Introducing A Haunted Southern Book of Days

If you’re a frequent visitor here, you may have noticed that I introduced “A Haunted Southern Book of Days” about six months ago. It has taken me some time to realize that I wasn’t satisfied with the initial calendar, so I revamped it. Like so many good ghost-blogging ideas, I first saw this on Theresa Racer-Cheshire’s blog, Theresa’s Haunted History of the Tri-State. It has taken some time to implement, and I hope it’s worth it.

This is a calendar of dates that can be associated with various haunted locations throughout the South. Included here are dates of events that have produced hauntings, dates of people who may have remained in spiritual form, and important dates for haunted locations all in one place.

The calendar can be accessed through the directory page on the right hand side of the blog titled “A Haunted Southern Book of Days,” or here.

James T. Staples paddle steamer
The James T. Staples was destroyed on the Tombigbee River in Choctaw County, Alabama, 9 January 1913. The ship’s former captain, Norman Staples, appeared to terrified laborers aboard the ship not long before a boiler explosion sank it. Norman Staples’ spirit has been spotted in the Bladon Springs Cemetery near where his ship sank. The complete story may be found on the January Book of Days under January 9.