Episode 65 - The Casket Girls of New Orleans

We are wrapping up this year's Spooky Month series with a trip to the very spooky city of New Orleans! This week, Deanna tells us all about the mysterious Casket Girls of NOLA. These French women were sent to the city in 1728 in order to find husbands....but instead found a not so warm welcome to their new home. Then the spookiness began.......

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Episode Sources:

• GoNola.com - History of The Casket Girls in New Orleans by Edward Branley - Last Accessed October 28, 2022

• GhostCityTours.com - The Truth About the Casket Girls in New Orleans - Last Accessed October 28, 2022 

• Wams.Nyhistory.org - Women & the American Story: The Casket Girls - Last Accessed October 28, 2022

• NewOrleansLegendaryWalkingTours.com - Womens History Month: The Casket Girls - Last Accessed October 28, 2022

• VeryLocal.com - My Granny was a Vampire-Smuggling Casket Girl: a (possibly) true story by Michael Democker - Last Accessed October 28, 2022