History & Hauntings
in Northern Appalachia and the Western Reserve

Research and writing by Author/Historian Ashley Armstrong

Stories

Anecdotes of Hotel Conneaut & Exposition Park: Part 4, 1920-1929
2020-11-03 20:03 In Part Four of my ongoing series of Hotel Conneaut and Conneaut Lake Park (the former Exposition Park), I dive into the decade of the roaring 20s.
Anecdotes of Hotel Conneaut & Exposition Park: Part 3, 1910-1919
2020-10-23 20:20 In the third part of my ongoing series of Hotel Conneaut and the resort it was and still is part of, I will explore the decade of the 1910’s. Despite the advent of WWI, the park’s success proved only ...
Anecdotes of Hotel Conneaut & Exposition Park: Part 2, 1900-1909
2020-10-20 09:02 In my second installment of Hotel Conneaut and Exposition Park, I find the first decade of the 20th century to be one of triumph and also devastation for the resort as a whole.
Anecdotes of Hotel Conneaut & Exposition Park: Part 1, 1892-1899
2020-10-13 10:33 In this first part of an ongoing series, I explore the history of Hotel Conneaut and Exposition Park through the decades, starting with the late 1800's
The Five Wives of Reuben Sponsler: A Case of Uxorcide in Vernon Township
2020-09-05 10:53 Suspicions raised in the small town of Vernon, OH, with the mysterious deaths of the wives of Reuben Sponsler.
Death On A Lonely Dirt Road: The Murder of 17-Year-Old Mildred Moore
2020-07-08 12:59 17-Year-Old Mildred Moore was running a normal errand for her parents when she was gunned down on Irish Ridge Road.
The Slaying of 16-Year-Old Maria Buel by Her Stepfather Ira West Gardner
2020-04-23 13:30 In the first and only hanging execution in Trumbull County, I explore the details surrounding the tragic 1832 murder of Maria Buel.
Sticks & Squirrels May Break My Bones – Scandal and Intrigue in the Shooting Death of William Holcomb
2020-04-01 20:31 In 1867, William Holcomb died squirrel hunting when his gun discharged. However, suspicions of the relationship between his wife and best friend James Sawyer sent James to trial for murder

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