On Lakey's Ghost from John W. Allen; Legends & Lore of Southern Illinois ... Until recent years it was a common custom to go calling on neighbors … [Read more...] about Lakey’s Ghost: On folklore and folk horror from the prairie, and how the legend of the headless horseman galloped westward across an ocean and a continent
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A return to Bardstown, Kentucky: Spending the night in a cell at the Jailer’s Inn, a haunted jail in a town known around the world for its ghosts
The only troubling sound I heard the night I spent in the Jailer’s Inn in Bardstown, Kentucky was the sound of a cell door closing. There are two … [Read more...] about A return to Bardstown, Kentucky: Spending the night in a cell at the Jailer’s Inn, a haunted jail in a town known around the world for its ghosts
True witch legends from southern Illinois … giving Carmi’s Cato the witch the last laugh on her neighbors, and an insight into folklore and history
Top: Wooden structure in the woods where the legend points to that Cato might have lived. Dating from much later than Cato's time, this building was … [Read more...] about True witch legends from southern Illinois … giving Carmi’s Cato the witch the last laugh on her neighbors, and an insight into folklore and history
Another Sleepy Hollow: From outside Louisville, Kentucky, a drive down a haunted road to urban legends
Sleepy Hollow Road, Prospect, Jefferson County, Kentucky Most places I've visited have a road like this, the dark country road where people go at … [Read more...] about Another Sleepy Hollow: From outside Louisville, Kentucky, a drive down a haunted road to urban legends
Eclipse: Seeing the future during an eclipse in a southern Illinois graveyard where the burials stretch back almost 2,000 years
Top: The 2017 North American Eclipse viewed from Marshall Ferry Cemetery, Rising Sun, Illinois A person quite dear to me once said that Breathe, the … [Read more...] about Eclipse: Seeing the future during an eclipse in a southern Illinois graveyard where the burials stretch back almost 2,000 years
Top 4 elegantly creepy places to spend the night with ghosts in the midwest
Haunted hotels, bed and breakfasts with ghosts … there are countless places to spend a spooky night across the country. Let’s face it, ghosts don’t … [Read more...] about Top 4 elegantly creepy places to spend the night with ghosts in the midwest
America’s Haunted Inns: Bardstown Kentucky’s chilling Old Talbott Tavern lives up to its reputation
It was late in the evening, the manager of Talbott Tavern and a cook were making their way up the stairs towards the safe, when they saw the figure of … [Read more...] about America’s Haunted Inns: Bardstown Kentucky’s chilling Old Talbott Tavern lives up to its reputation
What makes a church a church? Carmi’s Emmanuel United Methodist church looks to leave history behind for greener pastures
There's a controversy brewing in my hometown which I've been watching as it deals with issues of local history and historic preservation, as well as a … [Read more...] about What makes a church a church? Carmi’s Emmanuel United Methodist church looks to leave history behind for greener pastures
Urban Legends: Mysteries as dark as the night from a Sleepy Hollow Road in Kentucky
Sleepy Hollow Road, Prospect, Kentucky Since teenagers started driving, one of the rites of passages, at least for those who live near real country … [Read more...] about Urban Legends: Mysteries as dark as the night from a Sleepy Hollow Road in Kentucky
Haunted Graveyards: The ghosts of Williamsburg, Illinois and Ridge Cemetery
Ridge Cemetery on Williamsburg Hill, Shelby county, Illinois. To view more images, click here "In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till … [Read more...] about Haunted Graveyards: The ghosts of Williamsburg, Illinois and Ridge Cemetery
Spirit of Vincennes Rendezvous 2011 & memories from the gutter
Musicoligists disagree on what was the first musical device. They generally agree that the first musical instrument was the voice. So it's a simple … [Read more...] about Spirit of Vincennes Rendezvous 2011 & memories from the gutter
Ancient America comes alive at Angel Mounds State Historic Site
I've always been a fan of crackpot science. There's something about the unknown and the unknowable that spurs the imagination. I love ley lines, … [Read more...] about Ancient America comes alive at Angel Mounds State Historic Site
Stepping back in time and into the muck at Cache River State Natural Area
Tucked away in the southern tip of Illinois you can find places which don't seem to belong there. When you think of Illinois - aside from Chicago, or … [Read more...] about Stepping back in time and into the muck at Cache River State Natural Area
Hoppy Rebstock, the heartbeat in the tombstone and the joys of school picnics
"I foamed -- I raved -- I swore! I swung the chair upon which I had been sitting, and grated it upon the boards, but the noise arose over all and … [Read more...] about Hoppy Rebstock, the heartbeat in the tombstone and the joys of school picnics
A Contrarian’s View of History: The Myth of Independence
Who do we thank for our independence? Surely not the British for granting us self-rule under duress. Taxation without representation? We paid among … [Read more...] about A Contrarian’s View of History: The Myth of Independence
Urban legend Black Annis makes the trip from England to the midwest
Annie lost her children in a fire on the north side of Carmi, Illinois quite some time ago. Ever since she wandered the dark alleys at night, looking … [Read more...] about Urban legend Black Annis makes the trip from England to the midwest
