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    Weird Island

    Small state, big on the weird! Weird Island brings you some of the strangest stories you probably haven’t heard before, all originating in little Rhode Island.

    Maybe you’re a true crime fan, but you’re burning out on the binges and looking to shake things up. Well, look no further! We’ll bring you unsolved mysteries, conspiracy theories, weird history and even some MURDER (no need to completely leave your comfort zone). Join us as we uncover some strange stories from the smallest state.

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    Copyright: © 2021 Weird Island

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    4. PIRATES: Buried Treasure on Block Island Mar 09, 2021
    Show notes

    To Visit:

    • Whydah Pirate Museum: 674 MA-28, West Yarmouth, Massachusetts
    • Palatine Graves: 18 Old Town Road, Block Island, RI

    Episode Source Material:

    • A glimpse of RI's past: Captain Thomas Paine of Jamestown
    • Black Sam Bellamy, the Pirate Who Fought Smart, Harmed Few, Scored Big
    • Top Earning Pirates
    • Robin Hood of the Sea
    • Pirates of Rhode Island
    • Newport and its Pirates: A Love/Hate Relationship
    • The Dutch Founding of NY, Thomas A Janvier
    • Rhode Island - Discovered by a pirate, named by a pirate and nurtured by pirates
    • The History of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations - Page 1046
    • The Day Rhode Island Hanged 26 Pirates
    • Thomas Tew
    • Pirates and Buccaneers of the Atlantic Coast by Edward Rowe Snow in 1944
    • The legend of Captain Kidd
    • “not even a pirate by pretension” — New York State Quarter Coin
    • This week in history, 313 years ago
    • Why Do Squirrels Bury Nuts?
    • The Surprising Story Of Pirate Captain Kidd's Buried Booty On Liberty Island
    • Captain Kidd's hidden loot
    • Hunting for the Buried Treasure of Captain Kidd
    • The Legend of the Palatine
    • The Legend of the Ghost Ship Palatine
    • Block Island, RI - Mass Grave of Pirate Massacre
    • Pirates: A Reality Check - 9 Pirate Myths Examined
    • Why Do We Love Pirates? | A Kennedy in College
    • Culture - The timeless allure of pirates
    • Shedding light on the Palatine legend
    • The Palatine Wreck: The Legend of the New England Ghost Ship
    • Thomas Tew - History of Piracy
    • The Surprising Truth About Pirates and Parrots

    3. ABANDONED: The Ladd School Mar 02, 2021
    Show notes

    To Visit a Similar Spot: Medfield State Hospital, 45 Hospital Road, Medfield, MA 02052

    Episode Source Material:

    • History of Psychiatric Hospitals • Nursing, History, and Health Care • Penn Nursing
    • Dr. Joseph H. Ladd School
    • Days of Darkness
    • From the archives: FINAL DAY: Ladd Center shuts down quietly
    • The Fall of an Icon, the End of an Era
    • The Asylum Antiquarian – Medium
    • https://www.rihs.org/mssinv/Mss231sg1.htm
    • Something About Snow. “Well, I had thought of giving you… | by Jason Carpenter | The Asylum Antiquarian
    • https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.bloomberg.com/amp/news/articles/2012-01-06/the-psychology-of-ruin-porn
    • One of the Forgotten Two Percent
    • Ladd School 25 Years After, Series November 16
    • The Abandoned Ladd School (Exeter, RI)
    • To Manage the Darkness: Why We Are Drawn to What We Fear
    • A God Damed Shame: The Demolition of the Ladd School : RhodeIsland
    • Former Ladd School property was becoming problematic
    • True Hauntings of America: The Haunting of the Ladd School
    • The World’s Most Haunted Places: The Joseph Ladd School
    • Detroitism – Guernica
    • Providence ranked as one of worst cities in US for people with disabilities
    • Feeble-minded
    • Eugenics
    • Eugenics in the United States
    • Rhode Island Eugenics/Eugenic Sterilizations

    INTRODUCING: Weird Island Mar 01, 2021
    Show notes

    Small state, big on the weird! Weird Island brings you some of the strangest stories you probably haven’t heard before, all originating in little Rhode Island.


    2. VAMPIRE PANIC: Mercy Brown Feb 24, 2021
    Show notes

    Episode Source Material:

    • Have Mercy
    • The Great New England Vampire Panic | History
    • Food for the Dead: On the Trail of New England’s Vampires by Michael Bell
    • Vampires, Bural, and Death: Folklore and Reality by Paul Barber
    • Food For the Dead Website
    • New England's Vampire History | Legends and Hysteria
    • UNCOVERING A THERAPY FROM THE GRAVE

    1. VIKING RUINS in Rhode Island? Feb 22, 2021
    Show notes

    To Visit:

    1. Newport Tower: 5 Touro Park St W. Newport, Rhode Island, 02840
      Hours: Always available for viewing
    2. Newport Tower Museum: 152 Mill St, Newport, RI 02840
    3. Dighton Rock: 3rd Avenue, Berkley, MA. 02779
      Museum Hours: By appointment only; open daily at 9:00

    SOURCES:

    1. The Controversy Touching the Old Stone Mill in the Town of Newport: https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015089568243&view=1up&seq=53
    2. The Archaeology of the Old Stone Mill in Newport, Rhode Island, by William S. Godfrey Jr.: https://www.jstor.org/stable/277246?seq=1
    3. The Enigma Of Dighton Rock: https://www.americanheritage.com/enigma-dighton-rock#5
    4. Dighton Rock, a Study of the Written Rocks of New England, by Edmund Delabarre: https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.$b542245&view=1up&seq=32
    5. Britannica, Vinland: https://www.britannica.com/place/Vinland
    6. The Newport Tower, by Jason Colativo: http://www.jasoncolavito.com/the-newport-tower.html
    7. The Newport Tower Museum: http://www.newporttowermuseum.com/styled-4/index.html

    Music:

    • Swimmey Texture Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
      Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
      http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
    • Thunderbird Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
      Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
      http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

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