The Nantucket Gam
The Nantucket Gam
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A podcast about Nantucket’s History. Created and published by the Nantucket Historical Association.
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The podcast focuses on key historical events in Nantucket, with themes such as community resilience, disaster management, and traditional folklore. Specific episodes explore significant occurrences like the Great Fire of 1846 and feature stories of collaboration and loss, while also addressing modern perspectives related to historical events.
A podcast about Nantucket’s History. Created and published by the Nantucket Historical Association.
Welcome to our first episode “A Most Awful Magnificent Spectacle” – Fires on Nantucket. This month we are talking about fire. We will build up to the Great Fire of 1846; along the way we will see stories of community collaboration, histories of explosive new ideas, and tales of easily avoidably tragedy. Later in this show we will be joined by fire captain Nate Barber and talk about the most historic fire in recent memory, the Veranda House fire of 2022.
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