Ghost Walk was the brainchild of Emily Webster (Tribune /Vindicator reporter) who had seen a similar program when she was on vacation in South Carolina. Emily and Patricia Latham (Librarian and Theatrical Director) did the research and wrote the first set of Ghost Walk scripts. The initial Ghost Walk was organized by The Fine Arts Council of Trumbull County (FACT), and the actors, costumes, and script directors were provided by the Trumbull New Theatre. The Trumbull County Historical Society (TCHS) provided the history of the various stops along Ghost Walk and organized volunteers who served as guides and provided refreshments to participants. Ghost Walk capitalized on the success of the "Walk Along Millionaires Row," an earlier program sponsored by TCHS and FACT that allowed residents to walk along historic Mahoning Avenue from Courthouse Square to Summit Street and visit the old homes, City Hall, Pioneer Cemetery, and participate in a variety of arts-related programs. 

During Ghost Walk, actors portray people who once lived in Trumbull County and participated in extraordinary events in our region’s history. Some of them died tragically. The stories are researched and written by local writers. Ghost Walk gives the participants insight into the lives of those who lived and died in Trumbull County. 

Guided tours leave from the First Presbyterian Church and makes stops along Millionaires' Row where actors and actresses portray restless spirits. Participants are given the opportunity to walk into the past and share the suspense as actors probe the secrets that slumber in Warren's historic district. Over the years, the stories told at Ghost Walk have grown and changed. They cover events such as the tragic death of Bish Perkins at the Perkin’s Mansion (now Warren’s City Hall), stories of the Underground Railroad, the devastating 1846 fire that destroyed a part of the city, the floods of 1913, the execution of Ira Gardner (Trumbull County's only public hanging), and stories about Pioneer cemetery.