Bell Ringer #10 – 10/30/09Bell Ringer #10 – 10/30/09

Explain one way that West African Explain one way that West African culture from slaves influenced culture from slaves influenced

“Southern culture” “Southern culture” ((Hint: Check the end of Ch 3, Sn 4 for helpHint: Check the end of Ch 3, Sn 4 for help))

Resurrection MaryResurrection Mary The world-famous vanishing hitchhiker The world-famous vanishing hitchhiker

rests at Resurrection Cemetery. This rests at Resurrection Cemetery. This blonde young woman wearing a white blonde young woman wearing a white dress haunts part of Archer Avenue.dress haunts part of Archer Avenue.

This is said to be the ghost of Mary, a This is said to be the ghost of Mary, a young Polish girl who died in a car young Polish girl who died in a car accident. Her ghost left handprints on the accident. Her ghost left handprints on the bars of the cemetery and they are still bars of the cemetery and they are still there. Dozens have witnessed her ghost.there. Dozens have witnessed her ghost.

The cemetery is located at 7200 S. Archer The cemetery is located at 7200 S. Archer Avenue, Chicago.Avenue, Chicago.

Resurrection MaryResurrection Mary

Marshall Field’s/Macy’s on StateMarshall Field’s/Macy’s on State In December 1903, a fire at the Iroquois Theater In December 1903, a fire at the Iroquois Theater

(now the Ford Center) took the lives of 602 (now the Ford Center) took the lives of 602 Chicagoans, many of them children attending a Chicagoans, many of them children attending a matinee performance at the site.  As the tragedy matinee performance at the site.  As the tragedy unfolded, the 8th floor of Field's was converted into unfolded, the 8th floor of Field's was converted into a hospital where fire victims were bandaged with a hospital where fire victims were bandaged with dishtowels; those who died during treatment were dishtowels; those who died during treatment were wrapped in blankets from the bedding dept.wrapped in blankets from the bedding dept.

Throughout the mid-20th century, a number of Throughout the mid-20th century, a number of employee suicides said to have occurred from the employee suicides said to have occurred from the 8th level of Marshall Field’s (now Macy’s); 8th level of Marshall Field’s (now Macy’s); coworkers claimed the victims all spoke of coworkers claimed the victims all spoke of depression while working on that floor.  depression while working on that floor. 

Could the use of the floor as a hospital--and Could the use of the floor as a hospital--and morgue--have left some kind of deadly impression morgue--have left some kind of deadly impression on the building itself? on the building itself?

Marshall Field’s/Macy’s on StateMarshall Field’s/Macy’s on State

““Irish Castle” / Beverly Unitarian ChurchIrish Castle” / Beverly Unitarian Church The haunting here was caused when it was the The haunting here was caused when it was the

Chicago Female College. According to story, a Chicago Female College. According to story, a young girl became ill with influenza and died in the young girl became ill with influenza and died in the early 1930's. early 1930's.

The ghost was first encountered in the 1960's, when The ghost was first encountered in the 1960's, when it became the Church, by a custodian who saw a it became the Church, by a custodian who saw a young girl in a long dress. The two of them chatted young girl in a long dress. The two of them chatted for a few minutes and the young girl remarked that for a few minutes and the young girl remarked that the place had changed much since she had lived the place had changed much since she had lived there. The custodian left the room and then there. The custodian left the room and then suddenly recalled that the church had been in the suddenly recalled that the church had been in the building for more than 20 years... the young girl building for more than 20 years... the young girl couldn't possibly have lived there! She ran back to couldn't possibly have lived there! She ran back to the room, but the girl had vanished! She searched the room, but the girl had vanished! She searched the entire building, only to find the doors and the entire building, only to find the doors and windows all locked. She even looked outside and windows all locked. She even looked outside and discovered a fresh layer of snow... and no footprints discovered a fresh layer of snow... and no footprints to or from the church. to or from the church. 

In 1994, shortly after a new pastor was installed, In 1994, shortly after a new pastor was installed, she saw two small arms embrace her husband's she saw two small arms embrace her husband's waist. Her husband claimed to feel nothing. The waist. Her husband claimed to feel nothing. The ghost has also appeared in the form of a candle ghost has also appeared in the form of a candle from outside of the building. The light has been from outside of the building. The light has been observed passing by windows and floating up the observed passing by windows and floating up the staircase... while no one was in the castle.staircase... while no one was in the castle.

Occupants of the building have described it as a Occupants of the building have described it as a "jingling" sound, like the tinkling of glasses and "jingling" sound, like the tinkling of glasses and silverware at a dinner party. A former pastor silverware at a dinner party. A former pastor stated that he often tried to track down the source stated that he often tried to track down the source of these mysterious sounds but he never could. of these mysterious sounds but he never could. He said that they seemed to come from He said that they seemed to come from everywhere... and yet nowhere... all at the same everywhere... and yet nowhere... all at the same time!time!

The Irish Castle is located at 1044 South The Irish Castle is located at 1044 South Longwood Drive.Longwood Drive.

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