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Nov 11, 2024

TransAlgheny Asylum — Home of Horrors

TransAlgheny Asylum, also called West Virginia Hospital for the Insane and Weston State hospital was opened in 1864. Located in Weston…

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Oct 16, 2024

Pisadeira: The Night Hag

Sleep is a universal experience, and many of us struggle with finding a restful and peaceful sleep. Nightmares, sleep paralysis, and…

Pisadeira: The Night Hag

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Jun 10, 2021

Pickled Willie: Small Town Folk History

The US is a big country that was colonized and settled by countless different types of people from countless different backgrounds. Many…

Pickled Willie: Small Town Folk History

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May 26, 2021

Mari Lwyd: the Bewildering Welsh Holiday Custom

In recent years, the internet has developed a certain amused fascination with an old Welsh Winter-time custom known as the Mari Lwyd…

Mari Lwyd: the Bewildering Welsh Holiday Custom

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Apr 25, 2021

How the Cold War Played a Role in the Independence of Algeria

A dive into the way international tensions between the United States and Russia helped propel the French colony of Algeria into nationhood…

How the Cold War Played a Role in the Independence of Algeria

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Dec 1, 2020

Frau Perchta: The Midwinter Goddess

“The Spinning Room Lady”

Frau Perchta: The Midwinter Goddess

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Nov 28, 2020

Krampus: Saint Nick’s Devilish Double

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Krampus: Saint Nick’s Devilish Double

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Nov 21, 2020

Loch Ness: The Legendary Lake

Loch Ness was an isolated lake, not easily accessed by travelers until recently. The lake lies along a geographic line between the old…

Loch Ness: The Legendary Lake

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Nov 18, 2020

European Missionaries and Early Native American Contact

(This article was originally published to my now closed ‘Hubpages’ account, in August of 2019. It has since been copied and pasted on…

European Missionaries and Early Native American Contact

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Nov 13, 2020

Friday the 13th: Superstition or Suppression?

The number 13 is well known as being unlucky. Friday the 13th is especially known as an unlucky or even dangerous day among those who hold…

Friday the 13th: Superstition or Suppression?

BackAlley Alchemist

BackAlley Alchemist

Historian, podcast host, Turtle Mountain Chippewa. Here is a link to my various projects! https://solo.to/backalleyalchemist

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