10/21/2026
We're happy to have loaned out one of our oldest boards to such an amazing museum. The Molly Brown house was one of the first places to help spread the word about the "Mother of the Ouija" Helen Peters. Go check them out next time you're in Denver!
This first-edition 1890s Ouija board is on display through November 1. Margaret Brown was a Spiritualist, a practice that gained traction afte the Civil War to connect with lost loved ones. She often attended palm readings and hired fortune tellers for her philanthropic events. The Ouija board, named in the 1890s by a Denver medium, was another Spiritualist device through which mediums could communicate with the deceased. It was marketed as an otherworldly game until the 1970s book and movie, The Exorcist, demonized the Ouija board for generations. Thanks to our partners,