Figures from centuries ago will be resurrected in St George’s for a night of Halloween entertainment, offbeat education and fundraising for the Old Town.

“Haunted History”, hosted by the St George’s Foundation, will debut on November 1 with ghostly people both famous and obscure brought to life by local actors.

The event will include surprise guests, according to Kristin White, development director for the Foundation.

“I wanted to bring lesser known people out from the past and tell their stories — we do have ghost stories in St George’s and we may use those, but we want to have real people with real stories,” Ms White said.

“There will be characters that you may know and may not. We’re going to capture people from the 1600s right up to the 1800s — people that you may know of from a plaque but wouldn’t have heard the full story.”

The World Heritage Centre at Penno’s Wharf will be used for the party, complete with food, drink and live music, as well as historical re-enactments.

The funds raised will go toward the management of the Centre, plus the replica of the ship Deliverance.

The museum is to acquire new exhibits, while the wooden ship on Ordnance Island is to be developed as a performance platform for youth groups, Ms White said.

The Foundation hopes to develop “Haunted History” as a regular yearly event.

The night of entertainment will require actors, who will be paid for their work. Performers should contact the Foundation at development@sgf.bm, or at 297-3686, by October 1.

Tickets will go for $125 to Foundation members and $150 for non-members, Ms White said.