Haunted Tales of Old Staten Island
We are pleased to present Haunted Tales of Old Staten Island, a virtual lecture by historian Patricia Salmon. Travel back to a darker, quieter Staten Island, before automobiles and street lights illuminated the roadways, when British soldiers trotted through our current neighborhoods on horseback, and strange occurrences happened around every bend. Pat recounts the folklore of local historic houses, and talks about the mysterious characters who shaped the borough's spooky past.
Patricia M. Salmon retired as Curator of History at the Staten Island Museum in 2012. A Staten Island resident for almost fifty years, she was a Naturalist/Historian at Clay Pit Ponds State Park Preserve in that borough for eight years. Ms. Salmon has authored the books Realms of History: The Cemeteries of Staten Island, The Staten Island Ferry: A History, Murder & Mayhem on Staten Island and Staten Island Slayings: Murderers and Mysteries of the Forgotten Borough. A board member of the Tottenville Historical Society, she is a consultant to the Friends of Abandoned Cemeteries of Staten Island and an adjunct professor at Wagner College in Staten Island.