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 Kalila
Katherina Smith is the founder of the New Orleans Paranormal & Occult
Society. She is the author of "New Orleans Ghosts, Voodoo & Vampires, " and "Tales Of The French Quarter ". She has been featured
as an expert on television productions as Travel Daily, Places
of Mystery, Secret New Orleans, Unsolved Mysteries, FEAR!,
America's Most Haunted Places, In Search of..., and Supernatural Destinations. She wrote
and directed "Journey Into Darkness... The Trilogy",
Haunted History Tours own video documentary. She is available
for lectures & workshops on any paranormal related subject. She leads investigations and writes/directs reenactments for Haunted New Orleans TV series.
Check out Kalila's new custom European Witchcraft ritual work Erzulie's Authentic Voudou
Personal home page: www.kalilasmith.com; myspace.com/kalilasmith - email
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 Sidney Smith is our illustrious leader, director, and producer. He handles EVERYTHING behind the scenes from marketing and advertising to scheduling. He is a master promoter, making sure that everything runs smoothly. Before creating Haunted History Tours, he owned and operated a hugely successful entertainment company known as Merry Minstrel. Prior to starting that business, Sid was a well known rock and roll photographer throughout the 1970's, touring with major groups like The Allman Brothers, The Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, Paul McCartney and many others. His work is still being published today in many national magazines as well as in books featuring the glory days of Rock & Roll. Be sure to check out his personal website: www.rockstarphotos.net ; myspace.com/hauntedhistorytours - email
For the first time ever, Sidney's exclusive collection of rare, and some never before seen photographs are on display and available for purchase. Over thirty years of rock & roll legends, photographed performing and behind the scenes.
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 Andrew Ward was raised in the desert sands of Egypt, educated in India and Poland, and is currently working towards his PhD at Tulane University here in New Orleans. As a member of NOLA Rebuild, the Louisiana Historical Society, and the announcer for the Big Easy Roller Girls, he never has a dull moment. Andrew's repertoire includes but is not limited to: the Voodoo Tour, Ghost Tour, Garden District & Garden District Ghosts Tour.
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 Eugenia has been dazzling New Orleans with tales of haunted history since 2004. She moved here in 2001 from The Windy City, where she had obtained a BA in Anthropology from the University of Chicago. Currently, Eugenia is enrolled in the MFA in Creative Writing program at the University of Nebraska. Eugenia resides in uptown New Orleans with her husband and 3 children.
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 Midge
is a familiar face on our Garden District and Voodoo Cemetery
tours. He resides in the Garden District. Midge loves New Orleans
and has called it home most of his life. He has expert knowledge
of the city and its history. Midge has no problem with letting
the tourists know that he is saving up to buy a plot in the
St. Louis Cemetery.
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Ernest Isiah Sylvester Jr.: |
Ernie
was born in Slidell, LA. Yet, spent ten years of his life between
Georgia and Florida where his mother told him Louisiana ghost
stories before bed (Family secret to ensure that children do
not sneak out of the house). Seven years ago he returned to
his parents home state after serving in the US Army.
He continues the family tradition conducting Ghost Tours.
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 Born
in Scotland, Midian spent his childhood in the Appalachian
Mountains of North Carolina. Midian has been doing the Haunted
History Tour for several years.
He is a member of the "Single Action Shooting Society" and
is equally skilled with the sword.
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 Jonathan was born in the Great State of Texas, and spent several years traveling the country after returning from school in London. He received scholarships for voice and theatre, and has harnessed those talents alongside his lifelong fascination for the paranormal to join our tour as a guide into the dark history of New Orleans.
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 Renee Dodge is an excellent story teller and definitely an asset to our ghost tour! Renee is from New York where she continues her business making custom jewelry to a prestigious clientele.
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 Carla Boullion is a French Creole. Her father's ancestor's came to Louisiana in the 1720's. She is also a Cajun, her mother's ancestor's came to Louisiana in the 1760's.
Anymore local, and she would need to be a Native American. When you take her tour, she explains the difference in Creole and Cajun. A landscaper for 4 years and a degree in Theatre, made her a perfect fit for our Garden District tours. She is a happy home owner in blue collar, middle class Nirvana out in nearby Avondale, LA, with her beautiful gifted honor student, Gabrielle. Vive Acadiennes!! |
 A long time purveyor of Pirate history, Rene is the founder of the Louisiana Lafitte Society. Additionally, he is the only guide in the city to include a beautiful German Shepard dog named Sara, stating that she is a great compliment to his French Quarter walking tour. Rene has a profound love for New Orleans, a city in which he was born and raised. He has orated the city's history for over 10 years as a tour guide for Haunted History Tours .
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Brent,
a local of Cajun and Creole Decent, got his first taste of
performance when only in the first grade as a competitor in
the
National
Storytellers Competition. Since then he has continued to perform
as a
musician, actor, and storyteller. He was the last of the founding
members of
the Mandeville Underground Theater Project to direct the organization
and
toured the country as a swordsman for The Duelists Fight Team.
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 Jennifer is an artist, a poet and an aspiring writer. She Is originally from New England where she discovered her love of theater, Horror and comedy. She spends her free time rescuing and rehabilitating abused animals and exploring different mediums of artistic expression. She enjoys cooking, riding horses, and the beach.
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