Legends and Lore of Western Pennsylvania

Join author and historian Thomas White as he explores the history and cultural meaning behind some of our region’s supernatural legends. Hear the story of whispering dead beneath the Black Cross, the ghostly woman of Summit Cut Bridge, the phantoms of Pittsburgh’s steel mills, and the ghosts and cults that stalk Blue Mist Road. Learn the truth about the curse at the old Quaker Church, Judge Reddick’s contest with the Devil, and many other spooky tales. 

   Thomas White is the university archivist and curator of special collections in the Gumberg Library at Duquesne University. He is also an adjunct professor in Duquesne's History Department and an adjunct professor of history at La Roche University. White received a master's degree in public history from Duquesne University. Besides the folklore and history of Pennsylvania, his areas of interest include public history, American cultural history and the occult. He is the award-winning author of eleven books, including Legends and Lore of Western Pennsylvania, Ghosts of Southwestern Pennsylvania, Witches of Pennsylvania: Occult History and Lore, and The Witch of the Monongahela: Folk Magic in Early Western Pennsylvania.