Janice Tremeear of Springfield, Mo., is writing a book titled “Route 66 Hauntings in Missouri: The Show-Me State Ghosts of the Mother Road,” which concentrates on ghost sightings and other mysteries along or near Route 66, according to a story in the Springfield News-Leader.
Tremeear’s book will list Springfield as the birthplace of Route 66 and will include several of Springfield’s haunted locations, she said, including Pythian Castle and Landers Theatre.
Ghost stories taking place in Landers Theatre include a mother who dropped her baby, Tremeear said.
“People have seen the baby repeating its fall,” she said. “They’ve also heard the baby crying.” […]
There are also locations in Rolla, Lebanon, Joplin and St. Louis. Sites in St. Louis include Lemp Mansion, Zombie Road, and Union Station, she said.
Tremeear expects the book to be out by October by History Press. That’s good timing … right before Halloween.
Tremeear also is a member of the Route 66 Paranormal Alliance, so she’ll be gleaning a lot of research material from one of her hobbies.
I was wondering if you know of any paranormal activity in Rolla, excluding Goats mans grave.
I have a degree in psychology and back in 1995 a psychology professor ask if any of her students wanted to participate in a private tour and showing of Lemp Mansion….i went on this tour…no paranormal activity reported but the tour guide “little old lady” kept saying things like she was being touched or poked…didn’t seem real or she was being truthful…it appeared if she were acting