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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 3, 2009
CONTACT: Molly Dannenmaier
Director of Marketing and Public Relations,
409-765-7834
molly.dannenmaier@galvestonhistory.org
Galveston Historical Foundation Once Again Presents "Haunted Happenings" Throughout October 2009
During the month of October Galveston’s haunted history will be explored in three intriguing tours.
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Ashton Villa’s Are We Haunted? Tours
When: Every Friday in October, 2009 at 5 p.m., 7 p.m., 9 p.m.
October 31, Special tours at 3 p.m. and 5 p.m.
Where: Ashton Villa, 2328 Broadway
Registration: $20. For tickets, click here.
Is Ashton Villa haunted by the spirit of “Miss Bettie,” the daughter of the house’s first owner, James Moreau Brown? Maybe. Maybe not. Since 1975, when GHF opened the restored mansion to the public, legends and ghost stories have attached themselves to Ashton Villa.
The one-hour tour shows the restoration in progress on the ground floor level, following damage by Hurricane Ike, then explores the undamaged second floor where ghostly memories still reside.
Haunted Harbor Tours Aboard Seagull II
When: Every Friday and Saturday in October, 2009, 4:30 p.m.
October 30 and 31, 4:30 p.m. and 6 p.m.
Where: Texas Seaport Museum, Pier 21
Registration: $15 for adults, $13 for children ages 4 to 18 and free for children 3 and under. For tickets, click here.
The one-hour narrated excursion around Galveston’s harbor, aboard Texas Seaport Museum's Seagull II, stresses ghostly legends and lore based on the harbor's often tragic history.
Haunted Cemetery Tours
When: October 29, 30, 31, 2009
6:30 p.m. and 8 p.m.
Where: Broadway Cemetery, 41st and K
Registration: $10 for adults GHF Members, $12 Non-GHF Members, Free for children 5 and under. For tickets, click here.
This guided dusk walking tour will come to life within the gates of the island’s historic Broadway Cemeteries. The markers in the seven named cemeteries can tell stories that textbooks do not. Each marker is a piece of Galveston and Texas history.
For additional information about these tours contact Molly Dannenmaier, Director of Marketing and Public Relations at 409-765-7834 or molly.dannenmaier@galvestonhistory.org
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