Old Mission Cemetery Tales

By Frances Chavez

In the San Gabriel Valley of the 1970s, young Frances Chavez sat spellbound as her aunts, uncles, and father recounted intricate tales of ghosts, spirits, and the afterlife, all centered around the beautiful San Gabriel Mission in the 1930s when Frances's relatives were children.Ghost stories were one of the few entertainments a poverty-stricken family could afford during the Great Depression. Young Frances soaked up these tales of a generation past, demanding each story be told and retold until she could recount every detail. Now, decades later, she passes those tales on to you.An astonishing collection of 1930s ghost stories with a distinctly Hispanic flavor, Old Mission Cemetery Tales is all the more remarkable because the Chavez family members themselves play roles in the tales. In addition to firsthand accounts of the supernatural, the tales help readers understand what it meant to live through the Dirty Thirties.Frances Chavez has also seen unexplainable sights on the Mission grounds at night, suggesting the family's relationship with the paranormal spans generations. Are these harmless ghost stories told to entertain and chill an impressionable girl, or accurate recollections of paranormal events? Walk through the Mission gate and see for yourself.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1491257172
• ISBN13: 9781491257173
• Release Date: May 2014
• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 60 Pages
• Weight: 0.31 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.1" x 6.0"