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The Morbid MuseumThe St. Valentine's Day MassacreOn February 14th 1929, a gruesome murder scene was uncovered - 7 associates of the North Side Gang had been riddled with bullets while inside a garage. The crime horrified the people of Chicago, a city already beleaguered by years of gang wars that had begun in the wake of Prohibition. Considered an unsolved murder, the massacre will forever be remembered as the quintessential example of mob violence in the 1920s.THANKS TO OUR TO PATREON SUBSCRIBERS! We couldn't do this without you. Extra special thanks to the following patrons for their exceptional support:Jack Canfora2024-02-051h 04The Morbid MuseumHart Island: New York City's Public CemeteryFor 150 years, Hart Island has been the final resting place for New York City's unclaimed, forgotten, and unknown dead. We review the history of this potter's field discussing its recent turnover to the city Park's Department and new chapter of open access.THANKS TO OUR TO PATREON SUBSCRIBERS! We couldn't do this without you. Extra special thanks to the following patrons for their exceptional support:Matthew AronoffDennis BaretteRob EmmettHaley LampTristen PearsonLauren StephensonBecome an official Morbuddy: patreon.com...2023-11-2759 minThe Morbid MuseumNecropolis Part II: New Orleans | A City of CemeteriesIn part II of the series we will delve more deeply into the history of NOLA's death culture, funerary and burial practices by exploring it's cemeteries. 2023-11-201h 03The Morbid MuseumNecropolis: New Orleans | City of the DeadNew Orleans is a beloved and complex city that has a reputation for being obsessed with joy and death in equal measure. Haunted by alleged ghosts and it's very real past, the morbid history of NOLA is endlessly fascinating. This series will focus on how it first gained it's reputation as "a city of the dead." The New Orleans Cemetery Database"How Yellow Fever Intensified Racial Inequality in 19th-Century New Orleans" By: Karin Wulf | April 19, 2022 | Smithsonian MagazineEpidemic in New Orleans | American Experience | Official Site | PBSThe Cemetery Under The French Quarter | WWNO"New Orleans’ Grave Traditions Unearthed : Customs: The ma...2023-11-0645 minThe Morbid MuseumControversy at the Mütter Museum: A Repatriation Conversation Part II (Patreon Preview)Note: As of the release of this episode, the Town Hall meeting has been released and is watchable at: https://youtu.be/Da0uML0BPy4?si=12pHRR1_abEaJ6EFIn recent decades, museums and historical sites all over the world have been engaging in the incredibly important and difficult conversation of repatriation, especially when it comes to human remains. The ethical questions are numerous, and each case is complex and, at times, highly nuanced. How do you find provenance for remains that are over 150 years old? What is the appropriate resting place for unclaimed, unidentified remains? Who...2023-10-3017 minThe Morbid MuseumControversy at the Mütter Museum: A Repatriation ConversationIn recent decades, museums and historical sites all over the world have been engaging in the incredibly important and difficult conversation of repatriation, especially when it comes to human remains. The ethical questions are numerous, and each case is complex and, at times, highly nuanced. How do you find provenance for remains that are over 150 years old? What is the appropriate resting place for unclaimed, unidentified remains? Who decides that? Is the answer to ban all human remains from being on display? One institution that is currently undergoing massive scrutiny for how it is handling the question of displaying...2023-10-231h 01The Morbid MuseumEastern State PenitentiaryIn Philadelphia, a hulking ruin of one of America's largest prisons is now a historic site and famed attraction. Eastern State Penitentiary illustrates the changing cultural mores around crime and punishment, and the mass incarceration crisis today.Thank you, Patreon Subscribers! We couldn't do this without you. Extra special thanks to the following patrons for their exceptional support:Matthew AronoffDennis BaretteRob EmmettHaley LampBecome an official Morbuddy: patreon.com/themorbidmuseum Follow us on IG: @themorbidmuseum Email us at themorbidmuseum@gmail...2023-10-161h 17The Morbid MuseumThe Legend of Sweeney ToddFor at least two centuries, the tale of Sweeney Todd has delighted and terrified us to our very core, but has left us with some questions. How did this legend begin? Was Sweeney Todd a real person? Join as we dive deep into the mysterious and thrilling history of the most famous barber of all time. Collection of dime novels and penny dreadfuls - Stanford LibrariesBarry Ono collection of Penny Dreadfuls - The British LibraryPBS - Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet StreetThe Wonderful and Surprising History of Sweeney Todd by Robert L. MackBBC - Press Office...2023-10-091h 02The Morbid MuseumTitanic Redux: Ahistorical Cinema Patreon Freebie!Hey Morbuddies! As a special treat, we have decided to release an exclusive episode from our Patreon Ahistorical Cinema Vault!Did you know we’ve added more tiers and benefits to our Patreon!? New tiers include some of the following:Your name in our show notes thanking you for your supportSpecial content requests - Got a historical movie you’d like to hear a deep dive on? A weird bit of history you’d like discussed? Happy to oblige AND credit your idea!Your name read aloud at the end of our episodes5-10% discount on all fu...2023-09-1841 minThe Morbid MuseumTriangle Shirtwaist Factory Part II: From Tragedy Comes ChangeWhat began as a small bin fire on the 8th floor of an unsafe factory, would end in the tragic and untimely death of 146 workers. Sorrow turned to outrage, and this tragedy would push sweeping labor reform throughout the United States, inspiring the New Deal and other pieces of progressive legislation that still inform our labor rights today. American Experience: Triangle Fire | PBSTriangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire | History.Com"The Triangle Shirtwaist Fire: Difficult lessons learned on fire codes and safety" MARCH 22ND, 2021 by Stephen Jones | Building Safety JournalNew York Times Coverage of the Fire | American Experience | Official Site | PB...2023-09-041h 00The Morbid MuseumLiving History 101 (Patreon Preview)Costumed interpretation, or living history, or reenacting, is a fascinating practice in which historical dress, tools and props are used to present and educate about the past. We discuss the particular American brand of living history, as chronicled in Tony Horwitz' enduring classic, Confederates in the Attic. Patreon: patreon.com/themorbidmuseum Instagram: @themorbidmuseum Email: themorbidmuseum@gmail.comArtwork: Brittany Schall Music: "Danse Macabre" by Camille Saint-Saens, performed by Kevin MacLeod2023-08-2817 minThe Morbid MuseumTriangle Shirtwaist Factory Part I: Before the FireThe Triangle Shirtwaist Factory garment workers, mostly young women and teenagers, faced inhumane treatment and conditions, exacerbated by the greed and neglect of their employers. Unbeknownst to them, this mid-rise building in Manhattan, designed to maximize efficiency, was a death trap."THE TRIANGLE FIRE AND THE LIMITS OF PROGRESSIVISM," A Dissertation Presented by FRANCES B. JENSEN, Submitted to the Graduate School of the University of Massachusetts Amherst in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY May 1996 Department of HistoryCornell University - ILR School - The Triangle Factory Fire"Triangle Shirtwaist Factory women strike...2023-08-211h 02The Morbid MuseumA Historical Cinema: Glory (Patreon Preview)Hollywood often brings history to the silver screen with a heap of creative license - to make the story fit into the formula of plot and profitability. Glory is the rare exception - where the story of the 54th Massachusetts Colored Regiment is preserved and presented with accuracy and gripping drama. Get the full review on Patreon.Patreon: patreon.com/themorbidmuseum Instagram: @themorbidmuseum Email: themorbidmuseum@gmail.comArtwork: Brittany Schall Music: "Danse Macabre" by Camille Saint-Saens, performed by Kevin MacLeod2023-08-1420 minThe Morbid MuseumU.S. Colored Troops, Part II: The 54th MassachusettsOf the more than 100 units mustered into the U.S. Colored Troops, the 54th Massachusetts may be the most well known, remembered for their valorous service and their depiction in the movie Glory. In honor of the 160th anniversary of the Second Battle of Fort Wagner, we examine the enduring story of this legendary unit.Patreon: patreon.com/themorbidmuseum Instagram: @themorbidmuseum Email: themorbidmuseum@gmail.comArtwork by Brittany Schall Music: "Danse Macabre" by Camille Saint-Saens, performed by Kevin MacLeod2023-08-071h 10The Morbid MuseumU.S. Colored Troops, Part I: 1st Kansas Colored Infantry RegimentThe cause of Black freedom tore the United States apart in the Civil War. As the conflict fatigued both sides, the previously unimaginable became a necessity; men of color were recruited into Federal forces. They fought for their freedom and for a nation that had excluded them from its promise.Patreon: patreon.com/themorbidmuseum Instagram: @themorbidmuseum Email: themorbidmuseum@gmail.comArtwork: Brittany Schall Music: "Danse Macabre" by Camille Saint-Saens, performed by Kevin MacLeod2023-07-3146 minThe Morbid MuseumNew York City Draft Riots, Part II: Forever ChangedThe first national draft in the United States prompted four days of civil unrest and urban disturbance in New York City. The rioters, Irish and working class men, attacked public buildings, abolitionists, and people of color. Though largely forgotten, the event had long-term impacts on the distribution of the black population across the city. (Research Links found in Part I)1Patreon: patreon.com/themorbidmuseum Instagram: @themorbidmuseum Email: themorbidmuseum@gmail.comArtwork: Brittany Schall Music: "Danse Macabre" by Camille Saint-Saens, performed by Kevin MacLeod2023-07-241h 17The Morbid MuseumNew York City Draft Riots, Part I: A City at WarIn July 1863, at the height and heat of the American Civil War, a race riot erupted in New York City, in response to the drafting of thousands into the Union Army. For four days, the city seethed with indiscriminate mob violence, fire, and chaos. The grievance of the rioters was the same as the national war itself; the cause of Black freedom and the social costs to Whites."When America Hated Catholics." By JOSH ZEITZ September 23, 2015 | POLITICO Magazine"When America Despised the Irish: The 19th Century’s Refugee Crisis" BY: CHRISTOPHER KLEIN UPDATED: JUNE 1, 2023 | HISTORYIrish in the American Ci...2023-07-171h 00The Morbid MuseumAhistorical Cinema: Gangs of New York (Patreon Preview)Martin Scorsese's sweeping 2002 epic Gangs of New York brought the gritty streets of lower Manhattan in the 19th century to life. It's full of grit, incredible sets and costumes, and just a smidge of historical liberties. It's the factual smackdown you never knew you wanted.Patreon: patreon.com/themorbidmuseum Instagram: @themorbidmuseum Email: themorbidmuseum@gmail.comArtwork: Brittany Schall Music: "Danse Macabre" by Camille Saint-Saens, performed by Kevin MacLeod2023-07-1014 minThe Morbid MuseumDead Presidents: Died on the Fourth of JulyJohn Adams and Thomas Jefferson, two titans of the American Revolution, died within hours of each other on Independence Day, 1826--fifty years to the day after the Declaration of Independence was signed. Their long friendship and correspondence was complicated by their shared zeal and hope for the future of the new nation they helped to create--and divergent political ideologies.Patreon: patreon.com/themorbidmuseum Instagram: @themorbidmuseum Email: themorbidmuseum@gmail.comArtwork: Brittany Schall Music: "Danse Macabre" by Camille Saint-Saens, performed by Kevin MacLeod2023-07-031h 12The Morbid MuseumThe Bermuda TriangleIn the North Atlantic Ocean, a string of missing ships and aircraft have been attributed to a geometric nexus of misfortune. Is the Bermuda Triangle explainable due to unpredictable forces of nature, or something more supernatural? Patreon: patreon.com/themorbidmuseum Instagram: @themorbidmuseum Email: themorbidmuseum@gmail.comArtwork: Brittany Schall Music: "Danse Macabre" by Camille Saint-Saens, performed by Kevin MacLeod2023-06-2659 minThe Morbid MuseumHot Takes: Roy-al Succession (Patreon Preview)Are you okay? Cause we are not okay! We are living through a major turning point in history: the crowning of King Charles III, and the end of HBO's hit black dramedy Succession signal the end of one era and the beginning of a meh-ra. Catch up with us, and get the full episode on Patreon.Patreon: patreon.com/themorbidmuseum Instagram: @themorbidmuseum Email: themorbidmuseum@gmail.comArtwork: Brittany Schall Music: "Danse Macabre" by Camille Saint-Saens, performed by Kevin MacLeod2023-06-1213 minThe Morbid MuseumThe Highway of Tears, Part II: Missing & Murdered Indigenous WomenIn British Columbia, Canada, a stretch of highway winds through 450 miles of quiet country. For over 50 years, murders and missing person cases, notably among the indigenous community, have haunted the local population, earning the road the unfortunate moniker, ‘The Highway of Tears.’ In this episode, we explore the ongoing investigations and advocacy work raising awareness of this crisis.Why are Indigenous women missing in Canada?Highway Of Tears: The Unsolved Serial Murders Of Aboriginal Women (Full Documentary) | Real CrimeViolence Prevention & MMIWG - NWACMissing and Murdered Aboriginal WomenMissing and Murdered Indigenous Women & Girls ReportHome Page - Final Report | MMIWG...2023-06-0544 minThe Morbid MuseumThe Highway of Tears, Part I: Assimilation & ReconciliationIn British Columbia, Canada, a stretch of highway winds through 450 miles of quiet country. For over 50 years, murders and missing person cases, notably among the indigenous community, have haunted the local population. The Highway of Tears is part of the enduring trauma of colonialism and assimilation, which included the genocidal Canadian Indian residential schools.The Residential School System | University of British ColumbiaThe dark legacy of Canada's residential schools, where thousands of children died | 60 MinutesPope Francis apologizes for harm done to indigenous Canadians at residential schools | Catholic News AgencyAfter Pope called residential schools ‘genocide,’ House of Commons should too: NDP...2023-05-2957 minThe Morbid MuseumAhistorical Cinema: The Patriot (2000) (Patreon Preview)Our historical accuracy film review series continues with a re-watching of the bloody blunderous commercial for the American Revolution that is The Patriot with Mel Gibson. The production aims small and misses no small amount of context in this sanitized re-telling of guerilla warfare. Get the full review on Patreon today!Patreon: patreon.com/themorbidmuseum Instagram: @themorbidmuseum Email: themorbidmuseum@gmail.comArtwork: Brittany Schall Music: "Danse Macabre" by Camille Saint-Saens, performed by Kevin MacLeod2023-05-2211 minThe Morbid MuseumLa Amistad Part II: United States v. The AmistadAfter liberating themselves from the slave ship, Cinqué and the Amistad Africans are held in the United States, where the courts determine their status as enslaved or free. The national debate on slavery was channeled into the Supreme Court, where a former President defended the Africans.United States v. The Amistad :: 40 U.S. 518 (1841) :: Justia US Supreme Court Center Harris, Katherine J. (2014). "Colonization and Abolition in Connecticut". In Normen, Elizabeth J.; Harris, Katherine J.; Close, Stacey K.; Mitchell, Wm. Frank; White, Olivia (eds.). African American Connecticut Explored. Wesleyan University Press. p. 64. ISBN 978-0-8195-7398-8The Amistad Case | N...2023-05-151h 08The Morbid MuseumLa Amistad Part I: A Slave Rebellion at SeaIn 1839, kidnapped Mende Africans held in the illegal Spanish slave schooner La Amistad revolted against the crew. When the ship was recovered off the coast of North America, a legal and political firestorm was ignited in a nation divided over the slavery question.The Story of the Amistad - Mystic Seaport MuseumExploring Amistad: Race and the Boundaries of Freedom in Maritime Antebellum America"The Amistad Revolt Struggle for Freedom," Published in 1840Amistad Mutiny | Description, History, & Facts | BritannicaDiscovering AmistadSengbe Pieh (Joseph Cinque) (U.S. National Park Service)The Amistad Case | National ArchivesHow the Amistad Rebellion, and Its Extraordinary Trial B...2023-05-0845 minThe Morbid MuseumThe Whale Cure for RheumatismIn the late 19th century, relief from the pain of rheumatism came in many forms. Included among them was the putrid practice of prolonged immersion of the patient inside the carcass of a dead whale.A New Cure for RheumatismAustralians bathed inside rotting whales to 'cure' rheumatism | WIRED UKThe Prescription for Rheumatism Used to Be to Sit Inside a Rotting Whale for 30 HoursRheumatism sufferers sought relief inside a whaleHome - Eden Killer Whale MuseumBalls Head (Waverton) | Hiking the WorldBathing in a dead whale : crazy or cure? - Australian National Maritime MuseumPatreon: patreon.com/themorbidmuseum 2023-05-0145 minThe Morbid MuseumFloating Hell: The Prison Ships of the American Revolutionary WarDuring the American Revolution, the British captured thousands of American Continentals, militia, spies and sympathizers, and crammed them into prison ships between Manhattan and Brooklyn. Squalid conditions and barbaric treatment were imposed upon thousands of inmates, crammed in hulks throughout the New York harbor. It's a largely forgotten story that is sobering to behold."Brooklyn, New York Aug 27, 1776" | American Battlefield TrustPrison Ship Martyrs Monument History | NYC Gov ParksThe Battle of Brooklyn | New-York Historical Society Exhibition: September 23, 2016 - January 8, 2017Gotham: A History of New York City to 1898 by Mike Wallace and Edwin G. BurrowsLoyalists in New York City During...2023-04-241h 09The Morbid MuseumTitanic Cinematic Blunders (Patreon Preview)It's 1997. One movie about a love story set against one of the most iconic nautical disasters in history becomes embedded in the popular culture. With stunning set pieces, visual effects and period details, James Cameron's Titanic is a magisterial document of the vessel and its demise. And yet, there are oh so many things they got wrong.Patreon: patreon.com/themorbidmuseum Instagram: @themorbidmuseum Email:themorbidmuseum@gmail.comArtwork: Brittany Schall Music: "Danse Macabre" by Camille Saint-Saens, performed by Kevin MacLeod2023-04-1907 minThe Morbid MuseumThe Titanic: Sunken Remnants & Sacred RemainsThe R.M.S. Titanic tragically sank in the Atlantic Ocean over 110 years ago, claiming the lives of more than 1,500 souls - and ensnaring the imagination of millions. Since its rediscovery in 1985, debates around preservation, salvage rights, and the sacred identity of the wreck complicate the site's ultimate fate.Titanic Expedition - OceanGateTitanic Shipwreck to Be Protected Under Treaty with the U.S. | TimeConvention on the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage, UNESCOTitanic virtual tour | National Museums LiverpoolTitanic Disaster Report, U.S. Senate, 1912Titanic Wreck Gets New Protections After U.S., U.K. Dredge Up 2003 Treaty : NPRRMS Titanic...2023-04-1759 minThe Morbid MuseumEnriqueta Martí: The Vampire of BarcelonaIn the early 20th century, a string of missing children cases tormented the people of Barcelona. When a missing girl was found in the home of Enriqueta Martí, the owner of a local brothel and alleged bruja (witch), a grisly web of myth and mystery swirled around the woman known as 'The Vampire of Barcelona'. Patreon: patreon.com/themorbidmuseum Instagram: @themorbidmuseum Email: themorbidmuseum@gmail.comArtwork: Brittany Schall Music: "Danse Macabre" by Camille Saint-Saens, performed by Kevin MacLeod2023-04-1054 minThe Morbid MuseumRemembering the Black Angels of Seaview HospitalIn the 20th century, the final assault against the Tuberculosis epidemic was waged in purpose-built facilities such as Seaview Hospital on Staten Island. When white nurses refused to work with TB patients, nurses of color, known as the 'Black Angels' stepped into the breach, and aided in the clinical trials of new treatments that would, once and for all, send the disease into retreat. BLACK ANGELS NURSES AT SEA VIEW HOSPITAL HONORED IN NEW MURALSchomburg Center Volunteer Is One of the Last Surviving ‘Black Angels’ | The New York Public LibraryOnline Exhibition: Apart Together - Staten Island MuseumPa...2023-03-2745 minThe Morbid MuseumThe Horrors & Heroines of WWIWhen discussing a historical subject as complex and dense as WWI, it is easy to reduce it to mere numbers or points on a map. Today WWII takes up so much space in historical memory, that we often overlook the equally important and compelling stories of those who experienced the tragedies and triumphs of what was once known as "The Great War." This week, in honor of Women's History Month and in remembrance of those who have been forgotten, we will be exploring the terror of WWI, and the incredibly vital role women played in this "War to End...2023-03-201h 00The Morbid MuseumThe Best & Worst First Ladies (Patreon Preview)It's Women's History Month! We salute the First Ladies to the American Presidents. Those who we appreciate, and those who we revel in a little mean girls-style hate. This is the First Ladies Burn Book. Get the full goss on Patreon.Patreon: patreon.com/themorbidmuseum Instagram: @themorbidmuseum Email: themorbidmuseum@gmail.comArtwork: Brittany Schall Music: "Danse Macabre" by Camille Saint-Saens, performed by Kevin MacLeod2023-03-0115 minThe Morbid MuseumDead Presidents: Ulysses S. GrantAfter a life of military and government service, President Grant's last days were marked by financial distress and a bleak cancer diagnosis. His death evoked a monumental national grieving, a moment of unity that belied the failures of Reconstruction.Rediscovering Our Past: Champion Of The WeedMasking Death — U.S. Grant Cottage National Historic LandmarkHistory in the Raw: The death and embalming of U.S. Grant 1885. A Necessary Undertaking — U.S. Grant Cottage National Historic LandmarkFuneral of Ulysses S. Grant (U.S. National Park Service)A Short Overview of the Reconstruction Era and Ulysses S. Grant's Presidency (U.S. Nati...2023-02-271h 12The Morbid MuseumDead Presidents: Who Murdered President Garfield?On July 2, 1881, President James A. Garfield was shot in Washington, DC by Charles Guiteau. Over the next 79 days, Garfield clung to life - and may have lived, were it not for the missteps of attending medical professionals."Destiny of the Republic: A Tale of Madness, Medicine and the Murder of a President" by Candice Millard"A President Felled by an Assassin and 1880’s Medical Care" by Amanda Schaffer July 25, 2006 | The New York Times"The Chilling Story Of Charles Guiteau, The Man Who Killed James Garfield" by By Kaleena Fraga | Edited By John Kuroski Published March 13, 2022 Updated March 14, 2022 | All Th...2023-02-201h 28The Morbid MuseumWhite House Hotties, Ranked (Patreon Preview)It's Presidential History Month at the Morbid Museum, and we have a full slate of informative and engaging public programs on the pod. This is not one of them. In honor of President's Day, we compare nuanced, logical, non-reductive Top 10 Lists of Oval Officers in order of hotness.Patreon: patreon.com/themorbidmuseum Instagram: @themorbidmuseum Email: themorbidmuseum@gmail.comArtwork: Brittany Schall Music: "Danse Macabre" by Camille Saint-Saens, performed by Kevin MacLeod2023-02-1611 minThe Morbid MuseumDead Presidents: Kennedy's BodyThe youngest chief executive ever elected, John F. Kennedy’s image of health and vigor signaled a new generation of leadership in the 1960s; however, JFK actively concealed a myriad of medical issues which may have undermined his electoral appeal.John Kennedy: Hospitalization ChronologyJohn F. Kennedy kept these medical struggles private | PBS NewsHour1961: Travell, Janet | JFK LibraryPatreon: patreon.com/themorbidmuseum Instagram: @themorbidmuseum Email: themorbidmuseum@gmail.comArtwork: Brittany Schall Music: "Danse Macabre" by Camille Saint-Saens, performed by Kevin MacLeod2023-02-131h 00The Morbid MuseumDead Presidents: DC StinksWashington, DC is a city built on a swamp. As the city slowly limped into modernity, utilities such as plumbing were slow to develop. Poor sewage drainage contaminated drinking water, imperiling the lives of several U.S. Presidents & their families.Inaugural Address Length | Presidents of the United States (POTUS)Historic Meanings of “Cholera” – ContagionsPolk, Exhausted, Says He's Feeling Better Now That He's Out of Office, Then Dies a Month Later - May 9, 1849Typhoid Fever and Paratyphoid Fever | CDC"Death in the White House: President William Henry Harrison's Atypical Pneumonia" | Death in the White House: President William Henry Harrison's Atypic...2023-02-061h 01The Morbid MuseumBurke & Hare: The Anatomy KillersIn the 19th century, anatomical dissections required a fresh supply of cadavers. Spurred by the financial incentives of corpse-selling, two men in Edinburgh, Scotland committed a series of murders - this is the story of Burke & Hare.Patreon: patreon.com/themorbidmuseum Instagram: @themorbidmuseum Email: themorbidmuseum@gmail.comArtwork: Brittany Schall Music: "Danse Macabre" by Camille Saint-Saens, performed by Kevin MacLeod2023-01-301h 05The Morbid MuseumExhibit Review: "The Salem Witch Trials: Reckoning and Reclaiming" at the New-York Historical SocietyThis week Katie & Luke will be discussing and reviewing their recent visit to the New-York Historical Society, in particular, the temporary exhibition "The Salem Witch Trials: Reckoning and Reclaiming."New-York Historical Society Museum & Library The Salem Witch Trials: Reckoning and Reclaiming | NYHS ExhibitionAlexander McQueen autumn winter 2007-08 "In memory of Elizabeth Howe, Salem, 1692" The Salem Witch Trials: Reckoning and Reclaiming | PEM ExhibitionBecome an official Morbuddy: patreon.com/themorbidmuseum Follow us on IG: @themorbidmuseum Email us at themorbidmuseum@gmail.comArtwork: Brittany Schall Music: "Danse Macabre" by Camille...2023-01-231h 04The Morbid MuseumMorbid Catholic Youth: Or, How We Got Poped (Patreon Preview)Inspired by our 'Pope Shows', Katie and Luke swap Catholic school stories, sacramental status updates, and shared post-Catholic identities. The story of Pope Francis' 2015 visit to the 9/11 Memorial & Museum is discussed. Patreon: patreon.com/themorbidmuseum IG: @themorbidmuseum Email: themorbidmuseum@gmail.comArtwork: Brittany Schall Music: "Danse Macabre" by Camille Saint-Saens, performed by Kevin MacLeod2023-01-1910 minThe Morbid MuseumPope Gregory IX: Cat Killer?In the late 13th Century, Pope Gregory IX declared that cats were emissaries of Satan and enemies of the Catholic faithful. As superstition and fear of the devil swept through Europe over the next several centuries, so too did the hatred and mass violence towards cats. Decretals of Pope Gregory IX with the glossa ordinaria single leaves, MS M.716.2r - Images from Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts - The Morgan Library & MuseumKattenstoet: The Cat Throwing Festival | Amusing Planet"Did Pope Gregory IX’s Hatred of Cats Lead to the Black Death?" Medium, Jason Ward, Apr 16, 2021"The Spooky History of...2023-01-1650 minThe Morbid MuseumThe Cadaver Synod: The Dead Pope TrialIn 897, Pope Stephen VI put his predecessor, Pope Formosus, on trial for crimes against the Catholic Church. The accused was exhumed from his grave, and presented before an assembly of clergy in a Basilica in Rome.The Strange Case of Pope Formosus | Catholic AnswersThe Cadaver Synod: Low Point in the History of the Papacy | Medievalists.netThe Cadaver Synod: When the Corpse of a Dead Pope Was Put on Trial | Medium.comThe Cadaver Synod: The Strangest Trial in History, Donald E. Wilkes Jr. The Cadaver Synod: When a Pope’s Corpse Was Put on Trial | Atlas ObscuraPa...2023-01-0942 minThe Morbid MuseumHot Take: Season 5 of the Crown & "Ipatiev House" (Patreon Preview)This is a sneak peak of The Morbid Museum's first video episode available only through Patreon! In this episode, Katie and Luke dive deep into the world of this season of "The Crown," in particular the "Ipatiev House" episode.Like what you hear? Become a Patreon Member at patreon.com/themorbidmuseum to gain access to this special episode and more bonus episodes to come! Follow us on IG: @themorbidmuseum Email us at themorbidmuseum@gmail.comArtwork: Brittany Schall Music: "Danse Macabre" by Camille Saint-Saens, performed by Kevin MacLeod2023-01-0210 minThe Morbid MuseumDeath & Discovery in the Operating TheatreWith no effective anesthetics or antiseptics, surgery prior to the late 19th century was brutal to endure and often ended in a death sentence for even the most minor of procedures. The advent of operating theatres helped build the bridge between primitive medicine and the modern operating room we know today. While certainly terrifying for the patient or the average spectator, operating theatres played an essential role in the evolution of surgery, offering a space where doctors and medical students could witness the greatest surgeons of their time hone their craft and better the field through their triumphs and tra...2022-12-191h 02The Morbid MuseumThe Mind & Brain of Phineas GageIn 1848, railroad construction foreman Phineas Gage survived a traumatic brain event that defied medical certainty, when a metal rod impaled his skull. Gage's life was never the same, and the accounts of his personality changes after the accident accelerated understanding of the function of the brain and its elasticity.“Meet” Phineas Gage at the Saint Albans Museum | Local News | samessenger.comNotable Warren Anatomical Museum Holdings | Countway LibrarySkull of Phineas Gage | NIH 3D Print ExchangeThe Case of Phineas Gage (1823 - 1860) · Beyond the Bone Box · OnView: Digital Collections & ExhibitsThe Phineas Gage information page : The University of Akron, OhioA Visit With Phinea...2022-12-1249 minThe Morbid MuseumHuman Dissection in the Anatomical TheatrePrior to the Middle Ages, human cadaver dissections were a societal taboo. Early medical schools across Europe came to understand the necessity of dissection in anatomical education, spurring the construction of anatomical theatres. These spaces provided learning opportunities for students, and satiated a morbidly curious public. The Most Beautiful Anatomical Theaters BY ALLISON MEIER MAY 7, 2014, Atlas ObscuraHistory | Università di PadovaThe Star is the Corpse | History Today Anna Jamieson | Published in 29 Jun 2016Royal Collection Trust30 OF THE OLDEST MEDICAL SCHOOLS IN THE WORLD"Visit the World's Oldest Anatomical Theater Follow the footsteps of some of the greatest medical minds i...2022-12-0543 minThe Morbid MuseumCryptids & Curiosities: The Fiji MermaidIn 1842, a curious specimen of a 'mermaid' beguiled visitors at Barnum's American Museum in New York City. An elaborate fake, the Fiji (or Feejee) Mermaid was the quintessential 'humbug' in dime museums across the United States.The Legacy of Dime Museums and the Freakshow : How the Past Impacts the Present – AASLHThe Mead's Mermaid | 4/2017 | Amherst CollegeBuxton Mermaid origins probed at University of LincolnHow 13th-Century “Mermaid Bones” Came to Be Displayed in a Japanese TempleP.T. Barnum & the Feejee MermaidThe Feejee Mermaid: Early Barnum Hoax | Live ScienceFiji Mermaid, Original Fiji Mermaid Display, Oddities, Curiosities - Oddities For Sale has uniqueCentaur of Ten...2022-11-2858 minThe Morbid MuseumThe Bone Trade: Interview with Jon Ferry of JonsBonesIn this special episode, Katie and Luke interview Jon Ferry, owner of JonsBones. Ferry's company sells antique osteological specimens for educational use. Ferry's stock, responsibly sourced from medical practices, reveals the history of the bone trade and the fabrication of medical bones for anatomical study.Check out JonsBones on the web and in-person in Bushwick, Brooklyn @jonsbonesABC News: TikTok user sells human bones, ignites ethical debate onlineBone collector opens museum: 100 skulls, human skeletonsVice News: Meet The TikToker Selling Human Bones OnlineReal Human Bones for Sale | JonsBonesFollow us on IG: @themorbidmuseum Email us...2022-11-211h 03The Morbid MuseumHoudini: Defying Death and SpiritualismOne of the preeminent entertainers of the 20th century, Harry Houdini was a master of his craft, thrilling audiences with captivating physical stunts. An inventor, illusionist, and escapologist, he spent the final years of his career fighting to define the blurring line between entertainment and exploitative false spiritualism. In observance of the 96th anniversary of his death, join us as we explore the extraordinary life of the most famous magician of all time.David Copperfield’s secret magic museum revealed in new book – PHOTOS | Las Vegas Review-JournalEscape Artist Harry Houdini Was an Ingenious Inventor, He Just Didn’t Want A...2022-10-311h 35The Morbid MuseumEd & Lorraine Warren's Occult MuseumFor 50 years, Ed & Lorraine Warren investigated paranormal activity throughout the United States and the world at large. Their exploits brought them fame and acclaim as authorities of demonology and psychic phenomena. In their home in Monroe, Connecticut, they gathered relics and cursed items from the homes and haunted places they explored, known as the Warren's Occult Museum.The Paranormal to Pop Culture Pipeline | Religion DispatchesInside the Warrens' Occult MuseumThe Conjuring Universe | A Life in Demonology | Warner Bros. EntertainmentThe Conjuring - The Real Lorraine Warren FeaturetteHome - NESPREd and Lorraine Warren | CT PostThe Haunted 'Annabelle' Doll Of Horror Movies...2022-10-241h 11The Morbid MuseumSpiritualism: The Dead Talk BackSince the dawn of civilization, humans have longed to continue to connect with loved ones who have passed on. In the 19th century, the wildly popular religious movement Spiritualism was created as "proof" that mortals here on earth could connect with those who have crossed over to the other side. National Spiritualist Association of Churches"The Automatic Hand: Spiritualism, Psychoanalysis, and Surrealism" by Rachel Leah Thompson An Electronic Journal for Visual Culture ISSUE 33: (WINTER 2021)"Seances in the Red Room" White House Historical AssociationHydesville Memorial Park and the Fox Sisters - Newark, NY - Exploring UpstateNews from the Spirit...2022-10-171h 08The Morbid MuseumRobert Did It! The Robert the Doll StoryGene Otto's childhood doll, 'Robert', is long-believed to be haunted, with an ability to move on its own, to change facial expressions, and cause misfortune to those who offend him or question his power. For more than 25 years, Robert the Doll has been displayed at the Fort East Martello Museum, allowing visitors to encounter this haunted history up close, and to decide for themselves if the stories are true."Beware Robert the Doll" in Florida Weekly, June 23-29, 2016.Watchmojo.com: Most Haunted Dolls ListRobert the haunted doll: Creeping out Floridians since 1904Most Haunted Places in the Florida Keys...2022-10-1059 minThe Morbid MuseumThe Malleus Maleficarum: The Witch Hunters' HandbookAlso known as the "Hammer of Witches," the Malleus Maleficarum was used for 300 years as a handbook to aid in the persecution and execution of an unknown number of innocent people. With a particular focus on women, the Malleus stands today as one of the most misogynistic and terrifying texts ever written.Follow us on IG: @themorbidmuseum Email us at themorbidmuseum@gmail.comThe Malleus Maleficarum of Heinrich Kramer and James Sprenger (Dover Occult) by Montague Summers, Heinrich Kramer, James Sprenger, et al.The Historical Medical Library - The College of Physicians of Philadelphia'Where...2022-10-031h 05The Morbid MuseumThe Thrill Killers: Leopold & LoebIn 1924, Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb, two college students born to wealthy Chicago families, brutally murdered Bobby Franks, a 14-year-old boy. Nearly 100 years later, their famous case, known as one of the first 'thrill killings' of the modern era, captivates our societal imagination.Clarence Darrow Interview (Source unknown)Orson Welles as Clarence Darrow in CompulsionCompulsion Film (1959)The Paris Review - Reopening the Case Files of Leopold and LoebChicago History Museum Images - Eyeglasses owned by Nathan LeopoldNina Barrett: The Leopold and Loeb Files: An Intimate Look at One of America’s Most Infamous CrimesThrill Me: NJ Production ClipWTTW: Na...2022-09-261h 16The Morbid MuseumChoreomania: The Dancing PlagueThis week Katie explores the strange, terrifying, and seemingly inexplicable Dancing Plague of 1518. Bali Trance Dance"The Dancing Plague: The Strange, True Story of an Extraordinary Illness" by John WallerThe history of ergot of rye (Claviceps purpurea) I: from antiquity to 1900 - PubMedWhat was the dancing plague of 1518? by Evan Andrews, HISTORYSt. Vitus - Saints & Angels - Catholic OnlineDetroit Institute of Arts Museum, Pieter Bruegel Collection"The people who 'danced themselves to death'" By Rosalind Jana 12th May 2022, BBC Culture"Divine Punishment or Disease? Medieval and Early Modern Approaches to the 1518 Strasbourg Dancing Plague" by Lynneth J. Miller, Da...2022-09-1955 minThe Morbid MuseumVictorian Mourning: Hair of the DeadIn the 19th century, grieving was a major aspect of Victorian society. Mourning jewelry and relics made from the hair of the deceased were an essential expression of these rituals and customs.Lincoln Ring - Gallery Item Display (Sagamore Hill National Historic Site, National Park Service)Victorian mourning etiquetteA Road Trip Made Out of Human Hair – The Five Best Places to See Art Made From Dead People's HairHair Wreath- Sauk County Historical SocietyEarly 19th Century Style Represented in a Mourning Ring - Art of MourningThe Millicent Library — Hair WreathGeneral Access: Hair Jewelry and Godey’s Lady’s Book - Dilett...2022-09-121h 00The Morbid Museum112 Ocean Avenue: The Amityville Horror HouseThis week we welcome screenwriter, playwright, and horror nerd Brian Otaño to the Morbid Museum! Brian tours us through the horrifying events that took place within the walls of the most famous house in Amityville, while dissecting the subsequent conspiracies and legends that continue to haunt us to this very day.Ronald DeFeo Jr. - WikipediaRonald DeFeo | Murderpedia, the encyclopedia of murderersShattered Hopes: The True Story of the Amityville Murders | A Documentary FilmMy Amityville Horror | A Documentary Film"Life in a Haunted House" New York Daily News. Paul Hoffman, July 18, 1976"DeFeo's New Story; In his first newspaper i...2022-09-051h 22The Morbid MuseumThe Death of the RomanovsThe fall of the Romanov Dynasty and the subsequent murder of the Imperial family, is one of the most grisly endings to a monarchy the world has ever known. Shrouded in secrecy for years, the full story continues to unfold to this day, impacting Russia's political landscape both at home and abroad for many years to come.Last of the Czars - 1996 Documentary SeriesRomanovs: 1613 - 1918 By Simon Sebag MontifioreThe Last Days of the Romanovs: Tragedy at Ekaterinburg by Helen Rappaport"The Romanov Family Died a Century Ago. It’s Time to Lay the Myths About Them to Rest, To...2022-08-291h 12The Morbid MuseumDead Horse BayDeep in the outer boroughs of New York City, the secrets of a growing city lie buried on Barren Island. Today, the legacy of urban renewal is dredged up with the tides at Dead Horse Bay. Dead Horse Bay contamination not ‘significant health risk’Good Work of School on Barren Island | Brooklyn Eagle 18 Aug 1901Dead Horse Bay Environmental Cleanup Project - Gateway National Recreation Area (U.S. National Park Service)Hylan Makes Issue of Richmond Garbage | New York TimesJamaica Bay: A History | National Park ServiceDead Horse Bay closed because of radioactive contaminationDead Horse Bay: The Brooklyn bottle beach cover...2022-08-221h 00The Morbid MuseumRasputinThis week, Katie parses fact and fiction surrounding the life and death of one of the most morbid, mythical, and mysterious human beings of all time - Grigori Rasputin"Rasputin Was Poisoned, Shot, Beaten, and Drowned. But Did His Penis Survive? Answering the big question about Gregori Rasputin’s penis." By Kristin Winet, June 24, 2015"Rasputin myths busted: Murder, height, and where is his penis?" By Evelyn Richards, 28 Oct 2021Юсуповский дворец на мойке (Yusupov Palace on the Moika River)How was Russian mystic Rasputin murdered? 31 December 2016"Fact Or Fiction? Even When It Comes To Food, It's Hard To Tell With Rasputin" By Nina Martyris, January 31, 201...2022-08-151h 37The Morbid MuseumThe Collyer BrothersLuke covers the famed story of New York recluses Homer and Langley Collyer, whose hoarding transformed their family brownstone in 1930s Harlem into an impenetrable fortress of rubbish and found objects. "Harlem House Mystery Ends: Tale of Love" | Aug 7 1942, Gettysburg Times | Google News Archive Collyer Brothers Park - New York City Department of Parks & RecreationThe Dazzle review | Theatre | The Guardian"Booby Traps Kill Hermit" San Jose Evening News Inside the Collyer brownstone: The story of Harlem's hermits and their hoarding – New York Daily NewsHomer and Langley by EL Doctorow | Fiction | The GuardianThe Legendary Collyer Brothers Harlem NY 1881-1947 – Harlem...2022-08-0857 minThe Morbid MuseumThe Dance of DeathFor centuries artists have depicted our dance with death. Whether paintings or prose they all arrive at the same conclusion - death comes for us all.Saint-Saëns: Facts, pronuncation, works and more about the great composer - Classic FMSaint-Saëns: unfashionable, underrated – and overdue for reappraisal | Classical music | The GuardianDance of Death | Allegorical Concept | Britannica The Fantastic in Art and Fiction, Sponsored by Cornell University's Institute for Digital CollectionsCATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Dance of Death'Danse Macabre' by Camille Saint-Saëns Is the Scariest Halloween Song Ever Written - The AtlanticThe Medieval Dance of DeathFollow us on IG...2022-07-1845 minThe Morbid MuseumLondon Stinks Part II: The Great SmogIn Part II of our series “London Stinks” we look into the history of air pollution in this world city, which began more than 500 years ago, and culminated in the deadliest smog in recorded memory, killing as many as 12,000 people in 1952.Medium: The Great SmogBreathing in London's history: from the Great Stink to the Great SmogYouTube: London’s Great Smog of 1952, The London MuseumBattersea Power Station | Our StoryMonet's obsession with London fog | Claude Monet | The GuardianBBC NEWS | UK | England | Pollution call on smog anniversaryThe Killer Fog of '52 : NPRThe Reason London is Renowned for Being Foggy - TheCultureTripFumifugium, John E...2022-07-111h 00The Morbid MuseumLondon Stinks Part I: The Broad Street PumpIn Part I of our series "London Stinks,", we will be exploring the immensely tragic, completely disgusting, but incredibly important story of the Broad Street Pump and how it changed science forever."The Lesson of John Snow and the Broad Street Pump" Mitali Banerjee Ruths, MD"Once Deemed ‘Biologically Dead,’ a New Report Shows London’s River Thames Recovering" Rasha Aridi November 12, 2021 -
Sunderland and the Public Health ActCholera - Vibrio cholerae infection | Cholera | CDCWHO: CholeraLaing, W. B. “Removing The Pump Handle.” The British Medical Journal, vol. 2, no. 5046, 1957, pp. 712–712. JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/25383945. Accessed 29 Jun. 2022.The Mode of Prop...2022-07-041h 02The Morbid MuseumLincoln's BodyIn April 1865, U.S. President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth in Washington D.C. The body of the fallen President endured a series of morbid misadventures before being finally laid to rest in 1901. This is the true story of Lincoln's body. Sources:My Daguerreotype Boyfriend, Lewis PowellWok & Roll Restaurant (Mary Surratt's Boarding House) National Museum of Health and Medicine (NMHM): Medical Care During President Lincoln's Final Hours Commemorated in New ExhibitMütter Minute: John Wilkes Booth (Mütter Museum)The Lost Lincoln Photo Documentary - Discovery PlusThe Last Hours of Abraham Lincoln - Chi...2022-06-271h 09The Morbid MuseumThe Grand GuignolPrepare yourself as we embark on a sordid and macabre tour through the story of Le Theatre du Grand-Guignol, the theatre of horror that entertained and terrified Parisian audiences for 65 years, leaving behind an incredible legacy that continues to inspire film and theater makers to this very day. Content warning - this one isn't for the squeamish or prudish!Sources:The Grand Guignol : Theatre of Fear and Terror by Mel Gordon Grand-Guignol: The French Theatre of Horror (Exeter Performance Studies) by Richard J. Hand and Michael WilsonDeák, František. “Théâtre Du Grand Guignol.” The Drama Re...2022-06-201h 29The Morbid MuseumCropseylandThis week, Luke takes us on an epic journey parsing the tall tale of the "Cropsey Maniac," the true crime stories of missing children and murders on Staten Island that echoed the Cropsey myth, and the haunting landscape of abandoned institutions that inspire urban legends and urban exploration today.Sources: The Cropsey Maniac by Lee Haring and Mark BreslermanArtifacts Journal Blog The Cropsey ManiacJasper Cropsey Biography for the Catalogue Raisonne'The Burning' Pre-Production via Hysteria LivesNYC Farm Colony and Seaview Hospital History at Sometimes InterestingCropsey: The Terrifying Urban Legend of Cropsey Brought to Life at The LineupHistory o...2022-06-131h 24The Morbid MuseumDeath MasksIt's our first full episode! This week, Katie tours us through the totally creepy, centuries-old practice of creating death masks. Yep. It's as weird as it sounds.Sources:Death Mask Radiolab EpisodeEdward III and Philippa of Hainault | Westminster AbbeyThe curious and gruesome art of human death masksLCP Art & Artifacts - Death MasksResusci Anne and L'Inconnue: The Mona Lisa of the SeineNew-York Historical Society - Aaron Burr Death MaskRecreating Roman Wax Masks Vol 6 Iss 3, Expedition Magazine in 2014 Masks - Funerary and Commemorative UsesVideos Mentioned in this Episode:Orange County Registry - Making...2022-06-061h 01The Morbid MuseumIntroducing The Morbid Museum!Welcome to The Morbid Museum! Step inside and learn a little about your tour guides Katie and Luke, and what they have in store for you this season on The Morbid Museum! (cue maniacal laugh)New Episodes every Morbid Monday! See what we did there? 2022-05-2429 min