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Brandy, Elora and Lilly read Ghost stories to each other from ghostsofamerica.com from the Rosharon and Pearland areas of Brazoria County, Texas. They also talk about the sounds a paper mache demon rock makes and the usefulness of a live in ghost.

We are back!! In this episode we talk about Theresa Vernell Jones who went missing in 1980 from Alvin, Texas and her older sister Gina Ladonna Gibbs who was found murdered in Florida 2 years later. Both are unsolved cases. SOURCES: The Charlie Project - https://charleyproject.org/case/theresa-vernell-jones The Facts - Family Seeks Answers For Teen Vanished in 1980 by Alexa Crenshaw https://thefacts.com/news/article_b8e22f5b-5d81-512f-be48-1570dd2fa864.html #candleforthemissing #candleforTeri #candleforDonna #candleforthelost #candleforthelostinbrazoriacounty

In this episode we share ghost stories from the local town of Alvin, Texas in Brazoria County. Facebook: 'Round Here Podcast Twitter: @roundherepc Instagram: @roundherepodcast Email: roundherepodcast@gmail.com

In this episode we discuss Dr. Sofie Herzog, a remarkable Austrian woman who moved to Brazoria, Texas in her later years. She did many things that most people of that time period thought of as "unsuitable for a lady" including wearing her hair short, riding side saddle, and working as a doctor for the railways. Also, Lilly creates a new word and Brandy repeatedly misquotes a favorite podcaster https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/herzog-sofie-dalia https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sofie_Herzog https://brazoriahf.org/site/museum/dr-sofie-herzog/ Facebook: 'Round Here Podcast Twitter: roundherepc Instagram: roundherepodcast Email: roundherepodcast@gmail.com

In this episode we talk about Carolyn Jean Long and Roy Allen Bernard Sr. Two people who went missing and were never heard from again in the late 80's and early 90's. !!!!TRIGGER WARNING!! We mention but do not go into detail about domestic violence and possible murder. Any opinions or speculations on this case are meant as opinion only.!!!! SOURCES: https://charleyproject.org/case/carolyn-jean-long https://linktr.ee/RoundHerePodcast

We continue to honor the spooky season by talking to a long time family friend Kate Hadley as she tells us about a haunted apartment she once lived in. Email: roundherepodcast@gmail.com Twitter: roundherepc Instagram: roundherepodcast Facebook: @roundherepodcast

Spooky season is here so we are offering some ghost stories told by local Brazoria County people. We read stories from Sweeny, Old Ocean, Brazoria and West Columbia from the GhostsofAmerica.com website.

In our Season 2 premiere episode we tell the story of the lady in the grey taffeta dress. It is a popular ghost story made locally famous by a Brazoria County legend, Catherine Munson Foster, a great storyteller, author and librarian.

In our new "mini series" we match 2 movies with similar plots but on opposite ends of the rating scale and try to review them fairly. *NOTE: By ambiotic fluid Elora means amniotic fluid. She had a brain typo that none of us caught until after recording was over.* You can find us on Twitter: @roundherepc Instagram: @roundherepodcast Email: roundherepodcast@gmail.com

In our new "mini series" we match 2 movies with similar plots but on opposite ends of the rating scale and try to review them fairly. Twitter: @roundherepc Instagram: @roundherepodcast Email: roundherepodcast@gmail.com

In our new "mini series" we match 2 movies with similar plots but on opposite ends of the rating scale and try to review them fairly. Twitter: @roundherepc Instagram: @roundherepodcast Email: roundherepodcast@gmail.com

In our new "mini series" we match 2 movies with similar plots but on opposite ends of the rating scale and try to review them fairly. Twitter: @roundherepc Instagram: @roundherepodcast Email: roundherepodcast@gmail.com

This is our season 1 finale!! We discuss some of the unidentified and missing people in Brazoria County. We light a candle for the missing and unidentified! Happy Pride! Happy summer, y'all! ****We failed to mention in the first case that clothing was found with the remains of the unidentified person. "plaid shorts Shah Safari size M with ironed in name tag of Marc Esquenazi over burgundy Nike Swim trunks with black Nike brand emblem."**** #candleforthemissing #candleforthelost #candleforthelostinbrazoriacounty

In this episode Lilly and Brandy talk about Charlie Brown of West Columbia, Texas in Brazoria County. He was a former enslaved man who started his own lumber business and grew to be Brazoria County's first black millionaire. SOURCES: Forbes: Her Great, Great, Great, Great Grandfather Helped Start Juneteenth—Then Became One Of The First Black Millionaires In America

In this episode we share a few stories that are interesting but not meaty enough for full episodes. Sources: A Mystery on Fiddler's Island https://sites.google.com/site/lonestarghosttowns/south-texas/brazoria-county/a-mystery-on-fiddler-s-island, Nature's Notes: The Brazoria Palm is A Treasure Hidden in Plain Sight https://www.victoriaadvocate.com/news/local/nature-notes-the-brazoria-palm-is-a-treasure-hidden-in-plain-sight/article_582bdf28-1e19-11eb-99f5-5f8d14e5db56.html, Clute, Texas Wikipedia https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clute,_Texas, 2 Wallabies on the Loose in Brazoria County https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.click2houston.com/news/2018/05/04/2-wallabies-on-the-loose-in-brazoria-county/%3foutputType=amp, The Facts https://thefacts.com/free_share/article_053507a9-93aa-5d52-a635-c7a687e9dea9.html, Who is BZT-1 And Where is She After 12,000 Years? http://www.mybulletinnewspaper.com/Jan-090120.htm *CORRECTION* Lilly meant to say twelve thousand seven hundred and eighty.

We discuss the First Peoples of Texas of the Gulf Coast area. The Karankawa People were vilified and all but made extinct. Karankawa People Wikipedia https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karankawa_people Karankawas https://karankawas.com/2020/05/11/historiography-of-the-karankawa-indians/#_ftn26

We have decided to start covering the unidentified people in Brazoria County. It is a long list so this is only round 1. Links for these cases will be posted on our Facebook Page 'Round Here Podcast and on our Twitter account @roundherepc and on Instagram @roundherepodcast Light a candle with us and share it using #candleforthelost and/or #candleforthelostinbrazoriacounty

You can listen to us creeping each other out as we tell ghost stories from our hometown. All these stories are from the Ghosts of America website. ghostsofamerica.com Thank you for listening! Twitter: roundherepc. Instagram: roundherepodcast Facebook: 'Round Here Podcast Email: roundherepodcast@gmail.com

This week we are joined by TUTS's Hair and Makeup Supervisor Madeline Jones. She tells us about her encounters with theaters all over. The terrible audio gnomes attacked our audio again so please 🐻 with! Please check out TUTS Donation page and consider donating to help them through the Covid Crisis!

🎶There is a house in Angleton they call The House of the Century. It's been a ruin for many a long year, but boy it still looks fun!🎶 Please tell me you sang that to the tune of House of the Rising Sun. There really is a cool old house right outside of Angleton, Texas built in 1972 that is more of an art installation than an actual home. #roundherepodcast #thehouseofthecentury #mojorelic #angletontx #richardjost #antfarm #dougmichels #chiplord. The Dallas Morning News

In our second True Crime episode we discuss the case of Princess Blue, the name given to skeletal remains found in Manvel, Texas in 1990. Unfortunately we had audio difficulties so the volume is very low and grainy. The information is important so if you can't make it through the audio then please read the sources below to learn more about this unsolved case. *CORRECTION * In the episode I said her family described her eyes as brown, I misspoke, I meant to say blue! #princessblue #juliegwenndavis #stillunsolved #roundherepodcast #candleforjulie ABC13 13Unsolved

We are talking about haunted schools and universities around the world, from Germany to Alaska to schools in our neck of the woods. SOURCES: Strangling Brothers https://stranglingbros.com/haunted-house-american-fork/famous-hauntings-haunted-schools/ , True Ghost Tales of Brazoria County https://brazoriacoghost.weebly.com/ , College Raptor https://www.collegeraptor.com/find-colleges/articles/college-comparisons/thirteen-haunted-college-campuses-united-states/ , Rebels Market https://www.rebelsmarket.com/blog/posts/7-most-haunted-schools-in-the-world , Hey Teach https://www.wgu.edu/heyteach/article/top-haunted-schools-us-and-abroad1810.html , The Facts https://www.thefacts.com

Ima Hogg was an admirable woman who did alot of living and did many great things for Texas! East Texas History https://easttexashistory.org/items/show/159, Wikipedia https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ima_Hogg, Philanthropy Round Table https://www.philanthropyroundtable.org/almanac/people/hall-of-fame/detail/ima-hogg

We have a little discussion about the shipwrecks that have happened around the Brazos River and in the Gulf of Mexico. It's a bit of a history lesson but it might be fun! My sources are: The Wreck of the Schooner Lively https://shannonselin.com/2020/10/wreck-schooner-lively/, Texas State Historical Association, The Facts : Sandbar Spells End Of Blockade Runner https://thefacts.com/article_e297ba01-a120-572a-99a0-467488e4ed34.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=email&utm_campaign=user-share, Steamboat Times https://steamboattimes.com/steamboats_1811~61_p2.html, The Facts : Start Digging, Tales of Buried Treasure https://thefacts.com/article_9ccf97ee-d3fc-5123-9065-d43a45122d86.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=email&utm_campaign=user-share, Texas Escapes http://www.texasescapes.com/CFEckhardt/Theodosia-Burr-Was-South-Carolinas-Lost-First-Lady-Buried-On-Texas-Coast.htm

This is our first true crime episode. We discuss the known victims of William Lewis Reece: Laura Smither, Sandra Sapaugh, Tiffany Johnston, Kelli Cox and Jessica Cain. *Disclaimer* This episode includes talking about domestic violence, animal cruelty, sexual assault and murder.* Sources for this episode: KHOU-11 https://www.khou.com/mobile/article/news/local/neighborhood/brazoria-co-remains-idd-as-kelli-cox/285-128529405 , The Dallas Morning News http://interactives.dallasnews.com/2016/portrait-of-a-serial-killer/ , ABC13 https://abc13.com/news/man-seen-at-body-search-site-linked-to-girls-disappearances/1220370/

In this episode we discuss different encounters and sightings that have been reported in the Brazoria County area, including the Damon UFO encounter. My sources are Texas Museum and Research Library - www.roswellbooks.com/museum/?page_id=687 , True Ghost Tales Of Brazoria County - www.brazoriacoghost.weebly.com/true-ufo-tales-of-brazoria-county.html , Houston Chronicle - https://www.chron.com/neighborhood/pearland-news/amp/Area-man-s-passion-is-out-of-this-world-1952949.php. , National UFO Reporting Center - www.nuforc.org/webreports/066/s66292.html *Correction- "Doc" Wagner did say he had several encounters and the meetings were started in the early 1990s. Sorry for the misinformation!*

In this episode we discuss the Bigfoot sightings in the Brazoria County area. Yes, I said Bigfoot! Please ignore the sniffling and stuffiness, and the occasional misinformation like the mountain gorilla thing in the '60s. That's very wrong! My resources are The Facts thefacts.com and Gulf Coast Bigfoot Research Organization gcbro.com.

In this episode we are just chatting about some dreams and interesting occurrences. We also discuss the docuseries on Netflix called Crime Scene: The Vanishing at Cecil Hotel. There are SPOILERS and we also mention suicide, cyber bullying and mental illness.

This episode we are chatting with my sister, Dr. Michelle Parker about Galveston,Texas. We mainly talk about the storm of 1900 and the ghost stories surrounding that tragedy.

We discuss the episode of the tv series The Dead Files that fi!med in our town, Lake Jackson, Texas. We speak only from our experience and point of view and mean no disrespect toward any of the people involved. Also, please try to ignore the annoying cat noises in the background. Thank you!

This episode explores the stories heard and told about the Lake Jackson Plantation. We are not historians, just people telling stories and having fun. Sources for this episode include brazoriacoghost.weebly.com, texags.com, tshaonline.org, dreadcentral.com, The Jacksons of Brazoria County-The Life, the Myth and the Impact of a Plantation Family by Alisa V. Petrovich, texasbeyondhistory.net.

A brief history of Bailey's Prairie in Brazoria County and the lights that occasionally appear seemingly out of nowhere!

A snippet of what to expect from this podcast. A little bit of knowledge, a little bit of creepiness and alot of silliness!