Cape Cod Voices

The Flivver was a much loved old automobile and was very prominent here on Cape during the 1920's. We also cover who was on Cape at that time to give service like Doctors, Dentists and more. Stay tuned.

Building boats in Osterville since 1798 Their boats are known worldwide. Because the boatyard in now in my new novel, I thought you might like to know their history. Stay tuned...

Crimes were being perpretated against our merchants by two women who were writing bad checks. Stay tuned to find out how this was happening.

William Eliot Anderson was 88 at the time of this interview in 2021. He had so much great information about Otis and his involvement as a young lad. Pure history! Stay tuned....

Traffic was backed up even 95 years ago trying to get on and off the Cape. Sound familiar? Today's episode talks about jewel robbers, traffic and a pet monkey Stay tuned...

This is the second episode Setting the Stage. What was the Cape like in 1929? This episode will give you an idea of what the Cape was like then. Dirt roads, a small canal where boats got stuck and had to be dynamited to remove them bridges that were small and had to be called into use. The Cape was very ruraal... Stay Tuned.

This is oour first podcast in this new venue. We had the ROARING TWENTIES, SPEAKEASIES,  FLAPPERS, BATHTUB GIN, THE NEW JAZZ, RUM RUNNERS, FORD FLIVVERS, PROHIBITION, BOOTLEGGERS… and more. There is so much rich history of The Cape, and this segment is only a small part of that story. Times were changing rapidly. Cape Cod was emerging as the place to be. The Cape was coming alive and living it up…...

Built as a delivery, trade and slave ship, the Whydah has had many lives. Captured by Captain Black Sam Bellamy, she chased and raided many ships along the Atlantic Coast until she met a fog bank off Chatham and was blown to bits by a nor'easter off Marconi Beach in April 1717. Stay tuned. This is our final episode. Thank you for being our audience. Hugs Sharon

This writer is on a deadline but the ending to the story is elusive. As an author or reader you wll understand this dilemma. Listen to see what hppens to the story. Happy Christmas to all and to all a goodnight...

A poker game, an angry player, an innocent by-stander and a loaded shotgun. Who knew that Jarvisville in Sandwich hid such a mystery? Stay tuned to find out.

Dora is on the naughty list and needs to do a good deed. Stay tuned

Ghosts in a tea room? Mrs. Dunbar graciously allowed her presence to be acknowledged. The tea was delicious. I highly recommend it.

Residents of Cape Cod were surprised when a Silver U.S. Navy Blimp K-1 hovered over the Hyannis Airport for several hours on July 13, 1939 hoping to gas up so it could travel back to Lakehurst, New Jersey. Stay tuned.....

Sherman talks about overcoming the fear of flying and the use of airplanes as a commercial vehicle. He also points out how rapidly in 27 years aviation has grown.

Transitioning to a new podcast HISTORIC CAPE COD where we will delve deeper into some of the fabulous history of Cape Cod. The Cape is so rich in history, stay tuned and find out more...

Change of venue today. During prohibition, many Cape Cod residents turned to running rum from Canadian Ships off the 12 mile limit. For a true account of these dealings listen to this excerpt from the Hyannis Airport book. Please let us know your thoughts and comments.....

Two haunted houses for you today. Burgess House has a resident ghost Hanna Rebecca who lived in the house for 63 years after her husbands death. And then there is Addie at Ocean Edge... such faithful widows.

One of the most published haunted houses on Cape Cod, the Dillingham House hosts several ghosts who go bump in the night. There are police records to document some of the hauntings which we will tell you aout in our next podcast. Thanks for listening, Stay Tuned.....

A bookshop like no other, Parnassus houses hundreds of books old and new and even some rare additions. Are there any ghosts? Absolutely. Come meet them with me as we visit. See you there. Can't wait to visit them again.

Originally a family residence, the renovations of the Captain Elijah Cobb House to become the Brewster Historical society was a long and arduous process but done to perfection. There were romantic encounters and ghosts that visit occasionally. Captain Elijah had a colorful life while at sea, even remaining in France during the Revolution and held prisoner in a Canadian jail. Stay Tuned.....

The Oldest Inn on Cape Cd, was bui;t in 1696. Lots of ghosts here. Someone sitting on your bed, tickling your feet and slamming your bed against the floor? Who dripped the candle wax without the candles? Who slides glasses along the dining room bar? All these questions and more are answered in this busy podcast. Stay tuned.

Someone sleeping in his bed: a clairvoyant maid, Irving Berlin, Shelley Winters, and someone delivering a 'pat on the rump'. What kind of an Inn is this? Stay tuned to find out. You might want to make a reservation. This transcript can be found on our website: https://capecodwriters.net

A 50 room hotel with all the amenities was shipped from Scituate, Massachusetts to Dennis and reassembled, the doors and windows arrived first. The hotel also had, among the amenities a few wash-a-shore ghosts from Scituate who harassed the kitchen staff endlessly. Stay tuned...

Someone touching you on the neck. Unseen hands pushing you down the stairs, Wait staff preferred dressing in the public bathroom instead of the changing room. A ghost vanishing out of your car as you go over the Sagamore Bridge. What do you make of these strange occurrences? Nothing? Cape Codders are so tolerant of their ghostly residents. Reminds me of the British "stiff upper lip"....S...

Houses floated over from Nantucket - complete with wash-a-shore ghosts, babies crying, rocking chairs moving by themselves, a young boy wailing, this Colonial House Inn has it all. Find out why there is a ghostly guestbook. Stay tuned... ghostly.residents@gmail.com https://capecodwriters.net