MOUNT VERNON — The Knox County Historical Society will present the third program of the autumn season at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 1. The featured speaker will be author Mark Sebastian Jordan.

He is also the author of History Knox, a feature each Saturday in Knox Pages.

Jordan will present several local mysteries included in his forthcoming book, In These Haunted Hills: Ghosts of the Ohio Highlands.

He will focus on the local chapters and also show some pictures. Featured will be the folklore of Sarah’s Grave (near Greer), Susie’s Grave (between Mount Vernon and Fredericktown), and the ghosts of Kenyon College.

If time allows, Jordan will mention three chapters about Malabar Farm.

Jordan writes a History of Knox County column every Saturday on Knox Pages. Attendees might also recall his many years writing as the entertainment critic for the Mount Vernon News.

He also led tours for many years at Malabar Farm State Park and created three plays about key Malabar personalities — plays that were produced in the big barn at Malabar itself.

The museum is located at 875 Harcourt Road. The program is free and open to the public.
All persons interested in area history are invited to attend.

Looking ahead–the final program of the year, “Show and Tell Night,” will be held on Wednesday, Nov. 5. Watch for more details in late October.

Historical Society officials will be present before the program begins, and will remain afterward, to welcome attendees to visit the museum’s regular displays.

For more information, visit the website at www.knoxhistory.org , or call 740-393-
5247. The museum is open on Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays from 2 to 4 p.m.