Sarah Crocker
School
University Of South Florida, University Of Denver
Expertise
Ancient History, Religious Belief, History Of The Paranormal
- Sarah has worked with history collections that include Mesopotamian cuneiform tablets, vintage religious objects, and prehistoric American Indian artifacts.
- She's worked in at least three haunted places and a 110-year-old fire station that was probably also haunted.
- She's designed, written, and installed exhibits about Liberian textiles, women in firefighting, and LGBTQ+ rights in Colorado, among many others.
Experience
Sarah began her professional career as a museum educator, including a stint as a researcher for a National Science Foundation-funded project at a science museum. She moved to Colorado to earn her graduate degree, where she completed her research at two Denver art museums. Colorado's landscape also taught her to love rock climbing, though she remains just an enthusiastic amateur. Following her love of uncovering the surprising sides of history, art, and culture, Sarah turned to writing. She's been a contributor at Grunge since 2020.
Education
Sarah has a B.A. in anthropology from the University of South Florida and an M.A. in anthropology and museum studies from the University of Denver.
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Stories By Sarah Crocker
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Braveheart isn't a documentary so was Edward I really that cartoonishly evil? Was Wallace actually a scrappy peasant? This is the true story behind Braveheart.
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For many rulers, maintaining power and keeping their head attached meant getting pretty ruthless. These are the most cold-blooded rulers in history.
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Only a few a "supervolcanos" exist and one clearly sits above the rest: Indonesia's Toba. This is the largest known volcanic eruption in our planet's history.
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Birthstones are a pretty easy entry point into jewelry, but things in the birthstone world can get complicated fast. This is the untold truth of birthstones.
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Part of the lore associated with the messiah includes John the Baptist. The untold truth of John the Baptist is complex, rich, and utterly fascinating.
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From its days as a hunting ground for the local Miwok tribe, to its time as a facet of U.S. immigration history, here's the untold truth of Angel Island.
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William Randolph Hearst was a very, very rich man, but one of the grandest and most obvious signs of his money is the estate that's now known as Hearst Castle.
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The Bible is a deeply complicated text, to say the least. These are the biggest unanswered questions in the Bible.
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St. Peter's Basilica sits at the center of the city-state known as Vatican City. Here's the untold truth of St. Peter's Basilica.
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From bifocal glasses and the eponymous Franklin stove to the flexible catheter and a spill-proof soup bowl, discover the 10 best Benjamin Franklin inventions.
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Robert the Bruce is one of the biggest names in Scottish history, but was not like his character in "Braveheart." Here's the untold truth of Robert the Bruce.
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Rumspringa is a practice where Amish teens socialize amongst themselves and, for many, experience something of the outside world. Here's what it's like.
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Are tarot cards really mystical tools used to connect with a larger understanding of the universe or just pretty pictures? And where did they come from, anyway?
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Despite its relatively young age, Arlington's Tomb of the Unknown Soldier has a complex history. Discover the untold truth of this military memorial.
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Explorers sought to locate the Titanic and the goods it carried. It all finally came to a head in 1985. Here's how they discovered the wreckage of the Titanic.
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The Loki of modern day pop culture is very different from his Norse mythological predecessor. Here is the mythology of Loki explained.
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Ragnarök is the old Norse myth of the end of the world, a legend that is deeply complex and fascinating. This is the untold truth of the Norse myth of Ragnarök.
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The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World involved lots of debate and competing lists. This is the untold truth of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.
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Cremation is an increasingly widespread tradition today, with it being a common practice throughout history, despite controversy.
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The biblical book of Genesis starts with the creation of everything, and is the result of multiple authors. This is the untold truth of the Book of Genesis.
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Genesis contends that Biblical patriarch Methuselah was the oldest person of all time, dying aged 969. But how much do we really know about Methuselah?
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From the early days of the Jewish exile in Babylon to more modern occult practices, this is the history of archangels explained.
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Even though billions of people profess faith in him, there are quite a few misconceptions about Jesus Christ. These are the things people get wrong about Jesus.
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You may think you're already pretty familiar with the concept of the seven deadly sins. You may even be able to rattle them off fairly easily.
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This form of snake handling sprang up in the early 20th century. This is the oftentimes dramatic and dangerous history of snake handling in religion.
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The truth of angels as told in Christian and Jewish scriptures is surprising. These are a few of the things about angels in the Bible that you may not know.
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Some people went so far as to allege that the Count of Saint Germain was an occult mastermind who may have just uncovered the secret of eternal life.