List: History | Curated by Heather Monroe

Nov 5, 2021
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The True Story of Patience Worth, the Novel Writing GhostIn 1913, a St Louis Housewife named Pearl Curran claimed she took dictation from a medieval spirit and produced award-winning literature
Nov 5, 2021
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Nov 5, 2021
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The Strange Death of Johnny RingoMystery on the Western Frontier
Sep 3, 2019
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Sep 3, 2019
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The Captivity of Olive OatmanMASSACRE ON THE ARIZONA MESA
Sep 10, 2019
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Sep 10, 2019
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The Incomparable Rose O'NeillThe inspiring true story of women’s rights and Kewpie Dolls.
Sep 19, 2019
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Sep 19, 2019
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The Life and Death of Eleanor DumontThe forgotten tale of America’s first female Blackjack dealer
Oct 18, 2019
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Oct 18, 2019
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The Senseless Death of Eva SwanHow a lack of choice and agency over her own body led to a woman’s untimely death
Nov 7, 2019
Nov 7, 2019
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The Hopeless Death of Kate MorganThe “Beautiful Stranger” checked in to the Hotel Del Coronado, but did she ever check out?
Nov 16, 2019
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Nov 16, 2019
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The Murder of Bessie Barclay’s Venturesome SpiritThe dangers of being a mentally ill woman in Edwardian America, who preferred to wear male attire
Nov 23, 2019
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Nov 23, 2019
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The Unspeakable Murder of Kate GriffesThe disturbing slaying of Kate Griffes in an 1893 San Francisco saloon
Jan 9, 2020
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Jan 9, 2020
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New York Voice
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The Dark Death of Starr FaithfullThe disturbing story of a young New York socialite’s unresolved death
Jan 24, 2020
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Jan 24, 2020
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The Curious Murder of Zona Shue: The Greenbrier GhostZona appeared after death to make sure her husband wouldn’t get away with the murder
Feb 15, 2020
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Feb 15, 2020
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The High Life of Belle BrezingHow a shunned little girl grew to be Lexington, Kentucky’s most memorable madam
Feb 27, 2020
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Feb 27, 2020
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The Bewildering Disappearance of Catherine WintersShe vanished from the streets of a small Indiana town a century ago, but the people of New Castle continue to wonder what happened to…
May 19, 2020
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May 19, 2020
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The Heartbreaking Disappearance of Theodosia Burr AlstonShe was the famous daughter of American villain, Aaron Burr, and became one of our countries oldest and most perplexing unsolved mysteries
Sep 22, 2020
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Sep 22, 2020
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The Colorado Street Bridge is a historic and beautiful work of art that draws dejected people to…Pasadena is a quaint city in Los Angeles, chocked for adorable turn-of-the last century Craftsman homes. Nestled in the San Fernando…
Jan 16, 2021
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Jan 16, 2021
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The Disappearance of Edith Wolfskill, Empress of the WorldThe questionable 1929 disappearance and lonely death of one of California’s wealthiest women
Jun 13, 2021
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Jun 13, 2021
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Lessons from History
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How a Thrift Store Purchase Led Me on an Adventure Through the History of Los AngelesSometimes we find community in unlikely places
Oct 7, 2021
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Oct 7, 2021
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