AUG 20 – Virtual Tour: Grave Robbing 101

Parts of major cities – Lincoln Park in Chicago, the Financial District in New York – were once home to sprawling cemeteries. They were rich hunting grounds for body snatchers. Only a few relics of these cemeteries may survive today, but the stories live on in dusty memoirs and microfilm reels.

In his “Grave Robbing 101” tours in the two cities, historian Adam Selzer brings these stories to life, with tales of bumbling “Resurrection Men” in Chicago, anti-grave robbing riots in New York that were put down by some of America’s founding fathers (Do you really think Hamilton would stay home when there was a riot two blocks away?), skull snatching pseudoscientists, and more – including all of the tips and tricks you need to know to launch YOUR career as an old time body snatcher TODAY!

“Professor Selzer” is the host of the Cemetery Mixtape and Mysterious Chicago podcasts, and is the author of several Chicago History books, such as MYSTERIOUS CHICAGO, HH HOLMES: THE TRUE HISTORY and an upcoming “Who’s Who” book for Chicago’s Graceland Cemetery. He’s a regular on TV, as well, talking strange history on such shows as American Ripper, Mysteries at the Museum, Haunted History, Monumental Mysteries, and more. His grave Robbing tours run regularly in Chicago, and a few times per year in Manhattan. Since this will be a virtual tour, he can combine stories from the Chicago and New York editions!

HOW TO WATCH – it’s easy!
– The event will be broadcast live via Facebook Live on the Mysterious Chicago facebook page. ( http://www.facebook.com/mysteriouschicago )
– ALL YOU HAVE TO DO is be on that page after the broadcast starts (we usually start shortly before the scheduled start time and give people a few minutes to join in), then click “play” on the video. You won’t need a code or to log in.
– If you “like” the Mysterious Chicago page you can set it to notify you when the page starts broadcasting! And if you want practice, or to make sure it works on your system, we broadcast “mini tours”� nearly every day at 10am central.
-The event is free to watch. No tickets or codes will be required. Donations are suggested either via this page, venmo (adamchicago), paypal (adam@mysteriouschicago.com) or by joining patreon.com/adamchicago.
– If you miss it, never fear – it’ll be on the “videos” section of the facebook page for some time after the live broadcast.

If you aren’t familiar with FB live and can’t seem to get it to work, here are some trouble shooting tips:
– There is no special code or special link, and you won’t be asked for a ticket. Just be on the main Mysterious Chicago Facebook page. (not the event page or an old post, just regular old http://facebook.com/mysteriouschicago )
– If you are on the site and don’t see “Happening Now”� or “Mysterious Chicago is Live”� try refreshing and scrolling down a bit. Or restarting your app.
– Similarly, if you’re watching and it freezes or you lose the audio, refresh the page or restart your app.
– And make sure you’re not mistaking the date or time zone! We regularly get comments from people who are trying to watch on the wrong date or time. All times are central.
– Beware of spam and scam sites!
– Note that clicking “follow”� on the eventbrite page only means that you’re now following this company on eventbrite, and will get notices about new event postings. The button doesn’t do anything particular to the event. You don’t have to push it.
– If none of this works for you, you may have connection, device or settings issues. Consult facebook.com/help.

Under Section 4-156-720 of the Municipal Code of Chicago, this performing arts venue may not charge an admission fee, minimum purchase requirement, membership fee, or other fee or charge imposed for the privilege of entering the premises. Any donations are purely voluntary