History Goes Bump Podcast

By Diane Student

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What's History Goes Bump Podcast about?

Podcast dedicated to the side of history that goes bump in the night. Every show features a “Moment In Oddity,” “History Of The Day,” and then interviews and discussions about a historic location, event or person and the hauntings associated with the subject of the particular show. The tagline for the show is “Ghost tours for the theater of the mind” and that is the goal of the podcast: to take listeners on a virtual tour of a place they may never have the chance to visit and to entertain while possibly sharing something listeners may not have heard before.

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Ep. 385 - Old Clay County Jail

05.13.2021

We joined our listener Emily on a ghost hunt of the Old Clay County Jail in Green Cove Springs, Florida. This one will give you goose bumps by the end as we contacted not only spirits connected to the jail, ...

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05.13.2021 Ep. 385 - Old Clay County Jail We joined our listener Emily on a ghost hunt of the Old Clay County Jail in Green Cove Springs, Florida. This one will give you goose bumps by the end as we contacted not only spirits connected to the jail, ...
05.06.2021 Ep. 384 - Boston Common Boston is one of the oldest cities in America and full of history. One center of this history is the Boston Common, which is considered America's oldest park. So much emotion is wrapped up here, it's not surprising that strange ...
04.29.2021 Ep. 383 - The Ghost Town of Bannack Bannack, Montana was a wild gold mining town with no sheriff, dotted with brothels and saloons. Bannack became a ghost town. The state government maintains the property and they have chosen to keep it in its dilapidated state. And perhaps ...
04.22.2021 Ep. 382 - Haunted Cemeteries 18 and Cremation On this episode we have The Lost Cemetery of Infants from Texas, Citizens Cemetery in Arizona, 100 Steps Cemetery and Stepp Cemetery in Indiana and Erie Street Cemetery in Ohio. We also will be discussing cremation and a haunted crematory! ...
04.15.2021 Ep. 381 - Tri-County Truck Stop The Diamonds started as a fruit stand, then became a restaurant and eventually a truck stop named the Tri-County Truck Stop. The location is now closed and abandoned except for on certain nights when ghost hunts are offered. Many claim ...
04.08.2021 Ep. 380 - Old Hamilton County Jail The Hamilton County Jail was open for nearly 100 years and housed a variety of criminals, both men and women. Many people died here and at least three were executed and there are several bodies buried on the property. This ...
04.01.2021 Ep. 379 - Molly Stark Sanatorium The Molly Stark Sanatorium in Ohio is in really poor condition and protected by a fence. It later became a hospital caring for generally ill people, mentally ill people, addictions, the developmentally disabled and the elderly. Join us as we ...
03.25.2021 Ep. 378 - Thornewood Castle Thornewood Castle is located in Lakewood, Washington. The English Tudor/Gothic mansion is the only private castle on the West Coast. The location was featured on Stephen King's Rose Red, which makes us wonder, is the castle really haunted? The answer ...
03.18.2021 Ep. 377 - Eastland Disaster The Eastland Disaster was the most deadly shipwreck in Great Lakes history. On this fateful day in 1915, hundreds would die including whole families and leave a mark forever on Chicago. Locations that housed the dead until they could be ...
03.11.2021 Ep. 376 - Fox Hollow Farm Herb Baumeister was an entrepreneur who founded the successful Sav-A-Lot thrift stores, but beneath that successful veneer, he was also something quite sinister. He was suspected in the murders of at least sixteen men and more than likely, many more. ...
03.05.2021 BONUS: Shadow People This is an uncut conversation, taped live on the Stereo App featuring Kelly and Diane talking about the phenomenon of Shadow People and fielding "calls" or messages from listeners on this topic. It's fascinating! Excuse the audio as this was ...
03.04.2021 Ep. 375 - Wyoming Frontier Prison The Wyoming Frontier Prison was a brutal place with no heat during the savage winters. Hundreds lost their lives via murder, suicide and execution. Enough men suffered and died here that a spiritual residue has built up and there are ...
02.25.2021 Ep. 374 - The Legend of the Count of St. Germain One legendary person in history that has been fascinating to us is the Count of St. Germain. This was a man who not only claimed to be hundreds of years old, seemingly finding the secret to eternal youth via alchemy, ...
02.18.2021 Ep. 373 - Big Bend and the Ghost Lights of Texas Ghosts Lights are an interesting phenomenon. Tim Stevens co-founded Spectrograph Films in 2019 and they are currently finishing their first feature film, a sci-fi thriller called The Ghost Lights, based on a real phenomena in West Texas. He joins us ...
02.11.2021 Ep. 372 - Andrew Jackson Hotel and Napoleon House We booked a room at the Andrew Jackson Hotel, had dinner at the Napoleon House - one of America's most famous bars - and took in a couple of the local creepy stores before heading on a ghost tour with ...
02.04.2021 Ep. 371 - Charleville Castle Charleville Castle borders the town of Tullamore near a forest that was heavily used by Druids, thus the Druidic connection to this location is strong. This castle is said to be the most haunted castle in Ireland with legends of ...
01.28.2021 Ep. 370 - Old Wilmington During the Antebellum Era, Wilmington was the largest city in North Carolina. From it's earliest days, the city was a rowdy place with pirates making their way up the Cape Fear River. The city today is a balance of historical ...
01.21.2021 Ep. 369 - Harper's Ferry Harper's Ferry is best known for its place in history as the site of John Brown's armed raid of the U.S. military arsenal there before the Civil War. This may be the reason his spirit is still seen in Harper's ...
01.14.2021 Ep. 368 - Haunted Houdini Harry Houdini was an extraordinary showman. He's one of the few people that is still mentioned on a daily basis somewhere in the news. Many listeners are probably very familiar with the stories of seances trying to conjure a message ...
01.07.2021 Ep. 367 - Haunted Cemeteries 17 On this episode, we have China Grove Cemetery in Arkansas, Friendship Cemetery in Mississippi, Mount Moriah Cemetery in Montana, Little Egypt Cemetery in Indiana and Cheesman Park in Colorado. The Moment in Oddity was suggested by Rick Kennett and features ...
12.31.2020 Ep. 366 - University of North Alabama The University of North Alabama is located in the city of Florence and has been a fixture here for almost 200 years. It started in a different spot and much smaller. Today, it has grown into a large university covering ...
12.24.2020 Ep. 365 - Marshall House Hotel The Marshall House Hotel has stood in the heart of historic downtown Savannah for nearly 170 years. This was a hotel and also served as a hospital before and during the Civil War. We stayed here for one night and ...
12.17.2020 Ep. 364 - Andres Pico Adobe The Andres Pico Adobe dates back to the early 1800s and is the second oldest residence in Los Angeles. Maria Wessenauer is the Vice President of the San Fernando Valley Historical Society and creator of Hollywood Exhumed and she joins ...
12.10.2020 Ep. 363 - USS North Carolina The USS North Carolina was a battleship commissioned in 1941 that participated in every major naval battle in the Pacific during World War II. We had the privilege of doing an overnight investigation with not only six of our listeners, ...
12.03.2020 Ep. 362 - 1837 Bed and Breakfast and the Old Jail The 1837 Bed and Breakfast in Charleston, South Carolina is the former home of a cotton planter. Ghost stories claim that a young male ghost is a poltergeist pulling pranks on guests. While in Charleston, we couldn't pass up the ...
11.26.2020 REPLAY - HGB Thanksgiving Special 2016 This is a replay of one of Diane's favorite interviews that made its first appearance on the Thanksgiving 2016 Special. When we think about Thanksgiving, one of the things that comes to mind is food. So we are talking food ...
11.19.2020 Ep. 361 - Fort Delaware Fort Delaware started as a defense for the Delaware River on Pea Patch Island in Delaware. Today, it is a state park featuring re-enactments, tours and other events. Many groups have investigated there including Britain's Most Haunted, Ghost Hunters Academy ...
11.12.2020 Ep. 360 - Cripple Creek This episode has it all! Cripple Creek is a spooky old mining town with a ton of history and many haunts, leading it to be thought of as the most haunted Colorado mining town. We have haunted hospitals, hotels, jail, ...
11.05.2020 Ep. 359 - Zalud House The Zalud House in Porterville, California is like a time capsule glimpse into the life of a family. A family who suffered much tragedy in the house. Several family members died here and it seems to have trapped their spirits. ...
10.31.2020 HGB Halloween Special 2020 It's our favorite day of the year and here is our seventh Halloween Special! Our theme for this year is Horror Hosts! We share about some of our listeners' favorite horror hosts and the history of how these quirky characters ...
10.29.2020 Ep. 358 - The Ghosts of Whitechapel Jack the Ripper. That name can cause one's blood to run cold. No serial killer is as famous as Jack the Ripper. This killer was unique in that he seemed to be the first who reveled in provoking the police. ...
10.22.2020 Ep. 357 - Old Diplomat Hotel and Haunted Baguio The Old Diplomat Hotel was originally a retreat for friars of the Dominican Order that later became a place of sanctuary and then eventually a place of death. This is not the only creepy location with a haunted reputation in ...
10.15.2020 Ep. 356 - Haunted Cemeteries 16 The listeners love the haunted cemeteries episodes and here we have our sixteenth installment. The cemeteries featured on this episode include Little Pennsylvania Cemetery, Simms Cemetery, Miami City Cemetery, Indian Spring Cemetery, Seventh Day Baptist Cemetery/Green Lady Cemetery, Nunica Cemetery ...
10.08.2020 Ep. 355 - Forepaugh's Restaurant Forepaugh's Restaurant was once housed within the beautiful mansion for which it is named. This was considered one of the most haunted restaurants in Minnesota. There are thought to be at least three spirits in this former home. One has ...
10.01.2020 Ep. 354 - The Legend of Screaming Skulls Creepy people like us love skulls. Many of us include them in our home decor. Skulls are pretty special. Screaming skulls are supposed to be even more special. And while many people have relegated these craniums to legend and lore, ...
10.01.2020 HGB Anniversary Show 2020 History Goes Bump has been in production for six fabulous years! Join us on this celebratory episode where we bring you the wonderful talents of our listeners when it comes to writing. We have the three runner-up stories and three ...
09.24.2020 Ep. 353 - Boggo Road Gaol The history of Boggo Road Gaol is both interesting and troubling. Many violent offenders came to their ends at the gaol. Punishment was dealt out in the black hole. Conditions became so poor that reforms were necessary. Today, the gaol ...
09.17.2020 Ep. 352 - Cleveland's Millionaire's Row Cleveland's Millionaires' Row was the place where the elite built their grand mansions in the early 1900s. This street would be known as the "Showplace of America." All but four of the forty mansions would eventually be demolished. They are ...
09.10.2020 Ep. 351 - The Ghosts of Bermuda Bermuda has been known as the Isle of Devils. Stormy weather and the treacherous ring of coral that has surrounded it lead to that name. This also happens to be the eastern point of the Bermuda Triangle. Thus the island ...
09.03.2020 Ep. 350 - H.H. Richardson Complex Hotel Henry, Urban Resort Conference Center sounds like a nice place to stay. But this was a former asylum. It is not surprising that the former H.H. Richardson Complex is reputed to be one of the most haunted sites in ...
08.27.2020 Ep. 349 - Haunted Saratoga Springs Places with "springs" in the name all seem to have one thing in common: they are considered special because they were sacred or spiritual or healing. Saratoga Springs in New York is another one of these places. Many have claimed ...
08.06.2020 Ep. 348 - Orleans Waterfront Inn and Haunted Brewster This episode featutes some haunts in Cape Cod: The Orleans Waterfront Inn, the Crosby Mansion, the Bramble Inn and Restaurant and the Captain Freeman Perry House. Join us as we explore the history and hauntings of the Orleans Waterfront Inn ...
07.30.2020 Ep. 347 - Griggs Mansion The Griggs Mansion in St. Paul was originally built for wealthy merchant Chauncey Griggs in the 1880s. This house changed hands many times, with no one managing to live there for more than a couple of years. It is rumored ...
07.23.2020 Ep. 346 - Babenhausen Barracks The Babenhausen Barracks is today a museum, but once served as a military post for Germans and Americans. There are stories of deaths here that have left behind a spiritual residue and many people through the decades have experienced activity ...
07.16.2020 Ep. 345 - The Biltmore Hotels There are many hotels that carry the name Biltmore in their title. Several of them are haunted. On this episode, we talk about two of them: The Providence Biltmore and The Miami Biltmore. This includes tales of Satanic rituals, Prohibition, ...
07.09.2020 Ep. 344 - Haunted Music We thought it would be interesting to do an episode on haunted music as a whole. This obviously won't be exhaustive, but we are going to delve into haunted radio stations, recording studios, buses and jukeboxes. We'll also look at ...
07.02.2020 Ep. 343 - The Forts of Mobile Bay Many people died at Fort Morgan and Fort Gaines in Alabama and that has lead to stories of apparitions and other paranormal activity. Fort Morgan is considered one of the most haunted locations in Alabama. Today, the forts are historic ...
06.25.2020 Ep. 342 - Mad Doctor McDowell and His Medical College Stories connected to the McDowell Medical College cover all the bases for a good ghost tale. There was the unusual construction of the building, medical experiments, grave robbing, mental illness, Spiritualism, a Civil War prison and lots of death. The ...
06.18.2020 Ep. 341 - Mass Murder at Taliesin Frank Lloyd Wright is one of the most celebrated architects in America and he was a true architectural visionary. Most people know the successes, but not many know about a mass murder that has left one of his personal homes, ...
06.11.2020 Ep. 340 - The Exchange Hotel The Exchange Hotel started out as a tavern along the railroad tracks in the quaint town of Gordonsville in Virginia. This became a hospital during the Civil War. It has a reputation for being haunted. Join us, some of our ...

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