MACHIAS — The Cattaraugus County Museum and Research Library’s Summer at the Stone House event series continues Thursday, July 25, with a discussion of the supernatural history of the region given by Amanda R. Woomer, author of A Haunted Atlas of Western New York.
Her talk, titled “More Haunted WNY” aims to take you on a journey along haunted roads, forests and cemeteries, to get to know some of Western New York’s legends and lore. Learn how gossip and folklore have led to some of the region’s most haunted locations, including tales of witches, ghosts and even curses.
Woomer is a huge travel buff, foodie and lover of all things strange and unusual. She’s been visiting haunted locations ever since her first visit to Gettysburg, Pa., in 2004, and since then has traveled to dozens of haunted places in the United States from the Stanley Hotel in Colorado to the home of Robert the Doll in Key West. She also runs Spook-Eats, a blog dedicated to travel, food and the paranormal.
The program will begin at 7 p.m. and take place under an event tent on the museum’s lawn, rain or shine. Some seating will be available, but attendees are encourages to bring their own chairs. The Summer at the Stone House series is free and open to the public.
For those unable to attend, Summer at the Stone House programs are now being live streamed on the museum’s YouTube channel. A link to the live stream will be posted on the museum Facebook page closer to the time of the event.
The Cattaraugus County Museum is located in the Stone House, 9824 Route 16, in Machias. For more information, visit www.cattco.org/museum or call (716) 353-8200.
