1896
Francis Marion Crawford 

“The Doll’s Ghost” first appeared in the 1896 Christmas supplement of the Illustrated London News, and again in Crawford’s posthumous 1911 collection Wandering Ghosts (Uncanny Tales in the UK). In his lifetime, Crawford was well known and well regarded for his historical novels and romances; today, he is mostly known for his supernatural tales, especially “The Upper Berth,” which M.R. James called a “horrid story” — in the positive sense of “full of horror” — in “Some Remarks on Ghost Stories.”

Part 3: The Denouement

Read by Christine Pilgrim as part of the Roedde House Museum Christmas Gazette 2021 Issue #3

1896
Francis Marion Crawford 

“The Doll’s Ghost” first appeared in the 1896 Christmas supplement of the Illustrated London News, and again in Crawford’s posthumous 1911 collection Wandering Ghosts (Uncanny Tales in the UK). In his lifetime, Crawford was well known and well regarded for his historical novels and romances; today, he is mostly known for his supernatural tales, especially “The Upper Berth,” which M.R. James called a “horrid story” — in the positive sense of “full of horror” — in “Some Remarks on Ghost Stories.”

Part 2: The Haunting

Read by Christine Pilgrim as part of the Roedde House Museum Christmas Gazette 2021 Issue #2

1896
Francis Marion Crawford 

“The Doll’s Ghost” first appeared in the 1896 Christmas supplement of the Illustrated London News, and again in Crawford’s posthumous 1911 collection Wandering Ghosts (Uncanny Tales in the UK). In his lifetime, Crawford was well known and well regarded for his historical novels and romances; today, he is mostly known for his supernatural tales, especially “The Upper Berth,” which M.R. James called a “horrid story” — in the positive sense of “full of horror” — in “Some Remarks on Ghost Stories.”

Part 1: The Accident

Read by Christine Pilgrim as part of the Roedde House Museum Christmas Gazette 2021 Issue #1

Poor Matilda! Will they ever find the missing mussie-tussie? 

Listen to Bill Roedde's statement on the night the tussie-mussie went missing...

Francis Rattenbury shares his recollections of that fateful night...

Ivan Sayers provides an audio overview and description of the pieces he has curated and mounted for his 2021 exhibition at the Roedde House Museum. 

As part of Heritage Week this year, we hope you enjoy a behind the scenes look at interview excerpts from 1983 with Gwen Varcoe, the Roedde's eldest granddaughter. Join our docent Christine as she shares portions of Gwen's time living in the Roedde House with her grandparents. 

This episode is about Pantry & Backstairs.

As part of Heritage Week this year, we hope you enjoy a behind the scenes look at interview excerpts from 1983 with Gwen Varcoe, the Roedde's eldest granddaughter. Join our docent Christine as she shares portions of Gwen's time living in the Roedde House with her grandparents. 

This episode is about Lunchtime & the Kitchen.

As part of Heritage Week this year, we hope you enjoy a behind the scenes look at interview excerpts from 1983 with Gwen Varcoe, the Roedde's eldest granddaughter. Join our docent Christine as she shares portions of Gwen's time living in the Roedde House with her grandparents. 

This episode is about Matilda's Baking.