Ep. 574 - Merchant's House Museum

History Goes Bump: Ghost Tours For The Mind

Diane Student

Travel, History, Places & Travel, Paranormal, Haunted, Society & Culture, Ghosts

4.6 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 13 February 2025

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

The Merchant's House Museum at 29 East Fourth Street in Manhattan is a relic from the past making it a treasure in New York City. The house has stood for over 180 years and seen many changes to Manhattan, but one thing that hasn't changed is its interior. It is likely the only house in New York City with a fully preserved 19th-century interior. There are those who claim this is the most haunted house in Manhattan and many of the spirits belong to the family who lived in the house for generations, the Tredwells. Join us as we explore the history and hauntings of the Merchant's House Museum. The Moment in Oddity features jumping spiders dreaming and This Month in History features Cochise arrested. Our location was suggested by Marie Fisher.

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Music used in this episode:

Main Theme: Lurking in the Dark by Muse Music with Groove Studios

(Moment in Oddity) "Vanishing" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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(This Month in History) "In Your Arms" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Outro Music: Happy Fun Punk by Muse Music with Groove Studios

Other music used in this episode:

Silent Movie by Melody Ayres-Griffiths from Pixabay

Transcript

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0:00.0	History tells the story of the world and of our lives.
0:21.4	Sometimes that history goes bump in the night.
0:32.4	Broadcasting from the center of oddity and the supernatural in central Florida.
0:39.2	It's the History Goes Bump podcast.
0:47.6	Hello, you spectacular people.
0:49.9	Welcome to this 574th episode of the History Goes Bump podcast.
0:55.9	Ghost tours for the Theater of the Mind.
1:00.1	I am your host, Diane. And this is Kelly. Kelly on this episode, we're going to be going to New York City. New York City. To look at a location that was suggested by our listener, Marie Fisher.
1:06.8	And this is the Merchant's House Museum. It's a one-of-a-kind place in Manhattan, which is another thing that we didn't get to see while we were there.
1:14.1	Dang it. Yeah, we didn't even know about it. If we had, we definitely would want to check it out. We're looking forward to sharing about the history and haunts of this place.
1:22.7	Before we get into that, we want to welcome into the Sputacular Crew, Tim Kulig, who you guys hear a lot of his music here on this podcast.
1:30.4	Yes. And Tim actually did an interview with me, which will be coming up in March, so I'll let everybody know a little bit more about that as we get closer to it. Courtney, who joined us on the last episode, and Nancy. Thank you for joining the Sputacularacular crew. And now this moment in oddity.
1:51.0	The moment in oddity was suggested by Jared Rang. In terms of spiders, jumping spiders tend to be the cutest, at least in our
2:03.1	opinion. There are many videos out there of peacock Sparkle Muffin jumping spiders going through
2:08.6	their breeding dances. They look like they're waving at the camera along with other antics.
2:14.3	Back in August of 2022, there was a study published by Harvard that revealed that jumping spiders
2:19.8	just may dream. The researchers analyzed 34 juvenile jumping spiders. Due to the spider's young age,
2:27.5	their exoskeletons were translucent. Using an infrared camera, the jumping spiders were observed
2:33.0	in a REM dreamlike state,
2:35.0	showing the same types of characteristics found in humans and other mammals.
2:39.0	The behaviors exhibited were limb movements, like leg twitching and curling.
2:44.0	It is believed that this is the first study of its kind performed on terrestrial invertebrates.
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