I'm back from being stranded in Switzerland! While most of what I saw was from the window of a hospital room in Spital Bulach, I did manage to get in a little sightseeing. Listen and learn about historical spookiness from Lake Lucerne and Zurich!

Happy 4th, ya'll! In this episode, I throw out some myths and facts surrounding the Declaration of Independence and the influence the Freemasons had on it, as well as a couple of hauntings feat. the guys who created it!

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Notes:
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Freemasonry

https://www.livescience.com/freemasons.html

https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20161209-secret-history-of-the-freemasons-in-scotland

https://www.history.com/news/freemasons-facts-symbols-handshake-meaning

https://declaration.fas.harvard.edu/blog/facts-nationaltreasure

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/pages/article/the-lost-symbol-and-the-freemasons-8-myths-decoded

https://poletoparis.com/what-freemasons-signed-the-declaration-of-independence/

https://nationalheritagemuseum.typepad.com/library_and_archives/declaration-of-independence/

https://freemasoninformation.com/masonic-education/famous/united-states-masonic-founding-fathers/

July 1- 3 of 1863 marks one of the bloodiest eras in our country's history. The Battle of Gettysburg was so brutal and deadly that those who lost their lives there still roam the earth today. Listen and learn about what remains at one of America's most haunted National sites.

https://www.iheart.com/content/2020-09-17-chilling-video-shows-ghosts-running-across-gettysburg-battlefield/

https://www.pennlive.com/entertainment/2013/06/gettysburg_150_12.html

www.gettysburgbattlefieldtours.com/venue/trial-of-rosa-carmichael/

https://www.travelchannel.com/shows/ghost-adventures/articles/gettysburgs-haunted-history

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Farnsworth_House_Inn

https://www.roadsideamerica.com/story/31407

https://www.hauntedrooms.com/pennsylvania/gettysburg/haunted-places/haunted-hotels/farnsworth-house-inn

https://phillyghosts.com/the-farnsworth-house-inn/

https://usghostadventures.com/haunted-cities/gettysburgs-most-haunted/the-history-of-haunts-at-little-round-top/

https://ghostcitytours.com/gettysburg/haunted-gettysburg/ghosts-little-round-top/

https://www.gettysburgbattlefieldtours.com/jennie-wade-house/

www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g60798-d666269-Reviews-Jennie_Wade_House-Gettysburg_Pennsylvania.html

www.battlefields.org/learn/articles/capture-devils-den

https://history.howstuffworks.com/american-civil-war/devils-den.htm

www.panicd.com/devils-den-gettysburg.html

https://warfarehistorynetwork.com/what-happened-at-the-devils-den-at-the-battle-of-gettysburg/