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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 Buzzbee Flying Disc and Other Banned Toys, Part 1
Summer is here and even though it no longer has the length or importance that it did when I was growing up, it is still summertime. Recently, I ran across a little pinback button that reminded me just how different the activities we busied ourselves with were and how the … Read More
Little Boy Jim and the Texas Better Babies Contest
Recently, I purchased a small group of documents that stirred memories of a dark time in American history: the “Better Babies” movement of the early 1900s. I have written about this “movement”, which first began in the Southern U.S. around 1900 and lasted until just before World War I, in … Read More
Watergate A Half Century On, Part 2
This week marks the 50th anniversary of the Watergate break-in: June 16, 1972. I was nine years old at the time and for the next couple of years, I consumed the news reports and witness testimony of the Watergate scandal like a can of Pringles potato chips: one after another. … Read More
Watergate A Half Century On, Part 1
Next Thursday we’ll pass a historical milestone that I suspect will largely go unnoticed: the 50th anniversary of the Watergate break-in. On June 16, 1972, four men from Miami Beach Florida checked into the Watergate Hotel in Washington D.C. Bernard Barker and Eugenio Martinez booked Room 214, and Virgilio Gonzalez … Read More
Frank Rande: The Brilliant Bandit of the Wabash, Part 2
Outlaw Frank Rande’s criminal career started when he escaped from the Iowa Penitentiary where he was serving a sentence for burglary. He was sent to Michigan City Prison where he served a sentence for another burglary, this one in Indiana, committed under another name. After being released in August of … Read More