Guests can get an inside look at downtown properties, and learn why a downtown address is so in demand!
Also, sign up for various Themed Walking Tours such as Sara’s Ghost Tour!
10 am – Walking Tour and Old Courthouse
11:15 – Old Courthouse only
12 noon – Walking tour and Old Courthouse
Sign up for Ghost Tour here!
Watch the Downtown Dayton Partnership page for sign up info and details on the other tours.
Sara’s 4th Book!
It was also a big day for Sara – she signed the contract for her fourth book! Unsolved Dayton will be coming in 2027!
If you have any unsolved cases from the Miami Valley you have always wondered about, please let us know! You can comment here, or reach out to us via our Contact Us page!
Local Author and Artist Jeff Wilson
Now there are over 300 drawings, facts, and stories about Ohio’s rich history. Many were contributed by friends, family, and readers. Jeff verifies the facts and creates the drawings for those contributions. Three books, titled Ohio Legends 1, Ohio Legends 2, and Ohio Legends 3 have been printed with these fascinating stories and facts.
We had the honor of meeting Jeff in 2019, when all three of us were published in Wright Library’s zine glide, which is an art and literary zine made up of poetry, short stories, essays, and art focusing on the Miami Valley. glide was published as both a hard copy and a digital copy. There were so many entries that an additional online zine, glide on was made available as well. We are sad to share that Jeff passed way in September of 2024, but he will always be an Ohio Legend to us.
Come See Us at Sanctuary Dayton!
Come see us!
Upcoming Author Events for Sara
- Bellbrook Historical Society
September 15, 7pm
72 West Franklin Street, Bellbrook, OH 45305 - Sanctuary Dayton 2nd Anniversary Celebration
September 19, 6-10 pm
Oregon District - Star City Booksellers Book Club
September 23, 7pm
55 South Main Street, Miamisburg, OH 45342 - Huber Haunts
October 5, 11am-6pm
Rose Music Center Parking Lot
6800 Executive Boulevard, Huber Heights, Ohio 45424 - Dayton Ghosts & Legends Talk
October 7, 11:45am
Earl Heck Community Center
201 Main Street, Englewood, Ohio 45322 - Murder & Mayhem in Dayton and the Miami Valley Talk
October 9, 12pm
Vandalia Senior Center
21 South Tionda Street, Vandalia, Ohio 45377 - Behind Urban Legends
October 11, 6pm
Dayton Metro Library, E.C. Doren Branch
701 Troy Street, Dayton, Ohio 45404 - Fairborn Halloween Festival
October 17, 4pm-11pm
October 18, 11am-11pm
October 19, 12pm-6pm
12 North Central Avenue, Fairborn, Ohio 45324 - Halloween Happy Hour in Courthouse Square
October 23, 4:30pm-6:30pm
Courthouse Square
23 North Main Street, Dayton, OH 45402 - Paranormal Meeting
October 25, 2pm
Tipp City Public Library
11 East Main Street, Tipp City, Ohio 45371 - Dayton Ghosts & Legends Talk
October 28, 6pm
Charles I. Lathrem Senior Center
2900 Glengarry Drive, Kettering, Ohio 45420 - Dayton Ghosts & LegendsTalk
October 30, 6pm
Dayton Metro Library, Vandalia Branch
330 South Dixie Drive, Vandalia, Ohio 45377
Sara’s Appearance on WYSO Book Nook
To listen to her interview: Book Nook: ‘Murder in Victorian Dayton: The Tragic Story of Bessie Little’ by Sara Kaushal
Another Wright Brother Bench has been Found!
Sara’s Third Book is Out!
Coming Soon: Murder in Victorian Dayton, the Tragic Story of Bessie Little
Sara’s next book will have a publication date! Murder in Victorian Dayton, the Tragic Story of Bessie Little will be available March 4, 2025. You can order directly from Sara’s Website, Amazon, or buy on March 29 2025 at the Paranormal Gathering at The Windamere in Middletown. Sara will be selling her books and speaking at the event.
Upcoming Events for Sara’s Books
- Fairborn Halloween Festival
October 11th – 13th
Friday 4pm-11pm
Saturday 10am-11pm
Sunday 12pm-6pm - Centerville Washington History Speaker Series
October 16th, 7 pm.
Washington Township RecPlex West
895 Miamisburg Centerville Road
Dayton, 45459 - Behind Urban Legends
October 19th, 12pm
Dayton Metro Library, Downtown Branch
215 E 3rd St,
Dayton, OH 45402 - Behind Urban Legends
October 28th, 6pm
Dayton Metro Library, Northmont Branch
700 W National Rd
Englewood, OH 45322




