MARY ELLEN MACDONALD & THE HAUNTING OF CALEDONIA MILLS
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SYNOPSIS
In the winter of 1922, a bizarre series of events fell across an isolated Nova Scotian farmhouse, leaving the locals grappling with a set of mysteries that were as terrifying as they were exciting. Unseen forces braided horses’ tails and moved livestock, while bluish lights danced eerily around the property and soon, the situation escalated to a series of unexplained fires igniting within the farmhouse, forcing the occupants to flee their home amidst the harsh Canadian winter. As the press descended onto the farm, a series of investigations sought to dig deeper into the events, hoping to find answers for the phenomena and exonerate the occupants in the eyes of the locals, though their successes were mixed in their results and the answers given would prove to be inconclusive for many, leaving Canadian folklore with a new mystery.
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The Evening Mail (1922) AntigonishFarmingCommunityIsArousedByMysteriousActionsBelievedToBeTheWorkOfSpooks. The Evening Mail, 19 Jan 1922. Canada.
The Evening Mail (1922) StoryOfSpooksSettingFiresInAntigonishFarmersHomeConfirmed. The Evening Mail, 24 Jan 1922. Canada.
The Evening Mail (1922) EyeWitnessesTellOfMysteriousFiresInHomeOfAntigonishFarmer. The Evening Mail, 25 Jan 1922. Canada.
The Evening Mail (1922) AntigonishChiefOfPolicePuzzledOverMysteriousFires. The Evening Mail, 03 Feb 1922. Canada.
The Evening Mail (1922) WhereDetectiveAndReporterWillLiveUntilMysteryIsSolved. The Evening Mail, 04 Feb 1922. Canada.
The Evening Mail (1922) DetectiveCarrollBecomesMoreMystifiedOverMysteriousFiresAtCaledoniaMills. The Evening Mail, 06 Feb 1922. Canada.
The Evening Mail (1922) DetectiveAndReporterLeaveForHouseOfMysteryAsNewRumoursOfFIreOriginOpenUp. The Evening Mail, 07 Feb 1922. Canada.
The Evening Mail (1922) DetectiveAndReporterAreMystifiedAsTheyProbeMysteriousFiresAndPlayForty–FivesInHouseOfMystery. The Evening Mail, 11 Feb 1922. Canada.
The Evening Mail (1922) MysteryAtCaledoniaMillsDeepensAsDetectiveAndReporterGetSlap. The Evening Mail, 13 Feb 1922. Canada.
The Evening Mail (1922)DetectiveAndReporterDrivenFromHouseOfMysteryAndMoveToBarnToStartProbeIntoStrangeAnticsThere. The Evening Mail, 14 Feb 1922. Canada.
The New York Times (1922)ScientistToSeekAntigonishGhost.The New York Times, 26 Feb 1922. NY, USA.
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