Author: StrangeAgo
How To Start Seeing Ghosts
Many of us go through life wanting to believe in the existence of ghosts, even though we have never seen one. Maybe we are located…
Sir Conan Doyle Talks About Spirit Ectoplasm
Who here is surprised to see the name Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and the word ectoplasm on the same page? Probably no one, as everyone…
Anti Cremation in the 1800s United States
When cremation started to gain traction in the United States in the 1800s, not everyone was happy about it. Sure, cremation is cheaper than burial…
Ancient Egyptian Antiques Made To Order
Fake ancient Egyptian antiques are still bought and sold today, just as they were back in the early 1900s. I even own a few because…
Burglar’s Slide for Life
This one seems to come right out of a spy movie. The woman burglar and her male accomplice used a “slide for life” made from…
Women Executioners
Women executioners are a rare breed, but here is an article from 1899 listing two women who become public executioners. Women Executioners Belgium Had One…
Brother and Sister Unknowingly Married – A Case of Incest
When you hear of a case of incest, you may wonder what on earth could have compelled the couple to go taboo. Unfortunately, there have…
British Soldier Charms During the Second Boer War
Soldiers to this day carry lucky charms with them. The charm can be a letter, a photo, or some other small object. The writer of…
10 Strange Beliefs Surrounding Murders
People have been murdering people since the beginning of time, and from all these murders have sprung a large collection of superstitions and strange beliefs….
Botched Hanging in Lancaster Pennsylvania
In early America, we were terrible at hanging people. Ropes would break, the drop wasn’t high enough, and people would slowly strangle to death. It…
