the details behind these cases.
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