The Open Door Podcast
Is E.A. Brown Dead?
Season 3, Episode 8
A young man from Pelham moved to Vancouver in 1888 following a family tragedy. Four years later, on New Year’s Eve, a friend reported that he drowned, leaving behind a wife and two children. But did he? Rumours and reports of sightings began flooding into the police and newspapers and continued for many years, leading people to ask … Is E.A. Brown Dead?
Bonus:
The Sad Ending of the Author’s Last Trip
in Search of Old-Time Naval Relics
In 1894, Charles McCain published a History of the SS Beaver containing a chapter recounting the events of the night that Edward Brown disappeared. Does it contain clues to what really happened or an answer to the mystery that followed and the ultimate fate of his friend? You be the judge!
Season Three Episodes
Episode 1 - Honouring the Peasant Civilization
Episode 2 - Kitchen Table Talk
Episode 3 - Medicine in the War of 1812
Episode 4 - Digging The Brown Homestead
Episode 5 - Shickluna, Shipyards and Dry Docks
Episode 6 - (Mis)Understanding Heritage Designations
Episode 7 - Historic Barns of Niagara
Episode 8 - Is E.A. Brown Dead?
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