Blue Mountain Hermits

Strange Familiars

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Society & Culture, Philosophy

4.7 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 7 January 2021

⏱️ 90 minutes

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Timothy and Alison tell true stories of three unique characters from Berks County, Pennsylvania. Timothy tells tales of two men, Matthias Berger and Benjamin Laub - both were known as “The Blue Mountain Hermit”. Berger was killed and his murderer was never found, while Laub may have started the forest fires that burnt down Berger’s home. Alison then relates the story of Tommy Collins, a peddler with a double life, and a penchant for fine clothes. He spent his life wandering Berks County in a coat covered with pins and badges. If you would like to help us continue to make Strange Familiars, get bonus content, t-shirts, stickers, and more rewards, you can become a patron: http://www.patreon.com/StrangeFamiliars If you would prefer a one-time payment to help us out, here is a PayPal.me link - you can change the number 25 in the URL to any amount: https://www.paypal.me/timothyrenner/25 Our Strange Familiars / Lost Grave etsy shop has art, books, patches, t-shirts, and more ... including original art done for Strange Familiars: https://www.etsy.com/shop/lostgrave Strange Familiars t-shirts and other designs are available here: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/strange-familiars?ref_id=14000 Episode 211 notes and links: Gofundme to help Jedidiah’s wife: https://www.gofundme.com/f/erica-lost-her-soulmate-help-her-keep-her-farm 90 Days to the Perfect Puppy: https://perfectpuppies.sithappens.us/90-days Riverbend Comics: https://www.riverbendcomics.com Karmic Garden: https://www.etsy.com/shop/KarmicGarden Timothy’s book of paranormal illustrations, Apparitions, is available to order now… directly from us: https://www.strangefamiliars.com/home/apparitions-illustrations-of-the-other-book or, if you prefer, on etsy: https://www.etsy.com/listing/877387099/apparitions-art-book-by-timothy-renner Timothy’s book, with co-author Joshua Cutchin, Where the Footprints End, Volume II, ordering information: https://www.strangefamiliars.com/home/where-the-footprints-end-volume-ii-available-now Photo of Benjamin Laub: Photo of a young Tommy Collins: Photo of Tommy Collins later in life: Strange Familiars Photo of the Week #55: Ambrotype of Child You can purchase this photo in our etsy shop: https://www.etsy.com/listing/937873471/ambrotype-of-child-strange-familiars Timothy’s books: https://www.amazon.com/Timothy-Renner/e/B072X44SD5 Strange Familiars ‘Awoken Tree’ t-shirts are available in our Etsy shop: https://www.etsy.com/listing/739690857/strange-familiars-podcast-awoken-tree Alison: https://www.etsy.com/shop/odpeacock Chad’s YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNB7MSJ2F1SRBPcQsEFLnvg (make sure to subscribe to Chad’s channel, Ruck Rabbit Outdoors.) Chad’s etsy shop: https://www.etsy.com/shop/RuckRabbitOutdoors To help with the Capuchin Day Center’s work with the homeless you can donate here: https://www.capuchindaycentre.ie and here: https://www.cskdetroit.org Contact us via email at: strangefamiliarspodcast@gmail.com http://www.facebook.com/strangefamiliars Join the Strange Familiars Gathering group on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/strangefamiliars/ instagram: @strangefamiliars http://www.strangefamiliars.com Intro and background music by Stone Breath. You can find more at http://stonebreath.bandcamp.com The closing song is The Coming Fires by Stone Breath. You can find this song on the album, The Aetheric Lamp: https://stonebreath.bandcamp.com/album/the-theric-lamp Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/strange-familiars/donations Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	You're going to be. They claim that dark eyes will just be created a slightly different
0:27.0	but they are.
0:28.0	We talk to see the same as the bar. Oh, I'm not. Welcome to Strange Familiars. If you have a story you'd like to share with us, you can email us
0:57.0	Strange Familiars Podcast at gmail.com. We're pretty booked up for interviews. I think through March now, but we are always looking
1:07.5	for Bigfoot accounts and especially Bigfoot with high strangeness. On tonight's show, we're going to go back to
1:15.4	Berks County virtually. Yeah, I mean it would be a pretty easy drive, but. I think
1:21.9	our last Berks County story was probably Jenny Bean. I don't think we've had anything since.
1:26.0	We might have talked about Burks County a little bit when we were talking when we did the Pow Wow show.
1:31.0	That's true. There are some roots there. Yeah.
1:34.0	Homan who wrote The Long Lost Friend is from Burks. But as far as a primarily
1:39.7	Burks County episode, this is going to be the first one since Jenny Beam.
1:43.0	If for people who do not live in the mid-Atlantic or South Central Pennsylvania,
1:51.0	maybe like a little geographic hint.
1:54.6	This is not that far outside of Philly, you know, like west of Philadelphia by maybe 45 minutes to an hour yeah if you divide the state
2:07.2	Philadelphia is on the eastern side Pittsburgh is on the western side. Harrisburg is in the middle but closer to the eastern
2:16.8	side. This is between Harrisburg and Philadelphia.
2:20.6	Between Harrisburg and Philadelphia.
2:23.0	Burks County.
2:24.0	Up in the mountains.
2:26.0	I love Burks County.
2:28.0	Yeah, it's beautiful.
2:29.0	It's just, I really loved our trip.
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