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belief in the legends refreshing, but characterized her as a parapsychologist rather than a folklorist, due her lack of professional academic training and popularizing slant. Some critics also saw the tales collected in
Bluenose Ghosts and its sequel Bluenose Magic as survivalism and vulgarization A review in Resource Links was more complimentary, citing, among other elements, Creighton's attention to preserving the original voice of the Nova Scotians storytellers, and the book's ability to demonstrate "how the supernatural is as much a part of Nova Scotian life as is the sea."
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hundreds of vessels along the province's coast. Tales of buried treasure, restless spirits of deceased sailors and pirates, and phantom ships are intrinsically linked with this history. Creighton's stories explore this link between the supernatural and tragedy, making note of ties to significant historical events such as the
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Downtown Dartmouth. The Festival offers school programs and activities, cemetery tours, haunted houses, and other related events. Students in Saint Mary's University's History Department are offered unique research projects as well as curriculum aligned educational
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Nova Scotia's rocky shoreline has been the cause of many shipwrecks throughout the province's colonial history, spanning to the present day. Unpredictable weather, some of the busiest shipping routes in the world, the rocky coastline, and its strategic location during wartimes has meant the demise of
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This chapter discusses the various myths of phantom ships, particularly the infamous privateer ship, Teazer. Creighton reveals that someone once told her "if sees the Teazer, will die within a year." She also reveals that she has two reports of sea serpents: one in the inland of
Cranberry Lake, and
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Creighton collects tales of ghost animals, mostly in the form of dogs, pigs, and horses. She also details encounters with spirit lights, with the suggestion that these mysterious lights may be the result of phosphorus rising from swampland, or the work of mischievous local boys trying to scare other
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In this chapter, Creighton discusses the various kinds of ghost encounters that she has heard about. She groups them into three types of experiences: helpful ghosts like one that saved a man from
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stories in the book relegated these cultures to the periphery and promoted racial stereotypes. Richard S. Tallman published an article in the
Acadiensis which called Bluenose Ghosts "one of the better such collections published in North America." Tallman called her personal approach which validated
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quickly became a best seller reaching a far larger audience than
Creighton's previous work collecting and publishing folk songs. The book was notable for giving attention to women's stories, respecting the voice of the storytellers and for providing some context for the setting of storytellers. The
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In this chapter, Creighton discusses the different case of reported female ghost that wander around, especially Lady Grey, who was a headless ghost that would disappear when others got close to her or wanted to interact with her. Creighton also mentions the female ghosts during this time liked to
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Creighton shares her personal encounters of
Forerunners, supernatural signs that warn humans of impending deaths. Many tales of Forerunners often involve knocks on the door, church bells ringing when no one else can hear them, an owl hooting during the day, or seeing own apparitions of yourself.
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In 1966, Helen
Creighton began to concentrate on editing, publishing, and publicizing the fruits of her work. She appeared in a CBC film, titled Lady of Legends, which focused on the stories she had printed in Bluenose Ghosts. This proved to be good publicity for her novel.
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Similarly to the
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The second chapter collects tales of the supernatural being disturbed by humans and the actions of the living, for instance removing jewelry or bones from a coffin. And so, the troubled ghosts will uproar and cause disturbances to the living.
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Creighton recounts tales of haunted houses, in which supernatural events such as apparitions or household items moving themselves independently occurred. In some cases she visited the haunted houses directly to speak with their occupants.
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The first section of this chapter focuses on numerous interactions with the devil, including dancing and making deals. The second part focuses on stories of angelic visitations, which Creighton explains are less frequent.
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Creighton recounts the many instances in Nova Scotia of things having been seen which, upon investigation, were not there at all. Mentioned are Lile a Frisee, Ingramport, Spectacle Island, and Peggy Cove.
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