{"id":3275658,"date":"2024-10-11T15:31:04","date_gmt":"2024-10-11T18:31:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/?p=3275658"},"modified":"2024-10-11T15:31:11","modified_gmt":"2024-10-11T18:31:11","slug":"interview-andrew-maclean-backyard-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/specialty\/lunchbox\/interview-andrew-maclean-backyard-history","title":{"rendered":"Interview: Andrew MacLean (Backyard History)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>For too long, an attitude has persisted that &#8220;nothing ever happens or happened in the Maritimes&#8221;. Thankfully, there are people who demonstrate that isn&#8217;t true.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" data-attachment-id=\"3275659\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/specialty\/lunchbox\/interview-andrew-maclean-backyard-history\/attachment\/lunchbox2024andrewmaclean\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lunchbox2024AndrewMacLean.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1400,1400\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Lunchbox2024AndrewMacLean\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lunchbox2024AndrewMacLean-800x800.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lunchbox2024AndrewMacLean-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3275659\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lunchbox2024AndrewMacLean-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lunchbox2024AndrewMacLean-800x800.jpg 800w, https:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lunchbox2024AndrewMacLean-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lunchbox2024AndrewMacLean-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lunchbox2024AndrewMacLean.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>My guest today is <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/backyardhistory.ca\/\">Andrew MacLean<\/a><\/strong>, author, historian and storyteller, who has written series of books, newspaper columns and podcasts about bits of forgotten lore about the Maritimes, all under the title of <strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/backyardhistory.ca\/\">Backyard History<\/a><\/em><\/strong>. He joins me to talk about the origins of this fascination and work, some of the stories he&#8217;s uncovered, and the upcoming third book, <strong><em>Backyard History: Rebellious Women in the Maritimes<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Andrew MacLean&#8217;s third book is <a href=\"https:\/\/backyardhistory.ca\/\">in pre-orders now<\/a>, and he will be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/841776551431784\/\">giving a talk<\/a> on Thursday, October 17 at 7:00 pm in Room 102, Tilley Hall at UNB on famous English author Juliana Horatia Ewing.<\/p>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_4006\"><a href=\"https:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/podcast\/general\/Lunchbox\/2024-10-10%20Andrew%20Maclean%20-%20Backyard%20History.mp3\" title=\"Play\" onclick=\"return powerpress_embed_html5a('4006','https:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/podcast\/general\/Lunchbox\/2024-10-10%20Andrew%20Maclean%20-%20Backyard%20History.mp3');\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" 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