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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. 558 - Croke-Patterson Mansion
The Patterson Inn has been known for most of its life as the Croke-Patterson Mansion. This grand Victorian mansion is located in Capitol Hill in Denver…
History Goes Bump: Ghost Tours For The MindHaunted Pine Barrens and the Jersey Devil Redux
The Pine Barrens cover 1.1 million acres in New Jersey and the thick wooded area has lent itself to stories of hauntings and dozens of legends. The most famous…
History Goes Bump: Ghost Tours For The MindA Dead Cade of History Goes Bump
Welcome to our 10th anniversary! On October 1, 2014, the first episode of History Goes Bump dropped. I never imagined that this little hobby I had started up…
History Goes Bump: Ghost Tours For The MindEp. 557 - The Life and Afterlife of Karen Carpenter
Karen Carpenter was one half of the Carpenters, a brother and sister singing duo that sold over 150 million records and they had 17 hits. She was an amazing…
History Goes Bump: Ghost Tours For The MindThe Deliverance and Demon Possession
Paranormal Conversations are random, off-the-cuff discussions on all things paranormal. On this 25th Paranormal Conversation, we are joined by the hosts of the…
History Goes Bump: Ghost Tours For The MindEp. 556 - Nashville's Belmont Mansion
The Belmont Mansion is haunted by a woman who knew devastating loss, Adelicia Hayes Franklin Acklen Cheatham. That's a lot of surnames because there were a lot…
History Goes Bump: Ghost Tours For The MindEloise Asylum Redux
Like so many other asylums that started in the early 1800s, this was first a poor farm and then became an asylum, sanatorium and psychiatric hospital. At its…
History Goes Bump: Ghost Tours For The MindEp. 555 _ Arlington Resort Hotel and Haunted Hot Springs
The Arlington Hotel and Spa has so many ghost stories that are connected to it that it would make more sense for us to tell the listeners that it is located in…
History Goes Bump: Ghost Tours For The MindBonus: Dixie House Investigation
We return to one of our favorite places to investigate in St. Augustine, the Dixie House. We had seven listeners join us on this one and we captured some great…
History Goes Bump: Ghost Tours For The MindEp. 554 - Alberta's Crowsnest Pass
Nestled within the Canadian Rockies in southwest Alberta is Crowsnest Pass. The name is a translation of Native American words that meant "the nest of the…
History Goes Bump: Ghost Tours For The MindSkirvin Hotel Redux
Westward expansion was pulling people from the east into the wild west. Oklahoma City was booming and it called to a man named William Skirvin. He built a…
History Goes Bump: Ghost Tours For The MindEp. 553 - Hanford Bastille
The Bastille is a former jail that dates back to the Wild West and ran as a jail for nearly 70 years. The building has had many iterations after it closed as a…
History Goes Bump: Ghost Tours For The MindPhantasmal Crime Ep. 37 - To Kill A Milton
The Novel "To Kill a Mockingbird" was written by Harper Lee in 1960. The story details a black man accused wrongly of the rape of a white woman. It was as…
History Goes Bump: Ghost Tours For The MindEp. 552 - Haunted Abbeville, South Carolina
The town of Abbeville in South Carolina is near the Georgia state line and hosted the last war council for Jefferson Davis. The Confederacy died in this town…
History Goes Bump: Ghost Tours For The MindWinchester Mystery House Redux
The Winchester Mystery House or Winchester Mansion is one of the most unique and bizarre homes ever built. The mystery part of the name refers to the interior…
History Goes Bump: Ghost Tours For The MindEp. 551 - USS The Sullivans
USS The Sullivans is berthed now at the Buffalo Naval and Servicemen's Park in New York. We learned a lot about USS The Sullivans when we toured the USS…
History Goes Bump: Ghost Tours For The MindHauntings Around America with Erin Egnatz
Paranormal Conversations are random, off-the-cuff discussions on all things paranormal. On this 24th Paranormal Conversation, we are joined by author and…
History Goes Bump: Ghost Tours For The MindEp. 550 Bellaire Demon House
The Bellaire House has a big reputation and is located in southeastern Ohio in the city for which it is named. The Heatherington family built the house, lived…
History Goes Bump: Ghost Tours For The MindUSS Lexington Redux
Great battleships and aircraft carriers have always been a massive asset and a nation with an abundance of them was a power to be feared. The USS Lexington was…
History Goes Bump: Ghost Tours For The MindEp. 549 - Morris-Jumel Mansion
The Morris-Jumel Mansion is located in Upper Manhattan in New York City and has stood for over 250 years. This was not only a home for a British Colonel, but…
History Goes Bump: Ghost Tours For The MindPhantasmal Crime Ep. 36 - Murder in Ballston Spa
The Crandell Murder shocked the nation. Sylvester Crandell shot his mother-in-law, his step-daughter, his wife and himself in 1887. This was the worst crime…
History Goes Bump: Ghost Tours For The MindEp. 548 - Haunted Outer Banks Series - The Upper Islands
The Outer Banks are a vast ecosystem that have supported life for millions of years. Humans have been here for centuries. Key moments in American history are…
History Goes Bump: Ghost Tours For The MindEastern State Penitentiary Redux
Prisons had once been thought of as just holding areas to punish people. In the late 1800s, a movement started that aspired to a higher ideal of reform, rather…
History Goes Bump: Ghost Tours For The MindEp. 547 - Haunted Outer Banks Series - The Lower Islands
The Outer Banks stretch for 200 miles from southeastern Virginia to Shackleford Banks in North Carolina. The Atlantic that borders its eastern side is known as…
History Goes Bump: Ghost Tours For The MindTwo Dads Investigating the Afterlife
Paranormal Conversations are random, off-the-cuff discussions on all things paranormal. On this 23rd Paranormal Conversation, we are joined by Phil Rossi and…
History Goes Bump: Ghost Tours For The MindEp. 546 - Winnipeg's Hamilton House, a Psychical Hotbed
Dr. T. G. Hamilton was a trail blazer in the field of Paranormal Research. Hamilton was a medical doctor and because of his experiences with death, he began to…
History Goes Bump: Ghost Tours For The MindSeguin Island Lighthouse Redux
Seguin Island is an island off of Maine that has been a part of maritime history long before the American colonies were founded. The island can only be reached…
History Goes Bump: Ghost Tours For The MindEp. 545 - USS Yorktown
We just returned from a road trip through the Outer Banks of North Carolina and along our way, we stopped in Charleston, South Carolina. We've seen the USS…
History Goes Bump: Ghost Tours For The MindFood To Die For with Amy Bruni
Paranormal Conversations are random, off-the-cuff discussions on all things paranormal. On this 22nd Paranormal Conversation, we are joined by paranormal…
History Goes Bump: Ghost Tours For The MindEp. 544 - Haunted Old Sacramento
Old Sacramento is known as Sacramento's "Front Porch." The entire sector is protected as a National Landmark and for good reason. Much of California's early…
History Goes Bump: Ghost Tours For The MindKilmainham Gaol Redux
During the 19th century, jails in any country were places that many people went to die because of the poor conditions. Kilmainham Gaol was no different. The…
History Goes Bump: Ghost Tours For The MindEp. 543 - Haunted Castles of the Netherlands
Many people focus on visiting Amsterdam when they visit the Netherlands. The Red Light District is a place that paranormal enthusiasts may find a ghost or two…
History Goes Bump: Ghost Tours For The MindSmall Town Tennessee History, Ghosts and Bigfoot
Paranormal Conversations are random, off-the-cuff discussions on all things paranormal. On this 21st Paranormal Conversation, we are joined by our listener…
History Goes Bump: Ghost Tours For The MindEp. 542 - Haunted Mystic
Mystic, Connecticut was a seafaring village in the early settlement of America. This was the scene of a horrific massacre that more than likely has left behind…
History Goes Bump: Ghost Tours For The MindLemp Mansion Redux
The Lemp family and lager beer go hand in hand. What started out as a grocery business, grew into a beer empire in St. Louis, Missouri that brought success and…
History Goes Bump: Ghost Tours For The MindEp. 541 - Hotel Chelsea
The Hotel Chelsea refers to itself as "A Rest Stop for Rare Individuals" and indeed, it has hosted some famous creatives. Today it is a luxury hotel, but when…
History Goes Bump: Ghost Tours For The MindPhantasmal Crime 35 - The Death of Paul Bern
Jean Harlow was known as the "Original Blonde Bombshell." In 1932, she married Paul Bern, a screenwriter, director and assistant at MGM Studios. It was an odd…
History Goes Bump: Ghost Tours For The MindEp. 540 - Edinburgh Manor
The Joker isn't just a comic book villain. This is an entity said to reside at the Edinburgh Manor in Scotch Grove, Iowa and he too seems to be a villain. The…
History Goes Bump: Ghost Tours For The MindHotel Jerome Redux
Hotel Jerome is located in the heart of the city of Aspen in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado. The luxury hotel provides high end amenities in a truly historic…
History Goes Bump: Ghost Tours For The MindEp. 539 - The Drover's Inn
The Drovers Inn has stood for over 300 years and is one of Scotland's oldest and most haunted pubs. This establishment was named for the highland drovers…
History Goes Bump: Ghost Tours For The MindTarot, Elementals and Investigating with Death Becomes Us
Paranormal Conversations are random, off-the-cuff discussions on all things paranormal. On this 20th Paranormal Conversation, we have our first returning…
History Goes Bump: Ghost Tours For The MindEp. 538 - The Haunting of Carl Jung
Carl Jung was a world renowned psychoanalyst and although he was a man of science, he embraced the unusual readily. Not only did Jung develop the theory of…
History Goes Bump: Ghost Tours For The MindGeneral Lafayette Inn Redux
When we originally covered the General Lafayette Inn in early 2015, we named the episode after its then current incarnation: Barren Hill Tavern and Brewery…
History Goes Bump: Ghost Tours For The MindEp. 537 - Old Slater Mill and Tavern on Main
America's industrial past lends itself to ghost stories. No one can doubt that working in industrial mills was a dangerous enterprise. These mills employed…
History Goes Bump: Ghost Tours For The MindPhantasmal Crime 34 - The Serial Killer and the Devil's Tree
Gerard John Schaefer had been a Florida Law Enforcement Officer. Police are some of our most trusted public servants. Our default position when it comes to…
History Goes Bump: Ghost Tours For The MindEp. 536 - Artisan Investigation and Haunted Deland
There is over 400 years of history connected to Volusia County in Florida, including Native American residency, Spanish exploration, French colonization and…
History Goes Bump: Ghost Tours For The MindOliver House Redux
The Oliver House is located in Bisbee, Arizona, a quaint town with a historic mining background. As is the case in most mining towns, this town has a rich…
History Goes Bump: Ghost Tours For The MindEp. 535 - Berrima Courthouse and Haunts
The Berrima Courthouse in the beautiful Southern Highlands of New South Wales in Australia is a great example of colonial architecture. The courthouse was a…
History Goes Bump: Ghost Tours For The MindGhost Theories and Investigating with Ghost Story Girl
Paranormal Conversations are random, off-the-cuff discussions on all things paranormal. On this 19th Paranormal Conversation, we are joined by paranormal…
History Goes Bump: Ghost Tours For The MindEp. 534 - Haunted Cemeteries 29
It wasn't until the nineteenth century that it occurred to people that cemeteries could make great parks. A movement carried over from France and swept the…
History Goes Bump: Ghost Tours For The MindMorse Mill Hotel Redux
The Morse Mill Hotel in Dittmer, Missouri has it all for history and ghost enthusiasts alike. This location has not only served as a private residence, tavern…
History Goes Bump: Ghost Tours For The MindEp. 533 - Fort Riley
Fort Riley sits on the north bank of the Kansas River near Junction City in Kansas. The military installation has a history that stretches back more than 150…
History Goes Bump: Ghost Tours For The MindPhantasmal Crime 33 - Canadian Axe Murderess
The Plains of Abraham have known death. This is a historic area inside Battlefields Park in Quebec City, Canada. Before the park, this was a place few would…
History Goes Bump: Ghost Tours For The MindEp. 532 - White Eagle Saloon
McMenamins pubs, breweries and hotels are notoriously haunted. We've featured a couple of McMenamins establishments on episodes and The White Eagle Saloon is…
History Goes Bump: Ghost Tours For The MindLord Milner Hotel Redux
Kelly and Diane return to the Lord Milner Hotel in South Africa! On the surface, the Lord Milner Hotel appears to be a mash-up of old Victorian London and a…
History Goes Bump: Ghost Tours For The MindEp. 531 - The Haunting of Loretta Lynn
Hurricane Mills Rural Historic District is the name of Loretta Lynn's ranch in Tennessee. This is a large 3500-acre property that is basically its own little…
History Goes Bump: Ghost Tours For The MindPsychic Impressions and Visitations with Jannae
Paranormal Conversations are random, off-the-cuff discussions on all things paranormal. On this 18th Paranormal Conversation, we are joined by our listener…
History Goes Bump: Ghost Tours For The MindEp. 530 - Kitty Knight Inn
Located along the Chesapeake Wine Trail and a scenic byway is the Kitty Knight Inn in Maryland. Kitty Knight was an amazingly brave woman who saved this house…
History Goes Bump: Ghost Tours For The MindAlcatraz Redux
Kelly and Diane return to Alcatraz, infamously nicknamed The Rock, and present the history and hauntings of this location that lies about 1.5 miles off the…
History Goes Bump: Ghost Tours For The MindEp. 529 - Haunted Calgary
The city of Calgary is gorgeous with the Canadian Rocky Mountains as its backdrop. The bustling city is the financial center of Western Canada. If you like…