Tag: ghost
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THE PHANTOM OF OXFORD
70 years ago today, Ron Tammen disappeared without a trace, this event remains an enduring local mystery here in southwest Ohio to this day. Ronald Henry Tammen, Jr. was a thriving college student residing in Fisher Hall at Miami University in the quaint college town of Oxford, Ohio. By all appearances he seemed like a…
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“OH MURDER, I AM SHOT!”: THE TRAGIC DEATH OF CLEMENT VALLANDIGHAM
Sometimes when you frequent an establishment you can take its historical significance for granted. It is especially easy to do in a picturesque, small town with great architecture and an idyllic main street to enjoy. I am reminded of this when visiting The Golden Lamb. While I’ve not been recently, this place has been our…
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THE TRAGIC TALE OF PEARL BRYAN
You may be familiar with Bobby Mackey’s Music World. The honky-tonk performance venue, located in Wilder, Kentucky which has been a popular feature on many ghost hunting programs and certainly claims a foreboding back story. But are you familiar with the story of Pearl Bryan, the catalyst for much of the purported paranormal occurrences? To…
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THE LEGEND OF THE GRAY MAN
I first heard of the “Gray Man” while living in Myrtle Beach as a teenager. Legend has it that he is the ghost of a man who was traveling North along the coast after years being at sea to visit the woman he loved. On the way, he and his trusty steed were caught up…
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LOOKING FOR THE MAN IN A DARK BLUE SUIT
Looking forward to my first Murder Mystery Dinner tonight at Cincinnati’s iconic Memorial Hall I’ve wanted to attend one of these murder mystery parties since I first heard about them in the late 80’s and I finally got around to it. Took me long enough! Memorial Hall was built in 1908 and has quite a bit…