It was also home to some of the most famous spirit mediums — real superstars of the time. George Schwartz: The famous Fox sisters, who sort of started the spiritualist movement in 1848, heard sounds ...

Missouri’s most famous medium hosted seances on East 15th Street By Sara DeCaro, Kansas City Public Library. ... Mediums offered them the chance to communicate with lost loved ones.

Key points. Although many mediums may be fraudulent, there are some remarkable cases that have never been explained. One of the most famous mediums was Leonora Piper, who was extensively tested by ...

Picture this: It is Nov. 17, 1899, a chilly Friday evening in Hagerstown. You are seated in the Academy of Music’s narrow theater in the Baldwin House Hotel on West Washington Street. Bright gas ...