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A Monument To Loathing
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- Опубликовано: 23 мар 2022
- More of a lecture style on this one. Let me know what you think.
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Salt Lake Tribune - July 19th, 1911
Records of births, marriages, and deaths, v. 1-4, 1847-1915, Registrar of Vital Statistics
Eastford, The Biography of a New England Town, Cameron - 1976
Colonial Burying Grounds of Eastern Connecticut, James A. Slater - 1987
Well done! I won't disagree on the "loathing" aspect but I do have one tiny hint as to his humanity... Let me expand upon your research. Lorin had two brothers, one was named Converse. Converse was married to my Great Great Grandmother, Nancy (Hall) Bosworth. They had three children; Charles (d. 1859), George (d. 1861) & Emily (d. 1862). Converse died at about age of 37 in 1863, leaving Nancy a, what I can only imagine, forlorn widow. In Feb 1868, it is said that she remarried to an Albert F. Sheldon (whom some folks in the family refer to as "the black sheep", but that's a story for another time). Nancy and Albert divorced in August of 1868 (scandalous, I know). My Great Grandmother, Mary Emily Sheldon was born 5 Feb 1869 (erroneously noted as "Illegitimate" in some of the Eastford town records; conceived while her parents were married, but born after the divorce). Nancy died six months after giving birth to Mary... she, now effectively an orphan. It was Lorin Bosworth, (the brother of her mother's first husband), who took in the infant child (no doubt at the urging of Lorin's teenage daughter, Carrie, or, maybe there were gains to be made in administrating his prior sister-in-law's estate...). I have seen Lorin's Will but cannot put my hands on it today (wish I could). As I recall, his three son's all received, what I'll refer to as a "full share", his three daughters each received a "half share" and Mary, his ward (my Great Grandmother, with no biological connection to Lorin) received a "quarter share". (If memory serves me, the sons' were $1,000+, the daughters' $500+ and Mary's $200+, but do not quote me on that). Mary later used her share to purchase land, in her own name, just past the cemetery at the intersection of Westford Road and Crystal Pond Road, some of which is still in the family today. I am the fortunate recipient of Mary's 30-year diary collection. There is SO MUCH history in this little section of "the Quiet Corner"! P.S. How do I add a photo of Lorin? That I have handy.
The internet is amazing. This is a great addendum to a great video.
Wow, thanks for this comment! Adds a lot more color to the story. Thanks so much for posting this.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR ADDITION TO THE STORY FROM BROOKLYN CT.
Late comment, but, if you have a digital copy of the photo, you can upload it to Google Drive and it will generate a website link you can post to share the picture with whomever.
Yeah, share the photo
He made sure all the bridges were improved, and people had jobs for at least 2 weeks...sounds civic minded to me! Great video, also love that cardigan!
YES & Presumably Those Bitchers & Whiners were Getting Paid to Move it!!! & If He Had No idea He was That 'Rich" Then he Didnt Do it for spite it was Just Circumstances. & If He Didnt Know How Much money/Assets He even Had means he Didnt Give That Much Thought (= Greed) about His own Worth & if only 1/6 went into the stome that still means inadvertently 5/6 went to next of kin so they still made out like bandits, Entitlist bandits that is!!! too many people ignorantly ASSUME & Jump To Conclusion before facts are uncovered, Thusly Thanx DSA!!!
Ohh absolutely, He knew what he was doing. He won the passive aggressive game for his time.
Cower in the shadow of my tomb.
@@BlueSkyScholar Perfectly said!
I too love the cardigan. 🫡
I mean, if he didn't know how much money he had, he didn't know the monument would be so god awfully enormous so he in no way intended to have the bridges shored up or provide work for so many people. Logically.
Am I the only one that actually started to admire this dead guy? 20 horses of the strongest around dragging a giant eyesore monument. Creating an unwanted rucus, expense, and bother for someone the town hated. Good on ya, Bosworth! 👍
Its his money not his freeloading rellies!
Part Scrooge, part giant troll
"A bunch of historical societies"? Wow. So nice to see someone so motivated to do the leg work. Great video.
I just discovered your channel yesterday and I have to say without exaggeration this is one of the absolute best videos I have EVER watched on RUclips. I am 53 years old and trained in the physical sciences and it is heartening to see young people with a dedication to research and truthseeking as you. Your methodology and research skills are top notch and even your storytelling is gripping - you have the makings of an elite historian. Thanks for making this and I will watch everything you post.
I just discovered it today, it’s great
@@ecurewitz Same! The youtube algo is pushing Dime Store Adventures it would seem, and I'm here for it! So glad I found my way to this channel, this video was so incredibly fascinating
@@michaelberry8096 yes. Very enjoyable stuff
Despite people's beliefs, we've been taught quite well actually how to properly research and cite sources. As a 25 y/o (with no higher education), we've been molded by internet hoaxes, photoshop, and now Generative AI/ Deepfakes. We get called the "Wikipedia" generation a lot, but even in middle school we used Wikipedia simply to find the sources they cited and do our own analysis and data collection. We are one with the web, unfortunately lol.
we don't need your life story
this was super interesting and reminds me of the legend of ROY in my hometown of cumberland maryland. anyway from around 1993-1996ish every week in the paper there was a picture in the classifieds of an old man, it would usually have a cryptic message like "See you in church -ROY" then as time went on billboards started popping up all over town and there was even a television commercial, all featuring ROY. The story I heard was that roy found out he had cancer and his time was short but he didn't get along with his kids so he spent all his money making himself famous rather than letting kids get it. He did succeed in becoming kind of a folk hero, as you can bring up ROY to anyone who was alive in Cumberland MD in the nineties and they will laugh and talk about how cool ROY was. anyway something you could check out.
I can't help wondering what his kids had done to piss him off so much.
My step dad was dying of cancer last year, and one of his kids was having financial troubles so he let his son's family move into the large house that he and my Mom lived in. Well the son didn't like that my Mom was going to inherit some of my step dads money upon his death. Not all of it even, she was just getting enough to live on while step dads kids would be getting his house and most of his money, then upon HER death they would get the rest. But he wanted it now. He made it so unpleasant and nasty in that home that they were forced to move out. Of their own home. My poor step-dad died while sleeping in a spare room at his other sons house, and the angry son didn't even come to see him. Wish he could have gone out triumphant like ROY. But at least he did change the will before he died so my mom won't have to leave that son anything when she passes away.
@@hennaoctopus I'm sorry you went through that.Horrible.
ROY
I could see all the angst this caused Loren’s neighbors to conclude that any heirs he did have would adopt the “he spent it all, we didn’t get a dime!” Story just to avoid scrutiny and disassociate from the likely extremely begrudgingly performed endeavor entirely!
Was the county courthouse checked to see if a copy of Mr. Bosworth's will is on file?
I can't help but think ol' Boz knew he was hated by those in town and got that huge stone to yank their chains 😂
I admire Dime Store Guy's dedication to perusing old newspapers and public records.What happened to him that he can find these interesting? Most people his age 'peruse' nothing but tiktok videos and RUclips shorts. What an amazing young man. He gives me hope for the future. They're not all self-gratification zombies. Dime Store Guy is my new hero even though I'm old enough to be his geezer dad.
Reminds me of an old, comforting Sunday Morning TV feature...
@@mx-kPerhaps, something Charles Kuralt might have narrated?
As a teacher who keeps track of many former students, I would encourage you to not believe everything you hear on the internet. Most young people I know are smart, interesting and curious. Many of the young 20 and 30 somethings I taught are much more inspiring than I was in my twenties back in the 80’s!
How much do you really know about “people his age”?
Ok Grandpa … don’t soil yourself
this is actually an education in applied investigation. Regardless of topic really. Appreciate the effort
Your cardigan is on point! I listened and liked the video but couldn't stop admiring the darn cardigan.
@kerri3811 same here! I'm seriously covetous of that cardie
Most agreeable. My grandmother used to knit cardigan/sweaters with images on them like that. My father could often be seen wearing them thru his life. This reminded me of them.
lol me too
Came here to say this. Mary maximum sweaters are iconic
Awesome sleuthing! You got the cause of death right, it definitely says 'Cerebral Hemorrhage,' but it's not illegible doctor scratch, it's just cursive!
I thought that exact thing when he said that. ❤️🤗🐝
😂😂😂 as a nurse yes that's cursive and no that is to clear to be the usual hen scratch of a doctor.
You are an amazing storyteller. What fun to listen to you and your enthusiasm. You are a joy.
Looks comfortable
Dime Store Adventures never disappoints. It always seems to start off with a simple local unexciting piece of history but ends up being super interesting. Honestly it makes me want to explore my own corner of New England looking for stories like this.
This kind of fringe super-specific history is so fucking cool. It makes me want to seek out local historical societies just to know what was going on way back when.
I’d like to think his tombstone is actually some kind of puzzlebox filled with treasure for whoever unlocks it.
it ain't
@@Marcel_Audubon no duh, I'm just saying that would've been cool.
@@KlaxontheImpailr no, it wouldn't have been ... can you imagine the parade of mouthbreathers like you up there every day and night trying to solve it?
@ericsouthard3767 lol. I don't know which is more entertaining; the fact that this comment was an entire year after your original comment, or the fact that you are on point in your rapid reply. Well done.
@@DistrustHumanz thanks man 👍️
MD here. It says "Cerebral Haemorrhage". 😁
So, doctors can read doctors' writing. Hmmm....
Family was lucky he left then anything. Wonderful the access we have to information & how good people are getting at finding info. His headstone paid off-here we are discussing him.
Fantastic video. Love the dedication to research and the storytelling.
Excellent way to wrap things up, and the sidebar in the library/historical society was cool.
Historical societies are cool, but as a side thought, "Are these the old-town gossipers mining nuggets?"
My mother and I were laughing our butts off at this one. Sometimes the truth is much more humorous than fiction.
Awesome job! I stand corrected! ;-)
Thanks so much for the suggestion!
@@DimeStoreAdventures I'm sure I can find more stories if you need more content!
I'm always gobsmacked when my YT algorithm sends certain sights to me.. SUBSCRIBED 🤙🤙!
Me too!
Incredible video! You're a great speaker and the way you detailed your search for Cameron's book was so vivid
They had to FORTIFY THE BRIDGES. What a story, well done
I love your storytelling style. Watching this makes me smile. Thanks.
I liked the style of this video, but to be honest I like all the stuff you've done-you've got a pretty wide range from You Are the Last Wolf in Connecticut, to ranking state flags...Dogtown, wet willies, Sip Trips, lots of great Cemetery Scout stuff...
Honestly if you find it fun or compelling to make, odds are your audience will too. I mean I can only speak for me obviously but I'm happy to watch whatever it is you want to make. Keep following your curiosity, it's fun to follow along with you!
What an awesome story! If he truly had a disdain for the townsfolk, that was an enormous FU during the transport, but a daily reminder when they passed the cemetery. That's legendary regardless if that were his intentions. Thank you for bringing the man back to life for the viewers and doing such intense research.
This channel is helping me deal with the loss of my bunka aka granpy from last Sunday . I have had some weird dreams since he has passed. Rip 🪦bunka
This just came up in my suggested watches today. It put a smile on my face. i'm in project cargo forwarding which deals with moving things too heavy and too large for normal transport. When he got to the part about fortifying the bridges and the "biggest team" of movers in history, it is exactly how we are in this industry. Sometimes we do things that make the local news, sometimes we just use it as bragging rights between each other. Never expected to get something relevant out of a story of someones po'd head stone. Thanks Dime Store.
Such a nice story. I love hearing about your information gathering process. You should share your video with the people that crossed your path while you were on your way to the bottom of the story, I think they'd like to see the final product.
This is your first video I've seen. This was amazing
Man this rules. Thank you for the video
Glad you liked it! I just saw the tweet you put out about me. Really appreciate that, it helps out a ton. Thank you so much!
@@DimeStoreAdventures no worries, just found the channel recently and I'm excited to watch everything else you make!
I am instantly subscribing to this channel because you not only read comments, you actually made a video based on a comment with 2 likes.
This was such a rollercoaster of information, Netflix is probably ripping your channel right now to make an interesting series for a change.
So cool!
Me: “I’ll dedicate 1/6th of my money on a headstone.”
The executor of the will upon my death: “Uh, it appears that he stipulated a sixth of his inheritance be used on a headstone… his inheritance is one _billion_ dollars.”
Cheops?
@@dbergerac9632😂
that's a good example of the power of the executor - they do NOT have to fulfill those kinds of mistaken requests/bequests. The courts will allow them to override a will.
Note to Dr. Evil: Is that million with a 'b'?
Stories like this need never to be lost to time.. this was one funny, beautiful story that made me laugh, and really is just a gem, having no other way to put it. The thought of so many people having to deal with something that happened almost by accident, and while most of us would be horrified to be the gentlemen to cause such a scene without intention, it sounds like this person would have rolled over in his grave from laughing his ass off.
As someone who has spent a quite alot of time in Eastford. It is a fascinating town. In a very interesting part of the state with alot of history that's mostly forgotten
I saw this posted in a reddit thread under Connecticut. I enjoyed it very much. Just wants to say thanks! Very well produced
dude, you cannot just whip out that cardigan in the first 10 seconds and not provide a warning. Some people are really sensitive to being severely out-fashioned.
Mr. Rogers is jealous.
This was such a fantastic video, it flew by. Honestly it felt like it was 3 minutes long, not 16.
This was really entertaining. From your explanation how you've received your information to your style of presenting this local bit of folklore.
He gave his whole family the middle finger when he bought that big headstone. Lol
NGL I came into this video thinking I was gonna skip right through it, but it immediately caught my attention and I watched the whole thing. You're really talented, great job!
Wonder why they hated him though.
Saw this video linked while casually looking through Reddit and seemed like an interesting tale, but the surprise interesting bit was your adventure to find the information! Fascinating story from two different angles.
I cannot believe how much I enjoyed this. And I truly hate things to do with family histories, genealogies and the like. Well done.
Boy howdy,was that exciting! History is my jam 📚
What an awesome story! I've said it before, but this is one of my favorite channels.
Thank you!
WOOOOW! I love this story and your storytelling. I was giggling so much when you described the Putnam historical society I had to watch it twice
Absolutely enthralling - I went to UConn (20 minutes away from this behemoth) and I could always feel the history around me, but I never could've guessed this! Instant sub.
There are several family names recorded on that monument, so he saved those relatives and their families the cost of further monuments too. I like the guy more and more.
A QR code to this video should be glued to the headstone.
Loved this you find the greatest stories makes me want to go read about things in my own states historical societies. Seems like there's a lot of fun stories from the past out there to find if you look hard enough
Absolutely true! There's something cool everywhere. Glad to hear you like my stuff!
Many years ago I attended a brief seminar at Eastman Kodak on making documentaries. Over three days, our assignment was about a guy who airbrushed vans. The teams screened our short films (not videos) on the last day. The “Van Guy” film was OK with artsy shots, reflections in his glasses, interview footage, shots of colorful paints and so forth. Only it missed the one thing everyone ached to see… the finished artwork.
That is my only real problem with this video, only in reverse. Not once was I able to see what made this famous-ish stone worth so much money and trouble. Where were the loving shots of the details, the Carving of Stone for heaven’s sake! Not even the man-in-question’s own inscription is detailed.
I think you have a great delivery and I completely love your description of your research process. I felt like I was watching the anamorphic 65mm film of you walking into that magical local historical society, shafts of sunlight piercing the slightly dusty air…
Now it IS possible to claim the story is about the vindictiveness, not the rock, per se, but that’s like claiming Dr Strangelove is about bathroom jokes, not nuclear obliteration. Besides, our instructor didn’t buy that either.
Thank you for a delightful video!
honestly can't get enough of these videos, really well done. never disappoints
Great Video! Loved the story of the discovery of it all.
Based on the information you put together, I disagree that it was an "accidental" purchase of a monument. Perhaps he didn’t know EXACTLY how much his estate was worth, he had to have a ballpark idea with all that land that provided income via logging. Absolutely rich. To commit 1/6th of his estate to a monument is certainly a statement. He could have donated the money if it was just about the money.
That was awesome! Your enthusiasm and story telling is top notch.
Really interesting story. I love that you explained how you obtained the information!
This might be oneof the most wholesome and valuable youtube chanels available. Its so good i wish you had a million subs
People of past generations RARELY wrote or spoke "ill of the dead" with that sort of candor. As a rule, you really, really have to read between the lines of old documents and letters to glean any sense of negativity towards the then-departed. That it was recorded so openly that Lorin Bosworth was generally despised most certainly speaks to the sort of human being he was thought to be by his neighbors. It seems fitting to me that by calling attention to himself with his ostentatiousness he has created his own evergreen testimony to his poor character.
Just *WOW* ….Excellent researching and story telling!
Excellent example of a good research process and also investigative journalism, really impressive! Presented fully and concluded with evidenced reason and little opinion. Wish the world had more MSM and educationalists and academics who demonstrated your skills. Really well done.
"I already have it set in stone what I'm gonna do" your opening line is all your needed to say, sums it up nicely
Very happy someone posted about this video on twitter. Excellent job!
Great, deep dive.
I once did one of those myself when I found an article about the guy who built my church (And is imprinted in the foundation stone) vehemently denying, having ever built this church. Took me 6 month and a trip to every city archive to find out.
A Huge Thank You for history. Had to laugh when at the library. One of those days...
I have to admit, your enthusiasm for the subject matter is what kept me watching up till the end.
Thanks for the hard work you and your people do.
Bashing Mr. Bosworth while standing next to his grave takes some balls! That's some mojo I wouldn't want! Great story!
Wow! That brings up a favorite line from the play Macbeth: “From Hell’s heart I stab at thee.” Damn, gangstah!
I’m sure you’ve heard or had it mentioned to you at this point, but the lore of Colonel Jonathan Buck’s tombstone in Bucksport, ME is pretty interesting. I remember riding up Route 1 every few summers on our way to a vacation house in Maine, and my grandfather explaining each time how Buck and his stone was bewitched, and no matter how many times it was washed, a strange boot-like, “witch’s foot” image would keep appearing. Seeing as the town’s named after him, there has to be accounts of people who knew him and saw what was happening, right? It’d be cool to see you delve into that story, I’m probably not the only one who feels that way.
Keep up the good work, it’s so cool learning (or guessing) what was going on in our necks of the woods or down our main streets long before we (Common Era folks) were around.
The Hexefüß or witches foot was a common superstition amongst German/low country people. You certainly didn't want it appearing anywhere on your property!
Adding some color to the black hole of New England where dreams die. GJ my guy, can't wait to see what you throw together when you get better at editing in post. Videos and stories like these lend themselves well to visual representation.
My adoptive father had paintings of himself done, etc. It's hard define how much self love some people have. It's not always spite. I love my adoptive father, and he was a nice guy, but his love for himself was off the charts.
This video is amazing. It's also hilarious, his description of events is perfect..
That sweater is owning me.
Wow, I really have to give it to you. That was excellent investigation you did on Bosworth's estate. I don't know why the townspeople disliked him, but his monument speaks volumes. It sounds just like something I would do. I mild mannerly enjoy pissing people off. 🤣🤣
Thank you for this video. It was quite entertaining. 👍🏽👍🏽
Great research, well told. Thank you. I'm an amateur genealogist & I appreciate the joy you've experienced at your discoveries.
Awesome.. its very fascinating to see historical researches to track down something.. great work.
the town may have hated him; however, all those people were getting paid to haul that monument. Also, all those bridge repairs and possibly road repairs where paid for from the inheritance.
One of the most interesting videos l have ever seen. I did not want it to end. It kept building up and the pay-off was that great imagining of the moving of the monument. I bet it caused a few hernia's to boot. Classic, highest rating! I'm hooked!
This is such an impressive video - so unique and reminds me of a bygone era of online content. Subbed and can't wait to see what you do next
You are an EXCELLENT presenter! I never could have told such a coherent story about this investigation in such an exciting way. Well done, and very, very interesting! 😊
What a roller coaster of a story. Great job!
Absolutely fantastic video! Such an interesting story!
As always, fantastic video. Thank you for sharing!
Stumbled across this and clicked and ended up watching several of your videos, I’m hooked. I especially liked the video of the asylum graves, I hope you do more from there, great stuff and keep it coming!
>they had to fortify all the bridges
I am full of glee at the level of loathing and pettiness this man had. His loathing was so dense, they had to fortify several bridges [old man laughing.gif]
A family I have no connection to in a state I’ve never been to and I found myself smiling through the entire video. Funny and fascinating. Thank you.
A brilliant story! 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏 You’re a great natural historian…and have a gift…to relate the history you uncovered 😊👍👍 Well done sir….it was a gripping video…..thank you….for being curious and being a talented detective too 😄😉
Great job on this. I watched all the way through which definitely says something about your style. Keep working hard and you'll go far.
Really loved the process. Many thanks to all the small town local historians who have put together books on local histories throughout the years.
Your videos make me want to visit Connecticut. There is so much interesting local history in New England and the Mid Atlantic. Thank you for sharing these stories
I walked that cemetery one day to kill time between appointments, and found a small monument to a family that had members killed in a train accident in Indiana in the 1850s. Interseting memorials can be found in almost all cemeteries and graveyards. Thanks for the post ! 😊
You're a fantastic storyteller! I wish some more of what you were describing was on video - but I was enrapt nonetheless!
Granite is about 175 lbs. per cubic foot. That looks more like a 40 ton hunk of granite to me.
This is freaking amazing
He wasn't well liked by many doesn't mean that "everyone" hated him or was happy he died as you portray. I was loving the video up to that point. He was a real human being. Being happy when someone dies, even if they are old, is odd to me and afaik uncommon. It was funny they had to see this eyesore of a monument overtaking their whole cemetery to be constantly reminded about him.
Keep making these kind of videos!
Your Great!!!
What a lovely deep dive, 10/10 surprised by how much I enjoyed it. Definitely subscribing
Amazing story. As always.
I love the bureaucratic insanity of this. At every step someone could have called it quits. They guy was dead, what was he going to do? But no, rules must be followed - his will to be precise - so ginormous gravestone and transporting the darn thing it is!
His money.
What a fantastic and interesting mini documentary. Great work!
0:47 "hatred in stone" is such a metal-as-fuck phrase
That historical society room sounds like the most interesting "lame" place in the area. The people there are like you, but they've been doing this for decades probably. Being a local historian in Putnam, Connecticut sounds boring but they probably know all the wacky local stories.