Ghosts are said to linger on earth if they have unresolved business.

Such is the case with the sad spirit we discuss in this week’s episode

Join us to hear Evan share the story of Annie, a young woman who couldn’t pass on without her most cherished item.

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It Came From The Maritimes is recorded & produced by Jeff Macdonald at The Drum Room using 607 Audio gear.

Intro music by Prophetic Dream.

A concrete patch in the earth in Moncton, New Brunswick is rumoured to mark the final resting place of a young woman named Rebecca who lived there in the 1800s.

Want to hear the folklore surrounding this grave and the real story of Rebecca?

Listen to our newest Maritime Mini to hear her tale!

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It Came From The Maritimes is recorded & produced by Jeff Macdonald at The Drum Room using 607 Audio gear.

Intro music by Prophetic Dream.

Resources:

Rebecca’s Concrete Grave - Moncton

Moncton-area ghost story about young 19th-century witch debunked | CBC News

In January 1922, a family on a rural farm near Antigonish, Nova Scotia was overwhelmed by dozens of spontaneous fires breaking out on their property.

Was an arsonist at play or was the cause of these blue blazes a peculiar poltergeist?

Listen to our newest episode on the Fire Ghost of Caledonia Mills to hear the full story!

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It Came From The Maritimes is recorded & produced by Jeff Macdonald at The Drum Room using 607 Audio gear.

Intro music by Prophetic Dream.

Resources:

Maritime Mysteries- Bill Jessome

Fire-Spook of Caledonia Mills

Mary Ellen Fire Spook - An Antigonish Haunting

More Canadian Poltergeists

The Lunenburg Werewolf - Steve Vernon

A look back at the mysterious haunting of an Antigonish County farm, 100 years later | CBC News

"My Experiences at the MacDonald Homestead" by HB Whidden

100 years ago: strange fires at Caledonia Mills

In 1998 in Bras D’Or, Cape Breton, folks got more than their morning double double and Timbits when they pulled up to the Tim Hortons that day.

Join us to hear Evan tell the tale of the Tim Hortons Jesus.

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It Came From The Maritimes is recorded & produced by Jeff Macdonald at The Drum Room using 607 Audio gear.

Intro music by Prophetic Dream.

Over 50% of Nova Scotia is dense wooded, so it’s no wonder there have been sightings of Sasquatch over the centuries.

The Cape Breton Hairy Man (also known as the Capstick Bigfoot) is one of these forest dwelling creatures who has been spotted many times over the last 100 years in Wreck Cove, Cape Breton.

Join us today to hear Evan share stories of those sightings.

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It Came From The Maritimes is recorded & produced by Jeff Macdonald at The Drum Room using 607 Audio gear.

Intro music by Prophetic Dream.

Atlantic Canada experiences harsh winters where the thick layers of snow and frozen ground were impenetrable back in the day.

Have you ever considered what folks used to do with the bodies of their loved ones during the frigid winter months?

Join us today to hear Chelsea share the story of the remaining Charnel Houses of Newfoundland and Labrador, a traditional winter resting place for bodies of those who couldn’t be buried due to the elements (some of which are still in use today).

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It Came From The Maritimes is recorded & produced by Jeff Macdonald at The Drum Room using 607 Audio gear.

Intro music by Prophetic Dream.

Resources:

The Dead House Database | Spade & the Grave

Dead Houses: Burying the Dead in Frozen Ground - TalkDeath

Grave defrosters prep burial grounds in winter

What’s traditional about “the traditional funeral”? Funeral rituals and the evolution of the funeral industry in Nova Scotia – Journal of the Canadian Historical Association / Revue de la Société historique du Canada

The Halifax Explosion which occurred on December 6, 1917 was one of the devastating events in Nova Scotia history.

Any disaster of that scale sadly results in an immense loss of life, and with that, comes the inevitable stories of unsettled spirits lingering after the catastrophe.

Join us today to hear Chelsea share the sad story of the Halifax Explosion, and the ghosts who have remained as a reminder of that harrowing event.

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It Came From The Maritimes is recorded & produced by Jeff Macdonald at The Drum Room using 607 Audio gear.

Intro music by Prophetic Dream.

Resources:

“Where the Ghosts Are”-Steve Vernon (Chapters 34-36)

The Face in the Window at St. Paul's Church in Halifax - Atlas Obscura

The Halifax Explosion of 1917

Halifax Explosion | Maritime Museum of the Atlantic

A city destroyed: 100 years after the Halifax Explosion

Halifax Explosion | The Canadian Encyclopedia

History | 5 Fishermen Restaurant

History of the Conservatory Building https://maritimeconservatory.com/the-conservatory-building/

On Westchester mountain in rural Nova Scotia, a spirit was known to roam the old roam after his untimely end.

Who was this unfortunate soul and what happened to cause his spirit to linger?

Listen to our newest Maritime Mini to learn more!

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It Came From The Maritimes is recorded & produced by Jeff Macdonald at The Drum Room using 607 Audio gear.

Intro music by Prophetic Dream.

Sources:

Family Ghost Stories

The Ghost of Westchester Mountain