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Faegre Drinker on Law and TechnologyCybersquatting and How To Protect Your Internet DomainCybersquatting occurs when someone registers a trademark that they do not own in a domain name — usually in an effort to impersonate and profit off of commercial or other brands. In this episode of the Faegre Drinker on Law and Technology Podcast, host Jason G. Weiss sits down with Libby Baney and Garth Bruen, a distinguished cybercrime researcher, to discuss cybersquatting and the systems that track internet registrations.
2021-11-0828 min
Lost MassachusettsLost Haunted Houses: The Bird Lady E30Lost Haunted Houses: The Bird LadyIn this episode of Lost Massachusetts we read some listener experiences with haunted places and go into detail about the house of the Bird Lady. Listen if you dare...Get at Lost Massachusetts Postcard from a Lost PlaceLostMass Podcast Reviews at Apple (podcasts.apple.com)Photos at: instagram.com/lostmassachusettsSound Effects From Zapsplat (zapsplat.com)Music Courtesy of Free Music Archive (freemusicarchive.org)More on lostmassachusetts.com--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm...
2021-10-3029 min
Lost MassachusettsPreview of Season Two E27Preview of Season TwoFirst in this episode we thank our listeners for their comments and to pushing us over five thousand listens. We discuss our two most downloaded episodes of Season One: Episode 3 Small Pox Burial Ground and Episode 14 The Lost Corner. What Episodes and Mysteries to unravel in season two? These are mostly just clues, I’m not giving away the stories and locations all at once, but many of you will probably know exactly what I’m talking about. One of the things I’m finding is that many lost mass listeners really...
2021-10-2622 min
Lost MassachusettsThe Postcard Episode E26The Postcard EpisodeWe are recording from an abandoned Post Office somewhere in rural Mass. There are at least 24 post offices in Massachusetts that have been closed since 1900 and had their zip cods retired. Wait, how did a post office closed before 1963 have its ZIP cancelled if there were no ZIP codes? THAT is another mystery for a different time...Lost Massachusetts sends postcards to listeners from the lost places we visit. You can get a post card from a lost place too, go to lostmassachusetts.com to find out how. In episode we explain...
2021-10-0827 min
Lost MassachusettsNiew Nederlandt: Lost Dutch Mass. E25For a number of reasons Massachusetts is thought of as a product of British colonialism. We fought a revolution against the British, English is our primary language, our legal system is based on English law, and the state is part of “New England”. However, many may be surprised that before Massachusetts became English it was Dutch. Cape Cod was referred to as New Holland and most of the Northeast was either called New Belgium or New Netherlands. The dutch were setting up shop in Mass. a decade before the Pilgrims set foot in Plymouth. Yes, long before the English colo...
2021-09-1726 min
Lost MassachusettsYOUR Haunted House Stories E24Did you have a dark, creepy house in your neighborhood growing up?Lost Massers, I’m looking for your input! I want you to send me a short ghost story about where you grew up.We’re developing a concept for our Halloween episode this year and its related to Haunted Houses, not haunted attractions but real haunted houses you may have grown up with in your hometown in Massachusetts.I had several where I grew up, rotting, decrepit old mansions that were set back from the road or on a hilltop somewhere. Some...
2021-09-0413 min
Lost MassachusettsLost Highway: Abandoned Interstate 95 E23Closed section of Interstate 95 now hiking/biking trail. You can walk on a real Lost Highway...Just off the real Interstate 95 in Newburyport there is a hidden nature trail that is actually a paved road. Originally, a relocated section of Route 1 it was repurposed as part of the new Interstate system only to be abandoned and replaced with updated sections of 95. Converted into recreational area, this is a great place to explore and wonder at how nature reclaims what leave behind but still leaves discoverable pieces under new growth. Also, we review comments from Episode 22: The Ursuline C...
2021-08-3124 min
Lost MassachusettsUrsuline Convent Fire E22In 1834 Boston's growing Irish Catholic immigrant community met the fiery resistance of a suspicious native Protestant Yankee mob. The Ursuline Convent and School in Charlestown (now Somerville) was burned to the ground following strange rumors of women being held captive and even murdered behind the walls. But Bostons Irish would not be deterred and rose from the ashes in a triumphant symbol that can still be seen today."The Ursuline Convent had been a longtime dream of one of the first Catholic priests in Boston. The Rev. John Thayer wanted to help his impoverished parishioners by bringing...
2021-08-1935 min
Lost MassachusettsWorcester Weird Road Trip Memories E21Sights and sites to see in an and around Worcester Mass. that may puzzle or intrigue you. We discuss the concept of road trips in general and explain how the road trip itself started in Massachusetts. I want to talk about 5 or so things. A hat, a tower, a pumpkin, an unpronounceable name, and a strange street. The Duryea Brothers of Automobile History (thoughtco.com)Stephen Jendrysik: Chicopee played important role in the early 20th century auto industry (masslive.com)Pastie Duggan (patsiedugans.com)Golemos Market (golemos-market.food96.com)"Ba...
2021-08-0528 min
Lost MassachusettsUpton Chamber E20Mysterious (or not so much) manmade(?) cave in Upton - Attributed to various groups but still unsolved, the Upton Chamber is one of hundreds of structures throughout the region with an unknown past. It is, however, the largest and most accessible (and probably the coldest). "The Upton Stone Chamber is part of Upton Heritage Park located at 18 Elm Street. The park is now open to the public. The chamber and the nearby stone cairns on Pratt Hill are on the National Register. In 2011, the entrance to the chamber was restored by master stonemason David Stewart-Smith and David W...
2021-07-3033 min
Lost MassachusettsNotown, Mass. E19Weird beard: The story of a persecuted follicle fashion and an unofficial community that vanished before it could become a real town. Also, we talk to a born-and-raised son of Leominster. "Notown Road got its name because it really went to no town. It went to a tract of land that was unincorporated by any of the towns that surround it – Fitchburg, Leominster, Princeton, and Westminster. In 1838, NoTown was divided into three parcels and annexed onto Leominster, Princeton, and Westminster. In 1923, this land came back together as Leominster State Forest. Today, Leominster State Forest is 4,300 acres of land in...
2021-07-1634 min
Lost MassachusettsNorton Furnace and Copper Works E18Norton Furnace (Meadowbrook) and the Copper Works Now a quiet residential area with a hiking trail, the lower portion of Norton was once home to a dense collection of industrial factories. "Norton. - This was the seventh town formed in Bristol county and was set off from Taunton on March 17, 1710" (history.rays-place.com)"Crocker & Richmond erected the cupola furnace building in 1825 for a copper rolling mill, also a copper refining furnace, afterwards used as a yellow metal furnace. They carried on the copper business in these two buildings until 1835. In that year the Crocker brothers du...
2021-06-3035 min
Lost MassachusettsWompatuck: Geocaching and Dark Secrets E17Working with boy scouts to find what is hidden beneath this spacious state part on the south shore..."In 1941, the U.S. Navy acquired from private landowners all of the property in order to expand the already existing Hingham Naval Ammunitions Depot. This area was known as the Cohasset Annex. Many cement bunkers were constructed and the area became a huge ammunitions storage depot. During World War II the Depot was the main ammunition supply for the North Atlantic naval forces. When World War II ended, this area reverted to maintenance status only. It was reactivated for t...
2021-06-0132 min
Lost MassachusettsThe Long Ditch and Mother Brook: Secrets of Dedham E16The Long Ditch and Mother Brook are the first man-made industrial water ditch projects in America. You can canoe/kayak or hike this area that holds a critical part of our early history. Also we read some online comments about the podcast. "On March 35, 1639, the town received approval from Governor Winthrop and the General Court to commence digging a canal to drain the land and provide adequate water flow to run a water-driven mill. They created a ditch 4000 feet long from the Charles River to East Brook which flowed into the Neponset." (fairbankshistory.com)"George W...
2021-05-2134 min
Lost MassachusettsSearching for a Mythical Monster in Questing, Mass E15Mysteriously named and somewhat dreamlike to match, Questing Mass has long history that could be as elusive as the monster it is named after. The Questing Beast: "lyke unto the questyng of thirty coupyl houndes, but all the whyle the beest dranke there was no noyse in the bestes bealy" (d.lib.rochester.edu)Questing Beast (kingarthur.fandom.com)For more than a half-century, this country retreat, named “Questing” by its owners, was the cherished summer home of Dr. Robert Lehman and, until her passing in 1978, his wife Jane Fraser Lehman. (thetrustees.org)...
2021-05-0643 min
Lost MassachusettsThe Lost Corner: AKA Hells Acre, The Oblong, Etc. E14The cutoff community of Boston Corner was eventually literally cut off from Massachusetts and added to New York. Hidden behind the Taconic Mountains, beyond the reach of Massachusetts law, the Mount Washington section called Boston Corners become a haven for gamblers, bootleggers and horse thieves. The small town was wrecked in a riot brought on by the "Fight of the Century", an illegal boxing match that pitted leaders of two different Irish gangs from New York against each other in the ring. Yankee Sullivan (theirishmob.com)John "Old Smoke" Morrissey (mafia.wikia.org)T...
2021-01-2833 min
Lost MassachusettsThe Center of Mass: Secrets of Rutland E13Within Rutland State Park there are the ruins of an abandoned state prison farm camp and former tuberculosis hospital. Between 1903 and 1934 this was home to hundreds of drunkards, vagrants, tramps and vagabonds, The growing power of the temperance movement put many drinkers on the outside of society. Many of the inmates were foreigners caught in various social upheavals. This is not a difficult hike. You are basically walking along a dirt road until you reach the complex, getting there by bicycle is easy. Be careful searching the ruins, lots of nasty holes to fall into. Show Notes:
2021-01-1644 min
Lost MassachusettsLost Massachusetts Christmas E12Recap episode for our initial shows and a Lost and Found Boston Christmas story.We review, briefly, the episodes about First Encounter, Cape Cod's lost salt villages, Dogtown, French Phantoms, Nobscot, Boston's first fill, scary stories, cemeteries, and secret islands. Show Notes:"In 1928, Rohwedder came up with a way to keep pre-sliced bread fresh. He added a feature to the Rohwedder Bread Slicer that wrapped the loaf in a wax paper after slicing." (thoughtco.com)What makes a place Lost? (lostmassachusetts.com)"Halifax explosion, also called Halifax explosion of 1917 o...
2020-12-2453 min
Lost MassachusettsLost Thanksgiving E11Where does Thanksgiving really come from? Especially the food? The modern meal we eat is nothing like the original meal and the reasons for the Thanksgiving holiday (including the observed day) are Lost. History is always more complex and interesting than we think. In this episode we attempt to reconstruct the Plymouth dinner and the winding path to our own holiday meal.Sources and NotesBRADFORDS HISTORY OF PLIMOTH PLANTATION (faculty.gordon.edu)Recipes from a 17th century kitchen by Donald R Daly (fortedwards.org)"Our harvest being gotten in, o...
2020-12-1632 min
Lost MassachusettsPeddocks Island E10Peddocks Island is one of Boston's larger harbor islands. Peddocks has a number of Lost stories, but this episode covers the U.S. Army Artillery base, Fort Andrew, first created during the Spanish-American War as a defensive position that was updated for World War I and World War II. Many buildings from the old base are still standing and the locations of the canons or mortars can still be seen. But, there are more hidden histories to be found....The island is available for day hikes and overnight camping by permit. Show Notes and References"A...
2020-11-2425 min
Lost MassachusettsCity of the Dead: Forest Hills E9Come along with us on a journey to the Land of the Dead on this All Souls Day as we visit Forest Hills Cemetery to examine its lost history and mysterious present. Every civilization struggles with the task of where to place its dead. One thing is certain, the dead will always outnumber the living and as cities grow church graveyards become cramped and chaotic. Concerns that having the dead in proximity with living and working spaces called for new solutions. The phenomena of ground creep would often result in dirt walls crumbing with coffins and skeletons falling into...
2020-11-0929 min
Lost MassachusettsInnsmouth, Mass E8This is a search for a town described by H.P. Lovecraft in the story: Shadow Over Innsmouth. It was a town of wide extent and dense construction, yet one with a portentous dearth of visible life. From the tangle of chimney-pots scarcely a wisp of smoke came, and the three tall steeples loomed stark and unpainted against the seaward horizon. One of them was crumbling down at the top, and in that and another there were only black gaping holes where clock-dials should have been. Show notes: https://lostmassachusetts.com/a-lost-place/f/innsmouth-mass-ep8Show Notes
2020-10-301h 07
Lost MassachusettsThe Real Salem Mass. E7Salem Mass. Is famous for Halloween fun, creepy history and of course Witchcraft. Not only were many of the purported were demented fantasies but they may not have happened in Salem at all. Show Notes: https://lostmassachusetts.com/a-lost-place/f/the-real-salem-mass-ep7Show NotesContext & Origins of the Salem Witch Trials (history.com)"The hysteria began in Salem Village, which, at the time, was known for its many internal disputes, including arguments about property lines, grazing rights, church privileges, and challenges with the church in Salem Towne." (legendsofamerica.com)History of Witches...
2020-10-2341 min
Lost MassachusettsDogtown (Part 2): The Accursed Land E6What happened to Dogtown and what's there now? Was this a cursed place of witches and monsters? Were the residents fleeing British attacks, pirates, or Leviathan itself? Is it haunted? Is there lost treasure? Show notes: https://lostmassachusetts.com/a-lost-place/f/dogtown-part-2-the-accursed-land-ep6Show NotesDOGTOWN, MASSACHUSETTS (gutenberg.org)Dogtown: Location, History, and Legends (northshore.edul)Dogtown (Dogtown Common or Dogtown Village) (essexheritage.org)The Mystery of Dogtown | New England’s Most Famous Abandoned Settlement (newengland.com)"September 8, 1814, the British frigate Nymph invaded Sandy Bay. One of he...
2020-10-1647 min
Lost MassachusettsPhantom Leaguers: the source of Gloucester's Devils E5In the summer of 1692 Gloucester Mass was the target of bizarre attacks by demonic soldiers who could not be killed or tracked. Evil spirits? Panic? Imagination? Or something very real and explainable. Show Notes: https://lostmassachusetts.com/a-lost-place/f/details-and-links-for-episode-5---phantom-leaguersThe Gloucester Leagers of Massachusetts (legendsofamerica.com)Benjamin Church (military officer) : biography (fampeople.com)HISTORY OF FRENCH COLONIAL AMERICA (historyworld.net)The story of New France: the cradle of modern Canada (nationalgeographic.com)French and Indian War (history.com)Beginner’s Guide to the French and In...
2020-10-0650 min
Lost MassachusettsWaldos Wharf: Boston's Mill Pond Era E4Boston was once an island held together by a patchwork of dams, bridges and wharfs. The Mill Pond was a dominant feature for 200 years and on many old maps there is a forgotten point called "Waldos Wharf". Who was Waldo? Show Notes: https://lostmassachusetts.com/a-lost-place/f/details-for-waldos-wharf-the-mill-pondMill Pond (thewestendmuseum.org) Early attempts ( c.1636) to harness the tide of the North Cove were thwarted; however, in 1643 the Town Council granted land and the entire cove to a group of proprietors, headed by Henry Simons, on the condition that they erect a grist mill powered by the...
2020-09-2836 min
Lost MassachusettsSmall Pox Burial Ground E3Not just an old cemetery but the location of "pest house", a small settlement of infected people from the 18th century. Show Notes: https://lostmassachusetts.com/a-lost-place/f/details-for-episode-3-small-pox-burial-groundThe History of SudburyThe text image posted here was read during the episode, it is from The History of Sudbury (1889) by Rev. Alfred Sereno Hudson.Pest HouseWe visited the location of a long gone Pest House but there is a preserved Pest House in Concord Mass., the The Ephraim Potter House. The Potter house period was concurrent to the...
2020-09-2242 min
Lost MassachusettsDogtown (Part 1): Ghost towns and phantom roads E2An abandoned settlement in Gloucester and Rockport Mass. A place that has had many lives and changes. Show Notes: https://lostmassachusetts.com/a-lost-place/f/notes-on-episode-2-dogtown---ghost-towns-and-phantom-roadsRoute 128 Historybostonroads.com has a comprehensive article on the history of 128.Credit to Computer History Museum for this cover image of DATAMATION magazine from 1981 showing a cartoon depiction of 128's Tech Boom.Check out the KIRBY SCUDDER view map of 128Ghost Towns and ghosttowns.comWe encourage the listeners to visit ghosttowns.com where the details on Hill, New Hampshire...
2020-09-1446 min
Lost MassachusettsThe Floating City- Long Point and Wood End E1Long Point and Wood End were two salt-producing villages at the tip of Cape Cod that were hit hard economically when mined salt from New York and elsewhere became a less expensive option. The villagers abandoned their towns but took their houses with them by floating them across the bay to Provincetown. The old village houses comprise much of the far West End of Provincetown and have little blue squares on front to of each building to identify them. See: https://lostmassachusetts.com/a-lost-place/f/release-of-the-floating-city-episode-1---long-point-and-wood-endIf you have listened to our first actual podcast episode...
2020-09-0650 min
Lost MassachusettsPath to Lost Massachusetts: Episode ZeroDrive with us down the dark road to the forgotten forest path that leads to a mysterious place with cracked sidewalks and overgrown cellar holes. We will introduce the show and discuss the original Lost Massachusetts. Show Notes: https://lostmassachusetts.com/a-lost-place/f/path-to-lost-massachusetts-episode-zero--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/lostmass/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/lostmass/support
2020-08-3127 min
Lost MassachusettsLost Massachusetts TrailerCome along with us on lostmassachusetts.com to find all the hidden and abandoned places in Massachusetts. We'll visit ghostowns and forgotten places hidden inside of modern cities. Think you know the history of the Commonwealth? It's missing a few pages...--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/lostmass/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/lostmass/support
2020-08-2700 min