The Staten Island Chamber of Commerce presents:
Ghost Walk Tour
In Collaboration with Spooky Staten Island
October 30, 2023 at St. Andrews Church (40 Old Mill Road, 10306)
$25 Members / $40 Non-Members
Join Us… If You Dare!
Michael Pelczar
Local Historian & Founder of Spooky Staten Island
Join us for an exclusive private tour of the historic St. Andrew’s Church with Spooky Staten Island’s Michael Pelczar. Chartered in 1712 by Queen Anne herself, this landmark has stood as witness to more than three centuries of Staten Island history.
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While we stroll through the headstones, attendees will hear tales of murder, mayhem, and mystery pulled from the pages of Staten Island’s past.
Learn about the bloody days of the American Revolution on Staten Island and a skirmish that left the church damaged.
Meet the father of a saint: a man embroiled in a body-snatching scandal that led a crowd of two thousand to riot on New York City's streets.
Reveal the vanished inscriptions of time-worn tombstones and hear how this haunting poetry was preserved.
Hear about the tragic life of an ex-congressman whose "sensational" death gripped national headlines in 1874.
Visit the Staten Islander who once saved Cornelius Vanderbilt's life, allowing the railroad tycoon to go on to become one of the richest men in American history.
Contemplate the remarkable legacy of an enslaved man who rose from bondage into international fame.
Hear a chilling tale about the nearby Latourette Mansion as you visit the family's plot in the cemetery, and find out why two terrified women fled the house in 1910.
AND SO MUCH MORE!
