Cemetery Row

Spooky season ain't over til it's over. Join us for another spooky episode to round out the season! Sheena covers the tales of two witches - Hannah Cranna of Connecticut and Susan Mummey of Pennsylvania. Hannah shares the life and times of illusionist Harry Houdini. Lori covers the murder of Sophia Eberlein and the library she now haunts.

Happy Halloween! Cemetery Row celebrates the most wonderful time of the year with three spooky tales. Lori bares all with the Witch Bonney of Massachusetts. Sheena covers one of the nation's most haunted homes - the Hampton Lillibridge House of Savannah, Georgia. Hannah shares terrifying tales of terror from Chicago's haunted Congress Plaza Hotel.

Happy Spooky Season, Cemetery Row listeners! We kick off the most wonderful time of the year with three chilling tales. Sheena shares the classic Memphis ghost story of Pink Lizzie, and Hannah covers California's evil axe murderer James Dunham. Lori covers the murder of Thelma Taylor and Oregon's haunted Cathedral Park.

Happy birthday, Lori! This week we celebrate our resident horse girl with three very Lori-centric stories. Lori shares the story of Hall of Fame barrel race horse Gills Bay Boy (aka Scamper), and Sheena covers Evelyn Estes, a young Memphis woman who traveled to California on her horse. Hannah covers mountaineer, author and teacher Junko Tabei, the first woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest and ascend the Seven Summits.

This week's episode is all about the silver lining. Yes, there are tragedies in this episode - but look for the good that came out of these devastating events. Hannah covers Henry Bergh, who founded the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA), and how he helped Mary Ellen Wilson, a child abuse survivor whose case changed laws across the country. Sheena covers the devastating Natchez Rhythm Club fire and the resulting change in safety standards. Lori cheers us up by sharing the story of Rose O'Neill, who created Kewpie dolls.

This episode is full of plot twists! Find out why the beautiful Natchez mansion Longwood was never completed in Sheena's story. Lori shares the story of artist, cartoonist and author Johnny Gruelle, and the adorable toy he created that is now synonymous with the paranormal. Hannah covers two Katherines - Katherine Slaughterback, who would go on to become Rattlesnake Kate, and Catherine O'Leary, whose cow may have started the Great Chicago Fire (and she might have an interesting connection to Hannah!).

Take a trip back to the 1800s in this episode of Cemetery Row! Hannah covers Montgomery C. Meigs, an engineer who was one of the main architects of Arlington Cemetery. Lori shares the story of Stephen Bishop, one of the first people to explore and map Mammoth Cave in Kentucky. And Sheena shares stories of the Natchez City Cemetery, including the grave of a little girl afraid of storms and those killed in the Natchez Drug Company explosion.

We're celebrating awesome First Ladies in this episode of Cemetery Row! Lori covers Rose Cleveland, who served as the acting first lady during the presidency of her brother, Grover Cleveland. Sheena shares the story of activist and social worker Wilma Mankiller, the first lady to serve as Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation. Hannah shares the story of feminist and founder of the Betty Ford Center, Betty Ford, the First Lady of the US as the wife of President Gerald Ford.

Happy Pride Month, again! Our Pride celebrations continue with more stories of LGBTQ+ folks. Lori covers socialist, poet, philosopher and early gay rights activist Edward Carpenter. Sheena covers William Dorsey Swann, America's first drag queen. Hannah shares the stories of two criminals - fraudster Geraldine Elizabeth Carmichael and bank robber John Wojtowicz, whose story inspired the film "Dog Day Afternoon."

Happy Pride Month! This week's episode celebrates pioneering LGBTQ+ folks from around the world. Hannah shares the story of Revolutionary War hero Baron Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben, whose contributions to the war improved the performance of U.S. troops. Lori covers the "Ladies of Llangollen," Eleanor Charlotte Butler and Sarah Ponsonby, who lived together as a couple during the Georgian era. Sheena shares the story of Eddie Sandifer, a pioneering Mississippi gay rights advocate and the Robin Hood of the Civil Rights movement.