Captain Santa
person
3 mentions
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first heard Dec 2024
last heard Dec 2024
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German‑born captain of the Rouse Simmons schooner
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newest first · ▶ plays the momentHost 2Stuff You Should Know · Short Stuff: Captain Santa · 2:58 · Dec 2024
…That's right. It's a pretty wonderful tradition. Captain Santa was born one Hermann Schoenemann, obviously German, in somewhere probably around 1865. And he was second in line in the family business. His brother Auguste. would also do this along Lake Michigan, sell trees from the schooner. But Captain Santa was not a rich man. He only owned one-eighth shar…
Host 1Stuff You Should Know · Short Stuff: Captain Santa · 1:48 · Dec 2024
…Yeah. And if you were down on your luck at the time and you went to a particular schooner, the Rouse Simmons Schooner, you would probably meet the captain. He was nicknamed Captain Santa. And if he found out that you were down on your luck, he would probably give you one of the Christmas trees free of charge.…
Host 2Stuff You Should Know · Short Stuff: Captain Santa · 1:13 · Dec 2024
…Yeah, but hey, this one is about the death of Captain Santa.…
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