FtV - A Banned Beard in Massachusetts
New England Legends Podcast
Jeff Belanger
4.8 • 1K Ratings
🗓️ 6 November 2023
⏱️ 27 minutes
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Summary
Welcome to New England Legends From the Vault – FtV Episode 31 – Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger head to Leominster, Massachusetts, in search of Joseph Palmer and Silas Lampson, two men who were persecuted and even jailed for wearing a beard in the 1830s. Though they were both devout Christians, they were attacked, mocked, and even accused of being in league with the devil, all for sporting facial hair. Though both men would live to see the times change, these non-conformists suffered due to the ugliest and most judgmental aspects to society! This episode first aired March 18, 2021.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome, legendary listeners. |
| 0:01.7 | Thanks for tuning in to From the Vault, a second look at some of our classic episodes. |
| 0:06.1 | Look for a new episode every week. |
| 0:07.8 | Now, can you go back and listen on your own at our New England Legends.com? |
| 0:11.6 | You bet. |
| 0:12.2 | But you won't get the added bonus of an after-the-legion segment featuring new commentary about that episode from your old pals Jeff and Ray. |
| 0:20.7 | So let's open up the New England Legends Vault and revisit another legendary episode. |
| 0:28.4 | Welcome to the Vault, kids. |
| 0:30.3 | Welcome. It's November. |
| 0:31.7 | No, November? No, November? What's Movember? |
| 0:34.7 | I think it's no shave November. |
| 0:36.4 | Yeah, Movember is, I think that's just another way of saying November. Mastash's Movember? I think it's no shave November. Yeah. Movember is, I think that's just another way of |
| 0:39.3 | saying November. Mustache, Movember. But this is also no shave November. And which tees up nicely for this |
| 0:47.0 | episode. Just confused the hell out of you, didn't I? You did. Episode first aired March 18th, |
| 0:52.3 | 2021. Enjoy. Ray, you're looking a little scruffy lately. |
| 0:56.1 | Yeah, I could probably use a shave. |
| 0:57.8 | Or maybe I'll just grow it out until they look like one of those zizi top guys. |
| 1:01.7 | I'd grow my facial hair out, but I think it would take me about a week just to get a five o'clock shadow. |
| 1:06.7 | You do have a baby face. |
| 1:08.4 | Yeah. |
| 1:10.3 | So I'm assuming we didn't come to Evergreen Cemetery in Lemonster, Massachusetts, to talk about facial hair, Jeff. |
| 1:17.3 | Actually, we did come here at Evergreen Cemetery to talk about facial hair. |
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