The Ghostly Tales of Long Island
Title | The Ghostly Tales of Long Island PDF eBook |
Author | Rachel Kempster Barry |
Publisher | Arcadia Publishing |
Pages | 85 |
Release | 2020-09-07 |
Genre | Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | 1439670935 |
Ghost stories from New York State's famous island have never been so creepy, fun, and full of mystery! Long Island's haunted history and local legends come to life--even when the main players are dead. Do ghosts lurk in the famed OHEKA Castle? Do the spies of the American Revolution's Culper Ring still haunt Setauket? Are the colonists at the Old Bethpage Village Restoration historians--or ghosts? Dive into this spooky chapter book for suspenseful tales of bumps in the night, paranormal investigations, and the unexplained; just be sure to keep the light on.
Haunted Long Island Mysteries
Title | Haunted Long Island Mysteries PDF eBook |
Author | Kerriann Flanagan Brosky |
Publisher | Arcadia Publishing |
Pages | 192 |
Release | 2021-09-13 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1467144347 |
Long Island's history extends beyond the physical reality surrounding us and into the great unknown of the spiritual realm. Deceased patrons and other visitors from the past linger at the Milleridge Inn in Jericho, one of the oldest continually operating restaurants in America. Victims of the Louis V. Place shipwreck aren't resting so peacefully at the Lakeview Cemetery in Patchogue. Spirits move furniture, knock on doors and pace throughout the exhibits at the Long Island Maritime Museum. Award-winning author and historian Kerriann Flanagan Brosky, alongside medium and paranormal investigator Joe Giaquinto, use extensive interviews, research and investigations to unveil a new collection of Long Island's ghostly past.
The Haunted History of Pelham, New York
Title | The Haunted History of Pelham, New York PDF eBook |
Author | Blake A. Bell |
Publisher | State University of New York Press |
Pages | 298 |
Release | 2022-02-01 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1438486758 |
The Haunted History of Pelham, New York is an unusual and fascinating fusion of New York history and folklore. Recognizing that virtually every gripping regional ghost drama springs from kernels of fact, Blake A. Bell weaves spellbinding accounts of ghosts, spirits, and specters together with well-documented context for the stories to help readers understand the actual events and historical developments that underlie each. With nine sections including those on Indigenous American Hauntings, Revolutionary War Specters, Ghostly Treasure Guards, and Phantom Ships off Pelham Shores, Bell relates entertaining and dramatic ghost stories that have been passed from generation to generation as he helps readers understand how local lore came to be and why it is important to an understanding of the region, its culture, and its self-awareness.
Ghosts of Long Island II
Title | Ghosts of Long Island II PDF eBook |
Author | Kerriann Flanagan Brosky |
Publisher | |
Pages | 224 |
Release | 2008-10 |
Genre | Ghost stories |
ISBN | 9780930545291 |
This is a sequel to "Ghosts of Long Island: Stories of the Paranormal," published in 2006. Thirty chapters contain detailed accounts of credible witnesses to various paranormal events, as well as historical references to such events in Long Island's past.
Long Island's Most Haunted
Title | Long Island's Most Haunted PDF eBook |
Author | Joseph Flammer |
Publisher | Schiffer Publishing |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2009 |
Genre | Body, Mind & Spirit |
ISBN | 9780764332937 |
Dare to investigate Long Island's most haunted places to experience real ghosts! Pursue a dreaded headless ghost at Lakeview Cemetery in Patchogue Village that rises from the grave and chases girls! Feel the penetrating eyes and see the deathly white face of a mysterious phantom lurking in the shadows of Houdini's grave at Machpelah Cemetery in Ridgewood, Queens. Then witness a specter at Pine Hollow Cemetery in Oyster Bay, where a man dressed in a black cape appears and disappears in apparitional mists moving amid the graves. But nothing--nothing!--can prepare you for the ghosts of Sweet Hollow Road in Melville as they float around you in the pitch black night on this lonely country road--the very place the ghost, Mary, is known to dwell!
Historic Haunts of Long Island
Title | Historic Haunts of Long Island PDF eBook |
Author | Kerriann Flanagan Brosky |
Publisher | Arcadia Publishing |
Pages | 224 |
Release | 2015-09-14 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1625852037 |
Take a ghostly journey through Long Island’s history—photos included! Ghosts lurk at the Execution Rocks Lighthouse, where Revolutionary War Patriots were brutally tortured and killed by the British during the Battle of Long Island. Popular gathering places have otherworldly tenants, including Bayport’s Grey Horse Tavern and the Cutchogue Village Green, where several old buildings—and their former inhabitants—are preserved. Long Island’s history, dating all the way back to its Native American legends, is unearthed and preserved through its ghost stories and the spirits that have made their presence known. Through extensive research, interviews, and investigations, award-winning author and historian Kerriann Flanagan Brosky, alongside medium and paranormal investigator Joe Giaquinto, uncovers Long Island's eerie history.
Haunted Island
Title | Haunted Island PDF eBook |
Author | Holly Nadler |
Publisher | Rowman & Littlefield |
Pages | 193 |
Release | 2014-11-07 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1608933539 |
It's no surprise that remote Martha's Vineyard is home to a significant population of ghosts. There are the strange entities that just may have played a part in the notorious accident at the Chappaquiddick Bridge. There is the ghost of aristocratic Desire Coffin, called back from the Other Side by the power of music and the memory of lost love. And at one haunted inn, Room 8, accessible only by way of a cramped hidden staircase, is the focus of strange events—including the total disappearance of one guest. After twenty years in print, this classic is now updated and expanded with new information and new stories.