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Author Biography
Al Hunter writes a front page story about historical figures and happenings with a ghostly twist...
Alan E. Hunter has researched, scripted and lead the Irvington Ghost Walks for the past 20 years. The tours are roughly 75 percent history and 25 percent ghost stories and folklore. These non-profit tours raise funds for the Eastside Irvington community and related charities.
Al Hunter is the author of the “Haunted Indianapolis” and co-author of the “Haunted Irvington” and “Indiana National Road” book series. His newest books are “Bumps in the Night. Stories from the Weekly View,” “Irvington Haunts. The Tour Guide,” and “The Mystery of the H.H. Holmes Collection.” Contact Al directly at Huntvault@aol.com or become a friend on Facebook.
Al Hunter’s Story Archive
The President is a Sick Man
On July 1, 1893, President Grover Cleveland vanished. He boarded a friend’s yacht, sailed into Long Island Sound, and disappeared. He would not be heard from again for five days. What happened during those five days was so incredible that, even when the truth was finally revealed, many Americans simply … Read More
The Ghost of I.U.’s Lambda Chi Alpha
At the dawn of the Roaring Twenties, Hence Orme lived on a large estate farm in Glenn’s Valley, an area on Indianapolis’ south side near Morgantown and Bluff roads, which he intended to use as a model for modern scientific farming. Hence Orme’s specialty was raising pigs. As a young … Read More
George Alfred Townsend and The War Correspondent Memorial Arch
Next week will witness another sad passing in American history: the 159th anniversary of the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. Because I live with this date dancing around in my head more than most, I want to share my experience (and admiration) for a peripheral character in that tragedy: George Alfred … Read More
Abraham Lincoln, the Blood Moon, and History Part 3
While rare, total solar eclipses have been a part of life on this planet for millennia. If the Solar System had formed differently, they wouldn’t happen at all. While what Hoosiers will witness on April 8th is real, the truth is, it is a bit of an optical illusion. The … Read More
Abraham Lincoln, the Blood Moon, and History, Part 2
The total eclipse of February 12, 1831 began at 5:21 p.m. in Cape Cod Massachusetts, swept across the eastern seaboard through Maryland, North and South Carolina, Alabama, and Mississippi, and exited an hour past sunset (6:36 p.m.) in the Mexico territory that would soon become Texas. This eclipse is historically … Read More