Summary: <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> Are Seances Real?<br> <br> <br> <br> Are Seances real? Pat and Rebecca conclude their séance series with Mary Todd Lincoln. While at the White House, Mary Lincoln famously hosted at least 8 seances. She also attended many more throughout her tragic life. Do they prove that seances are real?<br> <br> <br> <br> Questions Explored in this Episode<br> <br> <br> <br> Who was Mary Todd Lincoln? What was her childhood like? How did she and Lincoln meet, break up, yet still get married? What was she like as First Lady? How did tragedy shape Mary Lincoln’s life? Why did she go to seances? What interested her in Spiritualism? Why was Spiritualism so popular during the Civil War? What happened at the seances she attended? Did President Lincoln ever attend a séance? Was she able to speak to those she lost?<br> <br> <br> <br> <a href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Todd_Lincoln#/media/File:Mary_Todd_Lincoln2crop.jpg">Black and white photograph of Mary Todd Lincoln</a><br> <br> <br> <br> Vote on the Episode<br> <br> <br> <br> Done listening? Go vote on what you think at <a href="http://www.ghostlypodcast.com/polls">ghostlypodcast.com/polls.</a> #TeamBeliever #TeamSkeptic<br> <br> <br> <br> Listener Mail and Questions<br> <br> <br> <br> This week’s listener came in the mail! Have a spooky story or question of your own (or someone you know)? Send your story or question to <a href="mailto:info@ghostlypodcast.com">info@ghostlypodcast.com</a> or leave a voicemail at 630-448-2138 and we might read or share it on the podcast. You could be on a future episode of Ghostly!<br> <br> <br> <br> <a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Willie_and_Tad_Lincoln,_sons_of_President_Abraham_Lincoln,_with_their_cousin_Lockwood_Todd_LOC_3253741134.jpg">Mary Linoln’s sons Tad and Willie with their uncle, Lockwood Todd</a><br> <br> <br> <br> History of Mary Todd Lincoln<br> <br> <br> <br> Pat dives into the fascinating history of First Lady Mary Todd Lincoln. From how she and Abe Lincoln met to how she dealt with tragic loss throughout her life, Pat helps us better understand a misunderstood, important figure in history.<br> <br> <br> <br> The Debate on Lincoln<br> <br> <br> <br> Rebecca and Pat debate several instances of seances around Mary Todd Lincoln and her husband President Abraham Lincoln. Once her son Willie died while they were in the White House, Mary started to speak with mediums and people in the spiritualist movement. Was she able to reach her sons and husband after they died?<br> <br> <br> <br> <a href="https://emergingcivilwar.com/2019/10/31/things-that-go-bump-in-the-parlor-spiritualism-lincoln-and-a-happy-halloween/">Nettie Colburn, medium visited by Mary Lincoln</a><br> <br> <br> <br> Poll Results<br> <br> <br> <br> Find out what listeners said for the Houdini Séance episode with Jacob Mayfield – Are seances real? Still need to listen to our previous episode? Check it out <a href="http://www.ghostlypodcast.com/">here</a>.<br> <br> <br> <br> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Todd_Lincoln#/media/File:Mumler_(Lincoln).jpg">Mumler Spiritual Photo of Mary Lincoln and Abe Lincoln</a><br> <br> <br> <br> Ghostly Book Club<br> <br> <br> <br> Interested in joining our new Ghostly Book Club? If you want to read spooky books and talk about them with fellow Ghostly listeners, sign up at <a href="https://ghostlypodcast.com/book-club/">ghostlypodcast.com/book-club</a>. Our next meeting is in January.<br> <br> <br> <br> Ghostly Gear<br> <br> <br> <br> New merchandise store right on our website at <a href="http://ghostlypodcast.com/store">ghostlypodcast.com/store</a> for all your Ghostly Gear! Several new items including Microclimate shirts! Also grab a Ghostly mask.<br> <br> <br> <br>
