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Apr 29
46m 44s

S2 Ep16: The Mennonite Girl

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In tonight’s dead letter, a peaceful retreat at a friend's historic property in the country yields a brush with something that defies explanation. The old homes in these rural communities are steeped in generations of human memory, and sometimes, those overlaid paths from the past seem to bleed right through the present day. We unpack an incredibly vivid, solid sighting that leaves us questioning the true nature of time, space, and the boundaries of our own backyards.

REFERENCE LINKS

The Finger Lakes Region

History of the Amish and Mennonite Schism

Spolia in Architecture

Belhurst Castle and the Lady in White

Al Jaffee and the Mad Magazine Fold-In

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