When the time comes for those spirits to be resurrected each fall, the living travel from far and wide to take in the spectacle. Over 1,500 miles away in Connecticut, the Wethersfield Ancient Burying Ground is filled with spine-chilling tales of witches, mysterious deaths and historic funeral rites. Or sometimes successful 19th-century creole businesswoman Rachel Gradnigo emerges to share her life story, wearing white lace gloves and holding a delicate fan. Maybe it’s the ghost of the state’s eighth governor, Jacques Dupré, who died in Opelousas in 1846. Landry Catholic Church cemetery in Opelousas, Louisiana. The Brick Store Museum in Kennebunk, Maine, hosts an 'All Souls Walk' at the town's Hope Cemetery.Įvery October, the spirits rise at the historic 18th-century St.
