Ever have a ghostly experience with something or someone that has not crossed over yet? To most people’s shock, most celebrities have experienced a ghost encounter in their life. Some believe in ghosts and others do not. Some even captured photographs of them and do not even know it until further investigation of it when they found unexplainable things in them. A lot of people in Illinois have experienced ghosts and have told stories about them, for example, the story of old A. Bookbinder of the Bartonville insane asylum or the St. Valentine’s Day massacre ghost story. Illinois ghost stories are the most interesting and suspenseful stories of all time showing how the past still ties in to the present.
One specific story is the St. Valentine’s Day Massacre. The history of the massacre is horrifying on its own when on February 14, 1929 seven men were lined up and slaughtered by machine gun fire in a SMC cartage co. garage. (Blood, roses, and valentines). In the 1920’s, Chicago was basically controlled by two mob groups that were in control and smuggled alcoholic spirits during the Prohibition. The two mob groups were Al Capone, the leader of the South side Italian group, and George “Bugs” Moran, leader of the North side Irish group. It all started when Moran sided with Joe Aiello and gunned down Pasquillano Lolordo, who was one of Capone’s men. After that, Capone vowed to get his revenge on Moran by wiping him out on February 14th. Capone was in his private estate in Miami when he put in a call to one of his men in Chicago to send Moran a “special” valentine. Using a contact in Detroit, Capone called in Moran to tell him a special delivery of Canadian Whiskey was ready to be picked up at SMC Cartage Co. On February 14th, seven ...
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...finally closed down in 1972 and remained empty for many years. In the 1980, the hospital was sold off at an auction to anyone who would tear it down, but it soon became property of the bank again when the buyer went bankrupt. The buildings today remain standing and are private property. (The Bartonville Insane Asylum).
Illinois is a place of history and will forever remain that way. Ghost stories are spread everywhere throughout this state. There are some places that are haunted by good spirits and others by evil. Some historical places are haunted by ghosts of the Civil War and even up to the recently passed. Illinois has many ghosts stories that have been passed around and even encountered by a lot of people and some that have not. Ghost will forever roam this Earth until they finally come to rest with whatever happened in their past life and finally pass over.
One of my personal favorites is the ghost of Wood Hall. This apparition takes on the image of a little boy. Numbers of Wood Hall girls have seen him. Erica Gray and roommate Ashli Webster deal with this ghost all the time. When asked about the paranormal occurrences in their room, Erica said, "Pretty much every night, he flicks the channels on the TV and turns the lights on and off. Every once in a while he types random shit on the computer... I don't care though as long as he doesn't try to rape me or something. [laughter]" They aren't the only ones who have seen this little boy. I've even had my own instances of cold chills in my 75-degree room, flickering lights, and even a quick glimpse of a child standing at the end of a dark hallway at 3 in the morning.
There have been many horrific and disturbing murders in Illinois. There have also been gangs that have been born and destroyed in Illinois. Two of these terrible happened to take place in little Skidmore. One of the gangs in Illinois was Charlie Birger and his Boys. A dreadful and unfortunate murder happened on the famous Chain of Rocks Bridge. The last murder took place in a young woman’s house. Many of these murders and gangs were terrible and scarred the state of Illinois.
There are several other stories that I wish to share with you, but I will do so in Chapter 12, It’s All in the Photographs: The Ghost Writers. My daughters Stephanie and Megan, Ken O’Keefe, Scarlett McGrady, Leigh Schillings Edwards, Jon Matney, and I make up the key members of this team of paranormal investigators. Pamela Wilson Berry serves as an auxiliary member.
I was told a story about one of Cloudcroft's more famous ghosts when casually lounging in the undergraduate student physics lounge at the University of Maryland, College Park, with a group of students during a lunch break before class. This occurred during early April, 2005. I inquired whether anyone knew any ghost stories or folklore. A friend of mine volunteered that she knew several ghost stories from her travels. The storyteller was a 23-year-old Caucasian female from an upper-middle class family in Baltimore. She currently lives in Crofton, MD, and is a physics and astronomy major.
There’s a haunted house in Dover, Delaware called the Governor’s Mansion, where all of the Governors of Delaware have lived. If you go to the house yourself, you might see or experience a couple different ghosts. One evening, a guest to the house passed an old man dressed in old-fashioned clothes while going down the stairs for dinner. Once at the table the guest asked the owners who the person was. The curious owners asked for a description of the man. The description that the visitor sent chills down the spines of the owners, as it was an exact description of the owner’s father who had been dead for many years, and nobody else was in the house. The father had also been known for getting drunk a lot, so to this day he can still be seen drinking any liquor left out in the open. The mansion is also known for being a part of the Underground Railroad, so lots of slaves were always coming and going through the house at night. One night the house got busted and one of the runaway slaves ran and hid in a big tree in the yard. The slave was up there for a while and was already tired from his journey to the house.
Ghosts, both figurative and literal, are very common in the Joy Luck Club and are a recurring theme in the book. The mothers of The Joy Luck Club were all raised in traditional Chinese households, which has influenced them to have deeper feelings about ghosts. Mentally, the term ghost is used to describe people who have become a shell of their former selves and rarely speak or do anything. Physically, ghost is used to describe the spirit of the dead. This is the basis of the mothers and others to be scared of the thought of becoming a ghost figuratively and literally. Christianity is the basis of physical fear of ghosts and traditional Chinese beliefs cause the mental fear of ghosts, this stimulates the thought of the afterlife to be
The particular story I collected takes place in Philadelphia, where ghost stories are plentiful. Philadelphia is an old city with a rich cultural heritage, and our founding fathers made history in the place that was once our nation’s capital (Eidmann). Many believe that their spirits and spirits of those from colonial times still lurk around. It is easy to feel like spirits are around when in a place where many people have lived and died before, and in a place that is filled with old buildings and landmarks. All of these factors make this city a perfect place for a ghost story.
As I sat down with the narrator in his dorm on a Sunday afternoon—not the most appropriate time for ghost stories—he told me this well known ghost story from New Mexico. The storyteller is an 18-year-old male freshman majoring in international relations who is from Bethesda, Maryland. He is biracial with an American father and a Taiwanese mother. Born in California and raised in Colorado, the storyteller is a converted Christian. The teller was in the Boy Scouts, which is where this story comes from:
Al Capone will be remembered not just as ‘’Scarface,’’but as one of the greatest gang leader of Chicago. Still 67 years later he is remembered by movies, cars, and the famous Tommy gun. Al Capone is most famous for his cruel moments and our most famous loving, warm hearted holiday but cold hearted. ‘’St.Valentine Day Massacre!.’’One of his famous quotes were,
All houses are haunted; all persons are haunted; throngs of spirits follow us everywhere, we are never alone. Every county has they own haunted places some more known than others. I know this very personally because I live less than 100 yards from one of those haunted places, Marsh Road. I will take you on an adventure though Wisconsin’s past and present gulls and goblins that will sure give you a new look on Wisconsin. The haunted places in Wisconsin are worth learning about.
Saint valentine's massacre impacted America by having laws to be reform and higher awareness of mob and gang related activities. After the massacre it marked the end of capone and moran gang. The massacre caught full attention of the federal government.Saint valentine's day massacre impacted America in so many people made movies, documentaries, and books about this event. Alphonse Gabriel Capone was known for being one of the most famous american gangster.Valentine's day massacre was a horrible event that cost many lives. Still to this day is remembered because of its violent and terrible
The most famous address in America, is also the country’s most famous haunted house. Presidents, first ladies, staff members, and guests have reported ghost presence, hearing unexplained noises, and running into actual apparitions. The White House is not only home to President Obama, and his family. It is also home to many ghosts. The ghosts that have been reported, are former presidents and other people who have died on White House grounds. There have been many ghost sightings. Some weren’t even President’s. It was just people who have died in the White House or on White House grounds. Most people were President’s though. There are some creepy stories to go along with it. People have said that they have seen President’s sitting in their favorite chairs or favorite rooms.There are 18 ghosts living in the White House. Eleanor Roosevelt has been found wandering on the second floor. Abraham Lincoln has been found in the hallways and in his bedroom. Martin Van Buren, has been found in the kitchen. Nancy Reagan, has been spotted. Andrew Jackson, has been heard cursing out loud. David Burn, is the oldest ghost that is living in the White House, he has also been heard. Harry S. Truman, has been seen relaxing in his living room. Anna Surratt, has been seen beating on the doors of the White House on May 7th. Thomas Jefferson, has been spotted in the yellow oval room, practicing his violin. President Carter’s daughter, has been seen playing a prank on the White House on Halloween. Abigail Adams, has been seen in the laundry room and carrying things. A British Soldier, has been seen with a torch in his hand. Grover Cleveland, Martin Van Buren, Ronald Reagan, William Henry Harrison, Dolley Madison. President’s that are still living h...
The Nelly Butler hauntings is referred to as the first recorded ghost story in American history (LiBrizzi 5), and possibly the most exciting hauntings to date as there are still many unsolved mysteries. The apparition appeared on more than 30 separate occasions to over 100 witnesses in Sullivan, Maine, just over fifteen years after the American Revolution (5-6). Although the Nelly Butler apparition is one of the most convincing ghosts of all time, it was subject to suspicions of fraud. These claims turn out to be groundless as the evidence reveals the ghost to be genuine.
Many members of my family have had paranormal expeirences. One of my family members grew up having paranormal things happen to her. Not only has she seen ghost but she has communicated with them too. I have had a family member that got possesed. Almost my whole family has had paranormal experiences. Not only has my family had paranormal experiences, but their friends and my friends have too. I have had those
Have you ever had any paranormal experiences in your life? Did you feel like you were being watched, or see weird things? If you think you had ghostly experiences, then you might have. Only 43% percent of Americans believe that ghosts are real. The reason why I think it is that low is because many people gave false reports, and peoplestoped believing in spirits. For centuries people believed that flames turned blue in the presence of a ghost.