Murder, Mayhem, and Ghosts at Green-Wood Tours This Weekend

Photo by Aaron Brashear.

This weekend enjoy the crisp fall weather and get into the spirit of Halloween while hearing tales of murder, mayhem, spirits, and ghosts on two late-October annual tours led by Green-Wood historian Jeff Richman.

Saturday’s tour will feature John Anderson’s stock tips from the woman he was suspected of having murdered; the poem to Fanny the Dog; the Stevens Family vault, where one murder victim and two of the acquitted defendants--his wife and brother-in-law--lie together in eternal repose; and more.

Sunday’s tour will feature the story of Indian painter George Catlin; disco composer Paul Jabarra, who wrote “Last Dance” for Donna Summer; Bill “the Butcher” Poole, the model for the Daniel Day-Lewis character in Gangs of New York; artist Jean-Michel Basquiat; and more.

Both tours will include a visit inside the Catacombs; a stop with the Fox family, founders of Spiritualism; George Washington’s favorite dentist, John Greenwood; and the Wizard of Oz, Frank Morgan.

For more information or to make reservations, visit the Green-Wood website or call 718-210-3080. Reservations are strongly recommended--these are very popular tours and visitors should arrive early.