Invisible Histories

A Return to the Potter's Field


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Welcome to Invisible Histories! 

Tonight we bring you a special show like no other. If you've listened to the first three episodes -- and if not go back to Episode #1 -- we come to this podcast with a deep curiosity about the people who lived in this time period, how they died, and how they ended up being buried in the Potter’s Field between 1876-1912.  

Elke and I wanted to transport you to where the Potter’s Field used to be, on a windy point of land in what is known today as the neighborhood of Georgetown in Seattle, WA. 

We took a little field trip to 500 South Myrtle Street, deep in the side streets of Georgetown’s industrial area. We thought maybe by visiting in person, on a quiet full moon night, we perhaps could feel something there, and get some answers? ...We were definitely not trying to open a portal …..!


Listen now to hear the spirits of Madame Victoria, Coroner Charles E. Hoye, Thomas Hamilton Blanck, Mary Dugan, Millie Schiller, Lewis Jones, Fred Boalt, Joseph Miller, and Effie Lassen.


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Show Notes:

HistoryLink page about the Potter's Field

The Meadows, Seattle's first great racetrack

"No Rest for The Unwept Dead" The Seattle Times, June 15, 1904, p. 9

Credits:

Sound FX from FreeSound.org

Including USC Cinema Archival Sound FX from 1930s-1960s (Craig Smith)

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Music from FreeSound.org 1906 Marvel Player Piano from San Francisco

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Characters played by Elke Hautala, Clayton Ballard, Brian Dougherty, Patti Amundson, Sarah Sherman, Pat Dolan, and Andy Bookwalter.

​Interviews by Cari Simson. Based on actual historical research with touches of speculative fiction here and there!


Recorded at Works Progress Cooperative in Seattle WA - Seattle’s only cooperatively run coworking space - www.worksprogress.coop 

Audio edited by Elke Hautala 

April 2024

Cari Simson and Elke Hautala formed Invisible Histories to visually and viscerally connect the public to experiences from the past. Their Invisible Histories podcast unearths diverse local stories and forgotten places. www.invisible-histories.com

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Invisible HistoriesBy Cari Simson Elke Hautala