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September 26, 2021 25 mins
Hey you! It's time to get Civil War spooky. This week, the girls chat about the Jennie Wade House - a former home turned museum in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, USA.  You may be wondering what made this house important, why it's now a museum - and who Jennie Wade was. Well, tune in and learn more - plus learn about the reported haunts that supposedly take place. Need a distraction? We got you. As discussed in episode 62 about the 215 bodies of Tk'emlups te Secwepemc First Nation children recently found in Kamloops (and counting found in other provinces/locations),  please check out: https://truenorthaid.ca/how-to-help-first-nations/. If you have any additional resources you'd like to share, please email: weirddistractionspodcast@outlook.com. Listener discretion is advised. Shout out to our Patrons Tom, Angela & Bailey! Thank you for supporting Weird Distractions on Patreon. You can also support the show on Patreon and get monthly bonus episodes, behind the scenes footage, and more! We're also on Buy Me a Coffee if you want to support the show with a one time donation. You can also find us on Redbubble for some Weird Distractions merch. If you want to provide feedback or even your own weird story to be read on air in an upcoming Listener Distractions episode - please email: weirddistractionspodcast@outlook.com. If you're listening on Apple Podcasts, please consider rating & reviewing! It's the best way to support the show (for free). Thanks for listening! Resources American Battlefield Trust website – battlefields.org Gettysburg Battlefield Tour website Civil War Ghosts website – “The Jennie Wade House” YouTube video – “Ghost Adventures Jennie Wade House” – uploaded by user GACcrewFAN77 – on March 15th, 2011  YouTube video – “Historical EVPS!!!!!! Haunted house Jennie Wade; Great EVPs!” – uploaded by user PEACHY25WEB – on March 8th, 2012  YouTube video – “Jenny Wade House (Ghosts of Gettysburg)” – uploaded by The Paranormal Side – on August 2nd, 2020  YouTube video – “Bearfort Paranormal Jennie Wade House Gettysburg Pa Part 2” – uploaded by Bearfort Paranormal – on July 23rd, 2011  YouTube video – “INVESTIGATING THE INFAMOUS JENNIE WADE HOUSE (Haunted Gettysburg)” – uploaded by Full Dark Paranormal Explorers – on September 18th, 2020 Only in Your State website – “You’ll be Haunted by the History of the Jennie Wade House, Jennie’s Home and a Civil War Site in Pennsylvania” – by Beth Price-Williams – October 19th, 2020  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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