Today marks the 100th Anniversary of the first seance Houdini and the
Scientific American committee had with Mina Crandon, aka "Margery," on July 23, 1924. The seance was held at the Crandons home at No 10 Lime Street on Beacon Hill in Boston. Margery produced an assortment of unusual phenomena. After the seance, Houdini told his fellow committee members, "Well, gentlemen, I’ve got her. All fraud, every bit of it."
Margery is a big part of the Houdini story, and I've shared many Margery-related posts over the years. Below are some links for you to enjoy at your leisure.
Want more? On my
Patreon today, I've shared the complete Houdini vs. Margery timeline from 1924 to 1926. Patrons can also download a free PDF of Houdini's pamphlet exposing Margery's methods as this month's free reward.
FYI, John, There's a typo on your email blast for this article. It says "100 years ago on Line Street."
ReplyDeleteAh, shoot. Oh well, can't change what I've already sent. Guess that will be the rare error edition. Hold onto it. Might be worth something someday. :)
DeleteThank you John! I always enjoy and appreciate your posts on Margery. FYI I recently wrote an article about the Houdini-Margery seances in 1924 for the Austin Seance Journal (published in serial form for the Fall 2023 and Winter 2023-2024 issues). The article includes reference to the photos we analyzed on this site during the Margery Files!
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