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Mary Ellen Pleasant Pt 2: Argonaut
In which a foundation of investments are made.
Mary Ellen Pleasant Pt 1: The Origin Story
Our enigmatic capitalist gets her start.
Introducing Mary Ellen Pleasant
The Mother of Civil Rights in California
Roundup of the Weird
Please enjoy this pile of weird news clippings that I’ve been saving for you all
THEM on Amazon Prime
Horror at its best: cinematic terror that tells the story of true horror and trauma
The Doodler
Spring is here! You know what goes great with tulips, sunshine, lambs and bunnies? SERIAL KILLERS!
Irish Folklore
Happy St. Patrick’s Day! What a time to think about how much we miss being in bars!
Ghost Towns
Enjoy this spooky Wild West break
Ghostly White Ladies
Like many things, the way a culture treats the dead can tell you what it thinks about the living
Abraham Lincoln’s Body
One body’s 36 year long odyssey
The Big Four
Time flies when you’re not leaving the house and living in a heightened state of fear and loathing!
The Journey of Lincoln’s Body
Nothing says celebration like corpse capers, so I wrote a little summary about the travails of Abraham Lincoln’s. That’s right, his corpse.
The Severed Head of Joaquin Murrieta
Before Madame Tussaud’s there were…traveling pickled heads
Welcome to 2021
It’s time to combine post-holiday, seasonal, AND pandemic related depression into one giant FERAL SADNESS KRAKEN!
January 6th, 1914
The end of San Francisco’s cemeteries
Alma Spreckels and Her Special Crypt
A fun story about a vanity tomb
Who’s Buried in Lick’s Tomb?
At one point James Lick was the richest man in California
Lockdown for the Holidays
The holidays approacheth and many of us are on lockdown again
December 10th, 1852
On this day in 1852, San Francisco held its first (legal) execution
Barn Owls
Go ahead and google “barn owl screech”
Merry Spooky Holidays
It’s officially Holiday Season which I promise you CAN be creepy