UPCOMING EVENTS

AAA Ghost Tours of Haunted Galveston takes you on a fascinating walking tour through the historic and haunted Silk Stocking District starting at the famous Broadway mansion, Ashton Villa! Take a journey through time to experience eerie and tantalizing ghost mysteries. Step through the shadows, gather your courage and discover Ghost Tours of Haunted Galveston's chilling and ghastly tales of murder, revenge, passion, heartache and breath-taking history!

For decades, brave travelers, paranormal enthusiasts, and those who enjoy a chill up their spine have flocked to Galveston’s historic districts to explore its rich, tantalizing and bizarre history, but this walking tour of the Silk Stocking District is a first!! This 90-minute tour takes you through the beautiful, rich and spirited Silk Stocking District of fine Queen Anne homes and the famous Ashton Villa mansion. It is a family-friendly tour, loved by all ages!

Ghost Tours of Haunted Galveston tour highlights include:

• Step through the darkness and investigate the chilling location where a man was kept hostage for an entire night by a female ghost
  
• Take a chance to see the lovely red-headed, ”Miss Betty" Brown who still "lives" at the vintage 1858 Ashton Villa mansion. . she's been photographed staring out of the second floor window through the curtains -- Bring your camera!
  
• Discover why Capt. Mott’s apparition is regularly seen in the attic…could he be hiding the horrific murders committed by his son?
  
• Explore the vivid details of the 1900 Great Storm's night of terror, when a brave mother selflessly dragged bodies from the savage waters over her second floor balcony..
  
• AND Why does a once-prominent insurance man’s spirit still lurk in the last bordello standing on the Island?
  

This fascinating walking tour was designed by fifth-generation Galvestonian, Jan Johnson based on eye-witness accounts of unexplainable paranormal occurrences. A talented writer and award winning tour guide, Jan published the book, “Walking Historic Galveston: A Guide to its Neighborhoods” and is currently working on her second masterpiece! She inserts a flare for the dramatic as she weaves her tantalizing tales, causing REAL spine-tingling chills !

When:
Sat. 6:30-8:00PM, July 16, 23, 30

Where:
Meet behind Ashton Villa, 2328 Broadway, on 24th Ave I or Sealy

Rate:
$20 Adults (ages 10 & older), $15 Children ages 9-6
Cash at tour, reservations are required so call today!

Phone:
1-888-770-9333 Toll Free, option 2
or 832-224-8686 -Reserve today!

www.GhostToursTexas.com (site in development)

Call for more dates and times! New tours added regularly!!
Group tours and private parties are our specialty, call today!

"Galveston's Happy Hauntings"

Happy Hauntings! Thursday, August 18, 1:30 to 3:30 PM, Instructor, Jan Johnson. Galveston, that grand old city that wouldn’t die, is home to many restless little souls, content to stay here eternally. Friendly and benevolent, these spirits remain on earth somewhere between life and death to protect someone or someplace. During active hauntings, they continue to go about their daily "lives," interacting with the living in their relentless search for a way to "cross-over" to their next level of existence. This class explores the stories of those chosen few on the Island who have experienced an active haunting.
UTMB Victory Lakes Special Care Center 2240 Gulf Freeway South, in League City

Discover Historic Galveston, Neighborhood by Neighborhood

Thursday, 1:30 - 3:30 pm, September 8 - October 27

Instructor: Jan Johnson, author of Walking Historic Galveston. In the state of Texas, Galveston remains an enigma. East of 53rd Street, this vulnerable barrier island reflects 160 years of extant architecture, filled with the inside human stories of those they survived, a mythical mystery to study and understand. Based on her book, this course centers on the city's rich history from its roots in legend and lore to its "wide open" gambling era, neighborhood by neighborhood. This semester will include more Galveston ghost stories at the request of those who were in Jan’s previous class. Copies of the text will be loaned to learners during the course, which will culminate in an optional guided walk of one of Galveston's recognized districts for those learners who choose to participate.

A second "Discover Historic Galveston" OLLI class from Tuesday, October 18 - December 6 at UTMB Victory Lakes Special Care Center 2240 Gulf Freeway South, in League City.