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E61 Women's History Month: Women getting stuff done Mar 05, 2023

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Hey y'all! Thank you for joining us for our Women's History Month episode. We're gonna talk about three women who did whatever it took to do what they wanted.
Look for us on social media, TicToc, Youtube, FB & Instagram. We share pics to go along with each episode. Wanna get in touch? Email the show at loreofthesouth@gmail.com. Please help the show by leaving a five star review wherever you can. If you really really want to help consider becoming a Patreon supporter https://patreon.com/theloreofthesouth?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=join_link
Rhetty for History- Vivia Thomas episode https://youtu.be/mRU_TaXYqBg
Citations
Thomas, H. (2021, March 30). Women who dressed as men and made history. Women Who Dressed as Men and Made History | Headlines and Heroes. Retrieved February 18, 2023, from https://blogs.loc.gov/headlinesandheroes/2021/03/women-who-dressed-as-men-and-made-history/

Trista. (2023, January 29). 20 women who posed as men and made history into herstory. History Collection. Retrieved February 18, 2023, from https://historycollection.com/20-women-who-posed-as-men-and-made-history-into-herstory/

Why March is National Women's History month. National Women's History Alliance. (2019, February 11). Retrieved February 18, 2023, from https://nationalwomenshistoryalliance.org/womens-history-month/womens-history-month-history/

Wikimedia Foundation. (2021, January 7). Vivia Thomas. Wikipedia. Retrieved February 25, 2023, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vivia_Thomas

Wikimedia Foundation. (2023, February 2). Christian davies. Wikipedia. Retrieved February 25, 2023, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_Davies

Wikimedia Foundation. (2023, January 25). James Barry (surgeon). Wikipedia. Retrieved February 25, 2023, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Barry_(surgeon)

YouTube. (2022, March 22). The unusual love story of Vivia Thomas. YouTube. Retrieved February 25, 2023, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mRU_TaXYqBg

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E60 Higher Learning and Quackery at the Crescent Hotel Feb 19, 2023

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Welcome to E60 where we discuss the long history of the Crescent Hotel in Eureka Springs, AR. From luxury accommodations, to a ladies college, a conman's cancer hospital and back to a luxury destination with the bonus of a few ghosts.
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Thank you Kathy for the show idea! And thanks to Elle for getting in touch and for your kind words.
Citations
15 lesser-known black history facts. Paycor. (n.d.). Retrieved February 4, 2023, from https://www.paycor.com/resource-center/articles/15-lesser-known-black-history-facts/

Brandes, H. (2021, December 3). Sleeping in the morgue of Eureka Springs' Crescent Hotel, one of the most haunted places in the U.S. Roadtrippers. Retrieved February 11, 2023, from https://roadtrippers.com/magazine/sleeping-in-the-morgue-at-the-crescent-hotel/

Crescent College and Conservatory. Encyclopedia of Arkansas. (2022, March 5). Retrieved February 11, 2023, from https://encyclopediaofarkansas.net/entries/crescent-college-and-conservatory-5618/

Crescent Hotel history. History of the 1886 Crescent Hotel and Spa in Eureka Springs, Arkansas. (n.d.). Retrieved February 11, 2023, from https://crescent-hotel.com/history.shtml

Legends of america. (n.d.). Retrieved February 11, 2023, from https://www.legendsofamerica.com/ar-crescenthotel/

Osborne, M. (2023, February 3). Vikings brought horses and dogs to england, study finds. Smithsonian.com. Retrieved February 5, 2023, from https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/vikings-brought-horses-and-dogs-to-england-study-finds-180981569/

Wikimedia Foundation. (2023, February 11). Eureka Springs, Arkansas. Wikipedia. Retrieved February 11, 2023, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eureka_Springs,_Arkansas

Wikimedia Foundation. (2023, February 9). Crescent Hotel (Eureka Springs, Arkansas). Wikipedia. Retrieved February 11, 2023, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crescent_Hotel_(Eureka_Springs,_Arkansas)

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E59 Henry Box Brown-The man who shipped himself to freedom Feb 05, 2023

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Welcome to E59 Henry Box Brown- The man who shipped himself to freedom. Thank you for joining us for our Black History Month episode. Hope you all enjoy it. If you do please leave us a five star review and a few kind words where you can. If you really like our show consider becoming a Patreon supporter for as little as $3 per month https://patreon.com/theloreofthesouth?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=join_link. Also thank you Rebecca for reaching out and sending in that article about the Bigfoot sightings. If you have something you'd like to share you can email the show at loreofthethesouth@gmail.com Follow us on social media for pics to go along with each episode and for show updates.
Citations
Spencer, C. S. (2021, December 22). Henry Box Brown (1815 or 1816–1897). Encyclopedia Virginia. Retrieved January 29, 2023, from https://encyclopediavirginia.org/entries/brown-henry-box-1815-or-1816-1897/

Wikimedia Foundation. (2023, January 18). Henry Box Brown. Wikipedia. Retrieved January 29, 2023, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Box_Brown

YouTube. (2022, September 30). The unbelievable story of the slave who mailed himself to freedom. YouTube. Retrieved January 29, 2023, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H63GrkmeNvs

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E58 Tobacco Brides and Casket Girls Jan 23, 2023

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Join us for E58 about when the English and French powers that be decided the best way to tame the new world was by importing wives for the male settlers. We talk about the Jamestown Tobacco Brides and the NOLA King's Daughters aka The Casket Girls. Then stick around to the end for a Patreon preview.
Follow us on social media, for show updates and pics to go along with each episode. Wanna get in touch or order a t-shirt? Email the show at loreofthesouth@gmail.com
Think I forgot to mention the PBS/UK series Jamestown. It was pretty good. Think it was filmed in Romania, but the location looks pretty spot on to the real Chesapeake Bay Area. Oh and give the YouTube channel Jamestown Rediscovery a follow, they're always coming through with new artifacts and such https://www.youtube.com/@JamestownRediscovery
Want to help support the show? Check out our Patreon where you get at least one bonus episode a month, where producer Mike and I discuss a topic. Can't swing Patreon? Please be so kind as to leave a fie star review and a few kind words on Apple Podcast and Spotify.
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Citations
Branley, E. (2020, October 6). History of the casket girls in New Orleans. GoNOLA.com. Retrieved January 8, 2023, from https://gonola.com/things-to-do-in-new-orleans/history/the-casket-girls-wives-for-french-new-orleans

The difference between Cajun & Creole. Visit Houma-Terrebonne, LA. (n.d.). Retrieved January 8, 2023, from https://explorehouma.com/about/cajun-vs-creole/

Google. (n.d.). Google search. Retrieved January 21, 2023, from https://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=ursuline%2Bnuns%2Bin%2Bnew%2Borleans&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8

History of Jamestown. Historic Jamestowne. (n.d.). Retrieved January 20, 2023, from https://historicjamestowne.org/history/history-of-jamestown/

Potter, J. (2019). The jamestown brides: The story of england's "maids for Virginia". Oxford University Press.

Wikimedia Foundation. (2022, December 18). David Paulides. Wikipedia. Retrieved January 20, 2023, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Paulides

Wikimedia Foundation. (2022, November 15). Smoky (dog). Wikipedia. Retrieved January 20, 2023, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smoky_(dog)

Womens History month: The casket girls. New Orleans Legendary Walking Tours. (2022, August 19). Retrieved January 8, 2023, from https://www.neworleanslegendarywalkingtours.com/blog/womens-history-month-the-casket-girls/

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E57 Gullah Geechee Magic Jan 08, 2023

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Welcome back y'all and thank you for joining us for this episode about Gullah Geechee Magic. If ever in Beaufort, SC I highly recommend going out to St Helena's Island and taking in all the Gullah Geechee Heritage that they are working hard to preserve.
Follow us on social media for show updates and pics to go along with each episode. Wanna get in touch with a show idea, comment or just want to say hi? Email us at loreofthesouth@gmail.com
Leave us a five star review where possible it really helps the show get out to more listeners. If you really like what you hear and want an extra episode every month check out our Patreon at https://patreon.com/theloreofthesouth?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=join_link
Citations
Geechee and Gullah culture - new Georgia encyclopedia. (n.d.). Retrieved December 31, 2022, from https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/arts-culture/geechee-and-gullah-culture/

Mcteer, J. (2010). High sheriff of the low country. iUniverse Com.

Parks, S. (2020, February 11). Saved by the Great Skedaddle: Once a year, Beaufort shows off its most spectacular mansions to the public. Roadtrippers. Retrieved December 31, 2022, from https://roadtrippers.com/magazine/beaufort-south-carolina-mansions/

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E56 Dreaming of a Weird Christmas Dec 16, 2022

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Merry Christmas LotS'ers!!!!! Join us for some amazing and weird Christmas traditions from around the world. For those with littles, I do talk about the origins of Santa, but never denounce the jolly old guy. I wanted to forewarn y'all just incase.
Happy Bday to us!!! It's our second birthday y'all!
Holiday shoutouts- Give Enocha Edenfield a follow. She's a journalist, historian, tour guide and roller derby extraordinaire. He gives frequent live tours on Tic Toc look her up and give a follow.
Sydney Rose the Needle Woman- She is our second Patreon supporter! She is also an amazing seamstress and costume designer as well as being a reenactor up in Savannah. Give her a follow as well. I love to see what she getting up to at the old fort she works at.
Eerie Lights on Instagram is David Weatherly's page. He's a well known author of countless books about cryptids.
Lastly is another favorite of mine. Monsters Among Us podcast. If you haven't already please give them a listen and follow on social media.
Follow us on all the social media. Leave a five star review where you can and take a peak at our patreon if you really love what you hear. https://patreon.com/theloreofthesouth?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=join_link
Citations
Abramson, S. (2007, November 21). Why do christmas carolers walk around the neighborhood singing? HowStuffWorks. Retrieved December 2, 2022, from https://people.howstuffworks.com/culture-traditions/holidays-christmas/christmas-caroler1.htm

Crocker, S. (2020, November 19). The untold truth of christmas witches. Grunge. Retrieved December 2, 2022, from https://www.grunge.com/282226/the-untold-truth-of-christmas-witches/

The eight strangest Christmas traditions on Earth: YHA Australia. The Eight Strangest Christmas Traditions on Earth | YHA Australia. (n.d.). Retrieved November 29, 2022, from https://www.yha.com.au/travel-and-tours/traveller-stories/the-eight-strangest-christmas-traditions-on-earth/

Magazine, S. (2016, December 19). Each christmas, Iceland's Yule Cat Takes Fashion Policing to the extreme. Smithsonian.com. Retrieved December 4, 2022, from https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/each-christmas-icelands-yule-cat-takes-fashion-policing-extreme-180961420/

Milligan, M. (2022, October 19). Original burial place of St Nicholas located by archaeologists. HeritageDaily. Retrieved November 30, 2022, from https://www.heritagedaily.com/2022/10/original-burial-place-of-st-nicholas-located-by-archaeologists/145022

Patterson, L. (2017, December 22). A Catalan log that Poops Nougats at Christmas. NPR. Retrieved December 6, 2022, from https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2017/12/22/572569325/caga-ti-a-catalan-log-that-poops-nougats-at-christmas

Rosato, E. (2018, October 31). The lady lived once, but was buried twice. BBC News. Retrieved December 6, 2022, from https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-northern-ireland-46026619

Wikimedia Foundation. (2022, December 6). Christmas pickle. Wikipedia. Retrieved December 6, 2022, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas_pickle

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E55 Osceola Nov 27, 2022

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Welcome to E55 Osceola. In honor of Native American History Month, we bring you the story about one of FL's great Seminole leaders.
Thanks to Chris for the promo spots.
Thank you Judy for becoming our very first Patreon Supporter!
Be sure to follow the show on social media for show updates and for pics that go along with each episode. If you really, really, really like the show support us on patreon at https://patreon.com/theloreofthesouth?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=join_link for exclusive content.
Citations
Cann, R. D. (2022, November 3). King Charles III 'supports' princes in the tower investigation. Express.co.uk. Retrieved November 23, 2022, from https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/1682819/king-charles-iii-princes-in-the-tower-investigation-richard-iii-spt

Jim Robison of The Sentinel Staff. (2021, August 2). Surgeon overseeing Osceola's last days kept cranial... Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved November 24, 2022, from https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/os-xpm-1994-07-17-9407150190-story.html

Osceola. Omeka RSS. (n.d.). Retrieved November 13, 2022, from https://apps.lib.umich.edu/online-exhibits/exhibits/show/great-native-american-chiefs/group-of-native-american-chief/osceola

U.S. Department of the Interior. (n.d.). Seminole incarceration. National Parks Service. Retrieved November 24, 2022, from https://www.nps.gov/casa/learn/historyculture/seminole-incarceration.htm

Wikimedia Foundation. (2020, December 22). Frederick Weedon. Wikipedia. Retrieved November 24, 2022, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_Weedon

Wikimedia Foundation. (2022, November 23). Thanksgiving (United States). Wikipedia. Retrieved November 23, 2022, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thanksgiving_(United_States)

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E54 The Giggling Granny Nov 13, 2022

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Join us for E54 where we talk about Nannie Doss, the Giggling Granny and black widow/serial killer. Listener beware, this woman killed men, women and children.
I'm putting in a LotS t-shirt order, contact me for more info and pricing if interested. loreofthesouth@gmail.com
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Citations
Coleman, K. (2019, June 6). 25 craziest facts about the South. Best Life. Retrieved November 11, 2022, from https://bestlifeonline.com/southeast-region-facts/

DeLong, W. (2018, July 20). Meet the "giggling granny" serial killer who laughed all through her confession. All That's Interesting. Retrieved November 2, 2022, from https://allthatsinteresting.com/nannie-doss-giggling-granny

Wikimedia Foundation. (2022, November 8). Nannie Doss. Wikipedia. Retrieved November 11, 2022, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nannie_Doss

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E53 Happy Halloween & the Horrid History of Fairytales Oct 30, 2022

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Thank you for joining us on E53 Halloween Episode. Hear about the odd origins of a few classic Fairytales and Nursery Rhymes. And thanks to Doc Esing for permission to read out his children's story Dubois Jack the Pumpkin King
Follow us on social media for updates and pics to go along with each episode. You can contact the show at loreofthesouth@gmail.com.
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Citations
Campbell, A. J. (2019, February 15). Legend: You'll see a ghost if you stand on this bridge at night. 11Alive.com. Retrieved October 28, 2022, from https://www.11alive.com/article/news/ghost-hunting-on-helen-georgias-haunted-bridge/85-5adbae43-5cb8-488a-a183-eff219c8454c

Kiger, P. J. (2015, January 15). 10 fairy tales that are way darker than you realized as a kid. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved October 28, 2022, from https://people.howstuffworks.com/10-dark-fairy-tales.htm

Lang, K. (2021, May 5). The true story behind beauty and the beast. HistoryvsHollywood.com. Retrieved October 28, 2022, from https://www.historyvshollywood.com/reelfaces/beauty-and-the-beast/

Lukošius, S. (2022, October 22). 30 random creepy facts to deprive somebody of sleep. Bored Panda. Retrieved October 23, 2022, from https://www.boredpanda.com/creepy-facts/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=organic

Roller, S. (2021, October 22). The disturbing origins of Fairy tales. History Hit. Retrieved October 28, 2022, from https://www.historyhit.com/the-disturbing-origins-of-fairy-tales/

Serena, K. (2021, June 16). The bodies of dead climbers on Everest are serving as guideposts. All That's Interesting. Retrieved October 23, 2022, from https://allthatsinteresting.com/mount-everest-bodies

Yen CabagYen Cabag is the Blog Writer of TCK Publishing. She is also a homeschooling mom. (2022, May 23). 8 dark nursery rhymes. TCK Publishing. Retrieved October 28, 2022, from https://www.tckpublishing.com/dark-nursery-rhymes/

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E52 The Crossroads Oct 16, 2022

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In today's episode we talk about crossroads and why they hold such a spooky place in history. A place of punishment, a place for summoning and a place where a Delta Blues musician might sell his soul.
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Sweet Home Chicago
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Crossroads
https://youtu.be/bJ_7nYEpkBo
Citations
Beano. (2022, March 14). The 20 creepiest scary facts to spook your friends. Beano. Retrieved September 30, 2022, from https://www.beano.com/posts/scary-facts

Magazine, S. (n.d.). A brief history of the haunted house. Smithsonian.com. Retrieved September 30, 2022, from https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/history-haunted-house-180957008/

The Orton and Spooner Ghost house - Halloween. Historydraft. (n.d.). Retrieved September 30, 2022, from https://historydraft.com/story/history-of-halloween/the-orton-and-spooner-ghost-house/537/8639

Slaven, J. (2016, July 29). The crossroads: A liminal setting for occult and supernatural activities. Owlcation. Retrieved October 1, 2022, from https://owlcation.com/humanities/The-Crossroads-a-liminal-setting-for-occult-and-supernatural-activities

Wikimedia Foundation. (2022, August 30). Crossroads (folklore). Wikipedia. Retrieved September 30, 2022, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crossroads_(folklore)

Wikimedia Foundation. (2022, September 23). Pope formosus. Wikipedia. Retrieved September 30, 2022, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Formosus

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