HauntedLineage

The crossroads where the paranormal and history meet.

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Uncategorized November 25, 2023

Welcome

Haunted Lineage is a website featuring paranormal stories, haunted database, paranormal library of definitions, and features the ability to search everything on the site.  The paranormal often involves the past, which since I love history and genealogy is right up my alley. Hence the name “Haunted Lineage”.  I hope you...

One Fifth of a Mile, Gone Without a Trace
Personal Story January 20, 2026

One Fifth of a Mile, Gone Without a Trace

While living in Quincy, IL we continued our late night drives. Sometimes we wandered into other towns, but often we stayed close to home and slipped through the wooded areas of Quincy’s parks. The darkness kept most people away, which gave us time to talk and unwind from the day....

Night Terrors on Elm Street – Part 2
Personal Story February 12, 2025

Night Terrors on Elm Street – Part 2

One night, while settling into bed, we noticed the room darkening in an unnatural way. No trees or external light sources could explain it. The darkness collected in the northeast corner of the ceiling, and as we stared...

Night Terrors on Elm Street – Part 1
Personal Story November 25, 2024

Night Terrors on Elm Street – Part 1

Around two years after high school my now husband and I moved to Quincy, Illinois. Being 2006, we had to search the newspapers, Craigslist, drive neighborhoods, and ask around to find rentals available for us to look at. Among the first units we looked at was an “efficiency” apartment. Being...

Ephemeral Soldier – Palmyra Massacre
Family Ties July 27, 2024

Ephemeral Soldier – Palmyra Massacre

My Fourth Grade year my teacher gave us an assignment to find out something about history in the local area. Me knowing that my father was a bit of a history buff and the family having deep roots in the area, I decided to ask him. He answered my question...