First off!  Happy Mother's Day!  I totally forgot to say so in the podcast!   
It's been a hot minute since our last cryptid.  I was informed that we owed y'all one.  It's a southern - quickie, but I hope you all find it entertaining.  If you do, share your favorite episode with a friend.
Remember we're back to our original format of every other week.  It seems like it's more double for us. 
Looking forward to hearing from y'all on our social media account.  Search Lore of the South on Facebook and Instagram.  If you want to contact me directly email me at [email protected]

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Today we examine why we have certain superstitions and where they come from.

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Citations
Castile, E. (2016, May 13). 10 weird southern SUPERSTITIONS to remember On Friday the 13th & Beyond. Retrieved April 24, 2021, from https://www.bustle.com/articles/160631-10-weird-southern-superstitions-to-remember-on-friday-the-13th-beyond

Daily, F., Author Founder of Charleston Daily, & Daily, F. (2019, July 27). 37 southern SUPERSTITIONS you may or may not have known. Retrieved April 24, 2021, from https://charlestondaily.net/37-southern-superstitions/

Kazek, K. (2020, September 29). Southern traditions designed to repel haints and spirits. Retrieved April 24, 2021, from https://www.southernthing.com/southern-traditions-designed-to-repel-haints-and-spirits-2647848290.html?fbclid=IwAR3-0SI6-dRNTRHmNoThNbEmjbMnrwj0DW-Mx09F0OPDOx9sSYpqXBUfDWQ

Valerie Fraser Luesse April 18, & Luesse, V. (2017, April 18). Mama'n'em are superstitious. Retrieved April 24, 2021, from https://www.southernliving.com/culture/southern-superstitions

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Join us for some pirate lore-  swashbuckling, heroic redemption and the downfall of the Pirate King Jean Laffite.  Supposed hero of the Battle for New Orleans.

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Jean Laffite. (n.d.). Retrieved April 12, 2021, from https://www.britannica.com/biography/Jean-Laffite

Jean Lafitte. (2021, April 09). Retrieved April 12, 2021, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Lafitte

Lohnes, K. (n.d.). Battle of new orleans. Retrieved April 12, 2021, from https://www.britannica.com/event/Battle-of-New-Orleans-United-States-United-Kingdom-1815

Reeves, S. (n.d.). Searching for Laffite the pirate. Retrieved April 12, 2021, from https://www.frenchquarter.com/jeanlaffitte/

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In this Southern Quickie we venture West to learn about the Harvey Girls and how their service in the hospitality industry, helped to tame the Wild West.  Just in time for Women's History Month.

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Citations 

Clark, J. (2020, July 22). Who were the harvey girls - and why do they matter? Retrieved March 21, 2021, from https://www.xanterra.com/stories/culture-lifestyle/who-were-the-harvey-girls-and-why-do-they-matter/

Fred Harvey (entrepreneur). (2020, November 27). Retrieved March 21, 2021, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_Harvey_(entrepreneur)

Our fred harvey legacy. (2019, March 01). Retrieved March 21, 2021, from https://www.xanterra.com/who-we-are/our-fred-harvey-legacy/

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St Francis Inn AKA the Garcia/Dummett House.    In this episode we cover the old house's history and the most famous of her ghost stories.  

As promised here are links for booking a stay at the St Francis Inn and one for The Odd Macabre-
 https://stfrancisinn.com
https://www.theoddmacabrecompany.com

Next time we're in St Augustine, we'll definitely be booking an experience with The Odd Macabre, whether it's a paranormal investigation or one of their fun scavenger hunts.

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Douglas Dummett. (2020, December 01). Retrieved March 08, 2021, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas_Dummett

The Dummett Plantation, The McRae Plantation, and The Addison Blockhouse. (n.d.). Retrieved March 08, 2021, from https://www.ormondhistory.org/dummett

Garcia-Dummett house - St. AUGUSTINE, FL, USA - pre-victorian historic homes ON Waymarking.com. (2011, February 11). Retrieved March 08, 2021, from https://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/wmAP1H_Garcia_Dummett_House_St_Augustine_FL_USA

Garcia-Dummitt house, 279 Saint george STREET, Saint AUGUSTINE, St. JOHNS County, FL. (n.d.). Retrieved March 08, 2021, from https://www.loc.gov/item/fl0208/

Interesting facts About Florida. (n.d.). Retrieved March 08, 2021, from https://www.visitflorida.com/en-us/travel-ideas/10-florida-facts.html

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St. Francis Inn. (n.d.). Retrieved March 08, 2021, from https://ufdc.ufl.edu/UF00094851/00002/5x

William J. Hardee. (2020, August 16). Retrieved March 08, 2021, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_J._Hardee

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Mammoth Cave, y'all!  This place should be on everyones bucket list, one of the seven wonders of the world.  Listen as I recount its history of exploration, with a sprinkling of ghost stories.  Be sure to follow us on FB and instagram, just search Lore of the South.  

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Youtube link with interview with Jerry Bransford- https://youtu.be/pE9z3bSEmf4
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Christiansen, K. (2014, February 28). In Kentucky, a family at the center of the Earth. Retrieved March 07, 2021, from https://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/02/travel/in-kentucky-a-family-at-the-center-of-the-earth.html

Floyd Collins. (2021, January 29). Retrieved March 07, 2021, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Floyd_Collins

History. (n.d.). Retrieved March 07, 2021, from https://www.britannica.com/place/Kentucky/History

Lanzendorfer, J. (2019, February 06). Enslaved tour guide stephen bishop made mammoth cave the must-see destination it is today. Retrieved March 07, 2021, from https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/enslaved-tour-guide-stephen-bishop-made-mammoth-cave-must-see-destination-it-today-180971424/

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Mammoth cave national park. (n.d.). Retrieved March 07, 2021, from http://www.ohranger.com/mammoth-cave/history-mammoth-cave

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Stephen Bishop (cave explorer). (2021, February 06). Retrieved March 07, 2021, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Bishop_(cave_explorer)

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Welcome to the 10th episode!  A Southern Quickie, about cursed places and things.  Had to make this one a quickie as our main editing computer went on the fritz and is in the shop.  

If you would be so kind as to leave us a five star and written review, I'd love to read your it aloud on a future episode!  Plus is you're amongst the first ten to do so and email me a screen grab of said review and your address to [email protected] I'll mail you a Lore of the South fridge magnet.

TV, N. (n.d.). National geographic - atlas of cursed places. Retrieved February 25, 2021, from https://www.natgeotv.com/za/shows/natgeo/atlas-of-cursed-places

Legends of MYRTLES PLANTATION. (2021, January 13). Retrieved February 25, 2021, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legends_of_Myrtles_Plantation

Boyd, J. (2019, September 12). Southern inventions we can't live without. Retrieved February 25, 2021, from https://www.southernthing.com/southern-inventions-we-cant-live-without-2559050044.html?rebelltitem=12#rebelltitem12

Frenier, Louisiana. (2020, November 20). Retrieved February 25, 2021, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frenier,_Louisiana

Roanoke colony. (2021, February 22). Retrieved February 25, 2021, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roanoke_Colony

Robert (doll). (2021, February 22). Retrieved February 25, 2021, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_(doll)

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Welcome to Cowtown!  In this episode we're talking about the history of the Fort Worth Stockyards and some of her ghosts.  Special thanks to listener and old high school buddy David Leslie, for supplying the voice of the auctioneer!

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Trigger warning for y'all, I mention child prostitution and murder.  Though I never go into any gory details.   

Citations
The haunted fort worth tx stockyards! (n.d.). Retrieved February 03, 2021, from https://sweetheartsofthewest.blogspot.com/2015/10/the-haunted-fort-worth-tx-stockyards.html

History. (2016, August 09). Retrieved February 03, 2021, from https://www.fortworthstockyards.org/history

Stockyards hotel, Fort Worth, TX. (2020, July 02). Retrieved February 03, 2021, from https://www.hauntedrooms.com/texas/dfw/haunted-places/haunted-hotels/stockyards-hotel-fort-worth

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Join us for a Southern Quickie President's Day Special.  Today's show will take you on a dead presidential roadshow.  Hear about three southern president's ghost stories.

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Citations

45 odd facts About U.S. Presidents. (2013, March 27). Retrieved February 03, 2021, from https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/49694/45-odd-facts-about-us-presidents

History.com Editors. (2009, October 29). Ghosts in the White House. Retrieved February 03, 2021, from https://www.history.com/topics/halloween/ghosts-in-the-white-house

Mary Ann Wegmann, T. (n.d.). The old Federal courthouse: Present Day Andrew Jackson hotel - Stop 9 of 11 in the 200 years of Louisiana Supreme Court History tour. Retrieved February 03, 2021, from https://neworleanshistorical.org/items/show/622?tour=52&index=8

The strange history of paranormal activity at the White house is straight out of The X-Files. (n.d.). Retrieved February 03, 2021, from https://maps.roadtrippers.com/trips/20408574

White house Ghost Stories. (n.d.). Retrieved February 03, 2021, from https://www.whitehousehistory.org/press-room-old/white-house-ghost-stories

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Join us in celebrating Black History Month, where we retell the legendary tale of Robert Smalls a true American hero of the Civil War.

Robert Smalls, from Escaped Slave to House of Representatives. (2013, November 06). Retrieved January 20, 2021, from https://www.pbs.org/wnet/african-americans-many-rivers-to-cross/history/which-slave-sailed-himself-to-freedom/

Robert Smalls. (2021, January 19). Retrieved January 20, 2021, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Smalls


Did you know that the first public library in the, did you know that the first public library in the United States was founded in 1698 in Charlestown, South Carolina? It was founded by the Dr. Reverend Bray of the Episcopal Church.

This may be a long one. My allergies are being dumb. Hey y'all. Welcome back to Laura the South with me, your host Kelly Crews . We're in month two of 2021 and it's already been a wild year. I hope all of you are safe and staying healthy for this episode. I wanted to honor Black History Month and chose to tell y'all the amazing story of Robert Smalls.

This man is a true legend and why there hasn't been a movie made about him is beyond me. So settle back, 'cause we're headed down to coastal South Carolina, where our story begins in the late Antebellum period. Just a hair's breath. Before the Civil War I,

Robert Smalls was born April 5th, 1839, in a small cabin behind the big house of Mr. Henry McKee in Beaufort, South Carolina. His mother was an enslaved woman by the name of Lydia. Polite. It had been long speculated. It has been long speculated that Smalls Smalls, it had been long speculated that Small's owner was also his father.

Robert and his mother were both house slaves. Robert was raised along the McKee children, though he was excluded from their schoolwork. During this time in the Southern US it was considered dangerous to educate one slaves. You know, education might make someone ask questions or get ideas. Robert's mother, Lydia worried that her son was living too soft of a life.

Along the mc, along with the McKee children,

Robert's mother, Lydia worried that her son gum at my throat. Robert Smother. Lydia worried that her son was living too soft of a life growing up amongst the McKee children and feared that he would become too accepting of his law in the world around the age eight or so, around the age of eight or so. At her request, young Smalls was sent out to the McKees fields so that he could experience firsthand what his fellow enslaved people toiled in.

She at one point even brought him to a whipping so that there would be no doubt in his mind that the White Planter society firmly had a boot planted on all slaves necks no matter how free he felt while running along the river Banks with the Master's children. Her list. God, sorry, babe. Her lessons were to instill a defiance in Robert that wasn't appreciated by too many of the white men that Young Smalls would come into contact with.

He, in fact, found himself in Beaufort jails on a few occasions, always to be bailed out by Henry McKee in 1851. Robert. Okay, and God dang it. In 1851, when Robert was around the age of 12, Lydia made another request of McKee for her son to be found a place in Charleston so that he might learn a trade.

Robert's learning a trade would hopefully save him from the shortened life expectancy that filled hands faced. If a filled hand didn't die from the sheer brutality of the foreman or the overseer, then surely the swarms of mosquitoes he faced would. A trade might even save a trade. Might even save Robert from the vigilance of an offended white man.

McKee McKee secured young Robert a post at a Charleston hotel. Olive Roberts wages were sent back to Beaufort for McKee. Small was only allowed to keep $1 a week from his earnings. Smalls

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