Secondary Source Research
Databases and Other Places for secondary source materials:
Newsday archive (in VRC): https://proquest-xaaa.orc.scoolaid.net/newsday?accountid=706 (Newsday will work for students while they are on the school's wifi)
Google: look for articles from online newspapers, from college (.edu). Be sure to look for quoted experts in the article -- you can follow up by researching that expert to see if they truly are an expert in that field.
VRC Databases: Academic Search Ultimate, ProQuest Multiple Databases, Academic Search Complete, OneFile
American Psychological Association: articles on ghosts and myths
Experts:
look for experts at local colleges and universities
who are the go-to experts at local papers?
Article: Why do we like to be scared?
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Experts on small town myths (and staying power)
Experts on mascots (?)
Experts on ghost stories?
Expert on how school board and school decisions are made? (and related)
What other experts could be contacted / topics researched?