Episode 199: Mordecai House
The founding family of Raleigh built their empire high on the hill of the town and the legacy they left outlasted any of their mortal lives. Pianos playing, children running, a house alive with spirits - of history and the paranormal. This week's episode is The Mordecai House.
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A spooky-good time at Mordecai, The News and Observer (Raleigh, North Carolina), October 30, 2011, Newspapers.com (Subscription required)
Carl Sandburg encouraged N.C. writer, and she has done supernaturally well, The News and Observer (Raleigh, North Carolina), May 29, 1988, Newspapers.com (Subscription required)
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Do you believe in ghosts? Locals search for evidence, The News and Observer (Raleigh, North Carolina), October 31, 2010, Newspapers.com (Subscription required)
Does this statue at Oakwood Cemetery really turn as you walk by? 'Spinning' Angel inspires urban legends, ABC 11: https://abc11.com/oakwood-cemetery-ghost-story-urban-legend-spinning-angel/5429632/
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History + Highballs: Haunted Mordecai with The Ghost Guild, North Carolina Museum of History: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-kxCMJWt_d4
Hunting the ghosts of Mordecai House, The News and Observer (Raleigh, North Carolina), July 8, 2009, Newspapers.com (Subscription required)
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Mordecai House Ready to Open, The News and Observer (Raleigh, North Carolina), April 12, 1972, Newspapers.com (Subscription required)
Mordecai House subject of lecture series, The News and Observer (Raleigh, North Carolina), August 12, 2015, Newspapers.com (Subscription required)
Mordecai opens visitors center, The News and Observer (Raleigh, North Carolina), June 18, 2014, Newspapers.com (Subscription required)
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Rejuvenated historic house to open, Mordecai house has had nine months of repainting and repair, The News and Observer (Raleigh, North Carolina), May 28, 2002, Newspapers.com (Subscription required)
Spooky stories haunt historic downtown buildings, The News and Observer (Raleigh, North Carolina), October 24, 2012, Newspapers.com (Subscription required)
Tar Heel Haunts, The News and Observer (Raleigh, North Carolina), October 1, 2006, Newspapers.com (Subscription required)
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The Mordecais: part and parcel of local history, The News and Observer (Raleigh, North Carolina), February 6, 1986, Newspapers.com (Subscription required)
The Ratcliffe Angel (Raleigh, NC), Strange Carolinas: https://www.strangecarolinas.com/2016/09/the-ratcliffe-angel-raleigh-nc.html
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Yesteryear Mementos, Ghosts To Return to Mordecai House, The News and Observer (Raleigh, North Carolina), January 28, 1971, Newspapers.com (Subscription required)
