Lurancy Vennum & The Watseka Wonder

Dark Histories

Ben Cutmore

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🗓️ 17 March 2019

⏱️ 67 minutes

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This week, we have a story of a 19th Century spiritual possession, when 14 year old Lurancy Vennum began suffering from fits that eventually led her to visiting heaven, speaking with angels and finally, taking in the spirit of deceased 19 year old Mary Roff, the daughter of local spiritualists. Sources: The demonism of the ages, spirit obsessions so common in spiritism, … Peebles, J. M. (James Martin), 1822-1922. The Watseka wonder; a startling and instructive psychological …Stevens, E. Winchester, 1822-1885. Iroquois County Genealogical Society – http://sites.rootsweb.com/~ilicgs/bio/bio.htm Morning Post, Friday 2nd October, 1908. New York Tribune, Sunday July 19th, H. Addington Bruce, 1908. Iroquois County Times, October 17th, 2014 Reminiscences of my sister Mary Roff, Mrs H. H. Alter, September 1908 The merch store can be found here: https://teespring.com/stores/the-dark-histories-podcast The 50th episode celebration discount code will run from 17/03 - 31/03 with code FIFTY20 For extended show notes, including maps, links and scripts, head over to darkhistories.com Support the show by using our link when you sign up to Audible: http://audibletrial.com/darkhistories or visit our Patreon for bonus episodes and Early Access: https://www.patreon.com/darkhistories Connect with us on Facebook: http://facebook.com/darkhistoriespodcast Or find us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/darkhistories & Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dark_histories/ Or you can contact us directly via email at [email protected] or join our Discord community: https://discord.gg/6f7e2pt Music was recorded by me © Ben Cutmore 2017 Other Outro music was Paul Whiteman & his orchestra with Mildred Bailey - All of me (1931). It's out of copyright now, but if you're interested, that was that. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:18.8	We are all in search of truth. Let us not be so blinded with prejudice as to be disgusted with its wrappings and
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1:30.5	The words of devout spiritualist preacher Dr E. Winchester Stevens in his account of a spiritual possession that took place deep in the American Midwest in the spring of 1878.
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