Searching for Ghosts: A Journey through the History, Mysteries, and Haunted Places of Prague

Описание: Prague, the capital of the Czech Republic, is probably the most haunted city in the world. It’s a place where magic and mystery can be found at every turn, and where a ghost or spirit seems to be lurking around every corner. But the legends of this city are not just stories set in Prague. They truly capture Prague’s history, culture, and very spirit, as they often have real events and real people behind them. The tales also provide a magical and even macabre tour of the city’s most famous sites.

Join Michele Patrick , author of Haunted Prague: Stories of Spirits, Sorcerers, and the Supernatural, on a ghostly journey to discover Prague, its past, and its people through the lens of legend. Her comprehensive slideshow of the city highlights both the sites of legends and of historical importance, which include all the fabled places on every visitor’s checklist. She’ll share stories of ghosts and golems ranging from a cursed crown to a headless horseman to a dancing demon. Her presentation will then examine why Prague is the most haunted of places, including those historical personalities that have helped to wrap the city in the mists of legend. She’ll conclude by discussing the importance of such tales to Czech culture and the survival of the Czech people during their darkest moments.   

Michele Patrick is a professional writer and award-winning speechwriter living in Arlington, Virginia. Her mother was born in the former Czechoslovakia. She has a B.A. in economics/history from LaSalle University in Philadelphia, where she was the U.S. National Collegiate Champion in Impromptu Speaking and the fourth overall ranked collegiate speaker in the country. She also has a master’s from the University of Pennsylvania and was a Fulbright Scholar to the University of London, where she explored the economies of Central and Eastern Europe, focusing on the former Czechoslovakia.    

Michele has served as a speechwriter for the President’s Cabinet, the United States Senate, the presidents of the University of Pennsylvania and Georgetown University, and the heads of various government agencies, including the FDA. She was also the Communications Director for the 2015 White House Conference on Aging.   

Her book, Haunted Prague: Stories of Spirits, Sorcerers, and the Supernatural , has been featured at the Czech & Slovak National Museum & Library, on WETA Classical radio in D.C., and in various print publications. She has visited Prague many times, and she lived on the Old Town Square in 1991. She has also always loved tales of things that go bump in the night.