In 1799, the ghost of a recently deceased Eleanor Butler began haunting Abner Blaisdell's home. The ghost had a peculiar interest in the Blaisdell family, and her visitations were witnessed by many. Learn about the first documented haunting in America on this minisode of A Study of Strange!
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LINKS
https://www.americanghostwalks.com/articles/nelly-butler-maine-ghost-storyhttps://newengland.com/yankee/history/americas-first-ghost/https://www.amazon.com/Nelly-Butler-Hauntings-Documentary-Literature/dp/0615394965https://sullivansorrentohistory.org/pages/5359

A Study of Strange

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Nelly Butler's Ghost | America's First Documented Haunting

OCT 15, 202411 MIN
A Study of Strange

Nelly Butler's Ghost | America's First Documented Haunting

OCT 15, 202411 MIN

Description

In 1799, the ghost of a recently deceased Eleanor Butler began haunting Abner Blaisdell's home. The ghost had a peculiar interest in the Blaisdell family, and her visitations were witnessed by many. Learn about the first documented haunting in America on this minisode of A Study of Strange!

Subscribe to "A Study of Strange" on your favorite podcast platform!

Visit our Substack for more strange content! https://astudyofstrange.substack.com/

Theme Music by Matt Glass
Instagram: @astudyofstrange
Support: astudyofstrange.substack.com
Website: www.astudyofstrange.com
Hosted by Michael May
Email stories, comments, or ideas to [email protected]
©2022 Convergent Content, LLC

LINKS

https://www.americanghostwalks.com/articles/nelly-butler-maine-ghost-story
https://newengland.com/yankee/history/americas-first-ghost/
https://www.amazon.com/Nelly-Butler-Hauntings-Documentary-Literature/dp/0615394965
https://sullivansorrentohistory.org/pages/5359