EPISODE · Jan 19, 2026 · 46 MIN
Ep. 78 - The Donner Party Tragedy
from My Victorian Nightmare · host Genevieve Manion | Daylight Media
On today's episode, Genevieve will have the tragic tale of the Donner Party, the group of 87 pioneers who became snowbound in the Sierra Nevada mountains in 1847, who were driven to commit acts of cannibalism to survive. She will also discuss the séances of “The Naked Medium,” Eva Carrière, as well as how the dead define “space.” Join the Fan Coven: https://www.myvictoriannightmare.com/the-fan-coven Dark Poetry: https://www.patreon.com/collection/1943582?view=condensed Instagram Post For Today's Episode: https://www.instagram.com/p/DTlYa-QkUpy/?igsh=MW1mZmxweDAwcjJuMg== References For Today's Episode: https://www.kqed.org/news/11844011/donner-party-pt-1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donner_Party https://www.legendsofamerica.com/ca-donnerparty/ https://www.britannica.com/topic/Donner-party https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eva_Carri%C3%A8re https://www.thevintagenews.com/2016/11/22/eva-carriere-the-lying-spiritualist-ectoplasm-was-said-to-come-from-every-orifice-of-her-body/ “Spirit Wrapping in John Wesley’s Family” - The Spiritualist, Dec. 17th 1869. “A Spirit on SPACE” - The Spiritualist, Dec. 17th 1869. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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On today's episode, Genevieve will have the tragic tale of the Donner Party, the group of 87 pioneers who became snowbound in the Sierra Nevada mountains in 1847, who were driven to commit acts of cannibalism to survive. She will also discuss the séances of “The Naked Medium,” Eva Carrière, as well as how the dead define “space.” Join the Fan Coven: https://www.myvictoriannightmare.com/the-fan-coven Dark Poetry: https://www.patreon.com/collection/1943582?view=condensed Instagram Post For Today's Episode: https://www.instagram.com/p/DTlYa-QkUpy/?igsh=MW1mZmxweDAwcjJuMg== References For Today's Episode: https://www.kqed.org/news/11844011/donner-party-pt-1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donner_Party https://www.legendsofamerica.com/ca-donnerparty/ https://www.britannica.com/topic/Donner-party https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eva_Carri%C3%A8re https://www.thevintagenews.com/2016/11/22/eva-carriere-the-lying-spiritualist-ectoplasm-was-said-to-come-from-every-orifice-of-her-body/ “Spirit Wrapping in John Wesley’s Family” - The Spiritualist, Dec. 17th 1869. “A Spirit on SPACE” - The Spiritualist, Dec. 17th 1869. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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