Halloween Storytelling

10/20/2017 | Bollinger Mill State Historic Site | Burfordville, MO

This annual event features professional storyteller Marilyn Kinsella. "Storytelling is the embodiment of the wisdom, stories and experiences of my family, teachers, and storytellers. When inspired, these pieces come together to create a new story or workshop. My gift to others is the use of my stories and workshop ideas to take, reshape…call it their own…and pass it along." says Kinsella.

Since 1981, she has been telling stories. She started while teaching school in the Metro-St. Louis area. Her collection of stories has grown from a handful to hundreds of stories that include personal experiences, folktales, literary stories and historical tales. Her style has been described as "animated." She uses "word imaging" to color-enhance the story.

For 16 years, she worked as the storyteller at the Edwardsville Public Library, where she honed her skill as a storyteller and puppeteer. After her retirement in 2002, she has worked as a full-time, freelance professional storyteller. She now travels extensively telling her stories.

Event time: 7 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

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Bollinger Mill State Historic Site is located at:

113 Bollinger Mill Road, Burfordville, MO | 573-243-4591