Rhoads Opera House Fire: Ghosts of Grief
On January 13, 1908, one of the deadliest fires in American history took place in a theater in the small town of Boyertown, Pennsylvania. In just a matter of minutes,…
Jennifer Jones is a historian and author passionate about uncovering the hidden lives behind haunted histories. With a talent for blending meticulous research with captivating storytelling, she brings the spirits of the past to life in her work, offering readers ghostly tales grounded in real people and events.
On January 13, 1908, one of the deadliest fires in American history took place in a theater in the small town of Boyertown, Pennsylvania. In just a matter of minutes,…
It’s All In The Epitaph… The Salt Lake City Cemetery, located in downtown Salt Lake is a 120-acre cemetery with over 9 1/2 miles of old, narrow roads. The cemetery…
In 2012, my wife and I spent our 20th wedding anniversary in New York. It was our first visit to New York and we walked for miles on end around…
The infamous Kay’s Cross (or what’s left of it) is located on private property in Kaysville, Utah. The site has historically been farmland for more than hundred years. A large…
If you’re from northern Utah, you’ll know the main reason people visit Wendover, Nevada is to gamble. Located about an hour and a half from Salt Lake City, it’s a…
Urban legends tend to be typically harmless rituals that people perform for a thrill or a challenge. Every now and then, however, there are legends that make a person’s life…
When I began writing about the spirits of the Queen Mary, I realized that it’s a topic that has been more than thoroughly covered. What I haven’t seen much of…
What does the beginning of WWI, anti-immigrant sentiment, and a vampire have in common? Oddly enough, a small dilapidated cemetery located in Park Hills, Missouri. Due to decades of neglect…
When I was a kid one of the earliest books about ghosts I ever read had a story about the ghost of Abe Lincoln in the White House. I don’t…
On Thanksgiving Day, 1902 a southbound train was nearing Geneva, NY and came upon the Marsh bridge. As the train approached the bridge, the engineer and fireman onboard heard a…