A picture covered in a black drape and a black dress worn by a widow in the time of morning was explained by Butler County Community College History Professor Deb Kruger during a night of haunting stories and educational lectures presented by the Butler County Historical Society and hosted at the Walter Lowrie House on Saturday, Oct. 26, 2024. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle.
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Brave Butler County residents toured the darkened Senator Walter Lowrie House Saturday night, Oct. 26, where they learned some “Hair Raising History” about the county residents who preceded them.
The event saw two actors portray late Butler County residents who were involved in real murders that took place in years past.
The actors told their harrowing stories in two different rooms in the 1828 house, which also serves as the location of the county Historical Society.
Two other rooms — one including a replica 1800s coffin — saw actors portraying those engaged in a séance, and historical society board member Deb Kruger — no relation to Freddy — give a presentation on parlor funerals of the Victorian Era.
Proceeds from the eerie event will benefit the Historical Society.
Danyle Verzinskie describes the death of her character Sarah Burnside Harbison Cooper Grabe Lefever at the hands of Sarah’s husband, who was later convicted and hung for her murder, during a night of haunting stories and educational lectures presented by the Butler County Historical Society and hosted at the Walter Lowrie House on Saturday, Oct. 26, 2024. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle.
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With the invention of photography, many people would get pictures taken with their deceased loved ones as explained by Butler County Community College History Professor Deb Kruger during a night of haunting stories and educational lectures presented by the Butler County Historical Society and hosted at the Walter Lowrie House on Saturday, Oct. 26, 2024. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle.
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Sharon Chernick tells the story of Henry Harvard Wood and the circumstances surrounding the killing of his family in Harmony during a night of haunting stories and educational lectures presented by the Butler County Historical Society and hosted at the Walter Lowrie House on Saturday, Oct. 26, 2024. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle.
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Deb Kruger, a Butler County Community College history professor, explains some of the death rituals of people in the 1800s during a night of haunting stories and educational lectures presented by the Butler County Historical Society and hosted at the Walter Lowrie House on Saturday, Oct. 26, 2024. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle.
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