It’s the spookiest time of year! In the haunted spirit of Halloween, we’ve dedicate this episode of Museum Chat Live! to some of the creepiest and eeriest stories in St. Catharines’ history. You might want to listen with the lights on…
*Spoiler Alert*
The St. Catharines Standard reported on each of the disturbing events we feature on the podcast. The St. Catharines Museum holds 600,000 negatives taken from St. Catharines Standard photographers since 1936. Below are a few of the photographs in the Museum’s St. Catharines Standard Collection that document the horror stories. Take a look… if you dare.
Church St. Apartment. Copyright St. Catharines Museum & Welland Canals Centre, STCM S1970.2.16.1Ghost Article 1: St. Catharines Standard, February 12, 1970.
Ghost Article 2: St. Catharines Standard, February 17, 1970.
2 – Ghost Ships of the Great Lakes
Bannock Burn in port at Port Dalhouise. Copyright St. Catharines Museum & Welland Canals Centre, STCM 2126-NThe Bannockburn: St. Catharines Standard, November 26, 26,
3 – St. Catharines Axe Massacre
The fence pieces during the investigation. Copyright St. Catharines Museum & Welland Canals Centre, STCM S1936.11.3.1The crime scene. Copyright St. Catharines Museum & Welland Canals Centre, STCM S1936.11.3.3William Munchuck. Copyright St. Catharines Museum & Welland Canals Centre, STCM S1937.59.3.2
Axe Assault: St. Catharines Standard, June 9, 1936.
