Episodes

Thursday Oct 10, 2024
Liberty Hall Historic Site
Thursday Oct 10, 2024
Thursday Oct 10, 2024
Join Dr. Eleanor Hasken-Wagner on a journey through the haunting history of Liberty Hall Historic Site with curator John Walker. Hear tales of a mysterious Spanish opera singer, a peeping-Tom British soldier, and - of course - the famous Gray Lady herself.

Thursday Oct 03, 2024
The Leestown Witch
Thursday Oct 03, 2024
Thursday Oct 03, 2024
Kentucky Deceased is back for season four with the story of Franklin County's resident witch. Host Dr. Eleanor Hasken-Wagner guides listeners back to 1913 to meet the family of Lily Harp, whose death was attributed to a curse. Discover the bizarre story of stockings hidden in a pillow, a grieving family's desperate search for answers, and the chilling rituals they believed could unveil the witch's identity.

Wednesday Sep 25, 2024
Kentucky Deceased Book Launch Party
Wednesday Sep 25, 2024
Wednesday Sep 25, 2024
We are one week out from MUSEUM AFTER DARK and Kentucky Deceased release party!!!
Kentucky Deceased is an 8x10 hardcover book written by Zack Poehlein and designed by Katherine O’Dell of Derby City Midnight. The book dives into four stories from the annals of the award-winning Kentucky Deceased podcast, presenting legends and folklore from around the Capital City and Franklin County in a new light. Kentucky Deceased examines what the supernatural, paranormal, and the bizarre mean to a community and its residents, showing that the strange is what ties us all together.
Pick-ups for pre-orders begin at Museum After Dark!
Vendors, food, alcohol, and more! This is a night market/book release party to celebrate the spookiness ahead!

Monday Aug 19, 2024
Book Announcement! Kentucky Deceased by Derby City Midnight
Monday Aug 19, 2024
Monday Aug 19, 2024
To sign up for pre-order notifications visit here: https://mailchi.mp/1df65e5c46ef/kydeceased
We're releasing a book of new and familiar stories just in time for Halloween! Kentucky Deceased is an 8x10 hardcover created in collaboration with Derby City Midnight. Inside are four tales of the strange and supernatural, complete with supporting documents and photographs. All beautifully written and designed by the awesome powerhouse duo!
1. The Kentucky og-Eater - a previously unknown and unreported on Kentucky cryptic that terrorized summer evenings throughout the 19th and early 20th century.
2. Lights Over Frankfort - a treasure trove of UFO sightings and encounters from Franklin county complete with Air Force investigatory documents.
3. The Ouija Board Transcripts - a showcase of the monolithic Ouija Board in the life of a steward of Frankfort and Kentucky history.
4. The Gray Lady of Liberty Hall - a comprehensive look at the tutelary spirit housed within the Brown ancestral home as well as an examination of ancestral spirits themselves and what they mean to a home, a family, and to a community.
Join us for a book launch at the Capital City Museum on October 1, 2024 from 7-9.
Season 4 of the podcast is coming, too! Get ready!
To sign up for pre-orders visit here: https://mailchi.mp/1df65e5c46ef/kydeceased