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The Old Merchant's House from Weird Distractions


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This week, Alex from Weird Distractions takes things to Manhattan, New York (USA) to discuss the reported history and haunts of the Old Merchant's House - also referred to as the Merchant's House Museum or the Seabury Tredwell House. Need a distraction? I got you. Listener discretion is advised.

Information was pulled from the following sources:

  • Merchants House Museum website - https://merchantshouse.org/ 
  • Wikipedia - Merchant's House Museum - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merchant%27s_House_Museum 
  • AMNY website - “My Night in a Haunted (Merchant’s) House” - BY SCOTT STIFFLER - October 26th, 2010 - https://www.amny.com/news/my-night-in-a-haunted-merchants-house/ 
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/43456666/seabury-tredwell: accessed 12 December 2022), memorial page for Seabury Tredwell (25 Sep 1780–7 Mar 1865), Find a Grave Memorial ID 43456666, citing Christ Church Cemetery, Manhasset, Nassau County, New York, USA; Maintained by DMC (contributor 47184694).
  • Wayback Machine website - “Old Merchant's House (Seabury Tredwell House)” - https://web.archive.org/web/20121011184806/http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceID=394&resourceType=Building 
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/43456767/gertrude-ellsworth-tredwell: accessed 12 December 2022), memorial page for Gertrude Ellsworth Tredwell (17 Sep 1840–22 Aug 1933), Find a Grave Memorial ID 43456767, citing Christ Church Cemetery, Manhasset, Nassau County, New York, USA; Maintained by DMC (contributor 47184694)
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/43456742/sarah-kissam-tredwell: accessed 20 December 2022), memorial page for Sarah Kissam Tredwell (27 May 1835–9 Oct 1906), Find a Grave Memorial ID 43456742, citing Christ Church Cemetery, Manhasset, Nassau County, New York, USA; Maintained by DMC (contributor 47184694).
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/43456717/eliza-earl-tredwell: accessed 12 December 2022), memorial page for Eliza Earl Parker Tredwell (11 Feb 1797–28 Apr 1882), Find a Grave Memorial ID 43456717, citing Christ Church Cemetery, Manhasset, Nassau County, New York, USA; Maintained by DMC (contributor 47184694)
  • Off the Grid website - How The Tredwell House Became The Merchant’s House Museum - by LANNYL STEPHENS - MAY 11, 2022 - https://www.villagepreservation.org/2022/05/11/how-the-tredwell-house-became-the-merchants-house-museum/ 
  • The New York Preservation Archive Project website - “Merchant’s House Museum - Also known as Old Merchant's House and the Seabury Tredwell House” - https://www.nypap.org/preservation-history/old-merchants-house/#:~:text=With%20the%20desire%20to%20memorialize,public%20on%20May%2011%2C%201936 
  • Wikipedia - Hans Holzer - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans_Holzer 
  • Book - “Where The Ghosts Are: The Ultimate Guide to Haunted Houses” - by Hans Holzer - Citadel Press, 1995 - https://www.penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/568371/where-the-ghosts-are-by-hans-holzer/9780806538778 
  • Show - “The Holzer Files” - Season 2 Episode 2 “Tell Me No Lies” - Discovery+ - https://www.discoveryplus.com/ca/video/the-holzer-files-travel-channel-ca/tell-me-no-lies 
  • The Clio website - Merchant's House Museum -https://www.theclio.com/entry/22166


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