Ghost Stories of Delaware County

by Adams, Charles J., III

• ISBN13: 9781880683217
• ISBN10: 1880683210
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-01-30
• Publisher: Exeter House Books

Summary

True tales and enduring legends from the heartland of Colonial Pennsylvania

Author Biography

Charles J. Adams III resides in Reading, Pennsylvania. He is the morning air personality on WEEU in Reading and is a travel writer and columnist for the Reading Eagle newspaper. Adams has led ghost tours in the United Kingdom, New York City, and other areas and he has served as a consultant or on-camera guest on ghostly topics on the History Channel, The Learning Channel, MTV, and other networks. He has been interviewed about the supernatural for radio, TV, and newspapers across the United States and in several foreign countries. This is his 21st book about ghosts and haunted places.

Table of Contents

Preface	1	(7)
Introduction	8	(12)
The Sneezing Nun	20	(6)
The Lady in Blue	26	(4)
Legends Live at Linvilla	30	(5)
Sharkey's Gold, and the Lady in the Attic	35	(5)
The Bloody Tree, The Jealous Phantom	40	(22)
A Ghost in the Thomas Massey House?	62	(4)
``Moggey''	66	(3)
Is That You, Malachi?	69	(5)
The Aimless Apparition	74	(5)
Ghosts of the ``Coast''	79	(9)
Ghost Hunting, With a Little Help From My Friends	88	(7)
Darby Ghosts	95	(13)
Mysteries of the Miller's House	108	(6)
The Paranormal at Parastudy	114	(7)
The Pink Lady	121	(3)
Revolutionary Wraiths	124	(5)
The Witch of Ridley Creek	129	(2)
The White Lady of Essington	131	(2)
Haunted Restaurants Revisited	133	(6)
Ghosts of the Greek Houses	139	(4)
The Hamanassett Haunting	143	(8)
Colonial Ghosts	151	(5)
Still Stalked by Ghosts?	156	(8)
The Nocturnal Prankster of Sweetwater Farm	164	(3)
And, In the End	167	(4)
Appendix: A Ghost-Hunting Glossary	171	(6)
About the Author	177