Historic Walk in Frankfort with Author Rachel Gilmore

Join author Rachel Gilmore on Saturday, May 4, for "Stories behind the Storefronts," a walking history tour of Frankfort's downtown business district.

The Story Behind Historic Frankfort's Haunted House

Frankfort resident Kevin Ziegler has come to live peacefully with what he believes are the ghosts of two girls who died in his historic home.

Editor's Note: A shorter version of the story below was included in Frankfort Patch's Halloween article, Historic Hauntings in Frankfort. After publication of that article, Patch was contacted by Frankfort homeowner Kevin Ziegler, who provided further details regarding his house in historic Frankfort and its inhabitants. As a child growing up in the Lincoln-Way area, Kevin Ziegler loved the four-story Victorian mansion at the corner of Sauk Trail and Center Road in historic Frankfort. Today, Ziegler owns the house, which was abandoned for 15 years before he purchased it 13 years ago. Almost immediately after he moved in, the Frankfort resident says he experienced unusual occurrences in the historic home. Silverware disappeared, doors …

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BLOG: The Gilmore Girl's Tea, Talk & Tour -- Oct. 20

Take a walk through historic Frankfort with the woman who (literally) wrote the book on it.