Welcome to Erin Mankie's Cabinet of Curiosity's, a production of I Heart Radio and Grimm

and Mild.

Our world is full of the unexplainable.

And if history is an open book, all of these amazing tales are right there on display,

just waiting for us to explore.

Welcome to the Cabinet of Curiosity's.

In 1979, George Romero released his classic zombie film, Dawn of the Dead.

In one particular scene, a character utters the line, when there's no more room in hell,

the dead shall walk the earth.

An ominous statement to be sure, but while there's no risk of zombies coming to eat our

brains anytime soon, at least I hope not, there was one incident almost a hundred years

ago when the dead did rise from the grave, and nobody had any idea what sort of event

it would lead to today.

Her name was Emma Crawford, and she was born in Massachusetts on March 24th of 1863.

Emma had a passion for music, which her mother had fostered in her at a very early age.

From the time she was three, Emma would sit at the piano and listen to her mother play

Beethoven Sanadas.

Over time, she picked up a few things from her mother, leading to an almost prodigy-like

talent by the time she was 12.

Emma started giving others piano lessons, and performing recitals for her neighbors, impressing

them with her masterful technique.

Her skills even earned her an invitation to perform in Boston with other famous musicians

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