Haunted History with Sherri Brake

Exploring another aspect of the Ohio State Reformatory and its haunted history with author, Sherri Brake. This is volume 2 on OSR and focuses on "The Civil War, Camp Mordecai Bartley, the Reformatory, and Death and Disease".  Excerpts  from the book "The Haunted History of the Ohio State Reformatory" published by The History Press/Arcadia 2010 are included in this episode. 

Got Ghosts? Shadow People? This place does. Built on the site of a Civil War camp ravaged by diesease, the Ohio State Reformatory first opened in 1896 to reform young offenders. This castle-like building grew to eventually house the most dangerous criminals in the state. By the time it closed in 1990, the prison was hosting 1000 more prisoners than it was built to hold. Suicides, murders and other violent acts of the inmates have left its mark on this buildings energy. Do ghosts still walk the halls?? You be the judge. Join the host as she shares with you history & tales from her book, The Haunted History of the Ohio State Reformatory. (Haunted America Series / Sherri Brake / The History Press 2010) Check out the website at www.HauntedHistory.net or on Instagram @riverstx

In Appalachia of old, these wise women knew roots and herbs and could concoct creations that could heal you, help you deliver a baby and cure a fever. They were known as Granny Witches. Many were feared, most were respected and depended on and a few still linger on in the Afterlife. This is one such tale from West Virginia. 

Beyond the Towpath focuses on the dark history of the little town of Canal Fulton in Stark County, Ohio. Ghosts can roam where unmarked graves exist according to old folklore  and along the Ohio and Erie Canal Towpath, local legends speak of a body buried along every mile of canal. The Scots-Irish were the primary workers on the 308-mile-long canal and it was to their lot that disease struck often resulting in death and unmarked graves. Do the canal workers still stroll the towpath in the Afterlife? My local Haunted History Walks of Canal Fulton have proven to be popular  for over the last 20 years. Join me on my adventure as I share stories, paranormal investigations and insight. Check out my website at www.HauntedHistory.net   or on Instagram @riverstx. 

Venture to the historic town of Canal Fulton, Ohio with author Sherri Brake and learn of the Pink House, the good Doctor and the Spirits. This episode was recorded inside the 1842 Pink House during the Hunters Full Moon, October 10, 2022. Special interview with TRIP IN TIME owner, Linda, who rented this building in the early 2000s and grew to love the spirits of the children who visited. Additional thanks to Leslie, the owner of the Pink House for having me visit. Interested in renting it? Check it out on Airbnb! Canal Fulton is an old Ohio and Erie Canal town in NE Ohio with history, hauntings and great stories. 

Ice-pick Lobotomies * Straight Jackets * Seclusions Cells * Ice Baths *  Join paranormal researcher and author, Sherri Brake, as she ventures to the Trans Allegheny Lunatic Asylum in Weston, West Virginia for the first time. If walls could talk, these walls would scream.  We've no doubt.

Halloween Traditions: From the ancient Celtic Tribes to the hills of Appalachia and cities far and wide, our Halloween traditions are a mix of old, new, pagan and Christian beliefs. Enjoy this episode of Haunted History with Sherri Brake as we explore our favorite holiday, Samhain. 

Uncivil War Ghosts of West Virginia and the locations they haunt. * John Brown's Ghost in Harpers Ferry *  The Atheneum Prison in Wheeling, West Virginia * Beckely's Soldiers and Sailors *  Explore the ghosts of West Virginia's uncivil war with author and paranormal researcher, Sherri Brake. 

Ghost stories don't need to be fabricated. History is frightening enough. A young queen was executed hundreds of years ago but her Spirit is said to roam still. Mary was both loved and hated, feared by some and yet possesing a great strenght, Mary, Queen of Scots met her fate on the chopping block. Many claim to see her still to this very day in over 20 locations in Scotland and England. 

In each weekly episode, we will venture down the dark & twisted path of the paranormal covering everything from Aliens to Witchcraft, ghost stories, haunted history, superstitions, folklore, dark tourism, cryptids, & everything in between. Dim the lights, light a candle & settle in. I've been exploring the paranormal for over 30 years, let's "Get an Afterlife" together!