I don’t
believe in ghosts, but I often enjoy a
good ghost story. Janice Tremeear collected such tales
of central Missouri, my stomping
grounds, in Haunted Jefferson City.
Tremeear
is, among other things, a paranormal investigator. Some
of the stories in the book draw on her experiences and investigations or those
of her acquaintances.
The
book is not entirely about hauntings. Tremeear also recounts some of the weird
and bloody history of the area,
especially relating to the Civil War and its aftermath.
In some
ways the book read like a travelogue. A tourist to
central Missouri might find parts of the book interesting. Of course, the tourist
attracted to this book may be looking for something off the beaten path. I
found the actual history interesting. And of course, there are the ghost
stories.
Tremeear,
Janice. Haunted Jefferson City: Ghosts of
Missouri’s State Capital. Charleston, SC: Haunted America, 2012.
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