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Owen Thomas

Epsom, New Hampshire resident and guest on NHPR's Bear Brook season 3 "A Private Matter," recalling his youth working the Hickey family Christmas tree farm.

Nov 4, 2026

3:15
Here's Owen Thomas and Colby Kalman.
3:18
I mean, honestly, it wasn't too much.
3:20
We would just, they had like a little car and they'd just keep that on all day, keep us heated.
3:26
And me and my buddies would just kind of sit there and play games and stuff until a car came up.
3:30
Sometimes Jay would come out and talk to them.
3:33
It seemed like he knew a lot about the trees.

11 MINS LATER

Patricia HickeySOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
14:30
And some water?
14:32
They're not sealed.
3:15
Here's Owen Thomas and Colby Kalman.
3:18
I mean, honestly, it wasn't too much.
3:20
We would just, they had like a little car and they'd just keep that on all day, keep us heated.
3:26
And me and my buddies would just kind of sit there and play games and stuff until a car came up.
3:30
Sometimes Jay would come out and talk to them.
3:33
It seemed like he knew a lot about the trees.
3:15
Here's Owen Thomas and Colby Kalman.
3:18
I mean, honestly, it wasn't too much.
3:20
We would just, they had like a little car and they'd just keep that on all day, keep us heated.
3:26
And me and my buddies would just kind of sit there and play games and stuff until a car came up.
3:30
Sometimes Jay would come out and talk to them.
3:33
It seemed like he knew a lot about the trees.

10 MINS LATER

Patty HickeySOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
14:03
And some water?
14:06
They're

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