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SANTA CRUZ GHOST DIRECTORY SOURCES

Books:

•Beal, Chandra Moira, and Beal, Richard. Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk: The Early Years - Never a Dull Moment. U.S.A.: The Pacific Group; 2003.

•Browne, Sylvia. Visits From the Afterlife. New York: Penguin Books; 2004.

•Chase, John. The Sidewalk Companion to Santa Cruz Architecture. Santa Cruz, CA: Paper Vision Press; 1979.

•Dennett, Preston. Supernatural California. Pennsylvania: Schiffer Publishing Ltd.; 2006.

•Dwyer, Jeff. Ghost Hunter’s Guide to Monterey and California’s Central Coast. Gretna, Louisiana: Pelican Publishing Co.; 2010.

•Graves, Aubrey. Supernatural Santa Cruz. Charleston, South Carolina: Createspace; 2011.

•Graves, Aubrey. Supernatural Santa Cruz – Second Edition. Charleston, South Carolina: Createspace; 2013.

•Graves, Aubrey. California Ghost Directory, The. Charleston, South Carolina: Createspace; 2015.

•Koch, Margaret. The Walk Around Santa Cruz Book. Fresno, CA: Valley Publishers; 1978.

•May, Antoinette. Haunted Houses and Wondering Ghosts of California. San Francisco, CA: The SF Examiner division of the Hearst Corporation; 1977.

•Perry, Frank A; Piwarzyk, Robert W; Luther, Michael D; Orlando, Alverda; Molho, Allan; Perry, Sierra L. Lime Kiln Legacies- The History of the Lime Industry in Santa Cruz County. Santa Cruz: The Museum of Art and History; 2007.

•Reinstedt, Randall A. California Ghost Notes. Carmel, CA: Ghost Town Publications; 2000.


Newspaper Articles:

•Allen-Taylor, Douglas. “Tales of Three Ghosts.” Metroactive, 1999.

•Anonymous Author. “A Fatal Accident.” Santa Cruz Sentinel, May 15, 1903.

•Anonymous Author. “Another Murder.” Santa Cruz Sentinel, August 26, 1890.

•Anonymous Author. “Big Dipper, Truck Fire Accidents Cause Deaths.” Santa Cruz Sentinel, July 6, 1958.

•Anonymous Author. “Explosions at the Powder Works Startled This City.” Santa Cruz Sentinel, April 27, 1898.

•Anonymous Author. “Frank McLaughlin Kills Daughter and Himself at Santa Cruz.” San Francisco Call, November 17, 1907.

•Anonymous Author. “Funeral Rites for Mary Jane Hanly Largely Attended.” Santa Cruz Sentinel, September 5, 1937.

•Anonymous Author. “Glamour, gangsters and ghosts: Brookdale Lodge possesses colorful history.” Santa Cruz Sentinel, August 19, 2009.

•Anonymous Author. “Gun Accident Kills Pioneer Family Member.” Santa Cruz Sentinel, January 27, 1963.

•Anonymous Author. “Haunted Houses of Santa Cruz.” Santa Cruz Sentinel, October 31, 1982.

•Anonymous Author. “His Last Sleep.” Santa Cruz Sentinel, October 5, 1884.

•Anonymous Author. “Indian Bones to be Re-Interred.” Santa Cruz Sentinel, March 14, 1980.

•Anonymous Author. “Injuries From Fall Fatal to Man.” Santa Cruz Sentinel, March 30, 1943.

•Anonymous Author. “Miss Cowell Meets Death in Runaway.” San Francisco Call, May 15, 1903.

•Anonymous Author. “Roller Coaster Fall Kills Boy, 13.” Santa Cruz Sentinel, July 13, 1972

•Anonymous Author. “Seaside Company Files Answer to $100, Suit.” Santa Cruz Sentinel, July, 1958.

•Anonymous Author. “Several New Clues Appear in Drownings.” Santa Cruz Sentinel, June, 1959.

•Anonymous Author. “Terrible Explosions.” San Francisco Chronicle, November 9, 1879.

•Anonymous Author. “Walter Fernald Bryne, One of Best Liked and Promising Local Youths Killed in Accident at Beach Dipper.” Santa Cruz Evening News, September 22, 1924.

•Anonymous Author. “Youth Drowns in Crowded Beach Plunge.” Santa Cruz Evening News, April, 1937.

•Anonymous Author. “Aptos Residents Mourn Death…” Santa Cruz Evening News, September 29, 1928.

•Anonymous Author. “Best Arts and Entertainment.” Good Times, April 25, 2012.

•Anonymous Author. “Psyching Out the Spirits.” San Francisco Sunday Examiner & Chronicle, October 30, 1977.

•Asch, Jennifer. “Greetings from Santa Creepy / in and around Santa Cruz, Ghost Stories and Spooky Sites Send Chills Up Visitors' Spines.” San Francisco Chronicle, October 31, 1997.

•Baine, Wallace. “A Strange History of a Strange Place.” May 29, 2009.

•Basquez, Anna Maria. “Strange Goings-On: McPherson Center, Capitola Theater Join Local ‘Haunts’.” Santa Cruz Sentinel, October 12, 1998.

•Biasotti, Marianne. “Ohlone Remains Found on PV Site.” Santa Cruz Sentinel, May 18, 1994.

•Eng, Julie. “Walking With a Ghost.” City on a Hill Press: A student-run newspaper, 2010.

•Gibson, Ross Eric. “Dominican Hospital’s Roots Rest with Mystical Mary Jane Hanly.” Santa Cruz Sentinel, September 13, 1998.

•Guzman, Isaiah. “Ghostbusters Scour Brookdale Lodge.” Santa Cruz Sentinel, January 19, 2008.

•Guzman, Isaiah. “Stirring Up Spirits.” Santa Cruz Sentinel, January 11, 2008.

•Harbert, Gregory Jon. “Old Santa Cruz Haunts.” Valley Press/ Scotts Valley Banner, 1999.

•Issacson, Joel. “Old Holy Cross Cemetery Suffers from Vandalism.” Santa Cruz Sentinel, December 20, 2008.

•Jacobson, Kate. “Ghost Riding in Santa Cruz.” Santa Cruz Weekly, October 28, 2010.

•Kimura, Donna. “A Crime Scene That’s as Cold as the Grave.” Santa Cruz Sentinel, August 1, 1996.

•Koch, Margaret. “Ghost Stories: Bizarre Tales Haunt Local History.” Santa Cruz Sentinel, January 22, 1991.

•Lawshe, Mark. “Ghost Story of Sarah Cowell.” Santa Cruz Sentinel, October 30, 1975.

•Lawshe, Mark. “Goblins, Ghosts In the Area.” Santa Cruz Sentinel, October 29, 1975.

•Leal, Carolyn. “Soquel Sentinel.” Santa Cruz Sentinel, April 13, 2003.

•Martin, Christa. “Visiting Some of Our Favorite Haunts.” Good Times, October 19, 2000.

•Mickelson, Gwen. “Fabled Brookdale Lodge - - Ghost and all - - Up for Sale.” Santa Cruz Sentinel, May 17, 2007.

•Miller, Donald. “A Haunted Clubhouse?” Santa Cruz Sentinel, December 12, 1988.

•Morgan, Terri. “A Halloween Tale: The Curse of Pogonip.” Santa Cruz Sentinel, October 31, 2006.

•Musitelli, Robin. “Ghostly Goings on at Haunted Houses.” Santa Cruz Sentinel, October 27, 1996.

•Orion, Damon. “Surreal Estate.” Good Times, June 10, 1999.

•Parker, Ann. “Spirited Dining at the Brookdale Lodge.” Santa Cruz Sentinel, September 14, 2005.

•Parker, Ann. “Spirited goings-on at Scottish Pub.” Santa Cruz Sentinel, May 14, 2006.

•Phelan, Sarah. “Hex Appeal.” Metro Santa Cruz, September 6, 2002.

•Phelan, Sarah. “The Ghost Stays in the Picture.” Metro Santa Cruz, October 9, 2002.

•Phelan, Sarah. “The Haunting of Santa Cruz.” Metro Santa Cruz, October 29, 2003.

•Righetti, Don. “Mark Abbott Lighthouse Dedication.” Santa Cruz Sentinel, November 22, 1967.

•Robinson, John. “Ghosts Said to Haunt Hotel.” Santa Cruz Sentinel, October 31, 1986.

•Rogers, Paul. “Dislodging the Ghosts? Eerie Events at Hotel Rattle Owners, Lead top Exorcism.” Mercury News, January 4, 1991.

•Seals, Brian. “La Conchita Mudslide Stirs Memories of Love Creek Catastrophe.” Santa Cruz Sentinel, January 13, 2005.

•Spicuzza, Mary. “Santa Cruz Suburban Legends.” Metro Santa Cruz, 1999.

•Swift, Carolyn. “Rispin is a Setting Worthy of the Spirit World.” Santa Cruz Sentinel, October 31, 1999.

•Townsend, Peggy. “Ghost Stories: Voices, Ghouls and a Love That Lasts Forever.” Santa Cruz Sentinel, October 31, 2004.

•Trabing, Wally. “Old Santa Cruz Ghost Story.” Santa Cruz Sentinel, January 30, 1975.

•Tryde, Wendy. “Ghosts of an Old Hotel.” Santa Cruz Sentinel, October 31, 2000.

•Unknown (Anonymous) “Fact or Fright Fiction.” Morgan Hill Times, October 28, 2005.

•Walch, Bob. “Brookdale Lodge’s Ghost Intrigues Tourists.” Santa Cruz Sentinel, October 25, 2007.


Web:

http://backpackerverse.com/beach-camping-northern-california/#5_Seacliff_State_Beach_8211_Aptos

http://backpackerverse.com/best-beaches-in-california/

http://coursetrained.blogspot.com/2008/08/lost-tunnels-los-gatos-to-santa-cruz.html

http://darkhaunts.com/CaliforniaGhostStoryIndexPAGE2.html

http://ediblemontereybay.com/blog/is-cremer-house-haunted/

http://en.allexperts.com/q/California-89/f/Mount-Madonna.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_Hitchcock

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_State_Route_17

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laurel,_California

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk%3ALimestone#Limestone_in_haunted_locations.3F.3F.3F

http://ghost-girls.org/

http://gocalifornia.about.com/od/camissions/ss/mission-santa-cruz_2.htm

http://hilltromper.com/article/horrors-summit-tunnel

http://kfrc.radio.com/2010/10/25/bay-areas-most-haunted-places/

http://naturalplane.blogspot.com/2011/04/bobo-enigma-of-monterey-bay.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+PhantomsAndMonstersAPersonalJourney+(Phantoms+and+Monsters)

http://researchforum.santacruzmah.org/viewtopic.php?t=75&view=next&sid=5c95bf280c0cf5e180547c751854a55f

http://researchforum.santacruzmah.org/viewtopic.php?t=83

http://santacruzparanormalresearch.blogspot.com/2009/02/partial-catalog-of-haunted-places-in-sc.html

http://scplweb.santacruzpl.org/history/spanish/kimholy.shtml

http://sluggosghoststories.blogspot.com/2009/05/porter-college-university-of-california.html

http://sluggosghoststories.blogspot.com/2009/06/white-lady-of-graham-hill-road.html

http://theshadowlands.net

http://www.angelfire.com

http://www.athanasius.com/camission/cruz.htm

http://www.aubreygraves.com

http://www.bigfootdiscoveryproject.com/

http://www.capitolamuseum.org/1930rispin.html

http://www.carpenoctem.tv/haunt/ca/

http://www.cityonahillpress.com/2010/11/18/walking-with-a-ghost/

http://www.cliffcrestinn.com/

http://www.costaricantimes.com/exploring-the-supernatural-in-santa-cruz-california/30246

http://www.examiner.com/arizona-haunted-sites-in-phoenix/arizona-ghost-hunter-travels-roaring-camp-railroad-ghost

http://www.ghostsofamerica.com

http://www.ghoststudy.com/ghost%20stories/sep00/santacruz.html

http://www.hauntedbay.com

http://www.hauntedhouses.com/states/ca/

http://www.hauntedplaces.org/item/surf-bistro-and-bakery/

http://www.legendsofamerica.com/ca-hauntedhotels3.html

http://www.liparanormalinvestigators.com/rocks.shtml

http://www.mcpost.com/article.php?id=773

http://www.mnn.net/roarhike.htm

http://www.mobileranger.com/santacruz/the-cremer-house-scandalous-stories-from-feltons-oldest-building/

http://www.montereycountyweekly.com/news/2007/oct/25/monster-swell/

http://www.npr.org/programs/lnfsound/scrapbook/kitchensisters.html

http://www.redmanhouse.com/history.shtml

http://www.roaringcamp.com/pdfs/RoaringCampHistory.pdf

http://www.santacruzpl.org/history/articles/183/

http://www.santacruzpl.org/history/articles/427/

http://www.santacruzpl.org/history/articles/446/

http://www.santacruzsentinel.com/ci_15163347

http://www.scparks.com/highlands.html

http://www.scparks.com/Home/RecreationPrograms/QuailHollowRanch%E2%80%93InterpretivePrograms/CulturalHistory.aspx

http://www.scparks.com/Portals/12/pdfs/QHR_a_History.pdf

http://www.seabreezetavern.com/history.html

http://www.shadowbrook-capitola.com/

http://www.strangeusa.com

http://www.svchamber.org/svhistory/history/hitchcock.htm

http://www.thecobrasnose.com/xxghost/santacruz.html

http://www.ufostalker.com/event/73386

http://www.unexplainable.net/artman/publish/article_14552.shtml

http://www.valleyhaunts.net/showthread.php?tid=88

http://www.vaughns-1-pagers.com/history/rispin-mansion.htm

• http://www.winchestermysteryhouse.com

http://www.yourghoststories.com/real-ghost-story.php?story=879

http://www3.gendisasters.com/california/15542/big-tree-ca-train-wrecked-may-1880?page=0%2C0

https://localwiki.org/santacruz/Lady_of_the_Sea

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wg8MpBKLxhs

www.charlespeden.wordpress.com


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