2023 Episode 3: Owney: Postal Mascot and a Good Boy

Summary:

A scruffy terrier mix dog walked into the Albany, New York Post Office and soon became the unofficial mascot of the Railway Post Office and the United States Postal Service.  He kept the mail bags safe and traveled far and wide; across the United States and the world. His legacy is lived beyond his questionable death.

Sources for the show:

“The Argus. Volume (Albany [N.Y.]) 1865-1921, December 24, 1895, Page 9, Image 9.” The Argus. volume (Albany [N.Y.]) 1865-1921, December 24, 1895, Page 9, Image 9 - NYS Historic Newspapers. The Argus. Accessed February 5, 2023. https://nyshistoricnewspapers.org/lccn/sn83045592/1895-12-24/ed-1/seq-9/.

Contributor, USPS. “The History of Owney the Postal Dog, Mascot of the Railway Mail Service.” Postal Posts, November 5, 2015. https://uspsblog.com/the-history-of-owney-the-postal-dog-mascot-of-the-railway-mail-service/.

Kelly, Kate. “Owney, the Post Office Dog.” America Comes Alive, November 3, 2021. https://americacomesalive.com/owney-the-post-office-dog.

Magazine, Smithsonian. “Owney the Mail Dog.” Smithsonian.com. Smithsonian Institution, September 1, 2011. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/owney-the-mail-dog-48862403/.

“Owney (Dog).” Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, November 5, 2022. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Owney_(dog)#:~:text=Owney%20.

“Owney the Dog.” National Postal Museum. Accessed February 5, 2023. https://postalmuseum.si.edu/exhibition/about-postal-operations-popular-culture-seals-symbols/owney-the-dog.

“Owney.” National Postal Museum, July 11, 2011. https://postalmuseum.si.edu/owney.

Music:

Cattails Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

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