A True Ghost Story
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A true ghost story: The Slide Show
Posted by Greg Laden on October 31, 2012 The McGregor Museum is a complex building with several wings surrounding an inner court yard, a multi-layered roof, balconies everywhere, and numerous trees in the court yard close in to the building. So, a cat can spend the heat of the day in the shaded crown of a tree, and the cool of the evening…
A true ghost story: The Footnotes
Posted by Greg Laden on October 31, 2012 As promised, the footnotes for A True Ghost Story.
A True Ghost Story Part 7: How I captured the Ghost of the McGregor Museum
Posted by Greg Laden on October 31, 2012 … Continued … Finally, without any further interruption …
A True Ghost Story, Part 6: But first, since we’re talking geology …
Posted by Greg Laden on October 31, 2012 … Continued … Since we are talking about geology, I do not want to give up the opportunity to bring up one of the coolest stories of geology ever, given the present day discussion of science and religion. You will be asking for a source for this story. Look it up in Wikipedia, where all…
A True Ghost Story Part 5: The Grave on the Hill
Posted by Greg Laden on October 31, 2012 … Continued … One of the main reasons we were staying in Kimberley at all was to assist the museum staff with a particular, and rather singular, survey and excavation. The location and circumstances of this field project were quite remarkable.
A True Ghost Story Part 4: I see dead people. Hey, It’s my job!
Posted by Greg Laden on October 31, 2012 … Continued … I wrote earlier about the graves that were dug daily to receive the dead. In truth, the details of this procedure are still being worked out by archaeologists at the McGregor Museum in Kimberley, but when we were there on this particular trip, part of the grave yard to which I refer…
A True Ghost Story Part 2: The Ghost In the Hall
Posted by Greg Laden on October 30, 2012 … Continued … So there we were in the Haunted Guest Quarters of the Old Infirmary, and I had already heard the ghost once. In the morning, my colleague and BFF Lynne who was staying with us for a couple of days noted that she had heard the mysterious footsteps as well….
A true ghost story. Part I: A City of Death and Misery
Posted by Greg Laden on October 30, 2012 Everything I’m about to tell you in this story is true.1 This is a long story, so it will span more than one blog post. You might not want to read this story while you are alone or while sitting in the dark.2