Scary Tales of the Other Side — Free Event
Wolf Hollow Gift Shoppe 3800 E State St. #103, Rockford, IL, United StatesHaunted Rockford Crew members: Kathi Kresol, Sara Bowker and Samanatha Hochmann have been researching and investigating local legends and chilling tales of the paranormal for years. In this presentation they will share some of their most disturbing experiences with phantom hitchhikers, cemetery spectres and other encounters with the dead. This is a Free Event, and ...
Special Presentation At The Ethnic Heritage Museum
Ethnic Heritage Museum 1129 South Main Street, Rockford, IL, United StatesHaunted Rockford is thrilled to welcome back the Greater Rockford Apparition and Ghost Group! Travis and Chad love to investigate historic buildings and some of the scariest places on the planet, including many Northern Illinois Landmarks. The GRAGG team continues to collect evidence to prove to the world – as well as themselves – that ...
Things That Go Bump In The Night
Tinker Swiss Cottage Museum & Gardens 411 Kent Street, Rockford, IL, United StatesCelebrate Halloween with Tinker Swiss Cottage and Haunted Rockford! Local authors Terri Reid and Kathi Kresol will be joining us for this special evening of spine-tingling and bone-chilling stories! Terri Reid, best-selling author of the Mary O’Reilly paranormal series and Kathi Kresol, founder of Haunted Rockford Paranormal Events will share their favorite tales of their ...
Special Event! Greenwood Cemetery Twilight Tour
Greenwood Cemetery 1011 Auburn Street, Rockford, IL, United StatesThe ornate stones of Greenwood Cemetery cover many dark stories. But Kathi Kresol has been investigating these stories for many years and she will share them during this special tour. These stories will include tragic accidents, horrible murders, and ghostly encounters. It also will include a special tour of the Greenwood Chapel. This is a ...
The Most Haunted Tour – 2021
Veterans Memorial Hall 211 N. Main Street, Rockford, IL, United StatesHaunted Rockford is honored to be a part of this special event! We will be visiting three historical locations in Rockford: Veterans Memorial Hall, Tinker Swiss Cottage and Graham Gunestea House. All of these sites have reported ghostly encounters and paranormal happenings. The history of these fascinating locations will be shared by the staff of ...
Ghosts Of Christmas Past 2021
Tinker Swiss Cottage Museum & Gardens 411 Kent Street, Rockford, IL, United StatesCome celebrate the holidays Haunted Rockford style at Tinker Swiss Cottage! This program will start in the barn. Kathi Kresol will present some stories from the darker side of the Holiday Season. Tinker’s own Samantha Hochman will share the history of this incredible location and share the ghostly encounters experienced by staff and visitors. Guests ...
Friday the 13th Haunted Rockford Style – Tinker Cottage
Tinker Swiss Cottage Museum & Gardens 411 Kent Street, Rockford, IL, United StatesCelebrate Friday the 13th Haunted Rockford Style! Haunted Rockford's own Kathi Kresol and Sara Bowker have been researching ghost stories, true crimes, and odd tales of the local area for almost two decades. Their latest project will feature legends and lore Kathi has collected about the spooky side of the Rock River Valley. The river ...
Greenwood Cemetery By Twilight Tour
Greenwood Cemetery 1011 Auburn Street, Rockford, IL, United StatesJoin Haunted Rockford for our first cemetery tour of the season! The tour will start at the Greenwood Cemetery Chapel. We’ll share stories that highlight the darker side of Rockford’s history. The stories will include murders and tragic accidents researched by Kathi Kresol. Kathi will share the details of the long forgotten stories of people ...
RPL — The Darker Side Of Local History: True Crimes And Tragedies
Nordlof Center 118 N Main St, Rockford, IL, United States"Travel Though Time" with Rockford Public Library's Summer Reading Challenge's Local History event. Have you ever wondered about the dark underside of Winnebago County history? Kathi Kresol, local historian and author of the book "Murder and Mayhem in Rockford, Illinois" (2015), will share some of the most unusual stories she has collected that portray the ...
Reaching Beyond The Veil: Communicating With The Dead
Tinker Swiss Cottage Museum & Gardens 411 Kent Street, Rockford, IL, United StatesThe Summer Solstice is almost here and in order to celebrate, Haunted Rockford is inviting some of our favorite psychics from the area. Haunted Rockford's own Sara Bowker and guest Tessa Lentz will share some of their favorite encounters with the dead. There will also be a chance for you to share your own close ...
Paranormal Investigation With SAS – Tinker Cottage
Tinker Swiss Cottage Museum & Gardens 411 Kent Street, Rockford, IL, United StatesHaunted Rockford is excited to partner with Tinker Swiss Cottage Museum and Gardens to bring our friends from Society for Anomalous Studies back to Tinker Cottage! Did you ever want to see what a real paranormal investigation is all about? This is your chance to find out. This event will let you be the paranormal ...
RPL — Local History: Buried Secrets
East Branch Library 6685 E State Street, Rockford, IL, United States"Travel Though Time" with Rockford Public Library's Summer Reading Challenge's East Branch Local History event. Kathi Kresol, local historian and author of the book "Murder and Mayhem in Rockford, Illinois" (2015), will share some of the fascinating stories she has uncovered during her research of local cemeteries. These stories include dramatic stories of quirky residents, ...
Cedar Bluff Cemetery By Twilight Tour
Cedar Bluff Cemetery 1200 Rural Street, Rockford, IL, United StatesJoin Haunted Rockford for this mid-Summer cemetery tour. We’ll share stories that highlight the darker side of Rockford’s history. The stories will include murders and tragic accidents researched by Kathi Kresol. Kathi will share the details of the long forgotten stories of people that once called Rockford home. Sara Bowker and Samantha Hochmann will share ...
Scary Encounters With The Dead
Winnebago Public Library 210 N. Elida Street, Winnebago, IL, United StatesAuthor and paranormal enthusiast Kathi Kresol shares the strange tales, weird crimes and hidden haunted history of Northern Illinois and Southern Wisconsin. Kathi has spent almost 2 decades traveling backroads and collecting these eerie stores of our region. She weaves legend, history and personal encounters into tales of creepy cemeteries, haunted houses and terrifying ghostly ...
2022 Illinois Paranormal Conference
Veterans Memorial Hall 211 N. Main Street, Rockford, IL, United StatesTinker Swiss Cottage Museum and Gardens, Veterans Memorial Hall and Haunted Rockford Paranormal Events are proud to present the 2022 Illinois Paranormal Conference Saturday, August 20, 2022 10:00am - 5:00pm at Veterans Memorial Hall, 211 N. Main Street, Rockford, Illinois. Join speakers and vendors from all aspects of Paranormal Research. Haunted Rockford Paranormal ...
Special Post-Conference Event At Tinker Swiss Cottage
Tinker Swiss Cottage Museum & Gardens 411 Kent Street, Rockford, IL, United StatesDid you ever want to see what a real paranormal investigation is all about? This is your chance to find out! This exciting event will let you be the paranormal investigator! Guests will be in small groups as you join the team in the most active locations in the Cottage. You are welcome and encouraged ...
Haunted Downtown Rockford Tour With The Rockford Historical Society
Veterans Memorial Hall 211 N. Main Street, Rockford, IL, United StatesHaunted Rockford is very excited to announce that we are partnering with Rockford Historical Society to offer a very SPECIAL EVENT! Local author Kathi Kresol will lead the group around the haunted spots of downtown Rockford where costumed interpreters from The Historical Society will make Rockford’s ghostly history come alive. Hear the dark tales of ...
Legends, Myths And Mayhem Along The Rock River
Tinker Swiss Cottage Museum & Gardens 411 Kent Street, Rockford, IL, United StatesHaunted Rockford's own Kathi Kresol and Sara Bowker have been researching ghost stories, true crimes, and odd tales of the local area for almost two decades. Their latest project will feature legends and myths Kathi has collected about the spooky side of the Rock River Valley. The river winds for 320 miles through small towns ...
Haunted Downtown Rockford Tour With The Rockford Historical Society
Veterans Memorial Hall 211 N. Main Street, Rockford, IL, United StatesThe walking tour will start at the parking lot of Veterans Memorial Hall, meet us there. Haunted Rockford is very excited to announce that we are partnering with Rockford Historical Society to offer a very SPECIAL EVENT! Local author Kathi Kresol will lead the group around the haunted spots of downtown Rockford where costumed interpreters ...
Evidence Reveal — SAS Paranormal Investigation
Ethnic Heritage Museum 1129 South Main Street, Rockford, IL, United StatesThe Society for Anomalous Studies, The Heritage Center, and Haunted Rockford are teaming up for this exciting event! The Society for Anomalous Studies investigated the historic Graham - Ginestra Home a few months ago and are now ready to share the evidence they captured. This special evening will start with a presentation from the SAS ...
Scary Tales of the Other Side
Wolf Hollow Gift Shoppe 3800 E State St. #103, Rockford, IL, United StatesHaunted Rockford Crew members Kathi Kresol, Sara Bowker and Samantha Hochmann have been researching and investigating local legends and chilling tales of the paranormal for years. In this presentation they will share some of their most disturbing experiences with phantom hitchhikers, cemetery specters and other encounters with the dead. For more information contact Wolf Hollow ...
RPL — Spooky Local History with Kathi Kresol
Nordlof Center 118 N Main St, Rockford, IL, United StatesAuthor and paranormal enthusiast, Kathi Kresol, shares the strange tales, weird crimes and hidden haunted history of Northern Illinois and Southern Wisconsin. Kathi has spent almost two decades traveling backroads and collecting these eerie stories of our region. She weaves legend, history and personal encounters into tales of creepy cemeteries, haunted houses, and terrifying ghostly ...
5th Annual Tinker Swiss Cottage ‘Trunk or Treat’
Tinker Swiss Cottage Museum & Gardens 411 Kent Street, Rockford, IL, United StatesCalling all monsters, princesses, super heroes, and cartoon characters! Join Tinker Swiss Cottage Museum as they partner with Anderson Toyota, Rockford Heating & Air, Blaine’s Farm and Fleet, and Nicholson Hardware to bring you their 5th Annual Trunk or Treat event! Enjoy Trunk or Treating in the historic Tinker Gardens, visit our farmer’s market vendors, ...
Creepy Ghostly Encounters
Talcott Free Library 101 E Main St, Rockton, IL, United StatesLocal author, historian, and founder of Haunted Rockford Paranormal Events, Kathi Kresol, will share her favorite stories of lost loves, spine tingling encounters with ghostly apparitions and unexplained bumps in the night. Kresol has spent countless hours researching and tracking down the legends and ghost stories of Illinois. She weaves historical research with actual personal ...
True Tales Of Things That Go Bump In The Night
Tinker Swiss Cottage Museum & Gardens 411 Kent Street, Rockford, IL, United StatesCelebrate Halloween with Tinker Swiss Cottage and Haunted Rockford! Local authors Terri Reid and Kathi Kresol will be joining us for this special evening of spine-tingling and bone-chilling stories! Terri Reid, best-selling author of the Mary O’Reilly paranormal series and Kathi Kresol, founder of Haunted Rockford Paranormal Events will share their favorite tales of their ...
Midwest Spirit Fest and Paranormal Conference
Thornton Distillery 400 E. Margaret St, Thornton, IL, United StatesHosted by Dale Kaczmarek, President of Ghost Research Society https://ghostresearch.org/ and sponsored by Thornton Distilling Co., Ghost Research Society Press and Dale Kaczmarek. Midwest Spirit Fest is a paranormal conference featuring Speakers, Psychic Readings and Investigations of a haunted, underground artesian well. Haunted Rockford's Kathi Kresol will be one of the speakers at this event. ...
Mysterious Legends and Ghostly Encounters
Oregon Public Library 300 Jefferson Street, Oregon, IL, United StatesAuthor, local historian and paranormal enthusiast Kathi Kresol will share the strange tales, weird crimes and hidden haunted history of Northern Illinois. Kathi has spent almost two decades collecting these spooky tales of haunted houses, eerie cemeteries, lost spirits, and more. This is a free event and registration is not required. Join us! For more ...
Haunted Downtown Walking Tour — 10/23/2022
Trolley Station at Riverview Park 324 N Madison Street, Rockford, IL, United StatesThe walking tour will start at the parking lot of Rockford Park District's Trolley Station at Riverview Park, meet us there. Come celebrate Halloween with the Haunted Rockford Crew! Local author Kathi Kresol will lead the group around the haunted spots of downtown Rockford and share stories that make Rockford’s ghostly history come alive. Sensitives ...
Rockford’s Most Haunted Tour
Veterans Memorial Hall 211 N. Main Street, Rockford, IL, United StatesHaunted Rockford is honored to be a part of this special event! We will be visiting three historical locations in Rockford: Veterans Memorial Hall, Tinker Swiss Cottage and Graham- Ginestra House. All of these sites have reported ghostly encounters and paranormal happenings. The history of these fascinating locations will be shared by the staff of ...
Ghosts Of Christmas Past 2022
Tinker Swiss Cottage Museum & Gardens 411 Kent Street, Rockford, IL, United StatesCome celebrate the holidays Haunted Rockford style at Tinker Swiss Cottage! This program will start in the barn. Kathi Kresol will present some stories from the darker side of the Holiday Season. Tinker’s own Samantha Hochman will share the history of this incredible location along with the ghostly encounters experienced by staff and visitors. Guests ...
Book Signing at Maze Books
Maze Books 117 S. 3rd Street, Unit A, Rockford, IL, United StatesJoin author Kathi Kresol for her first book signing appearance at Maze Books. Kathi has written two books and has contributed to several anthologies by Rockford Writers. She is also the curator and operator of HauntedRockford.com. The event is free and open to the public. Join Us!
Dead Of Winter – Ghostly Evidence With SAS
Ethnic Heritage Museum 1129 South Main Street, Rockford, IL, United StatesAt Haunted Rockford, we're excited for the new season! Haunted Rockford, Society for Anomalous Studies and the Heritage Center are teaming up for this exciting event! The Society for Anomalous Studies, (SAS) recently investigated the historic Graham-Ginestra House and are now ready to share the evidence that they captured. This special evening will start at ...
Haunted Galena Conference
DeSoto House Hotel 230 S. Main St, Galena, IL, United StatesJoin us Friday March 31 and Saturday April 1, 2023 in Galena, Illinois, one of the oldest and most haunted small towns in the Midwest, for the second Haunted Galena Conference. This conference features speakers and workshops on hauntings, dark history, ghosts, mediumship, and various aspects of the paranormal. There are also featured exhibitors, vendors, ...
Cars and Cadavers: Paranormal Evening at Historic Auto Attractions
Historic Auto Attractions Museum 13825 Metric Dr, Rosco, IL, United StatesJoin Haunted Rockford for our very first event at this location! This amazing place is filled with a wide variety of historical objects and methods of transportation. We will hear some of the stories of historic accidents, fateful rides and murder attached to these artifacts and see a portion of this HUGE facility. Come and ...
Gravestones Cleaning Honoring Civil War Veterans 5-6-23
Greenwood Cemetery 1011 Auburn Street, Rockford, IL, United StatesRepresentatives from a local Civil War history group, 815 Stone Scrubbers; Haunted Rockford; and Greenwood Cemetery bring you a hands-on volunteer opportunity/ workshop about the correct way to clean and preserve gravestones. Please come prepared with appropriate footwear and clothing, you will get dirty. Please bring your own kneeling pads and work gloves, if needed. ...
Tinker Cottage Paranormal Investigation With Henson And Bartel Paranormal
Tinker Swiss Cottage Museum & Gardens 411 Kent Street, Rockford, IL, United StatesHaunted Rockford is excited to partner with Tinker Swiss Cottage Museum and Gardens to bring our friends from Henson and Bartel Paranormal back to Tinker Cottage! Did you ever want to see what a real paranormal investigation was all about? This is your chance to find out. This event will let you be the paranormal ...
Cedar Bluff Cemetery Walk With The Rockford Historical Society
Cedar Bluff Cemetery 1200 Rural Street, Rockford, IL, United StatesEach year, the Rockford Historical Society selects one of the major cemeteries for the Cemetery Walk. Volunteers select individuals interred in the cemetery, research the person's past, and interpret their findings for those who attend the walk. The interpreters are often dressed in costumes of the period associated with their subjects. Some of the interpreters ...
Cedar Bluff Cemetery Twilight Tour
Cedar Bluff Cemetery 1200 Rural Street, Rockford, IL, United StatesJoin Haunted Rockford for our first cemetery tour of the season! We'll share stories that highlight the darker side of Rockford's history. The stories will include murders and tragic accidents researched by Kathi Kresol. Kathi will share the details of the long-forgotten stories of people who once called Rockford home. Sara B. and Samantha H. ...
Gravestone Cleaning Honoring Civil War Veterans 6-3-23
Greenwood Cemetery 1011 Auburn Street, Rockford, IL, United StatesRepresentatives from a local Civil War history group, 815 Stone Scrubbers; Haunted Rockford; and Greenwood Cemetery bring you a hands-on volunteer opportunity/ workshop about the correct way to clean and preserve gravestones. Please come prepared with appropriate footwear and clothing, you will get dirty. Please bring your own kneeling pads and work gloves, if needed. ...
Paranormal Presentation: Paranormal Professor Joe Ramsey At Tinker Cottage
Tinker Swiss Cottage Museum & Gardens 411 Kent Street, Rockford, IL, United StatesHaunted Rockford is excited to partner with Tinker Swiss Cottage to bring Paranormal Professor Joel Ramsey to Rockford! Joel will be sharing some of his most compelling stories of his experiences with the paranormal. After the presentation, we will tour the very active cottage and Executive Director Samantha Hocmann, Haunted Rockford’s Kathi Kresol and Spirit ...
Paranormal Investigation With Society For Anomalous Studies At Tinker
Tinker Swiss Cottage Museum & Gardens 411 Kent Street, Rockford, IL, United StatesHaunted Rockford is excited to partner with Tinker Swiss Cottage Museum and Gardens to bring our friends from SAS back to Tinker Cottage! Did you ever want to see what a real paranormal investigation is all about? This is your chance to find out. This event will let you be the paranormal investigator! Guests will ...
Apparitions And Automobiles! Paranormal Evening At Historic Auto Attractions
Historic Auto Attractions Museum 13825 Metric Dr, Rosco, IL, United StatesThis amazing place is filled with a wide variety of historical objects and methods of transportation. We will hear some of the stories of historic accidents, fateful rides and murder attached to these artifacts and see a portion of this HUGE facility. Come and explore this truly unique space with us! Kathi Kresol and the ...
Gravestones Cleaning Honoring Civil War Veterans 8-5-23
Greenwood Cemetery 1011 Auburn Street, Rockford, IL, United StatesRepresentatives from a local Civil War history group, 815 Stone Scrubbers; Haunted Rockford; and Greenwood Cemetery bring you a hands-on volunteer opportunity/ workshop about the correct way to clean and preserve gravestones. Please come prepared with appropriate footwear and clothing, you will get dirty. Please bring your own kneeling pads and work gloves, if needed. ...
Illinois Paranormal Conference 2023
Veterans Memorial Hall 211 N. Main Street, Rockford, IL, United StatesHaunted Rockford Paranormal Events; Tinker Swiss Cottage Museum and Gardens; and Veterans Memorial Hall are proud to present the 2023 Illinois Paranormal Conference. Join speakers and vendors from all aspects of Paranormal Research. Speakers will include Dale Kaczmarek; and Society for Anomalous Studies member Cindy Heinen. Other vendors include Ghost Head Soup & Paranormal Pickers. ...
Special Post-Conference Event: Investigation of Veterans Memorial Hall
Veterans Memorial Hall 211 N. Main Street, Rockford, IL, United StatesHaunted Rockford is thrilled to be invited to partner with the renowned Ghost Hunter Dan Norvell (Instagram) for a special Paranormal Investigation of the historic Veterans Memorial Hall. This exciting event will let you be the paranormal investigator! Guests will be divided into small groups as you join the teams in the most active locations ...
Paranormal Presentation With Dale Kaczmarek At Tinker Cottage
Tinker Swiss Cottage Museum & Gardens 411 Kent Street, Rockford, IL, United StatesDale Kaczmarek from Ghost Research Society will be sharing some of his favorite ghost stories with us. Dale is a pioneer in the paranormal world. He has been on numerous television interviews and shows. He is an author of many paranormal books; a presenter; and a nationally known investigator. We will also take a tour of ...
Local Authors Book Fair
Heritage Museum Park 1129 South Main Street, Rockford, IL, United StatesHaunted Rockford's own Kathi Kresol will be at this event! She will be presenting some of her favorite stories from her books, "Haunted Rockford, Illinois," and "Murder and Mayhem in Rockford, Illinois" at 2 P.M. But check for the Heritage Museum Park website for the full schedule of local authors who will be telling stories ...