jerome historical society events!
Eighth Annual Ghostwalk dates announced
Make your plans now to attend the eighth annual Ghost Walk on Friday, October 15 or Saturday, October 16. Join our cast of characters as they re-create some of the many stories and personalities that made Jerome Arizona one of the "Wickedest Towns in the West!"
Re-live the life and times of Johnny Hudgens, the steely-eyed Marshall of Jerome!
Make sure you buy your Jerome Ghost Walk tickets early! Use the buttons to the left in order to make your purchase, or call us at the Jerome Historical Society ~ 928.634.1066 Today!
Make sure you buy your Jerome Ghost Walk tickets early! Call us at the Jerome Historical Society ~ 928.634.1066 Today!
2009 Ghost Walk
The cast re-creates a gun battle for delighted onlookers in the ruins of the Bartlett Hotel
© 2009 by Ron Chilston Photography
Seventh Annual Ghostwalk
Photo © Mansel Mathews
Annie Kelly, Nicole Lahti and Sonja Wilson all played the part of Belgian Jennie at the 2009 Jerome Ghost Walk.
The Ghostwalk audience experienced the story of “The Unscrupulous Madame Belgian Jennie,” a lady of questionable repute who amassed a fortune that made her the wealthiest woman in the Arizona Territory, a place once known as “the wickedest town in the west.”
Hundreds of people joined The Jerome Historical Society in a ghostly historical journey, back to what this mining town used to be. The audience looked inside the real life story of Jennie Bauters, an immigrant from the great country state of Belgium, whose sharp business acumen led her to the top of her profession. During a decade in Jerome, she raised the spirits of many a mining man. And through three devastating fires, she never closed her doors for more than a week, becoming a beloved maternal figure to the outcasts and wayward souls of Jerome’s underbelly.
