About Oregon Ghost Stories
Join Historian and Paranormal Investigator Rocky Smith for an
evening of history, folklore and the paranormal. Smith will share some
unbelievable ghost stories, accumulated from his years of experience with the
paranormal, his knowledge of Oregon history and passion for historical
research, and his willingness to listen openly while fellow Oregonians share
their paranormal experiences. Smith has compiled hundreds of ghost stories
while living in Oregon City (Oregon’s first incorporated city), and has a gift
for telling those stories, whether it’s on one of his popular Northwest Ghost
Tours or on a stage. This will be Smith’s second appearance as a Paranormal Pub
speaker and he is excited to share some of his favorite ghost stories from
around Oregon, while revealing a bit of the process that is involved in piecing
these incredible stories together.
About the Speaker:
Rocky Smith was born and raised in Oregon City. Today, he teaches
art at Oregon City High School, where he has been for the last 16 years. He is
well known in the community as a local historian and paranormal investigator.
Smith recently finished his second term on the Oregon City Commission and is
currently taking a much-needed break from politics.
In college, Smith worked for three years in the historic
Ermatinger House, the oldest house in Oregon City and the third oldest house in
the state of Oregon. He has had many paranormal experiences over the past 20
years, including his first in the Ermatinger House, which was featured in Susan
Smitten's book, Ghost Stories of Oregon. Smith has spent 20 years
working to preserve this historic house; now restored, it should be open to the
public this summer.
Smith started researching paranormal activity in Oregon City in
1995 and has documented close to 100 haunted places within the city. In 2006,
he combined his love for history and knowledge of the paranormal by founding
Northwest Ghost Tours and now leads the “Walk with the Spirits” tours in Oregon
City. In 2006 and 2007, Smith was named Teacher of the Year at Oregon City High
School and was the recipient of Oregon City's Citizen of the Year Award
for 2013. In 2017, Northwest Ghost Tours won the “Best of Oregon City” award in
the “Best Oregon City History or Story” category. After speaking at several West
coast paranormal conferences, Rocky is now Director of the Oregon Ghost
Conference.
Note:
This
is a reprise of Rocky’s program for those who missed his sold-out presentation
in February!