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From century old tales of Native American folklore, the history of the Fox Sisters, the secrets of the Freemasons, and the murder of William Lyman, Folklore & Legends of Rochester, The Mystery of Hoodoo Corner, takes us on a journey into the past while unraveling the solution to an ancient mystery. Some of the stories include: |
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| "The Code of Handsome Lake" | ||
| "OUR RELIGION IS NOT ONE OF PAINT AND FEATHERS.... IT IS A THING OF THE HEART" ----Seneca---- |
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| "In 1779, General John Sullivan, under the orders of George Washington, launched a massive military campaign against the pro-British Iroquois of Western New York. As the result, over 40 Seneca towns were destroyed along with an estimated 160,000 bushels of corn and thousands of fruit trees. With their land lost, reduced to living on reservations and their culture in ruins.... Many turned to whiskey to drown their grief. After years of alcoholism and depression, the Seneca Prophet Handsome Lake, experienced a series of supernatural visions that would spawn a religious and social movement so profound, it continues to be practiced till this day. The 'visions' of Handsome Lake and his startling prophecies, including the end of the world caused by the destruction of the ozone layer, offers us a timeless tale of the power of faith... and one man's struggle to save a nation." |
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| "In Search of White Crows" | ||
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On the evening of March 31, 1848 in the hamlet of Hydesville New York, 14 year old Maggie Fox and her 11 year old sister Kate, claimed to be in communication with the ghost of a dead man, alleged to have been murdered and buried in the cellar of their house.
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| Within a few short years of this disclosure, Maggie and Kate Fox would become international celebrities and leaders of a paranormal movement that at its zenith would claim over 2,000,000 members. | ||
| Tragically, after years of accusations of trickery and fraud, the Fox sisters, suffering from alcoholism, died penniless and were buried in paupers graves. Incredibly, 10 years after their deaths, a shocking discovery was made that not only challenges the way we view the lives of these two remarkable women, but in the very concept of life and death itself. | ||
| "The Strange Disappearance of Captain William Morgan" | ||
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In 1826, Batavia New York resident William Morgan disappeared. The belief at the time was that he had been kidnapped and murdered by a group of Freemasons because of a book Morgan was about to publish that was going to reveal the inner secrets of the Masonic order. |
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| Morgan's disappearance would soon become a national uproar that would lead to over 90% of Masonic lodges in New York shuttering their doors and eventually be the catalyst to the formation of the nation's first 3rd political party. Drawing upon the archives of secret Masonic archives seen for the first time by a non-mason, evidence is offered that sheds new light upon the case and offers a stunning solution to what actually happened to "Captain William Morgan". |
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| "The Murder of William Lyman" | |
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On October 20, 1837, William Lyman, devoted husband and father, was brutally shot to death and robbed just steps from his home. His murder became a sensation as it was the first ever reported in the now growing but fledgling city of Rochester New York.   |
| Through the use of original police eye witness reports and the actual 1838 city court transcripts, "The Murder of William Lyman" not only offers us a true story of murder and frontier justice, but of redemption and love culminating in a shattering climax. | |
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