I invited a guest on the podcast to talk about something I find super interesting, which is cemeteries and gravestone conservation.

We talked about what a grave conservator does, how to get in to the line of work, things you should and should not do as an aspiring grave conservator, views on cemeteries and mourning then and now, mourning traditions we think should come back, has she ever encountered anything spooky? And, bonus stones!

This is my conversation with Rachel from Epoch Preservation.

This is a bonus content episode available exclusively on Patreon. To accompany episode 44 about The Radium Girls, I am going to tell you about another landmark story of women banning together to fight for workplace rights.

This is the story of the matchstick girls.

This is a special bonus episode to celebrate the best night of the year, Halloween!

This is the legend of Stingy Jack.

This is a bonus content episode available exclusively for our Housekeeper and Butler tier Patrons. Thank you so much for supporting the podcast! My name is Kim, and to accompany episode 43 about Blanche Monnier, I am going to tell you about some more messy situations Victorians found themselves in when they wanted to marry the “wrong” person.

These are four Victorian marriage and divorce scandals.

This is a bonus content episode available exclusively for our Housekeeper and Butler tier Patrons. Thank you so much for supporting the podcast! My name is Kim, and to accompany episode 42 about Spring-Heeled Jack, a mysterious event in England that had residents just as shook up as Spring-Heeled Jack. In fact, many believed this phenomenon was clear evidence that he did indeed exist!

This is the story of the Devil’s Footprints of Devon.

This is a bonus content episode available exclusively for our Housekeeper and Butler tier Patrons. Thank you so much for supporting the podcast!. My name is Kim, and to accompany episode 41 about con woman Bertha Heyman, I am going to tell you about a case from the Mysterious Murders chapter of NYPD Detective, Thomas Byrnes’ Professional Criminals of America book - the same book that profiles our girl Bertha Heyman from the regular episode this week.
This is the story of Benjamin Nathan.

This is a bonus content episode available exclusively for our Housekeeper and Butler tier Patrons. To accompany episode 40 about The Red Inn Affair, I am going to tell you another story that takes place in the mid-19th century in France. Whereas the Martins may not have murdered any one, the subject of this story certainly did as a serial poisoner with upwards of possibly 30+ victims. This is the story of Helene Jegado.

This is a bonus content episode available exclusively for our Housekeeper and Butler tier Patrons. To accompany episode 39 about Victorian Bonnie & Clyde: Lavinia and John Fisher, I am going to tell you about further lore and the hauntings associated with the story of Lavinia Fisher.

This is a bonus content episode available exclusively for our Housekeeper and Butler tier Patrons. To accompany episode 38 about Dr. Thomas Neill Cream, I have the story of another bad Victorian doctor.

This is the story of Dr. William Palmer.