Beads for Elizabeth tells the true story of a young woman murdered during a Mardi Gras parade in Galveston, Texas, in 1881, one of the earliest documented cases of domestic violence on the island.

This episode examines the historical record, witness testimony, and social context surrounding Elizabeth Percival’s death, and explores how she is still remembered in Galveston today. More than a true crime story, it is a reflection on memory, violence, and why some names refuse to fade.

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🎧 Beyond the Past – Galveston Podcast

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If this episode brings up difficult or personal concerns:

National Domestic Violence Hotline (U.S.)
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🌐 thehotline.org

International Resources:
🌐 hotpeachpages.net
(Domestic violence support resources by country)

You are not alone. Help is available.

Elizabeth Percival was a respected businesswoman in 19th-century Galveston, Texas. In 1881, during Mardi Gras season, her life ended violently inside her own home.

This episode follows the documented testimony and court records surrounding Elizabeth Percival’s murder and explores why she is still remembered in Galveston today. Visitors continue to leave small tributes at her grave — a quiet act of memory that never faded.

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Galveston believed it had a system.

Ships were held offshore. Inspections were made. Quarantine flags were raised. For years, it created a sense of control.

But in 1867, something slipped past the line.

Part Two of Held Offshore: The Invisible Passenger follows the moment yellow fever came ashore. This episode explores Galveston’s quarantine history, disease control at the port, and how an unseen threat moved from ship to street in a crowded coastal city.

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Galveston believed it had a system.
Ships were held offshore. Inspections were made. Flags were raised.

But in 1867, something slipped past the line.

Part Two of Held Offshore: The Invisible Passenger follows the moment quarantine failed and yellow fever came ashore. This episode explores Galveston’s disease control history, the limits of certainty, and what happens when an unseen threat enters a crowded port city.

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Documented history. Lingering questions.

In Part One of “Held Offshore: Galveston’s Invisible Passenger,” we explore how fear, limited science, and routine defenses shaped Galveston’s response to invisible threats and how watching the sea created both control and false security.

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🎧 Part One of a two-part series

Listener discretion advised: Historical disease, quarantine practices, and death.

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Because history doesn’t rest…
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In Galveston, Texas, storms, epidemics, and major rebuilding projects reshaped the city and the dead did not always remain where they were first laid to rest.

This episode explores disrupted cemeteries, burial relocation, and the history that lingers beneath Galveston’s streets. Through documented events and unanswered questions, we examine how loss, movement, and uncertainty helped shape the island’s enduring lore.

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📍 A Galveston-based history podcast

Beyond the Past Podcast is a Galveston-based history podcast exploring the people, places, and events that shaped the island, and the stories that refuse to stay buried.

From documented history to local lore, we examine storms, cemeteries, unsolved crimes, forgotten burials, and the moments where fact and legend collide. Each episode is rooted in research, newspapers, records, and firsthand accounts.

Hosted from Galveston, Texas by Lady Saelym and Madame Omen.

Because history doesn’t rest, and neither should you.

Four Little Coffins: The Alberti Tragedy - Galveston explores one of the island’s most heartbreaking and enduring true crime cases. Rooted in documented history, this episode examines the tragic deaths of the Alberti children, the unanswered questions that followed, and the silence that settled over Galveston in the aftermath.

In this episode of Beyond the Past, we trace the historical records, period accounts, and local lore surrounding the Alberti Tragedy. What happened was recorded but not everything was explained. Over time, grief became legend, and legend became part of Galveston’s haunted history.

This is not a ghost story.

It is a Galveston true crime story where history, loss, and unanswered questions refuse to stay buried.

Beyond the Past is a Galveston-based history and true crime podcast exploring the people, places, and events that shaped the island and the stories that refuse to stay buried.

From pirates and early settlers to unsolved crimes, storms, epidemics, corruption, and quiet tragedies, each episode follows documented history drawn from newspapers, records, and firsthand accounts. We examine what happened, where the legends began, and why some stories never fully let go.

Hosted by Lady Saelym and Madame Omen, Beyond the Past blends historical research with atmospheric storytelling, grounded in fact and guided by curiosity.

This isn’t just about ghost stories.
It’s about where they started.

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📍 Rooted in Galveston, Texas

What if the story doesn’t end…
because the island isn’t finished with you?

Beyond the Past is a Galveston-based history, true crime, and paranormal podcast exploring the people, places, and events that shaped the island and the stories that refuse to stay buried.

Hosted by Lady Saelym, Madame Omen, and Lord Michaelson, the series blends Galveston history, unsolved crimes, local lore, and paranormal encounters into atmospheric storytelling rooted in real places and real consequences.

🎙️ Launching January 4, 2026

Because history doesn’t rest…
and neither should you.