Working on mixing the Halloween episode of Heritage Hunters got me thinking about this. Now that it's a little cooler outside, you may be doing some cemetery research for your genealogy. Here is a neat trick we learned from our friend Christie Caywood.
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An early Halloween Story.....
In the spring of 1819 the residents of Ipswich’s Chebacco Parish (now the town of Essex) saw lantern light in the graveyard at night. Soon they discovered that the graves had been disturbed, and several families discovered that their relative’s graves were empty. Eight graves, going back to 1811, were disturbed.
According to a book by Christopher Benedeto, the winter of 1817-1818 was mild and the weather conditions were perfect for body snatching. Two little boys die
