Haunted Moore’s Crossing Bridge
One of the first ghosts I ever encountered was on the land near the Moores Bridge crossing. The old bridge today you can walk along and it goes over a…
Austin History Blog
East Austin Ghosts – Ciscos
”We don’t need any menus. We know what we have”! Tourists today in Austin will never learn about or discover the old history of Cisco’s restaurant in East Austin. It…
An Austin Christmas
This is a collection of newspaper articles that were published on Christmas Day throughout the years in the Austin American Statesman. Documented by Janine Plumer. 1890 Runaway Passenger Coach Another…
The Ghost of Babe Didrikson
When you think of a Texas treasurer who is a person, you must think of Babe Didrikson from Beaumont, Texas. Her father Ole Nicolai Didriksen was born in Kristiansand kommune,…
Christmas in Texas
This is a blurb that was from the Austin American Statesman. It is from a book printed by Texas A and M University Press, written by Elizabeth Silverthorne of Salado….
The History of Christmas in Ghostly Fun
The title of this article that was printed in the Austin American Statesman. On December 25th of 1991, The Making of a National Holiday by Michele Stanush The…
Christmas in Austin Through the Years
This is a collection of newspaper articles that were published on Christmas Day throughout the years in the Austin American Statesman. Documented by Janine Plumer. 1890 Runaway Passenger Coach Another…
Ghosts at the Menger Hotel
Docia Schultz Williams author of: The History and Mystery of the Menger Hotel Here are the ghosts that have been seen off and on in the hotel over a period…
The Haunted Menger Hotel part 2
Docia Schultz Williams author of: The History and Mystery of the Menger Hotel It was certainly obvious that the hotel had met with great success from its day of opening….
History and Ghosts Menger Hotel
Docia Schultz Williams The History and Mystery of the Menger Hotel A few years after the Battle of the Alamo, which took place on March 6, 1836,, the small hamlet…