Best House Of The Seven Gables Podcasts (2025)

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#61 Restoring A Writer's Legacy- A Tale Of Two Effie Smith's - 1906 1:07:15

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Two women born the same year-1879, both given the same first name, both poets, and living only 150 miles apart. One was a black woman, the other, a white woman. Both eventually were known as Effie Smith. What are the odds? In this episode, we uncover the fact that one writer's work has been credited to the other. Sally aquired a 1906 diary and two …

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#60 "Truth Is Stranger Than Fiction"...An Almost Unbelievable Diary Experience. 1938 - 2018 51:01

2M ago51:01

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This is the amazing story of the most serendipitous experience Sally has had in her years of collecting and researching vintage diaries! It is an almost unbelievable occurance that began in 1938, originating with a diary written by a twelve year old girl. Send us a text Please go to: https://diarydiscoveries.com to see episode photos and read our b…

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#59 "...Strange Creatures...And Not Yet Monkeys." - 1940's Dream Journal 37:27

3M ago37:27

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In this episode, we share from a 1940's dream journal. The author kept a record of about a month's worth of her dreams. From strange creatures playing ball to an Italian hurdy gurdy man with an inflated cow like bagpipe organ, she is all over the place! And aren't we all when we dream? We also share some significant dreams each of us have had inclu…

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#58 Dr. Dunlop's Scotland Pt. 4 "...Surrounded By Unseen But Tremendous Powers." -1888 1:33:41

4M ago1:33:41

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In this final part of Alexander's diary, he has arrived in Boston after his first voyage as a ship's surgeon. He is in America for the first time and has much to write about as he compares Boston to his hometown Glasgow. He tours the city with an expat veterinarian, samples the beer and rye whiskey, and meets an influential law professor at Harvard…

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00 – Introductory Note & Preface 18:23

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01 – The Old Pyncheon Family 59:17

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02 – The Little Shop Window 28:58

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03 – The First Customer 31:33

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04 – A Day Behind the Counter 33:10

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05 – May and November 35:32

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06 – Maule’s Well 24:22

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07 – The Guest 38:40

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08 – The Pyncheon of Today 39:24

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09 – Clifford & Phoebe 28:13

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10 – The Pyncheon Garden 30:48

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11 – The Arched Window 31:49

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12 – The Daguerrotypist 32:55

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13 – Alice Pyncheon 54:23

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14 – Phoebe’s Good-bye 27:02

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15 – The Scowl and Smile 40:36

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16 – Clifford’s Chamber 29:46

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17 – The Flight of Two Owls 34:36

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18 – Governor Pyncheon 39:36

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19 – Alice’s Posies 36:04

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20 – The Flower of Eden 20:34

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21 – The Departure 24:44

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#57 Dr. Dunlop's Scotland Pt. 3 "Exit God's Poor Surgeon" - 1888 34:51

5M ago34:51

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In this episode, Alexander is going to sea! Fifteen years following the "Fenwick Escapade" his boyhood wish is becoming a reality. His medical training and time at school has finished. You will hear about his last days in training, the wonderful send off he was given, and his beautifully written thoughts regarding Nurse McGee. He transitions to lif…

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#56 Dr. Dunlop's Scotland Pt. 2 "Height Of Foolishness" -1881 1:00:00

6M ago1:00:00

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In this episode, Alexander is writing down the current events in his life as a student at the University of Glasgow. He has a rich social life with many entries describing events at a country estate named Geilsland. He writes of his friendships with men but it is the women in his life that consume many pages of his diary. He has some strong opinion…

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#55 Dr. Dunlop's Scotland Pt. 1 "The Fenwick Escapade" 1873 36:05

7M ago36:05

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Alexander Watson Dunlop began writing his diary in 1881. He was studying to become a physician at the University of Glasgow but before writing the current events of his life, he recalls a story of adventure from his boyhood that he entitled "The Fenwick Escapade". (Imagine two Scottish eleven year old boys as the cast of the movie "Stand By Me" and…

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#54 The House Of Seven Gables 34:14

8M ago34:14

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This episode originates with a diary written in by three individuals and because they did, Sally was able to discover a wonderful story--The House of Seven Gables. This house in West Plains, Missouri, has a long history of occupants and use, including the birth of 167 babies! One family left most of the furniture, and over 600 books to the next occ…

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#53 1792 Diary. A Most Remarkable Abolitionist- Her Death, His Grief, and The Testonites. 47:39

10M ago47:39

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This episode is from the oldest diary in Sally's collection. You will hear the story of a gifted, influential woman, Margaret Middleton, who behind the scenes, was instrumental in the abolishment of slavery in England. The diary was written by her husband Charles Middleton, who used his influence and friendships for the anti slavery cause but sadly…

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#52 World War II Pin-Up and "A Last Will" 30:59

11M ago30:59

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Two classic pin-up calendar pages with a hand written message on them are what Sally started with for this story. In this episode, we discuss a bit of pin-up art history and then get into the writing on the pages. Five sailors on the U.S.S. Mission Bay signed this "last will" and we'll tell you what we found out about these men. As most WW II Veter…

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The Hulda Klager House and Lilac Gardens 26:28

12M ago26:28

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In this episode of Someone Lived Here, Kendra brings you to the Hulda Klager Lilac Gardens in Woodland, Washington. The home was built by Hulda's family, The Thiel's in 1889. Hulda Klager would purchase the home and move in in her 40s. She became interested in the work of Luther Burbank, a horticulturist and hybridized. She had been inspired by the…

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#51 "Girl In Every Town" Part 2 -The Letters 1:09:30

1y ago1:09:30

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In this episode we read and discuss the letters between Charles and Dorothy as they start their life together in 1920 -1921. He has recently been divorced in the very public "Girl In Every Town" divorce case and Dorothy, 21 years his junior, is challenged early on by his absence and her new domestic situation. 100 letters were written between them …

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# 50 "Girl In Every Town" -- Murder and Seduction In Nashville. 32:44

1y ago32:44

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An antique tin containing 100 letters along with a 1919 newspaper article was the starting point for this episode. The article titled "Girl In Every Town" described a divorce case in which 17 letters from various women the husband allegedly had relationships with, were introduced as evidence. As Sally dug deeper, and as usually is the case, the sto…

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#49 The Scottish Mason's Daughter 40:39

1y ago40:39

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In 1903, Mary Louise Edgar traveled from her home in Wisconsin to visit Scotland. She wrote very detailed and descriptive entries in over 200 pages of her diary. In this episode we share some of Sally's research methods to take you through the process of discovery for this diary given to her while in Oregon. The diary was written by an unknown auth…

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#48 Castle Thunder Prison Survivor- A Civil War Story 1:06:42

1y ago1:06:42

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Union soldier Gillis J. McBane is captured and taken prisoner during the brutally fought battle at Stones River in Tennessee. We will take you to the battlefield and follow his ordeal as he is moved to the notorious Castle Thunder confederate prison in Richmond, Virginia. Forced marches, sleepless nights, starvation, rail car trips in livestock car…

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#47 "We Write To Be Known." 30:21

1+ y ago30:21

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In this episode we present some of our listeners and their responses to our invitation to share how and why they journal. We learned some fascinating things and were sincerely moved by what these individuals shared with us. Artworks and music, conversations with God, giving women who had no voice a place in history, connections to and honoring thos…

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#46 "The Father Of Yule Lighting." 17:10

1+ y ago17:10

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This is a wonderful Christmas story of a father's love. Go back to 1914 with us to Christmas Eve. A six year old boy is bedridden with illness, so his father, D.D. Sturgeon, a pioneer in the electrical trade, does something never seen before to cheer up his son. Now in modern time, millions of people do what this man did that evening. Christmas mus…

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#45 "Dear Mom and Dad...Don't Worry About Me." 25:03

1+ y ago25:03

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In this episode, as a way to remember those who have served our country, we tell a story taken from a letter written by a pilot to his family back home. He had survived a tour of combat in the Pacific and was writing from Texas. Service can take on many different shapes and sacrifices are made by all who serve no matter where they may be serving. F…

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#44 Why Am I Writing and Who's Going To Read It? 38:41

1+ y ago38:41

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In this episode we discuss diary and journal keeping and some common concerns an author may have. We read entries from two diaries; the first, from 1937, written by a woman losing her vision, and the second; by a very homesick college girl, where both women expressed their thoughts on what they had written and who may read it. Sally has read entrie…

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#43 "In The Deep Waters Of Afflictions" 41:08

1+ y ago41:08

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A letter from 1848 describing a heartbreaking tragedy, presented Sally with questions she just had to get answers to. The deaths of three children in a week's time, even then, would indeed be "deep waters of affliction." Who were the three children and what was the relationship between them and the letter's author? Who was "Jane"? Sally found some …

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#42 Gouge Eye, A Knife Fight, Rodeo, and The Best Summer Ever! 1:00:27

2y ago1:00:27

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In 1953, a fifteen year old boy wrote of his great outdoor summer adventure that took place in the West and it has to be one of the best summers a kid could ever have! Mt Rushmore, Cheyenne Frontier Days, the Vagabond Ranch, girls, whitewater rafting down the "River of No Return", fishing, flying, and eating the best food around the campfire. What …

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#41 Pursuit Of The Simple Life 49:41

2y ago49:41

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Milford W. Howard, an attorney by trade and former United States Congressman, wrote a very interesting feature article for The Birmingham News in 1929. And yes, the article is the one we mentioned in the last episode about our favorite "beehive like structure" dwelling man--Henry Stuart. Milford sought Henry out to get his thoughts regarding the si…

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#40 Completing A Circle In Fairhope, Alabama. 29:14

2y ago29:14

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This episode is additional to our episodes #8 and #9. Henry Stuart built a circular, beehive like, hut in Fairhope Alabama. We completed a kind of circle by taking his diary first to De Lamar, Idaho (episode 8) where he began writing, and then recently stepping foot into his home in Fairhope with the diary. Henry was a very interesting man who had …

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#39 "I Don't Want Them To Be Forgotten." - Marvin Barrash, author of U.S.S. Cyclops. 39:33

2y ago39:33

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Bonus Audio - Our interview with author Marvin Barrash who has spent over Thirteen years researching the disappearance of the Naval Collier Ship Cyclops. He has written three books regarding the Cyclops and is probably the world's foremost expert of this ship's history. His work has helped many families of the lost men gain some closure and underst…

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#38 Ten Year Old Civil War Soldier 33:22

2y ago33:22

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David Wood was a successful pioneer freight hauler who was instrumental in the development of Western Colorado. Prior to that, when he was ten years old, he enlisted in the Union Army to fight alongside his father, Colonel Samuel Wood. In this episode we tell part of his life story and share some of his Civil War adventures! Send us a text Please g…

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The Hori Bathhouse and Neely Mansion: 5 families stories of farming in Washington 30:43

2y ago30:43

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In the sixth episode of season 3, Kendra brings you to Neely Mansion in Auburn, Washington. The property was built by the Neely's: a pioneer family, but it was home to tenant farming families from the early 1900s to the 1980s. Behind the house is a Japanese Bath House built by the Hori Family and further back a tool shed used by the Acosta family. …

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#37 U.S.S. Cyclops, Bermuda Triangle, and A Gold Star Mother's Diary 1:05:42

2y ago1:05:42

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In 1918 the U.S.S. Cyclops and 309 men vanished without a trace at sea in the area known as the Bermuda Triangle. Sally's Great Great Uncle was aboard that ship. Her G.G. Grandmother kept a diary when, 13 years later, she was on a Gold Star pilgrimage with other mothers and wives who had lost sons or husbands in the war. This is the diary that igni…

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#36 Diary Sampler- Six Short Stories From Six Diaries 44:31

2+ y ago44:31

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In this episode, you will attend the theatre with Mrs. Bram Stoker of Dracula fame, visit the Bridge of No Return in Korea, hear about a suspect in the Jack The Ripper case, and then tour the underground sewers of Paris. You will also hear about the tragic circus fire in 1944 that killed 170 people, and to finish it off, we will tell you about a di…

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