03/04/2024
I think some people don’t understand that I’ve been very supportive of and vocal about the Bullitt County History Museum for the entire duration of the tour.
Before we even considered a tour, I had contacted the museum because my wife and I were into paranormal investigations then and we wanted to investigate the Old Stone Jail after hours, because we had been told it was haunted.
My maternal grandfather’s family is from Shepherdsville and are actually Shepherds. That is my mother’s maiden name. I’ve lived in northern Bullitt County my entire life. So, I’m not an outsider. My wife isn’t, either. She lived in Shepherdsville as a child and lost her house in the 97 flood. We both have roots here.
Once I found out there was a Bullitt County History Museum and a website, I was fascinated. So, read it a lot, and I conversed a lot with David Strange, who was mainly responsible for that site’s existence.
Naturally, once some people found out we were paranormal investigators, people came to us with stories. We looked into them, asked around, and these sometimes led to other stories. So, we decided to do a ghost walk, because those are fun. There are two very popular ghost walks in Louisville that have been around for decades.
I thought it would be fun to make the tour a little historical, too. Through the years, people have enjoyed the tour. On each tour, I have told people that there is so much more fascinating history about Shepherdsville and Bullitt County, and have each time told them about the museum and the website.
You can visit the museum and the website for free and get all the historical information you want, and I recommend you do. But, if you enjoy ghost stories and like the idea of walking around the historic district and getting to visit some of the locations, that’s why my tour exists.
The history is public domain and available for free to everyone. The locations are open to the public and on public property, as well.
The ghost stories, with the exception of the Lady in Lace, are intellectual property of mine, compiled by me, given to me by those who experienced them or heard them. I took the time to write up a tour that ties these alleged paranormal phenomena to the history and their historical locations without any fabrication on my end.
That doesn’t mean I am attempting to corroborate these stories or present them as true paranormal activity. They are simply stories we heard.
I’m a skeptic, anyway. It takes a lot to convince me. But I enjoy the stories, and other people do, too.
This tour is meant to be fun. I think some people are overlooking that. If someone doesn’t support it, or believe in or like the paranormal, then simply don’t come on the tour. But there’s no reason to try to ruin the fun for people who do believe in and enjoy the paranormal.
