Episode 201: Mayhayley Lancaster - The Oracle of the Ages

Farmer, teacher, politician, lawyer, and clairvoyant? This legendary Georgian was the go-to source for finding lost items - and in some cases, lost bodies. Her roles as a champion for women and a source of knowledge and advice for her neighbors were outshone only by her incredible skills as a seer. Her remarkable life has been the subject of books and movies, and with all her powers, she’ll let people know if they’re doing her story justice. Tonight’s episode is Mayhayley Lancaster, The Oracle of the Ages. 

Watch the movie here — Murder in Coweta County (1983), starring Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash: https://tubitv.com/movies/561789/murder-in-coweta-county

SOURCES

Colorful Oracle Dies in Franklin - Celestine Sibley Column, The Atlanta Constitution, Jul. 14, 1955 (Newspapers.com - Subscription required)

Condemned John Wallace Doubts He Will Die in Electric Chair, The Atlanta Constitution, Feb. 26, 1950 (Newspapers.com - Subscription required) 

Daily News, The West Point News, Aug. 16, 1928 (Newspapers.com - Subscription required)

Georgia Seer Lives On and On - Celestine Sibley Column, The Atlanta Constitution, Mar. 31, 1952 (Newspapers.com - Subscription required)

Georgia town honors bootlegger, killer with road, WXIA-TV, Atlanta: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2015/02/07/murderers-road/23039021/

Grave of Georgia Seer is Vandalized - Dateline Georgia, The Atlanta Constitution, Aug. 30, 1973 (Newspapers.com - Subscription required)

Hordes Swamp Heard Clairvoyant Since Burned Bones Murder Trial, The Atlanta Constitution, Nov. 8, 1948 (Newspapers.com - Subscription required)

Mayhayley Lancaster, Atlanta History Photograph Collection: https://dlg.usg.edu/record/geh_athpc_549

Mayhayley Lancaster, Legend of an Oracle (Documentary): https://www.amazon.com/Mayhayley-Lancaster-Legend-Oracle-Moore/dp/B01LWRSDWD

Mayhayley the Mercurial, The Times-Herald - Coweta Magazine: https://issuu.com/times-herald/docs/ncm_new/50

Memories of Mayhayley, Cranks My Tractor: https://www.cranksmytractor.com/2010/10/memories-of-mayhayley.html

Oracle of the Ages: Reflections on the Curious Life of Fortune Teller Mayhayley Lancaster by Dot Moore: https://amzn.to/3wFlJ6W

Seer's legend predicably powerful from beyond grave, The Atlanta Constitution, Feb. 15, 1998 (Newspapers.com - Subscription required)

Sorcery or Science - Coweta Asks Which Solved Slaying of Turner, The Atlanta Constitution, Jun. 21, 1948 (Newspapers.com - Subscription required)