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Send us Fan Mail Last week, I told you I found two interviews in the Milbrook Historical Society. Both were conducted by a reporter named Jacob Springer and Both were with men who had worked for the Blackwood Logging Company. The first was Walter Harlan. The second… was Tomas Bell. Today we walk through Tom’s story, built from reporter Jacob Springer’s original interview notes. You’ll hear why Tom volunteers for the winter crew, the specific rules foreman Frank Mercer lays down about the fore...
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Send us Fan Mail I wasn't going to come back, really. People in Millbrook have always loved a good story, but lately they don't even look at me when I mention Blackwood Forest. After I stepped away from the podcast, the town’s reaction doesn’t feel like gossip anymore. It feels like a warning, and it’s aimed straight at me. So, I follow the one detail that keeps scratching at my brain: Jacob Springer, a reporter who tracked down former Blackwood logging crew workers and recorded their accoun...
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