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The Museum on Main is again helping the “spirits of Pleasanton past come alive” on the doorstep of Halloween as the nonprofit’s popular Ghost Walks return downtown this fall.
Tickets are on sale now for the usually sold-out program that offers two-hour guided tours of haunted sites along Main Street on four nights in mid-October – a family-friendly affair that encourages patrons to don their favorite costumes and bring their open minds.
“The Ghost Walk at Museum on Main is a Halloween tradition in Pleasanton and is a fun way to explore Pleasanton’s history through its ghosts,” Peter Wallis, director of education at the museum, said in a press release this month.
“This walk brings stories and experiences collected and documented from locals over the years. It is a great way to experience a unique tour that integrates history into an event that is sure to get you into the Halloween spirit,” Wallis added.
The Ghost Walks will be held on Oct. 10, 11, 17 and 18, with tours leaving the historic museum at 603 Main St. every 30 minutes from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Led by a “ghost host” equipped with a K2 electromagnetic field meter, each tour will stop at nine haunted locations throughout downtown.
The stops will see actors, including young performers from the city’s Creature of Impulse teen improv troupe, portraying various ghosts of Pleasanton to bring the stories and local history to life.
The Ghost Walks are held rain or shine, so attendees are urged to dress appropriately for that night’s climate. Many tour stops are outdoors but some are inside the haunted buildings, and multiple locations may require the use of stairs to access the ghosts, organizers noted.
For tickets and more information, go to museumonmain.org or call 925-462-2766.
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Fun is fun, but not when you’re playing with real people. Gertrude Ellis was the wife of one of the partners of a store which stood on the site of the present day Rose Hotel. Her husband’s family owned Elliston and when Robert sold his store in the 1920s, they moved to Sunol. Gertrude, never the dance hall lady type, graduated from San Jose Normal School and was a teacher at Rosedale elementary school. She and Robert lived well into their 90s and were never known to haunt.