Ann Arbor Stories | Ann Arbor District Library

For a town as old as Ann Arbor, it has surprisingly few ghost stories. But in the late 1950s, the congregation of the First Methodist Church in Ann Arbor was pretty convinced they had a spirit on their hands. Caretakers sometimes heard footsteps late at night, but never spotted anyone in the church. Until the early morning hours of August 30, 1959, when they made a chilling discovery. Music by People Get Ready Further reading from AADL's Old News: Initial Story Bill of Health Lim Gets Aid Going Back to School Graduating Saturday Hit by Car 10-year retrospective Retrospective after Cheng's Death