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Oct 25, 2022 · Read about the infamous Resurrection Mary, a hitchhiking ghost who haunts the roadsides of Archer Avenue. The Museum and Abakanowicz Research Center will be closed on Tue. Aug. 20 due to private event.
Apr 2, 2019 · For over 80 years, Chicago has been haunted by Resurrection Mary, a troubled spirit in a flowing white dress who wanders the grounds of Resurrection Cemetery. They say her spirit dances past the cemetery at night, dressed entirely in white.
- Elisabeth Tilstra
- History of Resurrection Mary Sightings
- Current Theories to Resurrection Mary’s Identity
- Ghost Hunting Tips
- Research Sources
Before we start, let’s look at hitchhiker spirits across Chicago. Quite frankly, if there’s a major road and intersection, you’re going to have a hitchhiker ghost roaming. There’s more than a dozen of these spirits appearing across Chicagoland area.
There are 2 people thought to be Resurrection Mary. Troy Taylor proposed Mary Bergovy, and Ursula Bielski believes Anna Norkus is the spirit. Let’s take a look at each possibility.
Ghostly Activities has looked for Resurrection Mary in the past. It’s a difficult investigation to conduct. The section of Archer Avenue that Mary haunts is busy. As in planes, trains and automobiles always go by. It’s on a flight path to Midway Airport, the second largest in Chicagoland. Trains blow their horns as they move through town. Cars are ...
Anna Norkus burial location: “Illinois, Archdiocese of Chicago, Cemetery Records, 1864-1989,” database with images, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-6SL3-Z3H?cc=1503083&wc=Q64L-7X8%3A1590082652 : 31 October 2016), 004401990 > image 5204 of 5339; Archdiocese of Chicago, Illinois. Anna Norkus death record: “Illinois Deaths an...
Jun 26, 2018 · Meet Resurrection Mary, the ghost of Archer Avenue. Chet’s Melody Lounge still pours a Bloody Mary for her every Sunday. Just southwest of Chicago, on Archer Avenue in Justice, Illinois,...
- Edward Mcclelland
Resurrection Mary is considered to be Chicago's most famous ghost. [1] [2] [3] Since the 1930s, several men driving northeast along Archer Avenue between the Willowbrook Ballroom and Resurrection Cemetery have reported picking up a young female hitchhiker.
Was Mary a Real Person? While some doubt whether the story of Resurrection Mary is real, some particularly persistent paranormal investigators have begun digging to uncover Mary’s true identity. They combed through the thousands of graves at the Resurrection Cemetery looking for a connection.
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Apr 8, 2019 · While Mary's legendary spirit has contented itself with the haunting of a tiny stretch of Archer Avenue in the village of south suburban Justice, the image of this elusive personality has thumbed itself into the hearts and history of all Chicago.
