Backyard History
Backyard History unearths the often hilarious, mostly mysterious, always surprising untold tales of Canada’s East Coast, as only a Maritimer can spin them. Buy the books at backyardhistory.ca
- Update frequency
- every 10 days
- Average duration
- 20 minutes
- Episodes
- 103
- Years Active
- 2021 - 2025
Getting Away With Murder
A tragic true story of forbidden love, bloody murder, and miscarried justice in Fredericton.
Elizabeth Driscoll was considered the most beautiful young woman in Fredericton. “A very sweet, ladylike…
The Rise of Mob Boss Joe Walnut
After a small town mob boss starts making big moves in the black market, a straight-laced British detective goes undercover to try to figure out what is going on.
Moscow to Miscou - The Crashed Soviet Bomber
Much to a small village's surprise, a Soviet bomber crash lands in a bog. The world turns its attention to the 1939 race to get to first reach the pilots.
The Legend of the Legless Mystery Man
Unraveling a legendary Maritimes mystery.
A few days before Christmas in 1859 a mysterious stranger was found freezing, but still alive, alone deep in the woods. Disabled from his injuries, he woul…
Was the First Car Invented in Canada?
Newspaper reports tell the story of a crazy invention seen driving around the streets of Saint John NB. Was it the first car to be invented?
The Great Fredericton Circus Riot
A circus rolls in to small town Fredericton, but tensions between the performers and the locals soon boil over. A dead snake is thrown on the stage, and a riot erupts..
Abducted by a U-Boat
During the First World War, the crew of a Canadian naval vessel was abducted by a German U-boat, but were surprised to find what they were met with on board.
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Oscar Wilde’s Tour of the Maritimes
When a young Oscar Wilde toured the Maritimes, not everything went according to plan.
When Oscar Wilde’s tour of the Maritimes was being booked, it was not expected to be a success. Despite being h…
Finding the Lost Electric City
Lost deep in the woods of Nova Scotia on a maze of logging roads, I came across a faded sign saying “The Electric City - La Nouvelle France.” Intrigued, I followed it, and found the abandoned ruins o…
The Mystery of Mount House
What are the origins of the mysterious Mount House and is it the oldest building in The Maritimes?
Wolf Attacks in New Brunswick
There aren't any wolves in New Brunswick, right? Well not according to these 19th century accounts of wolf attacks that took place throughout the province.
The Race Against Death
When disease breaks out in a remote northern community, two ace pilots battle the elements of a Canadian Winter to bring them much needed medicine.
The First Flight in Canada
A tale filled with ups and downs, as one man tries desperately to get his balloon into air, in what was the first ever flight in Canada, which took place in Saint John.
Christmas: 1868
Christmas through the eyes and told through the diary entries of average people living in the 19th century.
Santa and the Flaming Tree Incident
It took a while for people to adopt having Christmas trees in their homes. Perhaps because they used to be lit with open flames, and Santa once nearly met his end because of a flaming Christmas tree!
The Fairy Who Saved Christmas
The story of how Christmas was banned, and how before Santa Claus became popular, children hung the stocking by the chimney with care in hopes that Mab, Queen of The Fairies would soon be there.
The First Christmas in North America
Explore the unexpected -and heartwarming- tale of the first Christmases in North America. Just like the American Thanksgiving myth, excet actually real!
”Will My People Ever Forgive Me?”
An unhealthy lifestyle leads to coronation drama when King Bertie is set to take the throne but needs his appendix removed the day of the ceremony.
Disguise & Heroism: The Secret Life of Sarah Emma Edmonds
A young woman disguises herself as a man to go and fight in the American Civil war as a soldier, nurse, and spy.
The Nazi Spy Who Came To The Maritimes
Tasked with a mission set to cripple Canada's supply routes during the second world war, a Nazi spy abandons his orders when the locals offer him nothing but kindness.