The Inn at St. Peter’s Village

In 1899, George Starrett built a majestic mansion for his love Ann. Many descendants lived in the mansion too. There have been sightings of the couple as well as the nanny who helped raise the couple’s son.The figure of a red haired woman has been seen by many guests and staff. She’s often seen admiring the solar calender built by George for his wife, Ann, which is why many people have felt that this peaceful spirit is Ann herself. While a male apparition is said to haunt the bed and breakfast, the most lively spirit is the nanny herself. Read more…

Situated midway between the cities of Amarillo and Odessa, the northwestern town of Lubbock, Texas is classically steeped in western culture and music. In fact, the city of Lubbock holds more music venues than any other city in the entire state of Texas. Such love for music could not be truer than for one of Lubbock’s most famous sons, the musician Buddy Holly. Tragically Holly’s life would be cut short in an airplane crash in the Mid-West in 1959, but he would be interred in his hometown’s graveyard, the Lubbock Cemetery. Read more…

Names and nicknames for cemeteries are always created with the utmost care and respect for the departed and their families. Typically there is a reference to the geographical area included if it is the only cemetery around. Other times, the creators of a cemetery name wish to convey very gentle, almost effervescent terms that describe emotions or even flowers. Grandview Cemetery, also known as Kasey Cemetery, in Elizabethtown, Kentucky seems likes a normal, and formalized name for a cemetery. Read more…