Unhuman Animals
the Salus-Grady Libel Act of 1903
The greatest political cartoonists of the day, vs an easily caricatured governor with no sense of humor.
Categories: Arts & Culture, Entertainment & Media, Series 15
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"Pennsylvania"
The Keystone State! The birthplace of American freedom! And more importantly, the state where we’re headquartered!
Such Was Railroading
the Castle Shannon Railway War
Milton D. Hays just wanted to run a railroad like a tyrant, and his complete lack of ethics allowed him to realize that dream.
Categories: Feats of Building & Engineering, Series 15, Wild Card
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There Must Come a Change
the triumph and tragedy of Octavius Valentine Catto
Octavius Valentine Catto was a man for all seasons. He could have been the leader Philadelphia needed... if he hadn't been murdered.
Categories: Biography, History, Series 15
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A Palace of the Arts
a visit to the Pennsylvania state capitol
I suppose I should actually show you what George Gray Barnard's sculpture groups for the Pennsylvania State Capitol actually look like, huh?
Categories: Arts & Culture, Supplement
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Cloud Dongs
George Grey Barnard's Pennsylvania Capitol sculpture groups
In August 2023, my cousin Tim and his fiancee Bonnie were getting married in Lancaster. As #7 and I made our travel plans, we realized that even though she has spent a large chunk of her adult life in Pennsylvania she had never visited many of its most famous historic sites. We decided to make […]
Categories: Arts & Culture, Feats of Building & Engineering, Series 14
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Seven Years in Hell
the murder of Susan Mummey, the Witch of Ringtown Valley
For seven years he lived in hell, tormented nightly by a demon cat and the spectre of death. Finally, an angel told him what he had to do to end it all...
Categories: Footsteps into the Unknown, People & Places, Series 13
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You’ve Got A Friend
In August, #7 and #13 took a road trip to visit some podcast-related sites in Pennsylvania.
Categories: Supplement
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Make Insurance Double Sure
the incredible tale of the Blue-Eyed Six
Joseph Raber was "too lazy to live and too lazy to work" -- the perfect victim for six conspirators who insured him to the gills and murdered him.
Categories: People & Places, Series 13
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A Warning To Future Man
either the most astonishing revelation in history... or its greatest hoax
"I myself cannot explain it. I know only that I remember Lemuria! Remember it with the absolute conviction of a fanatic..."
Categories: Entertainment & Media, Hoaxes, Frauds & Forgeries, Most Popular, Series 11
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Your Heart’s Sorrow
the 1874 abduction of Little Charley Ross
In 1874 four-year-old Charley Ross was kidnapped in front of his family's Philadelphia home... and became America's first case of kidnapping for ransom.
Categories: Intriguing & Unsolved Mysteries, People & Places, Series 11
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Nya Sverige
What if you started a colony and nobody came?
What would happen if you started a colony in the New World and then just kind of forgot about it for a few decades?
Categories: History, People & Places, Series 10
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The War Between the States
the history of the Yankee-Pennamite Wars (1768-1813)
Did you know that Connecticut and Pennsylvania went to war multiple times over the area that's now scranton? Learn all about the Yankee-Pennamite Wars!
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