Turns out, in the process of podcastery, a lot of extra audio material gets left of the cutting room floor, so I’ve taken some of that extra stuff and cut together another “teaser”/”pre-show” show.
So come along and visit the Weybridge Hill Cemetery with me and TSLoD cemetery adventure team (CAT) as we explore the grave sites of Charity Bryant and Sylvia Drake. Charity and Sylvia were a same sex couple who lived together in Weybridge, VT between 1809-1851.
Side note: we’re in the final stages of production for the upcoming, long awaited and long suffering TSLoD Episode 8: Identity series - about Andrews Inn, the first gay hotel/bar in the state of Vermont (1974-1982). This series is slated to come out this fall, so please stay tuned.
Transcript
Kate, Kelly and River sit in front of Charity and Sylvia’s gravestone. The Drake family obelisk is in the background.
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Drake Family Plot
“Sylvia, daughter of Thomas Drake, died February 13, 1868, aged 88 — Charity, daughter of Phillip Bryant, MD, died October 5, 1851, aged 74”
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Gravestone of Charity and Sylvia
The 12-foot marble obelisk commemorating the descendants of Thomas and Mary Drake, Weybridge Hill Cemetery, Weybridge, VT.
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Drake Family Monument
A list of names of one side of the Drake family monument.
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Drake Monument, Close-up
A view of Kate and Kelly sitting by the gravestone of Charity Bryant and Sylvia Drake at the Drake family plot.
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Drake Monument, Bryant/Drake Stone
View of the top of the gravestone of Charity and Sylvia, showing some stone and flower offerings.
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Stones and Flowers
A lovely view of the Weybridge Hill Cemetery.
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Scenery
Another view of the Weybridge Hill Cemetery.
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A Perfect Day
A far off view of the distant mountains, across the fields, Weybridge Hill Cemetery.
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Fields and Mountains
Boston Terrier, River, gets in on the interview!
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River, Microphones and Graves
From behind Charity and Sylvia’s grave site, their eternal view of Weybridge.
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Eternal View
Special Thanks for this Teaser:
Cemetery Adventure Team: Kate Butt, Kelly Michaelson, River the Dog
Photos: Gail Golec and Kelly Michaelson
Music: provided with permission by Epidemic Sound
“In the Spirit of Cannes” by The Flax
“Only the Wise Know” by Headlund
“Outward Bound”
“Evening Song”
“Brother’s Magic”
“Bobby Swing” by Bladverk
“A Touch of You” by Oakwood Station