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Reading Our Roots

Tips on researching, historical events that inform our work, and the stories we can't stop telling.

Oct 185 min read

Tillie Klimek, the Greatest Psychic Murderer to Have Ever Lived

Be the change you want to see in the world. Establishing credibility can be so difficult for a psychic. They need to trick you into...

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Oct 119 min read

Sharon vs. Sharon vs. Terry vs. Sorcery

We sincerely hope you're ready for a story that involves an eccentric heiress, robber barons, sorcery ( that's right, we said "sorcery"...

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Sep 29, 20233 min read

The Boys Are Back in Town: Thin Lizzie (Borden) Rides Again

Here's an image. Look at it. Start at the top line and don't skip to the end. It's causes of death, by the way. And to save you a Google,...

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Mar 23, 20233 min read

Learn how to swim

One of the best things about doing historical family research is that you tend to encounter some truly intriguing characters. Long-gone...

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Oct 28, 20226 min read

Belle Gunness

A few of Belle Gunness's favorite things: 🎶 Poisoning young children and burning down houses, bludgeoning new husbands and insurance...

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Oct 7, 20226 min read

Jolly Jane Toppan, the Cape Cod Killer

You know that feeling of reassurance you have when you or a loved one is sick but they're in the care of a trusted doctor or nurse? The...

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Aug 26, 20224 min read

You Have Died of Pellagra.

There are two groups of people in this world: 1. Those who are fascinated by old-timey diseases and conditions, and 2. Those who think...

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