Is Eatonton “haunted?”
Find out just in time for Halloween with Georgia Writers Museum’s (GWM’s) Haunted Eatonton Ghost Tours, starting at sundown on Oct. 27, 28, and 30 – when the ghosts come out.
Join GWM for a guided walking tour at either 6 p.m. or 7:30 p.m. each night through haunted and historic downtown Eatonton. Tickets are $45 per person ($40 each for two or more tickets).
Reservations are required and can be made at georgiawritersmuseum.org/hauntedeatonton.
Tickets sold out in each of the previous two years, so don’t be left out!
Not sure what a “haint” is?
Haint is an old southern word for ghost or evil spirit. It dates back to 1300s Europe, derived from the verb “hanter,” meaning to stalk or inhabit. If you’re from the South, you’ve probably heard of “haint blue,” or maybe even have a porch ceiling painted that color.
But do you know why?
“Haint blue” was the color the Gulla Geechee people, descendants of enslaved Africans along the South’s barrier islands, painted their ceilings, believing it would ward off haints.
From the islands, haints traveled inland, across the South.
Ann Hite, the award-winning, bestselling author of Haints on Black Mountain, is working with GWM to research the haints in Eatonton. Her work as a “haint expert” and master storyteller helps craft local lore into dramatic performances produced by The Arts Barn, a Greensboro theatre company.
And keep in mind, all of the stories we will share on the tours are 100 percent true (except for the parts that are completely made up).
If you’ve been ghost hunting with GWM in the past, this is a brand-new way to experience the hauntings. You can still use your own mobile devices to take photos or videos and an app for EMF readers (electro-magnetic frequencies) like they do on “Ghost Hunters.” We’ll even show you how, and perhaps you’ll meet a ghost.
Don’t wait. Sign up today at Georgia Writers Museum, 109 S. Jefferson Ave., Eatonton, call 706-991-5119 or visit online at georgiawritersmuseum.org.