Photos by Mary Alice Murphy
The Silver City Museum hosted, in the courtyard and inside the museum, its third annual Ghost Walk on Halloween afternoon. Members of the Storytelling Class, taught by Ann Marie Elder at Western New Mexico University, portrayed area historic characters for the entertainment and education of dressed-up children and adults alike.
Silver City Museum hosts 2015 Ghost Walk
Silver City Museum hosts Halloween Ghost Walk 2015
Kentrell Everett portrays Jonathan "Johnny"Banks, who before his death was a familiar face at all local sports events and around town.
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Silver City Museum hosts Halloween Ghost Walk 2015
Stephanie, John, Jessiah and Gwen Briggs pose with La Llorona, portrayed by Ally Sedillos.
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Silver City Museum hosts Halloween Ghost Walk 2015
Ally Sedillos, portraying La Llorona, looks suitably sad.
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Silver City Museum hosts Halloween Ghost Walk 2015
Ann Marie Elder, who teaches the storytelling class at WNMU, portrays the early 20th century Silver City entrepreneur, Elizabeth Warren.
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Silver City Museum hosts Halloween Ghost Walk 2015
Jordan Ash portrays an unnamed Buffalo Soldier, who was stationed at Fort Bayard.
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Silver City Museum hosts Halloween Ghost Walk 2015
William Tannenbaum, better known as Russian Bill, and was said to be descended from Russian nobility, was famous in the region for cattle rustling, but which he was ultimately hung.
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Silver City Museum hosts Halloween Ghost Walk 2015
Maud Hawk-Wright, portrayed by Amanda Jameson, was taken prisoner by Pancho Villa and proved her worth by walking to Columbus, NM, where she was released.
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Silver City Museum hosts Halloween Ghost Walk 2015
Hillary Pierce, museum education coordinator and organizer of the event, portrays a tree.
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Silver City Museum hosts Halloween Ghost Walk 2015
Dominic Rasmussen, 8, looks like a ghastly ghoul.
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Silver City Museum hosts Halloween Ghost Walk 2015
Kathleen Stebbins plays Theora Ailman, the original resident of what is now the Museum.
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Silver City Museum hosts Halloween Ghost Walk 2015
Kyra Conerly paints the face of Isabel Bernal, 7.
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Silver City Museum hosts Halloween Ghost Walk 2015
Teja Clark puts on her best scary face.
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Silver City Museum hosts Halloween Ghost Walk 2015
Melody Collins, welcomes visitors at her spot at the front desk-?`^
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Silver City Museum hosts Halloween Ghost Walk 2015
Aidan and Joshua Taylor construct a cabin in the parlor.
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Silver City Museum hosts Halloween Ghost Walk 2015
Fortuneteller Raya, portrayed by Codie Bachman, tells Zooey Mosher, 5, her fortune to become a ballerina.
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Silver City Museum hosts Halloween Ghost Walk 2015
Children scamper around building a "brick" house.
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Silver City Museum hosts Halloween Ghost Walk 2015
Witch Esmerelda, known in real life as Jan White, is in the gift shop
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Silver City Museum hosts Halloween Ghost Walk 2015
Victoria Rose Feldman, as Sandra Dee, has her hand traced by Montra Severns
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Silver City Museum hosts Halloween Ghost Walk 2015
Marisa Chaverria helps Jupiter Chaverria make a spider.
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Silver City Museum hosts Halloween Ghost Walk 2015
Camren Feldman works on a craft.
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Silver City Museum hosts Halloween Ghost Walk 2015
Violet Feldman as Dorothy concentrates on her project.
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