For a multitude of reasons Freemasonry is obviously an extremely divisive subject, but that was very kind of the Rhode Island Lodge to invite you in to their building, to give you a tour, and to allow you to film whatever you wanted. Extremely accommodating and hospitable.
@@billm83army There are normal freemasons and then there are old, rich boy elite freemasons. Like attracts like and evil intent and distaste for the peasants is rife in the old money club. The normal masonic brothers aren't divisive. The old money higher ups are.
I loved the bit about the Masonic Lodge. Sounds like they were just really happy to meet someone so interested in the lodge and this bit of history. You definitely made their week.
Most of the time. Masons are actually very welcoming for initiatives like this. I remember visiting a lodge in the daytime. Where the wives were cleaning up around the place. They showed me some of the old pictures of their parades and officers etc. Some from the 1890s.
I don't think I've heard a more quintessentially Rhode Island thing, than accidentally blowing up a piece of geography, central to it's founding myth! I love Rhode Island, good beer, great eating and wonderful locals.
As a Freemason for over 40 years, I was extremely pleased to hear of your pleasant interactions with my brothers in Rhode Island. I enjoyed the video, the research journey, and your narration.
This was a great example of historicity and how challenging it can be to establish facts even for a relatively recent major event like the founding of a state capital. And that, while seeking out objective facts is great, it's not always necessary for gaining cultural insight. Culture is very much real, even its origin myths are not. Thanks for sharing these stories! It inspires me to look more into my own local history.
With so many channels that seem like someone reading wikipedia at you, it's awesome to see this channel and how often a video includes trips to the library.
Hey everybody! Just wanted to let everyone know that I just started up a Patreon a couple days ago. Link should be in this video's description. Sign up if you want but no pressure!
Of course - and now a new patreon as well. If you ever wander out to the Midwest, plenty of fun historical locations in the KS/MO area. Even old Spanish missions that were turned into castles and similar. Be well in your efforts!
This guy is a weapon. I greatly appreciate the effort he puts in to his research. I live in Australia so its not even that relevant to me, but i love learning about how people, nations, lands and laws change, unnoticed, over time.
Love the respect and the passion in your work. For future reference that church probably would have gladly given you a tour and let you take pictures and videos. They often have/have access to records pertaining it's history. Chances are that the church was unlocked because you were actually welcome to worship privately provided you respect the facilities such as turning off the lights when you leave. I highly doubt snapping a picture of a beautiful cross in a church would be perfectly acceptable especially had you asked. Good day God bless ~boB
My Wife's hometown has a similar thing: she grew up in SW Washington state, and there's a little monument thing in town that has a chunk of Plymouth Rock that someone broke off and brought there
You are truly one of the most gifted storytellers I’ve ever had the pleasure of listening to. Thank you so much for giving these little tidbits of local lore the exact sort of hand-spun histories they deserve.
It's criminal how you're not more popular. Fantastic storytelling! It's really difficult to tell captivating stories about local legends that still appeal to a worldwide audience but you're definitely doing it, keep at it!
This is my favorite video so far! Absolutely love how far you go to research the information on historical stories. All folklore usually has hidden and interesting facts in it and that is what really makes it fun!! You should do a co-lab with Jason Allard. The two of you are wealth's of historical knowledge and deserve tons of credit!!
Your library must be very busy. Most of the time I could yell at the top f my lungs and the only people it would annoy would be the staff. BTW you are the first person I have ever felt deserved my scratch on Patreon. That is quite an accomplishment because I am a notorious tightwad. Anyway, great video! Thanks
Your level of respect is refreshing in this day and time. You respect the history of the places you visit. You respect those that have passed on. You respect the people still here. You also respect their privacy by not wanting to film anyone without their permission. We could start to repair a lot of this broken world we live in, if more people learned this almost forgotten skill. RESPECT!
You have a great sense of curiosity, drive to get to the root of problems that face you, and a true appreciation for oddities, odd balls, macabre stories and things! And you’re a great story teller. Thank you for sharing your adventures with us!
I live in Rhode island, but evidently as someone who didn't grow up here, I largely missed this mythology, even though I've walked by the monument that inspired the video. Thanks for taking me through this journey, er, I mean, "what cheer!"
I just came across your channel yesterday and am absolutely loving your content, binged a few videos now! I too love researching random little things that pique my interest and its super inspiring to see you out there making content on these things. Heaps of love from New Zealand, keep up the great work.
What a gem of a historian; interesting, thorough, and well-spoken. These hidden flecks of quirky historical events are presented in such an engaging way. When I start making more money, I'd like to donate some funds so that you can buy a better camera, perhaps one of those 360 cameras, so you have more to work with when editing. Keep up the good work!
All you had to do was not pretend to be there for the cross. Like, just say to the nearest guy, "Holy cow is that a piece of Slate Rock? That's so cool! I'm going to take a picture, ok?" And of course that super welcoming guy would say yes. It's not like it's the holiest of holies.
Yup - that's the amazing thing about going into history; you never really know where it's going to lead you. Even false accounts and half truths also tells a story. And figuring out that a certain source is false or a half truth is a little heureka moment in it self. So thanks for taking us all along for another discovery of yours. As a recent sub, having watched a couple of handfuls of your videos, I really like how you tell both the history but also some of your knowledge gathering journey. And you are a really really good story teller. Very engaging.
I've been loving your channel. With all the plagiarism drama going around it really is fun seeing someone doing real dated research. The way you bring up fun facts from old newspapers in all your videos is really fascinating
Your channel reminds me of that spark which drew me to history when I was younger. I'm thinking of going around where I live here in Scotland and finding out little stories lost to time.
Fantastic historical exposition of some of our US history (founding of Rhode Island, the Baptist faith in America and the mystery of truth). Bravo to this young man and his adventures into our past!
Your determination to really experience these tales so you can truly understand them and relate them, and your respect for others in regards to the privacy of others as both demonstrated in getting that drawing of the cross is really fantastic and I really appreciate them.
Thank you for making your videos! The tremendous effort you dedicate to each one is evident. Your content is not only informative but truly engaging. You are well-spoken and have a natural talent for making interesting documentaries. I live in New Hampshire and have an interest in the history of New England and 'New France.' (My husband's ancestors are early English settlers and my ancestors are early French settlers.) Thank you once again for your dedication and hard work in making your videos. Can't wait to see what you come up with next!
Thanks for that. I grew up right near the park. My mom has a park named after her in Providence. Brought back a lot of memories. I remember the original bronze plaques.
So cool! Well done! That lodge was so cool. One thing I gotta admit that they have been adamant about preserving the history and the chance that they will have closest to the truth of it all is really good. That building was beautiful and the careful lighting control was very impressive as much as the architecture. Sure has peeked my curiosity. Beautiful town and time of year!
Crazy awesome story about a rock that was accidentally blown up in an attempt to commemorate it. I'd love to learn more about the apple tree that supposedly devoured Roger Williams... on display at Brown University.
My 2 cents on slate rock not being on the map is that maybe it was a nautical chart for navigation of boats, you don’t really need to know about random rocks on land
I grew up about 500 yards from that monument. We use to toke reefer next to it as kids. I am so much better for knowing all this info. Your channel is great. You should look into the life of sea captain John Kendrick born on cape cod. Very interesting man.
Has anyone else wondered about that painting of a solitary building, the one behind the rock in the Masonic temple? It reminds me of the church in N. Africa that supposedly holds the Ark of the Covenant and/or Holy Grail. Interesting subject, this. Thanks!
Seeing the freemason's thing reminded me, my mom was a very good singer growing up and she actually sang for quite a few friends freemason's initiations
It was so cool to see inside a Masonic lodge! I have a minor in History and even though things like this take a lot of research, if it's something you're passionate about, it's not work at all. I think why these videos are so interesting to me is because this is something I'd like to do and have done. For example, after reading about guerilla groups in Missouri during the civil war in one of my classes, I spent months further researching them, leading myself all the way to going to the battle of Centralia site (in the middle of nowhere), and even going to a Genealogy library to read about the battle in a primary source history book only available at the said facility called "The History of Centralia, MO"
Love the work you do on this channel!! The story of you going to church had me dying laughing. If you're looking for some other places in RI that mark important moments that are lost to time. You should do some research on the King Phillips war and the spot in Bristol RI where he was supposedly slain by one of his own men working with the English. It's a spot that lies just outside the grounds of Mount Hope Farm in the swamps. On the part of land that is now owned by Brown University. There is a marker there but no plaque from what I remember when I found it years ago. It's in the middle of the woods and is kind of hard to find. So many places like this are not being taken care of, but that whole area has so many stories to tell.
I would say that this could only ever happen in New England, but then I remember that where I live has monuments dedicated to trees and bushes that don’t exist anymore…
Roger Williams' founding of the Rhode Island colony is close to my heart, since he was banished from the Massachusetts Bay Colony for being a Quaker. We Quakers were not popular in very many places, back in the day.
They blew up the rock they were trying to commemorate? Lol 😂 Joking aside, your videos are a ‘never miss’ for me. However you think up these interesting topics, keep them coming. Love them!
In the town I grew up in the Founders wrote an account of the founding. That account was inaccurate. LOL. So even if you have the founders writing an account it doesn't always mean it's gonna be right.
For a multitude of reasons Freemasonry is obviously an extremely divisive subject, but that was very kind of the Rhode Island Lodge to invite you in to their building, to give you a tour, and to allow you to film whatever you wanted.
Extremely accommodating and hospitable.
It looked so sinister in a way, sitting there empty like that. Absolutely gorgeous though.
hasnt it just been a bunch of old dudes hanging out for a long time tho
Nothing about Freemasonry is "extremely divisive". Name one of your multitude of reasons please.
@@billm83army There are normal freemasons and then there are old, rich boy elite freemasons. Like attracts like and evil intent and distaste for the peasants is rife in the old money club.
The normal masonic brothers aren't divisive. The old money higher ups are.
I loved the bit about the Masonic Lodge. Sounds like they were just really happy to meet someone so interested in the lodge and this bit of history. You definitely made their week.
Behold! My stuff!
Masons mostly are just overly enthusiastic old men who will talk your head off if given the chance
@@MartyFoxexactly, LOL
Most of the time. Masons are actually very welcoming for initiatives like this. I remember visiting a lodge in the daytime. Where the wives were cleaning up around the place. They showed me some of the old pictures of their parades and officers etc. Some from the 1890s.
They are kind people when they arent discussing how to mass reduce the human population
shoutouts to rick and dave
I don't think I've heard a more quintessentially Rhode Island thing, than accidentally blowing up a piece of geography, central to it's founding myth! I love Rhode Island, good beer, great eating and wonderful locals.
As a Freemason for over 40 years, I was extremely pleased to hear of your pleasant interactions with my brothers in Rhode Island. I enjoyed the video, the research journey, and your narration.
what do you do in these big meeting rooms?
have meeting, i'd assume
@@Victoria-vd2lihave gay sex
Wow 40 years. Impressive. Not being a smart ass. Fr. Impressive
I love how wholesome your adventures end up being when you meet other people who share your passion! Such a gem of a channel you run.
if that's a dime store adventure you definitely got your money's worth!
This was a great example of historicity and how challenging it can be to establish facts even for a relatively recent major event like the founding of a state capital. And that, while seeking out objective facts is great, it's not always necessary for gaining cultural insight. Culture is very much real, even its origin myths are not.
Thanks for sharing these stories! It inspires me to look more into my own local history.
With so many channels that seem like someone reading wikipedia at you, it's awesome to see this channel and how often a video includes trips to the library.
Hey everybody! Just wanted to let everyone know that I just started up a Patreon a couple days ago. Link should be in this video's description. Sign up if you want but no pressure!
We need more of these videos outside of New England area. Let's get this patreon pumping.
not the stuff that usually interests me, but your enthusiasm is infectious
Criminally underrated channel. Going to continue sharing your content all over!
Thank you for that! Helps a ton!
Of course - and now a new patreon as well. If you ever wander out to the Midwest, plenty of fun historical locations in the KS/MO area. Even old Spanish missions that were turned into castles and similar. Be well in your efforts!
This guy is a weapon. I greatly appreciate the effort he puts in to his research. I live in Australia so its not even that relevant to me, but i love learning about how people, nations, lands and laws change, unnoticed, over time.
Love the respect and the passion in your work. For future reference that church probably would have gladly given you a tour and let you take pictures and videos. They often have/have access to records pertaining it's history. Chances are that the church was unlocked because you were actually welcome to worship privately provided you respect the facilities such as turning off the lights when you leave. I highly doubt snapping a picture of a beautiful cross in a church would be perfectly acceptable especially had you asked. Good day God bless
~boB
My Wife's hometown has a similar thing: she grew up in SW Washington state, and there's a little monument thing in town that has a chunk of Plymouth Rock that someone broke off and brought there
You are truly one of the most gifted storytellers I’ve ever had the pleasure of listening to. Thank you so much for giving these little tidbits of local lore the exact sort of hand-spun histories they deserve.
It's criminal how you're not more popular. Fantastic storytelling! It's really difficult to tell captivating stories about local legends that still appeal to a worldwide audience but you're definitely doing it, keep at it!
This is my favorite video so far! Absolutely love how far you go to research the information on historical stories. All folklore usually has hidden and interesting facts in it and that is what really makes it fun!!
You should do a co-lab with Jason Allard. The two of you are wealth's of historical knowledge and deserve tons of credit!!
An epic tale! History is not static, and this is a great reminder that many of us walk right by it every day without even realizing it. Well told. ❤
Your library must be very busy. Most of the time I could yell at the top f my lungs and the only people it would annoy would be the staff.
BTW you are the first person I have ever felt deserved my scratch on Patreon. That is quite an accomplishment because I am a notorious tightwad.
Anyway, great video! Thanks
Your level of respect is refreshing in this day and time. You respect the history of the places you visit. You respect those that have passed on. You respect the people still here. You also respect their privacy by not wanting to film anyone without their permission. We could start to repair a lot of this broken world we live in, if more people learned this almost forgotten skill. RESPECT!
You have a great sense of curiosity, drive to get to the root of problems that face you, and a true appreciation for oddities, odd balls, macabre stories and things! And you’re a great story teller. Thank you for sharing your adventures with us!
I live in Rhode island, but evidently as someone who didn't grow up here, I largely missed this mythology, even though I've walked by the monument that inspired the video. Thanks for taking me through this journey, er, I mean, "what cheer!"
I just came across your channel yesterday and am absolutely loving your content, binged a few videos now! I too love researching random little things that pique my interest and its super inspiring to see you out there making content on these things. Heaps of love from New Zealand, keep up the great work.
What an adventure. You put so much effort into these videos and research to only get a handful of views. I hope you get crazy popular soon.
What a gem of a historian; interesting, thorough, and well-spoken. These hidden flecks of quirky historical events are presented in such an engaging way. When I start making more money, I'd like to donate some funds so that you can buy a better camera, perhaps one of those 360 cameras, so you have more to work with when editing. Keep up the good work!
Spectacular work. You've been telling great stories for so long and I'm so glad to be here for more.
All you had to do was not pretend to be there for the cross. Like, just say to the nearest guy, "Holy cow is that a piece of Slate Rock? That's so cool! I'm going to take a picture, ok?" And of course that super welcoming guy would say yes. It's not like it's the holiest of holies.
Easily my favorite new channel, thanks so much for finding and sharing these things!!!
Yup - that's the amazing thing about going into history; you never really know where it's going to lead you. Even false accounts and half truths also tells a story. And figuring out that a certain source is false or a half truth is a little heureka moment in it self.
So thanks for taking us all along for another discovery of yours. As a recent sub, having watched a couple of handfuls of your videos, I really like how you tell both the history but also some of your knowledge gathering journey. And you are a really really good story teller. Very engaging.
So a legend. Nothing more and nothing less.
What Cheer Homie!! Great Documentary.
I've been loving your channel. With all the plagiarism drama going around it really is fun seeing someone doing real dated research. The way you bring up fun facts from old newspapers in all your videos is really fascinating
You make such high quality videos about topics that I didn’t even know I would care about! Keep up the great work!
Your channel reminds me of that spark which drew me to history when I was younger. I'm thinking of going around where I live here in Scotland and finding out little stories lost to time.
Wonderful content which is criminally underrated. Thank you for telling this story. I’m looking forward to more videos.
I love seeing all the monuments and statues and hearing the background stories about them.
What a bizarre and fascinating adventure this monument has led you to is really something
Fantastic historical exposition of some of our US history (founding of Rhode Island, the Baptist faith in America and the mystery of truth). Bravo to this young man and his adventures into our past!
I’m a Rhode Islander and had no idea about this. I’ll have to check it out.
Your determination to really experience these tales so you can truly understand them and relate them, and your respect for others in regards to the privacy of others as both demonstrated in getting that drawing of the cross is really fantastic and I really appreciate them.
This guy is funny and informative. Found this site by accident and now catching up with the older videos. Great site!!
I lived just a few blocks from there - so exciting to see my house in your video!
My dude that drawing. A+, fast shipping, would buy from again.
Thank you for making your videos! The tremendous effort you dedicate to each one is evident. Your content is not only informative but truly engaging.
You are well-spoken and have a natural talent for making interesting documentaries.
I live in New Hampshire and have an interest in the history of New England and 'New France.'
(My husband's ancestors are early English settlers and my ancestors are early French settlers.)
Thank you once again for your dedication and hard work in making your videos. Can't wait to see what you come up with next!
GREAT WORK CHAMP!!💥💪
AUSTRALIA!🤍💙❤️💥👊
That freemason lodge would make for a great rave venue. The magenta-lit ceiling was so cool!
SO true
I just stumbled across this channel. You present the goofy New England like I have never seen before. It is brilliant, thank you very much.
Wow, I just love your videos. I always learn so much. Keep up the good work.
Great video , a bit of history ,detective work and cool artifacts . Love it.
Well researched, well delivered and a joy to watch, really enjoying your channel.
This is awesome! Great story telling and even better dedication! This is the type of content I wish I made haha
It IS amazing the stone is spread out all over the place. So interesting.
Awesome channel I just found it by random chance a few days ago. Def an awesome channel. You can be a host in some network your that good
Thanks for that. I grew up right near the park. My mom has a park named after her in Providence. Brought back a lot of memories. I remember the original bronze plaques.
I enjoy your videos a lot. You find out so many awesome things not only through research but also respect and being courteous. It’s great to see
As a teacher, I LOVE how you show cite your resources! The map 🗺️ and index in the library 📚 😂
So cool! Well done! That lodge was so cool. One thing I gotta admit that they have been adamant about preserving the history and the chance that they will have closest to the truth of it all is really good. That building was beautiful and the careful lighting control was very impressive as much as the architecture. Sure has peeked my curiosity. Beautiful town and time of year!
Crazy awesome story about a rock that was accidentally blown up in an attempt to commemorate it.
I'd love to learn more about the apple tree that supposedly devoured Roger Williams... on display at Brown University.
Post Script, there's a place in Iowa called, wait for it, What Cheer. Might or might not be named after that place.
This channel deserves way more followers
Great story telling, dude. Cheers from the UK! I think your channel will be big. Keep up the entertaining work. 👍
Interesting video. Wonderful tour of the Lodge. Thank you.
I really like the way you film, specially that shot through the grass field towards the monument.
My 2 cents on slate rock not being on the map is that maybe it was a nautical chart for navigation of boats, you don’t really need to know about random rocks on land
You are an outstanding storyteller.
Love these videos and stories, thanks.
Your dedication keeps amazing me! almost got drafted into a cult for this one
Idiot
You'd be a great history teacher, love your efforts of research and exploring.
Just found your channel, but you've got a good format and I'm sure I'll be watching more.
relentless pursuit of info as always
I grew up about 500 yards from that monument. We use to toke reefer next to it as kids. I am so much better for knowing all this info. Your channel is great. You should look into the life of sea captain John Kendrick born on cape cod. Very interesting man.
Loved it! I don't have any connection to New England but you tell such good stores! Keep it up!
Has anyone else wondered about that painting of a solitary building, the one behind the rock in the Masonic temple? It reminds me of the church in N. Africa that supposedly holds the Ark of the Covenant and/or Holy Grail. Interesting subject, this. Thanks!
I assume it’s a representation of King Solomon’s Temple from the Old Testament.
Seeing the freemason's thing reminded me, my mom was a very good singer growing up and she actually sang for quite a few friends freemason's initiations
This sounds so much like Plymouth Rock. Did you do a story on that? I’ll look
Yo Rick rules, thanks Rick.
The freemason lodge part was super cool.
It was so cool to see inside a Masonic lodge! I have a minor in History and even though things like this take a lot of research, if it's something you're passionate about, it's not work at all. I think why these videos are so interesting to me is because this is something I'd like to do and have done. For example, after reading about guerilla groups in Missouri during the civil war in one of my classes, I spent months further researching them, leading myself all the way to going to the battle of Centralia site (in the middle of nowhere), and even going to a Genealogy library to read about the battle in a primary source history book only available at the said facility called "The History of Centralia, MO"
A story can still be an important part of history, despite the fact it might not have actually happened.
Great story! My mother was born in Providence. I’ll show her this… I was born in Attleboro, MA. Do a story in that city!
@25:50 "Crooked metal refinery" is the most Massachusetts thing I've ever heard of.
Another glorious story well told. I wonder what you could find out about my town..!
Love the work you do on this channel!! The story of you going to church had me dying laughing. If you're looking for some other places in RI that mark important moments that are lost to time. You should do some research on the King Phillips war and the spot in Bristol RI where he was supposedly slain by one of his own men working with the English. It's a spot that lies just outside the grounds of Mount Hope Farm in the swamps. On the part of land that is now owned by Brown University. There is a marker there but no plaque from what I remember when I found it years ago. It's in the middle of the woods and is kind of hard to find. So many places like this are not being taken care of, but that whole area has so many stories to tell.
California kid here. That is is an interesting bit of history I have never heard of.
I would say that this could only ever happen in New England, but then I remember that where I live has monuments dedicated to trees and bushes that don’t exist anymore…
Roger Williams' founding of the Rhode Island colony is close to my heart, since he was banished from the Massachusetts Bay Colony for being a Quaker.
We Quakers were not popular in very many places, back in the day.
Roger Williams was a Baptist, though I guess being a Baptist in the 18th century is a bit different than being one in the 21st.
Great story, man. I'm really glad they didnt feed you to the yeti at the lodge.
Gotta love it when the maps are brought out❤
Let’s go let’s go adventure 🌺🌎👵✌️❤️🎉🇺🇸
They blew up the rock they were trying to commemorate? Lol 😂 Joking aside, your videos are a ‘never miss’ for me. However you think up these interesting topics, keep them coming. Love them!
Great story,it had a lot of twist and turns.
Only just found your channel. Great stuff.
In the town I grew up in the Founders wrote an account of the founding. That account was inaccurate. LOL. So even if you have the founders writing an account it doesn't always mean it's gonna be right.
The drawing was great!
I just found you today and I'm an insta-stan 💕
My favorite mystery is from my hometown, I wonder about the Hannah Dustin story...
Think of all the virgin sacrifices that have occured in that cursed room.
You are thinking of the knights of Columbus😂
You’re a moron
For Grand Lodge tour go to Philadelphia by City Hall. It's cool as hell
Hey! My old lodge room! I'm not in RI anymore, but I know you like tombs. Did anyone tell you about Roger Williams and the apple tree?
that lodge was cool inside