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Resurrection Mary is a well-known Chicago area ghost story, of the "vanishing hitchhiker" type, a type of folklore that is known in many cultures. According to the story, the ghost resides in Resurrection Cemetery in Justice, Illinois, a few miles southwest of Chicago. Resurrection Mary is considered to be Chicago's most famous ghost. [1] [2] [3]
Nancy Roberts (née MacRae Correll, 1924 – July 1, 2008) was an American writer and storyteller who was often described as the "First Lady of American Folklore." A best selling author, she presented storytelling programs and lectures on creative writing at clubs, public libraries, schools, and universities.
In Charles Fort (Ireland), there is the story of a white lady, the ghost of a young woman that died on her wedding night. Her death was a suicide which followed the death of her husband at the hand of her father. She came back as a ghost to search for her father, and now every year on her marriage night you can hear her scream. [25] [26] [27]
There's plenty of White House hauntings on the list -- with a few former first ladies still roaming inside America's most famous house. Former U.S. president John Adams and his wife Abigail were ...
#3 Saturday, January 14, 2012 Granny's Ghost Somehow this lady's husband managed to appear in this photo despite passing away seven years before. Denise Russell took this photo of her grandma, who ...
Resurrection Mary, a "vanishing hitchhiker" is considered to be Chicago's most famous ghost. [32] Some ghost stories in Alabama can be traced to the folklore of the Choctaw . As many of the state's early settlers were of Scotch-Irish heritage, their tales contain a number of European motifs.
In a recent Dark House podcast interview, D.C. journalist Sally Quinn shared that all her homes are haunted. Read her best ghost stories here.
A Lady in Red or Red Lady is a type of female ghost, similar to the White Lady, but according to legend is more specifically attributed to a jilted lover, killed in a fit of passion, or woman of vanity. In all cases, the Lady in Red is wearing a scarlet or blood red dress. She is said to typically be friendly in disposition, with a story ...