History of Sasquatch

The Paranorm Girl

Bigfoot, as a term and concept, wouldn’t be used until the 1950’s. Sasquatch, as a term and concept, wouldn’t be used until the 1920’s. But long before these terms were ever scooped up by popular culture - newspaper articles of the 1800’s, early indigenous folklore and art, literature and architecture of Medieval Europe all describe a figure…that sounds oddly similar.

Throughout the history of this phenomenon, folks were describing a creature they did not yet know couldn’t possibly exist. Today, we explore it’s consistent descriptions and follow a trail of massive footprints from ancient to modern times.

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Sources & References:

A Field Guide to Woodwoses: https://blogs.bl.uk/digitisedmanuscripts/2016/09/a-field-guide-to-wodewoses.html

The Fight in the Forest: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_Fight_in_the_Forest_(Hans_Burgkmair_d._Ä.).jpg

WildMan; Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wild_man

1851 Wild Man article Arkansas: https://www.newspapers.com/article/25385288/1851_wild_man_article_arkansas/

The Lake Minnewanka Wildman: https://sasquatchalberta.com/classic-encounters/the-lake-minnewanka-wildman/

Albert Ostman Interview: https://youtu.be/U8Voq2tQJx8?si=LW_XHxGBz_JGHZOh

Ruby Creek Incident; The Bigfoot Classics: http://www.bigfootencounters.com/classics/ruby.htm

Yeti Footprints in the Menlung Basin; Photos: https://onlineonly.christies.com/s/out-ordinary/yeti-footprints-menlung-basin-1036/8405

William Roe Signed Affidavit: https://sasquatchalberta.com/classic-encounters/william-roes-1957-sworn-affidavit/

Hairy Monsters or Little Green Men? (newspaper clipping from the Rutland Daily Herald: https://www.newspapers.com/article/107372900/1976-08-27-hairy-monsters-or-little/

Freeman Footage (stabilized): https://youtu.be/3ZGH8J3Rssl?si=3EnHeZ0n1THvWvw

Unlocking the Abair Incident; Small Town Monsters: https://youtu.be/sYdJBWlwF7s?si=oAS1nadbM6_JPYGE

Jacob’s Photos: https://www.bfro.net/avevid/jacobs/jacobs_photos.asp

Evidence for Bigfoot? An Investigation of the Mill Creek ‘Sasquatch Prints’: https://cdn.centerforinquiry.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/29/1989/04/22165241/p50.pdf

50 Years With Bigfoot; Janice Carter Coy: https://youtu.be/TrCJut_S3cc?si=Q-Id5td9IUvHN5PZ

Gray’s Harbor County Tracks: https://www.prehistoricstore.com/item.php?item=3095

The Abair/Whitehall Incident: https://youtu.be/sYdJBWlwF7s?si=V1G6sM4NEtCmSCzM

Cripple Foot Tracks/ Bossburg, WA; Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bossburg,_Washington

Laird Meadow Road Footprint 1964: http://www.bigfootencounters.com/images/lairdmeadow.htm

The Sasquatch Genome Project: https://sasquatchgenomeproject.org/index.html

Sasquatch; Legend Meets Science; Jeff Meldrum: https://www.amazon.com/Sasquatch-Legend-Science-Jeff-Meldrum/dp/0765312174

Big Foot-Prints; Grover Krantz: https://www.amazon.com/Big-Foot-Prints-Scientific-Inquiry/dp/1555660991/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=Big+Foot-Prints;+Grover+Krantz&qid=1695755705&s=books&sr=1-1

Finding Bigfoot, Everything you need to know: https://www.amazon.com/Finding-Bigfoot-Everything-Animal-Planet/dp/1250040906/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3SGWG3A6IOIVG&keywords=Finding+Bigfoot,+Everything+you+need+to+know&qid=1695755736&s=books&sprefix=finding+bigfoot,+everything+you+need+to+know,stripbooks,424&sr=1-1

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