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Some Haunted Trees in the United States
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Continue reading →: Some Haunted Trees in the United StatesAccording to folklore, people are advised to touch wood when threatened by evil. What should one do when the wood itself is the source of evil? Hopefully, we won’t have to find out (Knock on wood! Sorry.). For now, we can explore haunted trees from the safety of our own…
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Continue reading →: Paranormal Research Groups: Society for Psychical ResearchIn this series, I will be “sharing my notes” on various paranormal research groups. Each post will usually include key facts, a brief introduction, notable cases, and an introduction to a notable member. Feel free to jot down notes in your commonplace book. Founding Date: 1882Location: London, England Research Focus:…
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Continue reading →: Paranormal Research Groups: The Ghost Research SocietyIn this series, I will be “sharing my notes” on various paranormal research groups. Each post will usually include key facts, a brief introduction, notable cases, and an introduction to a notable member. Feel free to jot down notes in your commonplace book. Today we start with The Ghost Research…
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My Other Website: It Was Not a Ghost
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Continue reading →: My Other Website: It Was Not a GhostHave y’all checked out my new website: It Was Not a Ghost? (Don’t worry, Notebook of Ghosts is not going anywhere.) When looking for ghost stories in the newspaper archives, I would come across ghost stories that ended up being something else entirely. It was not a ghost! It was…
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Santa Claude, A Hoosier Hero & Ghost
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Continue reading →: Santa Claude, A Hoosier Hero & GhostClaude Herbert, having just returned home from the Spanish-American War, desperately needed a job to care for his newly-widowed mother. Luckily, the Havens and Geddes Department Store was in need of a Santa Claus. Located on Fifth and Wabash in Terre Haute, Indiana, the store was the largest department store…
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Christmas #humpdayhaunts
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Continue reading →: Christmas #humpdayhauntsDecember at Notebook of Ghosts is sure to be a spooky one! Along with my Patreon site, I have some blog posts planned for this blog. If you would like additional spooky content, I recommend following me on Instagram (notebookofghosts). Every Wednesday, I share haunted history in a series called…
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#25SpookyStories: A 2020 Christmas Reading Challenge
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Continue reading →: #25SpookyStories: A 2020 Christmas Reading ChallengeNothing satisfies us on Christmas Eve but to hear each other tell authentic anecdotes about spectres. It is a genial, festive season, and we love to muse upon graves, and dead bodies, and murders, and blood. – Jerome K. Jerome, Told After Supper (1891) The following post is a recycled and…
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Happy Halloween! My Top Five #humpdayhaunts
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Continue reading →: Happy Halloween! My Top Five #humpdayhauntsOne my favorite ways to keep the Halloween spirit going all year long is through my Instagram series #humpdayhaunts. Every Wednesday (well, sometimes Thursday), I share haunted history. I always look forward to the opportunity to research a new haunting. In a chaotic world, it is indeed my constant! I…
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From the Newspaper Archives: More Midwest Monsters
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Continue reading →: From the Newspaper Archives: More Midwest MonstersToday I share three more Midwest monsters from the newspaper archives. As we saw in the last post, old newspapers have an interesting and witty way of investigating the supernatural. It always makes for some fun reading, especially when the current news is stressful. Enjoy the following stories and say…
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From the Newspaper Archives: Hoosier Monsters
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Continue reading →: From the Newspaper Archives: Hoosier MonstersOne of my favorite activities as of late is browsing the newspaper archives with a cup of tea or a pint of pumpkin beer (depends how my day was). My most recent rabbit hole was reports of monsters in Indiana, which eventually opened up to surrounding states. Two pints of…
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