NOT A "GHOST" OF A CHANCE... that I would miss the next general meeting of the Haddon Heights Historical Society. Our speaker will be Mr. William Meehan, Jr. He is the author of the book Haunted Haddonfield. Around the Meehan household, Halloween has always been a holiday that received a lot of attention. For many years, the family hosted large Halloween parties with traditional games and appropriate entertainment. By the year 2000, Bill was running out of creative ideas to keep the parties exciting. Mrs. Meehan suggested that it might be fun for Bill to do some research and take the party guests on a tour of haunted sites in Haddonfield. Bill and his daughter researched letters aud reminiscences from various sources, and came up with a handful of "ghost stories." In 2001, they rented a school bus and took their guests around town to visit the haunted sites.
The tour went public the next year, and continues this year! After word got around that Bill Meehan was researching ghost stories about Haddonfield, people began to approach him with contemporary accounts of scary visits and haunted happenings. Further research into stories usually shows strong connections to historical people, events or locations. This unusual approach has served to preserve and popularize history of the area for young and old alike. Mr. Meehan does not judge the validity of the stories he researches. He sees them as folklore and wants to keep the tales alive for future generations. Join us for some Haunted History, including one story that features Hinchman's Hill, which is now part of Haddon Heights.
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