The Big Yellow House as originally built (Santa Barbara Historical Society)
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Episode 2 ~ Summerland and The Big Yellow House (July 19, 2023)
Episode 2 ~ Summerland and The Big Yellow House (July 19, 2023)
Liz tells the story of Summerland, the tiny town just south of Santa Barbara established as a Spiritualist colony, and ghosts of The Big Yellow House.
Movie Recommendations:
Home Alone (Jen's favorite movie. She'll allow Home Alone 2: Lost in New York, but doesn't acknowledge the third one.)
Book Recommendations:
The Ghost that Haunted Itself: The Story of the McKenzie Poltergiest by Jan Henrickson (Summers says don't forget to put something heavy on top when you set it down!)
Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch by Terry Pratchett & Neil Gaiman
Show Recommendations:
Episode Sources:
Summerland The First Decade by David F. Myrick, Santa Barbara Historical Museum's Noticias (Winter 1998)
Why did so many Victorians try to speak with the dead? by Casey Cep, New Yorker Magazine (May 24, 2021)
History of high spirits by Ann Brenoff, LA Times (June 17, 2007)
Spiritualism comes home to Summerland by Fran Davis, Coastal View News (May 14, 2019)
Spooky spots in Summerland by Evelyn Franklin, The King's Page (October 27, 2021)
The Big Yellow House circa 2015 (SantaBarbara.com)
The Big Yellow House now, no longer yellow (Village Properties)
H. L. William at left, founder of Summerland (Santa Barbara Historical Society)
Oil derricks in Summerland circa 1900 (Santa Barbara Historical Society)
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