Gettysburg's Hidden Haunted Hotspots: Spirits, Apparitions and Haunted Places on and off the Battle

Veering from my normal format of writing about the well-known, often visited battle sites, I've expanded the scope of the ghost stories of Gettysburg to out-of-the-way places, not so familiar to the average visitor to the historic area. The town of Gettysburg, the outskirts of Gettysburg, as well as places dozens of miles away, were all part of the great military campaign that culminated in the battle at Gettysburg.Journey to these less frequented locations steeped in just as much history and hauntings as those places you've heard of in the panoply of experiences we call Gettysburg. I started out in the 1970s as a National Park Service Ranger/Historian in Gettysburg, PA. I knew that I wanted to be a writer, so after five years with the NPS, I got the crazy idea that I should start my own research and writing company. Thus began Interpretive Enterprises. I spent several years as a freelance writer and wondering if I had lost my mind.My first book was a children's book: The Little Drummer Boy. It won an award and boosted my confidence. I had been collecting ghost stories of the Gettysburg area since I first arrived, so I decided to approach a local publisher to see if they'd be interested in a book about the Ghosts of Gettysburg. The first ghost book came out in 1991. Since then, I have written fifteen books, covering topics of historical interest, as well as the paranormal. My stories have been seen on The History Channel, A&E, The Discovery Channel, The Travel Channel, Unsolved Mysteries, The Biography Channel, and numerous regional television shows and heard on Coast to Coast AM, and regional radio.In 1994, I founded "The Ghosts of Gettysburg Candlelight Walking Tours®," a tour based on the stories in my book series. The tour company started out on a card table in the town square. The next year I rented office space at the corner of Baltimore St. and Steinwehr Ave. Finally, in 1997, I purchased the current headquarters building at 271 Baltimore St.