Ghost Stories of Alberta

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Dundurn, 1993 - Fiction - 173 pages
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Contrary to popular belief, ghosts do not necessarily reside in draughty old castles and ancient graveyards. In this book, the author has collected ghost stories specifically from Alberta where she has discovered strange tales of hauntings in schools, restaurants, theatres, hotels, government buildings and modern houses from Calgary and Edmonton to rural areas and the Rocky Mountains. Several spine-tingling tales are legendary accounts of native spirits who still inhabit the land.

In Edmonton, two former firehalls are widely reputed to be haunted; the McKay Avenue School is said to have at least half a dozen spirits; and employees of radio station CKUA have experienced a ghostly presence. "Alberta's Most Haunted Place" is probably the Deane House and Tea Room at Fort Calgary, where a number of different ghosts are taken for granted by the staff.

This eerie collection of supernatural tales includes, among others, the story of the Medicine Hat ghost train; the strange phenomena in a rural "castle" that cannot drive its owner away; the hauntings of the Banff Springs Hotel; the ghostly arsonist in a photograph at Chateau Lake Louise; evil ghosts of the Alberta Badlands; the beautiful lady in white who haunts Prince House in Heritage Park; the Canmore Opera House spirits; and the ghostly bookworm.

 

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Love this book! It's a great collection of spine tingling ghost encounters. One of them even takes place in my home town. My whole family has enjoyed reading "Ghost Stories of Alberta". Thanks Barbara. Love your entire collection of books.

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When I was a small girl, about 5 years old Living in Blairmore, Alberta, I was awoken from my sleep by a group of voices. They were very, very loud and all saying the same thing over and over again. The voice tone was hushed but the sheer numbers of them made it sound like a huge mob. I was scared but got out of bed to find out where they were coming from. I wasn't sure if it was inside or outside the house, or down the hall. I crept down the hall to find nothing, but I still heard the voices. I woke up my mother but she heard nothing. Thinking maybe I had a night mare she rocked me to sleep. The voices continued for a while, off and on and mother would keep the light on for me so I could see there was no body there.
I forgot about the incidents over time and gave it a nothing never no mind after I moved away. When I moved back as an adult, It began again. The same scenario, but this time i heard very clearly..rhubarb,rhubarb,rhubarb,rhubarb,rhubarb. very very many voices. Anybody else experience this phenomenon? I know I am not the only one. The local Natives know of this.
 

Contents

McKay Museums Lively Spirits
2
Felicia Graham Where Are You?
7
Strange Events in Clareview Condominium
9
Former Fire Halls Spirits
13
Lobotomized Labourer Lives On In Radio
17
Someones in the Kitchen with Dinah
21
Ghostly Bookworm?
23
The Wings Voices
25
Sweat Lodge Endures
90
Tales Ensure Protection?
92
Tracks Lead Nowhere
93
Chief Lives On In College Plaza
95
Leader Rides Again
96
Chief Makes Good His Threat
97
Other Alberta Ghost Stories
99
Ellen Hopkins Tells a Story
100

Cafe Painter Has Company
28
Uninvited Guests30
30
The Chinese Ghost of 115 Street
33
The House on the Hill
35
Dream House Turns to Nightmare
38
Little Girl in White
41
Poltergeist Prompts People to Pay
43
Sons Suicide Haunts House46
46
Pixie Returns
48
The Meredith Tale
50
Departed Husband Visits
53
Bedroom in Bedroom Community is Haunted57
57
Calgary Ghost Stories
59
Price Paid for Checkered Past60
60
Anniversary Walk?
65
The House with an Evil Spirit
67
Is Stately Residence Home to a Ghost?
69
Calgary Firehalls Theyre All Haunted71
71
The Lady Required Lots of Attention
74
A Dog Breathing Down Your Neck
78
Opera House Alive With Spirits
80
Rugged Sam Stays With His House
83
Beautiful Woman in White
85
Replica Is Also Haunted87
87
Native Ghost Stories
89
Hotel Hosts the Famous and the Dead
104
Skiers Ghosts107
107
Resort Builder Stays On
109
Arsonist Brazenly Stares From Photograph
111
Some People More Haunted Than Others
112
Strange Stories from Camrose
116
Historic Bed and Breakfast Has Unusual Guest
119
Phenomenal Castle
125
Knocking Around in a Trappers Cabin
131
Settler Loves His Land
133
Grandma Watches Writers
135
Two Tales from Small Towns
137
Priest Watches Over His Mission
139
Stories from a Folklore Collection
143
An Area of Concentrated Suffering
145
Heavy with Spirits
149
Prehistoric Beasts Return to Drumheller
152
East Coulees Resident Who Never Ages
154
Medicine Hats Phantom Train
156
Museum Inherits More Than a Building
159
Was it Star?
163
Building Demolished Ghost Remains
166
Rented House With Unwanted Options
168
Keeping Watch
171
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TJ and the Haunted House
Hazel Hutchins
No preview available - 2003

About the author (1993)

Barbara Smith's two previous books - Ghost Stories of Alberta (1993) and Deadly Encounters (1993) - have already become bestsellers. Her meticulous research and her ability to recreate social and personal histories are just two of the reasons her stories make lively reading. A resident of Edmonton, Barbara is a member of the Writers' Guild of Alberta.

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