How did a desecrated grave in Sycamore, Illinois lead to Batavia’s Bellevue Place where Mary Todd Lincoln was committed for insanity? It’s a trail through the Fox River Valley, strewn with riots, seances, generals, and detectives – all woven into the veil of Civil War era Spiritualism. Other notable people mentioned in this story include Alan Pinkerton, General George Farnsworth, Myra Bradwell (the first woman attorney in Illinois), and numerous other Spiritualists of the era. Supported with countless visuals, readings from first-person sources, and a connect-the-dots theme all add to the intrigue of this unique tale, presented by Michael Murschel.