Ghost Stories and Hauntings

By Bud Steed

Ghosts are everywhere it seems. This free book provides nine chapters on various hauntings and ghosts stories written by paranormal investigator and researcher Bud Steed. Stories such as the Ghosts of Wilson's Creek, The Albino Farm and The 5 Most Haunted Places in Baton Rouge, both inform and entertain. Totaling 9 chapters, this fun and easy to read book, complete with photographs, will keep you entertained and wanting to know more.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Bud Steed
• Release date: May 25, 2016
• ISBN: 9781310443923

Bud Steed

A published writer and accomplished photographer, Bud Steed is the author of the Haunted Natchez Trace, the Haunted Mississippi Gulf Coast, Haunted Baton Rouge, Haunted Northwest Arkansas, Haunted Ft Smith and Van Buren, and a new book series titled America’s Ghosts, which includes Ozark's Ghosts and Hauntings and Alabama: Haunted Heart of Dixie. He devotes his time to writing, photography, and historical research into potentially haunted sites and lost legends. A self-described “history geek”, his focus on the history of the allegedly haunted areas and the personal histories of those who lived and died there, has enabled him to gain a unique perspective into the reported hauntings of some of the historical sites and areas that he has investigated and written about. In addition, his research skills have proven useful in tracking down and trying to prove the facts behind local, regional, and national legends which has led to a new book about Lost Treasures of the Ozarks, part of a series titled America's Lost Treasures. A naturally inquisitive person, his combination of historical research and the collecting of folk stories related to hauntings and lost legends, have resulted in five of his books being accepted to, and included in, the Library of Congress, as well as the libraries of prestigious universities such as Princeton.Bud has been researching and investigating the paranormal for over 40 years and is the former Co-Director and Investigation Manager for The Ozarks Paranormal Society (TOPS) and the founder of the Ozark's Paranormal Project. In 2011 Bud assisted TOPS with the investigation of the Wilson’s Creek National Battlefield and the historic Ray House. This was the first time that a paranormal investigation team had been issued a federal permit to legally access the battlefield and historical buildings for the purpose of an overnight investigation. The investigation produced interesting results and captured the attention of the Travel Channel who filmed a second investigation for their series, Legends of the Ozarks. The second investigation produced even more startling evidence of hauntings at Wilson’s Creek.In addition to appearing at book signings, events, and lectures, Bud has been seen on the Travel Channel’s Legends of the Ozarks show and has recently participated in several other film projects, one concerning the Natchez Trace and the other the Mark Twain National Forest. Both aired on the Travel Channel in 2016. Bud is a 5th generation Freemason and a member of Ash Grove Lodge #100 AF&AM. He currently resides in Southwest Missouri with his wife and four children.

Book preview

Introduction

This book came about almost by accident. I was going through a bunch of previously written material; articles, stories, things like that, and was wondering what to do with them all. Should I delete them, save them or what?

I was going to save a few of them, the ones that I really liked and had an emotional attachment of sorts too, and the rest I had decided to simply delete. When I mentioned to my wife that I was contemplating deleting a bunch of stories off my computer to save space, she suggested that I rewrite and combine some of them into a book. She pointed out that it would be an easy way to keep some of the stories on file (one book file is easier to manage than a couple hundred individual stories) and to produce a book that I could share with friends and fans for free. I couldn’t help but wonder why I hadn’t thought of that myself? Thank goodness I have a brilliant wife who can see the larger picture!

Therefore, this book is a compilation of stories about hauntings and ghosts that I have previously published in magazine articles, on my blog, and as guest stories for other blogs. I have rewritten the stories, for the most part, added a few more interesting facts that I have uncovered, and tried my best to produce a book that I hope y’all will find both entertaining and informative. Plus…..it will always be free, so feel free to share it around with anyone that you think might find it interesting.

Enjoy, with my compliments and with my sincere appreciation for your continued support of my writing.

Bud Steed

budsteed.com

Chapter One: The 5 Most Haunted Places in Baton Rouge

When you are a history geek/paranormal investigator and a writer of books with a historically haunted theme, every day is sort of like Halloween. You look for the bizarre and strange, the legends and reported hauntings, all of which make for excellent writing material, but also make for an interesting vocation; that’s why I love my job.

When I started writing my book, Haunted Baton Rouge, detailing stories and legends about haunted places in Baton Rouge, my first thought was Wow! There are so many, where do I even begin! There were so many really good stories to include that I had no trouble at all in meeting my chapter goals and I really enjoyed writing the book. So, since I enjoyed writing it so much, I thought that I would share with y’all a condensed version of what I think are the top 5 most haunted spots in Baton Rouge. Now bear in mind that I am kind of a history geek which tends to color my perspective of the hauntings a bit; I like a