“Fled to the Spirit World”: The Victorian Spiritualists of Green Mount Cemetery

Join staff from the library's Maryland Department on Friday, October 30th at Green Mount Cemetery for the 6th program in our series on the Dark Side of Maryland! Discover Green Mount Cemetery’s long hidden and mysterious history. During the tour, we will visit the gravesite of Elijah Bond, who patented the Ouija Board, as well as the final resting places of prominent Spiritualists of nineteenth-century Baltimore. Librarian Julie Saylor will tell their stories, gleaned from family histories, newspaper accounts, and their own writings. Meet at the main gate, 1501 Greenmount Avenue. The tour will be rain or shine. Participants should come prepared to walk on stone paths and uneven ground. This is program 6 in our 6 part Dark Side of Maryland series. If you are interested in attending any other programs to hear about Maryland's darker side, check these out: October 6 -- Unveiling Maryland's MonstersOctober 13 -- Maryland MayhemOctober 14 -- Witch's BrewOctober 20 -- Mediums, Magicians and the Ouija BoardOctober 27 -- Haunted MarylandOctober 30 & 31 -- Green Mount spiritualism cemetery tour Registration for this event is required. Register here.