Happy Halloween!

As many of my readers know, Halloween is one of my favorite holidays. Over the years, I’ve been privileged to be featured in and interviewed for a number of articles on haunted places all over Illinois. From a historian’s point of view, newspaper articles never lose their value over time, even though most people simply read them and throw them out that same day. Let’s take a look back at some of these articles from recent years.

“‘Tales of Coles County’ features spooky stories,” Daily Eastern News (Charleston) 28 October 2010.

“Sunset Haven: the Asylum That Never Was,” Volunteer News (Carterville) 7 October 2010.

“Sunset Haven: A Rich, Mysterious History,” Daily Egyptian (Carbondale) 11 August 2010.

“Local Haunts — Author explores ghostly tales across Illinois,” Streator Times (Streator) 24 June 2010.

“Three Coles County legends are detailed in book,” Journal Gazette (Mattoon) 27 April 2010.

“Grad student masters the macabre,” Western Courier (Macomb) 15 February 2010.

“Charleston is Haunted,” Daily Eastern News (Charleston) 30 October 2009.

“The Science of Spirit-Sleuthing Part III: Local Lore,” Rock River Times (Rockford) October 28, 2009.

“Publication highlights Moon Point Cemetery,” Times (Streator) 1 June 2009.

“Real Folklore,” Daily News (Effingham) 21 February 2009.

“Pemberton’s legend, Mary,” Daily Eastern News (Charleston) 31 October 2008.

“Twisted tales,” Times-Courier (Charleston) 23 October 2007.

“Ghost Club hunts for haunts,” Daily Eastern News (Charleston) 8 October 2007.

“Student author gets creative with Coles history,” Daily Eastern News (Charleston) 28 October 2005.

“Strange Occurrences,” Daily Eastern News (Charleston) 28 October 2005.

“Haunting Club,” Daily Eastern News (Charleston) 29 October 2004.