Saturday, April 6, 2019

Haunted Jefferson City by Janice Tremeear


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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