History & Hauntings
in Northern Appalachia and the Western Reserve

Research and writing by Author/Historian Ashley Armstrong

Stories

Early Mecca Settler: Alanson McCullour
2026-02-18 16:32 The home of an early Mecca settler, Alanson McCullour, still stands to this day
Mental Meltdown to Matricide: The Murder of 2-Year-Old Theresa Heston
2025-09-19 12:18 In 1947, a heartbroken mother feels her only way out of her suffering is to take the lives of her two young daughters and herself.
George Wheeler and the Lima Hospital for the Criminally Insane
2024-07-04 16:39 A fun summer holiday turns to horror when an elderly father turns violent toward his son.
Fairview Farm: A Glimpse Into My Family History
2023-03-15 16:30 I take a break from the heavy research to tell histories and tragedies of my West Virginia ancestors, focusing on our family farmhouse on Fairview Farm.
Carried Away in Big Run: A Tragedy in Mercer County
2022-10-10 13:41 In 1911, a young family leaves a visit with their ailing relative and departs by horse and buggy into a dark and stormy night, to a disastrous result.
“The Best Way Out Of My Heartaches”: A Double Suicide in Trumbull County
2022-02-05 13:36 Less than 24 hours after her lover's suicide in April of 1954, 33-year-old Maxine Hickox jumps into the Mahoning River and becomes lost in the churning waters.
Mollie and the Massacre: A Sad History of the Verbias Family
2021-03-27 12:29 Generations of a dysfunctional family meet tragedy after tragedy, beginning with the mysterious murder of a young girl named Molly.
The Deadly Mahoning Valley Interurban Street Car
2021-02-06 10:26 The Mahoning Valley Railway Company ran interurbans between Youngstown, Girard, Niles, and Warren, but the convenience caused too many accidents and fatalities to count.

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