Pictorial Journey of
the Haunted Eastern Shore
Lecture and in-class discussion of haunted sites in
the Upper five Counties - sponsored by Chesapeake
College
Wednesday, September 30th -
6pm to 8 pm
Cost - $20
per person - Advanced Registration or Pay at the
Door
This is an in-class lecture and discussion held at
the Wye Mills campus of
Chesapeake College. For more information or to
register, contact Marci Leach at 410-827-5833
Mindie Burgoyne, author of
Haunted Eastern
Shore: Ghostly Tales from East of the Chesapeake
will give a two-hour presentation - complete
with photographs - old and new of over 20 purported
haunted sites in the upper five counties of
Maryland's Eastern Shore (Kent, Queen Anne's,
Caroline, Talbot and Dorchester).
This is the first of a three part
series of one lecture and two bus tours - Upper
Shore I visiting Talbot and Dorchester Counties and
Upper Shore II visiting Caroline, Kent and Queen
Anne's Counties.
SITES PRESENTED AND DISCUSSED
WILL INCLUDE:
Richardson Maritime Museum
- ghost of former bank president who hung
himself in the attic said to haunt the former
National Bank building.
Shoal Creek Manor (once stood where
the Cambridge Wastewater Treatment Plant now stands)
Skinner House - ghost of a
young girl said to haunted the house
Greenbrier
Swamp - haunt of the infamous Big Lizz
apparition reportedly seen my many who visited the
swamp - some never returned
Bucktown Store - Harriet
Tubman used to visit this store. Ghostly
presences said to be felt by owners.
Suicide Bridge near
Secretary
The Patty Cannon Properties -
Where Patty Cannon lived and where her sorry remains
ended up.
The Avalon Theater - Ghost has
been known to ride the elevator
Perry Hall - Plantation House
said to be haunted by Governor Perry who died of
food poisoning in Annapolis before being able to
tell anyone where his money was buried.
Tidewater Inn - Ghost of Mr.
Grimes (builder) occupies the 5th floor.
Hanging Tree - Near Tunis Mills
Union Cemetery in Tunis Mills
Whitemarsh Cemtery- Ghost of Mrs. Manadier
who was buried alive said to haunt the cemetery.
Kent Manor Inn - Ghost of
former owner haunts the halls, bothers guests and
staff, and is sometimes seen riding his horse down
the drive.
Bloomingdale - The ghost of
former owner, Miss Sally Harris has been noticed
lurking in the halls.
Kitty Knight House - Kitty Knight is said to
haunt room 4. Major paranormal stuff happens
here.
Cosden Murder Farm site -
Place where largest mass murder on the Shore took
place. Many tales have told of eerie
happenings at this site
St. Paul's Cemetery near Rock Hall - Haunted
Chapel and haunted grave of Talullah Bankhead. If
you lay down on her grave and press your ear to the
ground, you might hear her signing.
Kent County Courthouse -
Ghostly apparition seen by personnel as recently as
this year.
Caroline Jail - The
ghost of Wish Sheppard has haunted this jail since
Wish left his indelible hand print on the jail cell
wall 100 years ago.
Willson's Chance - The house where Annie
Belle Carter fell to her death from a second floor
balcony. She's been seen dancing across the
lawn
Denton Cemetery - See the haunted grave of
Marshall Price who murdered Sallie Dean 100 years
ago.
Course fee is $20 - For more information or to
register, contact Marci Leach at 410-827-5833 or
mleach@chesapeake.edu.
THE AUTHOR - TOUR GUIDE
Mindie Burgoyne has been able to attract
over 5000 fans to her
Facebook Fan Page for Haunted Eastern Shore. She
attributes the interest in the ghost tours and the
unexpected success of the book (first printing sold
out in five weeks) to her ability to build up the
fan base through social media. She sees the spin-off
successes, like the ghost tours as a result of
enthusiastic fans being able to interact with each
other on a topic they’re crazy about. “Fans have
been organizing their own tours to the sites
mentioned in the book, and I’ve had several requests
to guide ghost tours, and the first tour we did in
Crisfield was so successful, we've added Dorchester,
then Caroline and now we're working with Chesapeake
College to cover the Upper Shore counties."
NOTE - BOOKS WILL BE FOR SALE: Copies of
Haunted Eastern
Shore: Ghostly Tales from East of the Chesapeake
will be available for sale at the presentation prior
to the walking and bus tours. Copies are $17.99 + MD tax = $19.06. Mindie Burgoyne will
be happy to sign copies.
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