Article Archives: Bumps in the Night

The National Horse Thief Detective Association, Part 1

November 5, 2020 | by Al Hunter

I’ve spent the past month talking about the past. Relics from the past. Some good. Some bad. One of those relics has an unusually ancient sounding name: The National Horse Thief Detective Association. Sounds like something from an old B-western movie, right? Visions of Roy Rogers and Gene Autry on … Read More

Abraham Lincoln & James Whitcomb Riley on Halloween!

October 29, 2020 | by Al Hunter

In 1988, a survey was taken in conjunction with the “Hoosier Celebration” during Governor Robert Orr’s administration ranking the best known Hoosiers. Abraham Lincoln was number one and James Whitcomb Riley was number two followed (in descending order) by Benjamin and William Henry Harrison and explorers Lewis and Clark, who … Read More

The Mumler Abraham Lincoln Ghost Photo

October 22, 2020 | by Al Hunter

Last Saturday before the Irvington ghost tours, one of our volunteers, Alex McIntyre, initiated a conversation that seemed to be a perfect topic for the evening: the Abraham Lincoln ghost photo. Known officially as the “Mumler photos,” these were a series of posed studio photographs, not unlike any old time … Read More

Nelson Price Hoosier History Live

October 15, 2020 | by Al Hunter

This article originally ran on December 9, 2009 and is worth a revisit. I will be joining Nelson this Saturday, October 17 on his Hoosier History Live radio show to talks about Indiana ghosts, folklore and legends. Tune in to WICR 88.7 FM. at 1:00 p.m. Or stream audio live … Read More

“The Devil Comes to Irvington”

October 8, 2020 | by Al Hunter

This column first appeared in the October 11, 2014 issue. If you want to hear the rest of the story, the Irvington Ghost Tour guided by Al covers this (and many others) haunted tale on Fridays and Saturdays at 7 p.m. Get tickets for $20 at the Magic Candle, 203 … Read More