Archive - Our Belated Past

Dying to be a Mason

America's First Hazing Death

Mar 16 •

January 2025

The Count Who Talked to Spirits... And Mozart

I am back with another fantabulous edition of Our Belated Past! Your quasi, monthly-ish dose of fun and bizarre historical stories. If you enjoy what…

Jan 25 •

December 2024

Our Belated Year: 2024

I am not going to have another original OBP ready before the New Year hits, so what better time than to do a clip show that allows me to wax poetically…

Dec 31, 2024 •

The Greatest Conspiracy Never Told

The Greatest Conspiracy Never Told

Dec 3, 2024 •

November 2024

An Evening with the Eddys

The Séance that Changed the World

Nov 4, 2024 •

October 2024

Rosy Voynich and the Cross He Rode In On

The Voynich Manuscript influence on Rosicrucianism

Oct 13, 2024 •

August 2024

Thomas Paine's Ménage à trois

An Erotic Investigation

Aug 26, 2024 •

July 2024

Colonial Crime All the Time

These ain't your Willie Nelson's highwaymen...

Jul 12, 2024 •

June 2024

The Civil War and Forensics

Jun 13, 2024 •

April 2024

Sea-Snakes, Kraken, and the Norwegian Ships They Love to Love

Apr 8, 2024 •

February 2024

Death of a Devil Worshiper

Murder and Mystery in the Ocean State

Feb 6, 2024 •

January 2024

The Prostitute, The Prophet, and the Lost Continent: Part III

Betrayal, Obsession, and Death in Old L.A.

Jan 9, 2024 •

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