Meet and Munch: “Haunted San Jose” with author Beth Kile in San Jose
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We'll meet at the Old Spaghetti Factory! Park in the garage across the street (the first 90 minutes are free). The meetup is free. Lunch is Dutch treat--separate checks.
Let's meet Elizabeth (Beth) Kile, author of “Haunted San Jose.” Beth will share with Bay Area Ghost Hunters how her book came about and how she decided which haunted stories and venues to include in the book. Beth will answer your questions after her presentation and sign your book.
Suggestion: Buy “Haunted San Jose” now, and bring the book to the meetup for Beth to sign. Beth will also have a few books for sale at our meetup. You can find the book here:
From the book’s abstract: The long history of San Jose has accumulated a remarkable amount of ghostly tales, from things that go bump in the night to its most famous haunt, the Winchester Mystery House. A ghostly bride stalks the corridors of the Sainte Claire Hotel, and a spectral janitor still carries out his duties at Overfelt High. At the La Forêt Restaurant, long-dead miners from New Almaden are rumored to appear in rooms they once called home. The ancestral land of the Ohlone people might now be the home of high tech, but its haunted past remains. Author, educator and lifelong resident Elizabeth Kile brings to life the memories of those who came before — and those who never left.
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The Old Spaghetti Factory in San Jose is located in historic San Pedro Square. One of California’s oldest settlements, the plaza was mapped out in 1777 by Don José Joaquín Moraga. The Pueblo de San José de Guadalupe was established near the Guadalupe River as the first civilian settlement in Alta California.