Updated Jan 14, 2019; Posted Jun 15, 2011 . Kathryn Tucker Windham wrote a series of books of "true" ghost stories, based on local folklore, beginning with 13 Alabama Ghosts and Jeffrey (1969). ... She published her first book of ghost stories in 1969, when I was six years old. The tale was repeated in Kathryn Tucker Windham's "13 Alabama Ghosts and Jeffrey. " Halloween is a day for ghost stories, but if you're a skeptic, don't fret. And if you’re wondering how this ghost story goes, read on. It's a delightful collection of ghost stories in the classic folkloric tradition; tales passed down from person to person over the generations until multiple versions exist. 13 Alabama Ghosts and Jeffery was the first in a series of seven books featuring ghost stories from towns throughout Alabama. The story of “The Face in the Courthouse Window” was included in Kathryn Tucker Windham’s award-winning book, “13 Alabama Ghosts and Jeffrey.” If you’ve never read this book, I highly recommend it. Alabama Story Teller, Kathryn Tucker Windham's website is a treasure trove of the work she produced in her lifetime. The hole disappeared in the past couple of years when the area was flooded but people continue to visit. One of the South’s most intriguing ghost stories swirls around a bridge over the Choctawhatchee River at the town of Newton, Alabama. Set up by her children so you can see her on video, and listen to sound recordings of her story telling and view her photographs! Folklorist Kathryn Tucker Windham published a legendary work in 1969. Windham work featured ghost stories that have “entertained many generations” and that are still today “a treasured part of Southern folklore”. Kathryn Tucker Windham (1918-2011) is best known for her series of ghost story collections, beginning with 13 Alabama Ghosts and Jeffrey in 1969, as well as numerous other publications, photography, and storytelling. https://www.amazon.com/Jeffreys-Favorite-13-Ghost-Stories/dp/1588384314 Kathryn Tucker Windham was more than a ghost story. https://www.alabamapioneers.com/ghost-haunting-selma-alabama This collection of the ghost stories culled from many story-telling sessions around the State of Alabama by the wonderful Kathryn Tucker Windham can easily be read in a single setting, but why hurry? As the late Alabama storyteller Kathryn Tucker Windham assured her listeners, tales of restless spirits are for everybody.