Invisible Histories

Welcome to Invisible Histories!Tonight we bring you a special show like no other. Ifyou've listened to the first three episodes --and if not go back to Episode #1 -- we come to this podcast with a deep curiosity about the people who lived in this time period, how they died, and how they ended up being buried in the Potter’s Field between 1876-1912.Elke and I wanted to transport you to where the Potter’s Field used to be, on a windy point of land in what is known today as the neighborhood of

March 2024 was wild! We suffered technical issues in the form of a broken computer, which prevented us from getting this episode out in a timely manner. Thank goodness we are up and running again!​Thank you to our listeners, the dedicated hundreds! Subscribe, share, give us a review wherever you listen to podcasts!Read our latest newsletter and subscribeCheck out our Instagram for images related to this episode.​Today, we interviewed Jean Sherrard and Clay Eals, and explored a wide-ranging

After a whirlwind January 2024, the Invisible Histories ladies regroup, try to tidy up the place, and catch up on what happened over the last month.Thank you to our listeners, the dedicated hundreds! Subscribe, share, and give us a review wherever you listen to podcasts!Read our latest newsletter and subscribeCheck out our Instagram for images related to this episode @invisiblehistoriespnwWe toured the Recompose facility in Georgetown, and learned about composting as an option for death care.We

Welcome to Invisible Histories. Episode #3In this podcast we explore lost stories of marginalizedpeople, hidden histories of forgotten places, and generally unearth some cool, creepy and hopefully meaningful connections for people living and working in the Seattle area and beyond.In this episode, we share some important cultural information regarding Indigenous death practices of the Coast Salish people, to answer the question, 'could the Potter's Field have previously been an Indian Burial Ground'

Welcome to Invisible Histories - Episode #2In this podcast we explore lost stories of marginalizedpeople, hidden histories of forgotten places, and generally unearth some cool, creepy and hopefully meaningful connections for people living and working in the Seattle area and beyond.In this episode we go way back in time, to share the perspective of a character that rarely gets to tell its story — the land itself — how the cemetery removal was an example of forced industrialization and this progress

Hello -- and welcome to “Invisible Histories” exploring Seattle’s lost stories, with Cari and Elke - Episode #1In this podcast we explore lost stories of marginalizedpeople, hidden histories of forgotten places, and generally unearth some cool, creepy and hopefully meaningful connections for people living and working in the Seattle area and beyond.In our first series we explore the ‘lost’ Potter’s Field, also known as the Duwamish Cemetery established in 1876 on land next to the King County Poor

Welcome to “Invisible Histories” exploring Seattle’s lost stories. In this podcast we explore lost stories of marginalizedpeople, hidden histories of forgotten places, and generally unearth some cool, creepy and hopefully meaningful connections for people living and working in the Seattle area and beyond.In our first series we explore the ‘lost’ Potter’s Field, a cemetery established in 1876 on land next to the King County Poor Farm and Hospital in what is now the Georgetown neighborhood. In just