Part Three: The Female Stranger

Metro Connection: Friday October 29, 2010
WAMU’s Northern Virginia Reporter Michael Pope takes us to the Old Saint Paul's Cemetery in Alexandria, where we muse over an infamous grave devoted to the memory of a Female Stranger. We hear theories about who she might have been… and why it might have been important to hide her identity.

A flower marks the infamous grave of the Female Stranger, located in the St. Paul's Cemetery in Old Town Alexandria.

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Part Two: Tragic Love

Metro Connection: Friday October 29, 2010
There’s something off about Alexandria’s Schafer House. WAMU's Northern Virginia Reporter Michael Pope takes us to the building, which now houses a candy store owned by Candida Kreb. Kreb recounts her run-ins with the ghost of Laura Schafer, who died in an 1868 fire. Schafer’s fiance later committed suicide in a nearby ally, and the house has never been the same…



Candi's Candies owner Candida Kreb looks toward the stairwell where Laura Schafer fell after being burned by a cracked oil lamp.

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Part One: Ghost Tours

Metro Connection: Friday October 29, 2010

WAMU’s Northern Virginia reporter Michael Pope (author of Ghosts of Alexandria) introduces us to a bevy of ghost tour guides in Old Town, Alexandria – some of whom believe in ghosts, some of whom don’t and some of whom aren’t quite sure…

Alexandria Colonial Tours owner Wellington Watts speaks during the launch of "Ghosts of Alexandria," published by History Press.

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Television Appearance

Check out Reston Impact host John Lovaas interviewing author Michael Lee Pope about "Ghosts of Alexandria."

Reston Impact October 2010 from Comcast Channel 28 on Vimeo.

Book Tour 2010

Here's where to get your copy of "Ghosts of Alexandria"

Books-A-Million on Saturday on October 9 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. In the heart of Old Town, the author will sign books and greet visitors. Stop by for a chat and a copy of "Ghosts of Alexandria."

Thieves Market on Saturday on October 16 from 1 p.m to 3 p.m. Down Richmond Highway a few miles, the author will sign books at the Mount Vernon Antiques Center. The bookstore was once known as "Thieves Market."

Pumpkin Patch on Sunday on October 17 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Across the street from the Virginia Theological Seminary, the author will donate a portion of the proceeds to the Immanuel Pumpkin Patch fundraiser.

Krupicka Halloween on Saturday, October 24: Masquerading as longtime Alexandria Gazette editor Samuel Snowden, the author will give a reading of "Ghosts of Alexandria" and solicit Del Ray ghost stories.

Barnes & Noble on Saturday, October 30 from noon to 3 p.m. The author will participate in an event the bookseller is calling "Ghost Stories at Barnes & Noble."

Death at Carlyle on Saturday, October 30 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Come to the Carlyle House to grieve with the family of the recently departed John Carlyle, founding father of Alexandria and prominent Scottish merchant. The author will be a pallbearer.