The Haunted History of New England
Monday, October 21
6:00pm - 7:30pm
Peterborough Town Library
1833 RoomHistorical fact and legend come together to produce an interesting, fascinating and sometimes shocking look at New England hauntings.
The Haunted History of New England presentation melds historical fact together with legend and myth to produce an interesting, fascinating and sometimes shocking new look at events that really happened and the stories of haunting that followed them.
The topics addressed in this presentation will be Mercy Brown "The Vampire" of Exeter Rhode Island, the cursed Freetown State Forest in Massachusetts, The horrors of the Lizzie Borden House in Fall River Massachusetts, a haunted forest in the wilds of Connecticut, the ghostly happenings at Mount Washington Hotel in New Hampshire, and evidence of ghosts at the John Alden House in Duxbury Massachusetts.
About the Presenter:
Christopher Daley has been speaking all over New England for the past 30 years and virtually via Zoom throughout the United States for the past two years on historical topics of interest; at libraries, historical societies, schools and all sorts of clubs and organizations!
He holds a B.A. and an M.A. from Bridgewater State University in Political Science and History. He was formerly the President of the Pembroke Historical Society and Chairman of the Pembroke Historical Commission. He was also a docent at the John Alden House Historic Site as well as Coordinator of Educational Outreach. Additionally, this past September, Chris retired from his position as history teacher in the Silver Lake Regional School System in Kingston, Massachusetts after teaching for 25 years.
Chris has written several articles on varied historical topics for local publications and has written his first book entitled "Murder and Mayhem in Boston: Historic Crimes in the Hub.” Chris has also served as historical consultant on the Sacco-Vanzetti Case for the Travel Channel's program "Time Traveling with Brian Unger." He also appeared in two episodes of the Travel Channel's "Kindred Spirits" in the capacity of historian on shows about the Lizzie Borden Case.
Chris' wife Cathy is his fellow researcher and travels along as DaleyHistory's Professional Photographer. Christopher and his wife reside in the White Mountains of New Hampshire.
AGE GROUP: | Tweens | Teens/Tweens | Families | All Ages | Adults |
EVENT TYPE: | Lecture/Talk | Family Event | Community |
Peterborough Town Library
Peterborough Town Library, located downtown at the corner of Main and Concord/Rt 202, has a large meeting room, study rooms, classroom, and a board room available to the public.