ABOUT THE AUTHOR: UPDATES
As always, I am juggling two projects at once: a new book, THE HAUNTING OF CAPE COD, and
a new documentary, BILOXI MEMORIES for WYES-TV, so this summer, there will be a lot of traveling
between Cape Cod and the Gulf Coast. Research for the book has been fun. So far, there's a love story involving Pirate Captain
Black Sam Bellamy and an accused witch, real pirate treasure recovered from an actual pirate ship sunk off the coast of Cape
Cod, and a crazy tale about an eighteen-century preacher who ran over a young boy with his horse; his spirit haunts the graveyard
- and, yes, I paid a visit to the three-centuries old cemetery.
I'll keep you posted.
A note about the documentary scheduled for broadcast in August of 2014:
Anyone who has memories to share of Biloxi, especially the Broadwater Beach
Hotel, please contact me at my email: barbarasillery@gamil.com
My most recent documentary, CITY
PARK MEMORIES premiered with great success, and according to my very biased daughter, Rebecca, it is my best
yet.DVDs are available through wyes.org
DVDs of PLANTATION
PORTRAITS and FADED LADIES are still available through Amazon.You can click the link
on this website.
And of course, copies of my books: THE
HAUNTING OF LOUISIANA and THE HAUNTING OF MISSISSIPPI can be ordered through your
local bookstore, and on Amazon either as "regular" books or as Kindle e-books.
FADED
LADIES & PLANTATION PORTRAITS are perfect for those who want to learn more about plantation architecture,
historic preservationist, and especially about African-American heritage and the contributions of an enslaved people: their
skills in cabinet making, building, and other crafts. Amazing slave narratives brought to life along with insights into plantation
lifestyles in the big houses.
I'll looking forward to a great summer. and
wishing you all the best,
Barbara
More about Barbara Sillery:
Words are my passion. And the journey is awesome. Much
of what I write about requires extensive background research,and occasional participation. I have danced at Powwows and traveled
by boat to Native American burial grounds tucked deep into hidden bayous; climbed a less-than-adequate ladder to reach the
belvedere of an abandoned plantation house, and descended into the rotting hull of a wooden oyster lugger.
I am also fortunate to work in both the print and broadcast fields. My work as a field producer for syndicated television
shows like xtra, Strange Universe, Dangerous Destinations, and CBS News, The Early Show has resulted in
some surprising assignments. have interviewed celebrities on movie sets: Hilary Swank, Dakota Fanning, Forest Whitaker,
Jamie Foxx and Rob Lowe are among my favorites. ther great interviews were with musicians Willie Nelson and Faith Hill, and
the towering giant Shaquille O'Neal.
On the flip side, I've had to grit my teeth hile asking
the Why question to a peeping tom who created his own website as " . . . as a public service," and have
had trouble maintaing a eutral expression while interviewing young girls as they bared all at a Girls Gone Wild Mardi
Gras party on a Bourbon Street balcony.
I confess a certain fondness for legends, myths, and folklore.
As the author of THE HAUNTING OF LOUISIANA and THE HAUNTING OF MISSISSIPPI,
I have acquired a reputation as "the ghost writer." There is an undeniable appeal for tracking clues to uncover
the past: Whose footsteps, eerie whispers,
odd pranks, wispy illusions, and occasional startling appearances
are these? Why does he/she choose to haunt his/her former home? What happened to keep this troubled pirit tethered to
the earthly world? And how do the current occupants of the historic site deal with their resident ghost? I never tire
of attempting to unravel the mystery.
After two books, countless magazine articles, a dozen documentaries,
and twenty-plus years of television assignments, I am also tackling mystery novel, GHOSTS WITHIN.
I'll let you know how that's going.
In the meantime, I continue to work and be available for assignments
as a writer, field producer, script consultant.
Contact me by email: barbarasillery@gmail.com or leave
me a message on Facebook. I'll be happy to discuss your next project and how we might work together.
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