Spooky October continues to haunt! Hear the tragic story of Sophia Vaile, prominent in Independence, Missouri high society in the late 19th century (along with her husband, Col. Harvey Vaile). The Vailes wanted to bring the swanky artistic flair of Europe to Independence, but their success unraveled when servants blabbed about a scandalous art piece in the bedroom! Sophia died of loneliness, scandal and stomach cancer in 1883. And some say her ghost roams the local cemetery!
Happy spooky October, everyone!
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My art is available for sale on Etsy in my shop, HipnessandOutrage. More art and music showcased on Instagram @hipness_and_outrage.
Books of poetry, art, and now ghost stories! available on Amazon. Follow my author page there, Amy Zoellers. Link in show notes
You can see the Vaile Mansion, inside and out, in short films on the Visit Independence, MO account. Titles include:
The Haunted Vaile Mansion
I am One of Many in the House
and
Where They Found Me
https://youtu.be/S0n0CeLadNc
https://www.amazon.com/Amy-Zoellers/e/B09Y2LKG8S?ref_=pe_1724030_132998060
At Independence’s Vaile Mansion, Visitors Have Themselves a Scandalous Victorian Christmas by Monica Gabrielle Salazar
https://www.kcur.org/arts-life/2017-12-12/at-independences-vaile-mansion-visitors-have-themselves-a-scandalous-victorian-christmas?_amp=true
