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LEGENDS & LORE OF WESTERN PA – November 19, 2025

LEGENDS & LORE OF WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA

Ghosts and Legends of Western Pennsylvania

Join author and historian Thomas White as he explores the history and cultural meaning behind some of our region’s supernatural legends. Hear the story of whispering dead beneath the Black Cross, the ghostly woman of Summit Cut Bridge, the phantoms of Pittsburgh’s steel mills, and the ghosts and cults that stalk Blue Mist Road. Learn the truth about the curse at the old Quaker Church, Judge Reddick’s contest with the Devil, and many other spooky tales.

Thomas White is the university archivist and curator of special collections in the Gumberg Library at Duquesne University. He is also an adjunct lecturer in Duquesne’s History Department and an adjunct professor of history at La Roche University. White received a master’s degree in public history from Duquesne University. Besides the folklore and history of Pennsylvania, his areas of interest include public history, American cultural history and the occult. He is the award-winning author of eleven books, including Legends and Lore of Western Pennsylvania, Forgotten Tales of Pennsylvania, Ghosts of Southwestern Pennsylvania, Forgotten Tales of Pittsburgh, Forgotten Tales of Philadelphia (coauthored with Edward White), Gangs and Outlaws of Western Pennsylvania (coauthored with Michael Hassett), Witches of Pennsylvania: Occult History and Lore, Supernatural Lore of Pennsylvania: Ghosts, Monsters and Miracles (editor), Haunted Roads of Western Pennsylvania (coauthored with Tony Lavorgne) and The Witch of the Monongahela: Folk Magic in Early Western Pennsylvania.

Reservations are required to assure adequate space and food. Reservations and money MUST be received no later than November 12 , 2025

Tickets unavailable at the luncheon.

RSVP No Later Than Wednesday, November 12, 2025

NO REFUNDS AFTER THE RSVP DATE

Menu

Menu will be posted soon

*Please note menu is subject to change.

All luncheons start at Noon at the
DoubleTree Hotel by Hilton
Take Exit 67 off Parkway West, I-376
Turn left onto Mansfield Avenue
Turn right at the DoubleTree Hotel by Hilton sign

ACRA members – $22.00
Guests w/reservation – $25.00

 

Mail all reservation checks to:

ACRA
P.O. Box 15285
Pittsburgh, PA 15237