History & Hauntings
in Northern Appalachia and the Western Reserve

Stories

George Wheeler and the Lima Hospital for the Crimally 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.

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