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History Goes Bump: Ghost Tours For The Mind
Podcast dedicated to the side of history that goes bump in the night. Every episode's content features community time that includes listener mail and experiences, a "Moment In Oddity" and "History Of The Day" segments and then interviews and discussions about a historic location, event or person and the hauntings associated with the subject of the particular show. The tagline for the show is "Ghost tours for the theater of the mind" and our goal is to entertain you while creeping you out just a…
Episodes
History Goes Bump: Ghost Tours For The MindEp. 374 - The Legend of the Count of St. Germain
One legendary person in history that has been fascinating to us is the Count of St. Germain. This was a man who not only claimed to be hundreds of years old…
History Goes Bump: Ghost Tours For The MindEp. 373 - Big Bend and the Ghost Lights of Texas
Ghosts Lights are such an interesting phenomenon. They are seen all over the world and no one is really sure what they are or where they come from. There are…
History Goes Bump: Ghost Tours For The MindEp. 372 - Andrew Jackson Hotel and Napoleon House
We had just one night in New Orleans on a recent road trip and we made the most of it since it was Kelly's first time here. We booked a room at the Andrew…
History Goes Bump: Ghost Tours For The MindEp. 371 - Charleville Castle
Charleville Castle borders the town of Tullamore near a forest that was heavily used by Druids, thus the Druidic connection to this location is strong. This…
History Goes Bump: Ghost Tours For The MindEp. 370 - Old Wilmington
During the Antebellum Era, Wilmington was the largest city in North Carolina. From it's earliest days, the city was a rowdy place with pirates like Anne Bonny…
History Goes Bump: Ghost Tours For The MindEp. 369 - Harper's Ferry
Harper's Ferry is located in the eastern panhandle of West Virginia at the junction of the Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers. The town is best known for its place…
History Goes Bump: Ghost Tours For The MindEp. 368 - Haunted Houdini
Harry Houdini was an extraordinary showman. He's one of the few people that is still mentioned on a daily basis somewhere in the news. Many listeners are…
History Goes Bump: Ghost Tours For The MindEp. 367 - Haunted Cemeteries 17
Every cemetery is unique. Each has its own unique character based on location. Sometimes it is the landscape that is different. Other times, it is the local…
History Goes Bump: Ghost Tours For The MindEp. 366 - University of North Alabama
The University of North Alabama is located in the city of Florence and has been a fixture here for almost 200 years. It started like most older colleges, in a…
History Goes Bump: Ghost Tours For The MindEp. 365 - Marshall House Hotel
The Marshall House Hotel has stood in the heart of historic downtown Savannah for nearly 170 years. This was not only a place for weary guests to the city, it…
History Goes Bump: Ghost Tours For The MindEp. 364 - Andres Pico Adobe
The Andres Pico Adobe dates back to the early 1800s and is the second oldest residence in Los Angeles. This was named for the man who once lived there, Andres…
History Goes Bump: Ghost Tours For The MindEp. 363 - USS North Carolina
The USS North Carolina was a battleship commissioned in 1941 that participated in every major naval battle in the Pacific during World War II. During that…
History Goes Bump: Ghost Tours For The MindEp. 362 - 1837 Bed and Breakfast and the Old Jail
The 1837 Bed and Breakfast in Charleston, South Carolina is the former home of a cotton planter. The style of the home is a great example of the Charleston…
History Goes Bump: Ghost Tours For The MindREPLAY - HGB Thanksgiving Special 2016
We are so very grateful for our listeners and supporters! Happy Thanksgiving you Spooktacular people! This is a replay of one of Diane's favorite interviews…
History Goes Bump: Ghost Tours For The MindEp. 361 - Fort Delaware
Fort Delaware started as a defense for the Delaware River on Pea Patch Island in Delaware. During the Civil War, it would serve as a prison camp for…
History Goes Bump: Ghost Tours For The MindEp. 360 - Cripple Creek
This episode has it all! Cripple Creek is a spooky old mining town with a ton of history and many haunts, leading it to be thought of as the most haunted…
History Goes Bump: Ghost Tours For The MindEp. 359 - Zalud House
The Zalud House in Porterville, California is like a time capsule glimpse into the life of a family. A family who suffered much tragedy in the house. This home…
History Goes Bump: Ghost Tours For The MindHGB Halloween Special 2020
It's our favorite day of the year and here is our seventh Halloween Special! Our theme for this year is Horror Hosts! We share about some of our listeners'…
History Goes Bump: Ghost Tours For The MindEp. 358 - The Ghosts of Whitechapel
Jack the Ripper. That name can cause one's blood to run cold. No serial killer is as famous as Jack the Ripper. This killer was unique in that he seemed to be…
History Goes Bump: Ghost Tours For The MindEp. 357 - Old Diplomat Hotel and Haunted Baguio
Atop a hill in the Filipino city of Pines sits an abandoned and dilapidated building that not only has a brutal history, it is considered the most haunted…
History Goes Bump: Ghost Tours For The MindEp. 356 - Haunted Cemeteries 16
The listeners love the haunted cemeteries episodes and here we have our sixteenth installment. The cemeteries featured on this episode include Little…
History Goes Bump: Ghost Tours For The MindEp. 355 - Forepaugh's Restaurant
Forepaugh's Restaurant was once housed within the beautiful mansion for which it is named. The restaurant shuttered in March of 2019 after the death of its…
History Goes Bump: Ghost Tours For The MindEp. 354 - The Legend of Screaming Skulls
Creepy people like us love skulls. Many of us include them in our home decor. The Bone Daddy, Jack Skellington, is one of our favorite characters. Skulls are…
History Goes Bump: Ghost Tours For The MindHGB Anniversary Show 2020
History Goes Bump has been in production for six fabulous years! Join us on this celebratory episode where we bring you the wonderful talents of our listeners…
History Goes Bump: Ghost Tours For The MindEp. 353 - Boggo Road Gaol
The history of Boggo Road Gaol is both interesting and troubling. This history goes all the way back to the late 1800s when Brisbane was finally moving from a…
History Goes Bump: Ghost Tours For The MindEp. 352 - Cleveland's Millionaire's Row
Cleveland's Millionaires' Row was the place where the elite built their grand mansions in the early 1900s. Industry was booming and men like Marcus Hanna…
History Goes Bump: Ghost Tours For The MindEp. 351 - The Ghosts of Bermuda
Most people think of the island of Bermuda as a tropical getaway with turquoise water and pink sand beaches. And while that is true, Bermuda has been known as…
History Goes Bump: Ghost Tours For The MindEp. 350 - H.H. Richardson Complex
Hotel Henry, Urban Resort Conference Center sounds like a nice place to stay. Looks like a great place to host a wedding and who doesn't want a historic Gothic…
History Goes Bump: Ghost Tours For The MindEp. 349 - Haunted Saratoga Springs
Through the years, we have covered many locations with the word "springs" in their name. These sites all seem to have one thing in common: they have been…
History Goes Bump: Ghost Tours For The MindEp. 348 - Orleans Waterfront Inn and Haunted Brewster
The Orleans Waterfront Inn lies between Town Cove and Route 28 in Orleans, Massachusetts. This had been the home of a sea captain whose family had strong ties…
History Goes Bump: Ghost Tours For The MindEp. 347 - Griggs Mansion
The Griggs Mansion in St. Paul, Minnesota was originally built for wealthy merchant Chauncey Griggs in the 1880s. This house stands on a street full of…
History Goes Bump: Ghost Tours For The MindEp. 346 - Babenhausen Barracks
Babenhausen is a town in Germany with a long history that reaches back over 800 years. Remnants of that past can still be seen today in the fortified city…
History Goes Bump: Ghost Tours For The MindEp. 345 - The Biltmore Hotels
There are many hotels in the United States that carry the name Biltmore as part of their title. Three of them are well known for being one of the most haunted…
History Goes Bump: Ghost Tours For The MindEp. 344 - Haunted Music
We've covered quite a few music related topics on the podcast. HGB has featured Ernestine and Hazel's Juke Joint, Bobby Mackey's Music World and the Cincinnati…
History Goes Bump: Ghost Tours For The MindEp. 343 - The Forts of Mobile Bay
At the mouth of Mobile Bay in Alabama sat three forts, Fort Gaines, Fort Powell and Fort Morgan. Fort Powell no longer exists, but both Fort Morgan and Fort…
History Goes Bump: Ghost Tours For The MindEp. 342 - Mad Doctor McDowell and His Medical College
Stories connected to the McDowell Medical College cover all the bases for a good ghost tale. There was the unusual construction of the building, medical…
History Goes Bump: Ghost Tours For The MindEp. 341 - Mass Murder at Taliesin
Frank Lloyd Wright is one of the most celebrated architects in America. His designs were ahead of their time and he was a true architectural visionary…
History Goes Bump: Ghost Tours For The MindEp. 340 - The Exchange Hotel
The Exchange Hotel started out as a tavern along the railroad tracks in the quaint town of Gordonsville in Virginia. This would eventually become a forerunner…
History Goes Bump: Ghost Tours For The MindEp. 339 - Ohio University
Ohio University in Athens, Ohio has been open for over 200 years and today has over 28,000 students enrolled. This was the first institute of higher education…
History Goes Bump: Ghost Tours For The MindEp. 338 - Old Tailem Town
South Australia is said to be the most haunted state in Australia and within that state is said to be one of the most haunted locations, Old Tailem Town…
History Goes Bump: Ghost Tours For The MindEp. 337 - French Lick and West Baden Springs Resorts
When it comes to gorgeous hotels, the French Lick Springs Resort is at the top of the list and is one of the most beautiful buildings in all of Indiana. Just a…
History Goes Bump: Ghost Tours For The MindEp. 336 - Haunted Manitou Springs
Manitou Springs is a touristy town found south of Denver in Colorado that became popular in the 1890s as a health resort, with its clean mountain air and…
History Goes Bump: Ghost Tours For The MindEp. 335 - St. Albans Sanatorium
St. Albans Sanatorium, in Virginia, started out as a Lutheran Boys School before becoming a psychiatric infirmary. As was the case with so many hospitals for…
History Goes Bump: Ghost Tours For The MindEp. 334 - The Murder and Hauntings of Helene Knabe
Helene Knabe was ahead of her time. She became a doctor in the early 1900s and her specialty was in treating sexually transmitted diseases. She lived in the…
History Goes Bump: Ghost Tours For The MindEp. 333 - Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum
Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum was a place of immense sadness that was for many years home to the mentally ill and other unfortunate souls. The name would…
History Goes Bump: Ghost Tours For The MindEp. 332 - Spirits of the Spanish Flu
Pandemics and plagues have been a part of our human history. No matter how developed the world becomes, a very microscopic bug can cause society to fall into…
History Goes Bump: Ghost Tours For The MindHGB Haunted Circus Mini-Series, Ep. 4 : Ringlings in Florida
Florida would become the final home for the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus. John Ringling would be the final surviving brother of the five who built…
History Goes Bump: Ghost Tours For The MindHGB Haunted Circus Mini-Series, Ep. 3: Ringlings in Wisconsin
Baraboo, Wisconsin was home for the Ringling family and it would become the winter quarters for the circus that the Ringling brothers would found. The Ringling…
History Goes Bump: Ghost Tours For The MindHGB Haunted Circus Mini-Series, Ep. 2 - The Performers
On this second episode in our series on the Haunted Circus, we are going to feature the circus family, the performers. We'll talk about the lives of some of…
History Goes Bump: Ghost Tours For The MindHGB Haunted Circus Mini-Series, Ep. 1 - History of the Circus
This is our first episode of a four episode mini-series on the Haunted Circus. The circus was loud and colorful, but most of all, it was magical. The circus…
History Goes Bump: Ghost Tours For The MindEp. 331 - Greenwich Village
Greenwich Village is on the island of Manhattan in New York City. After European settlement, this area would become a place for carriage houses, black servant…
History Goes Bump: Ghost Tours For The MindEp. 330 - Starvation Heights
This episode is a haunted true crime! The desire to be thin and healthy has been with us since the dawn of human existence. The only sure thing for losing…
History Goes Bump: Ghost Tours For The MindEp. 329 - Pittock Mansion Museum
Portland would start as a pioneer town in the state of Oregon and grow into an industrialized modern city. One of the early families to make a mark on the city…
History Goes Bump: Ghost Tours For The MindEp. 328 - Victor, Colorado
Victor is an old mining town founded during the Victorian era in the Pikes Peak area of Colorado. This was a town founded by a couple of brothers and home for…
History Goes Bump: Ghost Tours For The MindEp. 327 - Yellowstone National Park
Yellowstone National Park has some real bragging rights. This was the first ever American National Park. The park stretches over three states and two million…
History Goes Bump: Ghost Tours For The MindEp. 326 - Legends of India
The country of India is a place with beautiful structures and gorgeous mountain settings, but also caste systems and abject poverty. India is an ancient city…
History Goes Bump: Ghost Tours For The MindEp. 325 - Roswell, Georgia
In October of 2019, we met up with some listeners in the town of Roswell, Georgia and took a ghost tour. This is a charming Southern town where one can carry a…
History Goes Bump: Ghost Tours For The MindEp. 324 - Hammond Castle
Hammond Castle is a medieval-style castle found in Gloucester, Massachusetts. This elaborate and whimsical structure was built by its eccentric namesake, John…
History Goes Bump: Ghost Tours For The MindEp. 323 - Kangaroo Island
Kelly and I have watched, along with the rest of the world, as fire has devastated the entire country of Australia in 2019 and 2020. Fire renews, but it…
History Goes Bump: Ghost Tours For The MindEp. 322 - New Orleans Brothels
Storyville was about two things: women and music. This area was a famous red-light district in New Orleans that would give birth to jazz. Today, it no longer…