Haunted Ghost Tours: A Step Back in Time

Welcome to A Step Back In Time where you will be taken on a journey not to different place, but to a different time.

Samples of some of the tours you can choose from:

Sundown in the Graveyard

Madison, Indiana: Ever wonder what the carving on a gravestone meant or why a grave marker is shaped like it is? Why widows wore veils? Who were these people and what happened to them? What were the death and burial customs of the various ethnic groups in America? What was the real purpose of a wake? Join me in an evening tour by lantern and find out. Limited to 30 people per tour.

By Moonlight on the River

Ohio River: Alan Eckert wrote a book “That Dark and Bloody River” and named it thus for a reason. The river was once the highway into the heartland and with its obvious benefits of progress and settlement came adventure, tragedy, crime and legends. Take an evening stroll with me along the banks of the Ohio River and you will never view it quite the same.

Haunted Historic Tavern Pubcrawl

Taverns were an important part of early travel “public houses.” This lively rivertown boasted multiple taverns of differing eras. Meander down the dark alleys of Madison between federal era homes and carriage houses, visit three historic taverns, hear about their histories and their ghost tales! Appetizer is included as part of tour at two taverns.

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Important Info: Secure Paypal via Mastercard, Visa and debit accepted. Checks must clear a week in advance. Private group tours can be arranged for differing dates and times. Click on the e-mail button on the left to make arrangements.

Horse carriage transportation for tours is available for prescheduled tours of 6 or more. The price I’m currently able to negotiate for carriages is an additional $95 an hour (including minimum tip) for 6 persons per carriage, which will be divided by the size of group. I am able to arrange for up to 3 carriages with tours, holding up to 18-20 persons, if requested.

Walking tours last from 60-90 minutes, depending upon content and size of group. Cemetery tours limited to 30 persons. Note cemetery tours are not “haunted” tours, but discussion of various cemetery symbolism and burial customs.

The tavern tour lasts 90-120 minutes, depending on group size and liveliness! Must be 21 to enter taverns.

Details of the cholera epidemic may disturb impressionable children or children under 10 (Ohio River walk and John Paul Park).

Tours go rain or moonshine, except in severe weather.

All tours are guided by myself in historic clothing and by lantern in the evenings.

Overview of tours :

Springdale Cemetery: Meet at 5th & Broadway. Permission has been granted to park in the “Staff Only” lot behind the business office of Kings Daughters Hospital. Tour Content: Cemetery symbolism interpretation, history, Victorian and other funeral customs.

Bayless, Baxter, Monroe & Craig Cemeteries: Meet on Michigan Rd., parking across the street from cemeteries. Tour Content: Cemetery symbolism interpretation, history, Victorian and other funeral customs.

Haunted Historical Tavern Pubcrawl: Meet at Main & West St. Tour Content: Walk to three taverns with haunted histories. Combination appetizer plates at two taverns included in price.

Historic & haunted history Ohio River walk and John Paul Park: Meet at Broadway and Vaughn. Tour Content: Ohio River history, stories of hauntings along the tour path, John Paul Park’s unusual history.

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