Museum to talk legends, folklore of area

LEGENDS, FOLKLORE AND GHOST STORIES — This Herald-Star clipping from the early 1900s tells the tale of a man who was murdered in his home as he lay sleeping in his cabin in Toronto. This story and others will be discussed during Sunday’s special event at the Main Street Museum in Toronto. -- Julie Stenger

TORONTO — Folklore. Legends. Ghost stories. What better subject is there to talk about during October?

As All Hallow’s Eve quickly approaches, those with the Toronto Historical Society’s Main Street Museum are preparing for an afternoon of conversation surrounding some of the spookiest tales to come out of the Gem City and surrounding areas in the past 200 years.

The stories are true, including the one about a man by the name of Calvin Owens who lived in what was referred to as Dungeon