Monday, June 30, 2014

The Cellar- EVP Session Number Two

We were in the Cellar doing another EVP session and the K-2 Meter was spiking up like crazy.  The Cellar is FULL of activity.As I snapped numerous pictures little did I know what I would come up with. I guess that is one of the reasons I take alot of pictures. I always hope and believe i might see something but am always thrilled when I actually do!! I use my crappy iPhone only and I never use a flash. I will upload pictures to my computer and just throw filters on the picture to see if anything comes out. Well this night was phenomenal. Take a look at these photos.
This photo was taken in the Cellar and you will notice Jim sitting in a chair and the green light you see is my EMF meter. On the floor by my feet you see what appears to be a child sitting and looking at Jim. Behind Jim  you can see a man with a mustache. There was No One behind Jim at all!

This photo was taken up in front of the Cellar near the gravestone . This is what appears to be a child standing next to it.

In this photo you will see what appears to be ectoplasm encompassing the entire left side of the photo. There is a face in the mist  and what appears to be a small white face next to it.

This photo was taken in the Cellar as well. As you can see by the green there i am with my EMF meter ,There are two faces over in the upper right hand corner and what appears to be a crouching person ?  Soldier??

OMG this photo was taken when one of our participants had a thermal vision app on her phone and noticed something over in the corner. The Lincoln Bust is supposed to be there. The other person is not. Or is he? I have no idea.



Saturday, June 28, 2014

And the Undisputed Guest Room Champion of the Farnsworth House is..the McFarlane Room

 I LOVE when our guests have an experience. We had two wonderful sisters staying in the McFarlane room. They were repeat guests who were here for the 4th time within a year. The activity they experienced was without a doubt incredible. They were using a spirit box in the room with divining rods asking the spirits questions. They asked how many spirits were present in the room and the answer was one word "ENTIRE" did that mean the entire room was filled with spirits?
The ladies went to bed and the one said she felt an intense cold on her right side. Her sister was asleep so she reached for camera and started snapping pictures. By the time she took the 3rd picture she noticed the white ectoplasm which you will notice in this first photo in the lower left corner.. She took another photo and thought that if she zoomed in on the mirror that she might be able to see if something was next to her. Well as you can see in the second photo you will notice  when you zoom into the mirror there are MANY things present in the reflection but the most prominent is the figure you see with the arrow.











Friday, June 27, 2014

I Owe the McFarlane Room a HUGE Apology

I suppose just like everything else in life we choose things that our are favorites. Whether it is food, TV shows or heck even people. I think everyone who works here probably has a favorite guest room. I have always been partial to the Sweney Room and disliked the McFarlane Room. I can not give you a specific reason why I was not that fond of that guest room but I can tell you that it always felt "heavy" to me in that room Well within the last 7 days some things have occurred that have made me say "Move over Sarah Black Room their is a new sheriff in town and it's name is McFarlane" For those who might not understand the reference about the Sarah Black Room. The Sarah Black Room is thought to be the most active room at the Inn. It is the room where Jeremy died in what is now the bathroom but at the time was a nursery.. I can not dispute the activity in that room but what I have seen lately calls that of most haunted  into doubt. 
This is a very long story with two parts. I will give you part two here and part one next...backwards I know but bear with me. We had 2 sets of guests in this room in the last week who have experienced paranormal activity that I would equate as being "Off the Charts" The second couple who were in the room were showing me some videos that showed a small white christening dress that is hanging on the wall in the room. In the video the dress visibly moves apparently on its own. I will post that as soon as she sends it to me. So after saying goodbye to them I proceeded to strip the bed and begin to clean the room.
The young lady who had been staying there had taken the EMF meter and went around the perimeter of the room with it. It spiked to red in only one area of the room and that was the left hand corner of the room by the rocking chair and remained red until fully removed from that area. I took my iPhone and began snapping pictures in both corners of the room by the bed. I went about my business and went home. I sat down and began uploading the pictures to my computer and I almost fainted. 
I have never seen anything like this in my life .


On the right hand side of the bed behind the lamp is a face.

On the right side of the bed near the white christening gown was this small figure.
I can not account for the haze that is visible in this photo.

And in the corner where the EMF meter refused to go below red is one of the most incredible things I've ever see. The face in that picture frame is NOT actually in the picture.

NO DISPUTING...NO DENYING..WOW


I know I have mentioned this before but it bears repeating I simply love working here!! I am afforded awesome opportunity's at every turn to meet wonderful people and share stories and photos of paranormal experiences. We recently had two sisters here with us on there 4th visit to the Inn. They were guests in the McFarlane Room and shared this picture with me. This is taken in the garret (attic) of the Farnsworth House during a Ghost Hunt. She felt like going off by herself to investigate and  decided to sit by the window from which we believe a confederate sharpshooter fired the fatal shot at Jennie Wade. This incredible photo shows a face and what looks like a skull in the window panes as well as a rather large orb right next to her. Thank You so much for sharing this picture. It does not get much better than this!



EVP Session - Farnsworth House Cellar

As a result of all the activity as of late here at the Inn I asked Jim , one of our guides, if he would conduct an EVP session in the Cellar to see if we could connect with anyone. As we were getting started my EMF Meter was shooting up to red constantly. I began to take pictures. One of the gentleman that was with us said "I'm feeling very cold" and he was pointing to his left side. I grabbed the digital surface thermometer and pointed to his right arm and then his left arm. There was a 12 degree difference between both sides. I started snapping photos . We had some really good results with the divining rods and the mag lights. I was standing by the mirror using the rods when all of a sudden I felt an immense rush of cold air down my back. Then I heard it....whispered in my ear....ANNETTE...my name was whispered in my ear !!! I tried to remain calm and I approached Jim and handed him the rods and sat down. The session concluded shortly thereafter and I went home. My husband got up at 4:30 am to go to work and I decided to stay up and look through the photos. Some of the results are here...

This is Tony. He and his Dad were in the McFarlane room and as he was  sitting there he said he felt cold on his side. This shadow figure was seen peering out from behind the wooden beam...exactly on the side he felt the intense cold.
There were numerous faces here behind another beam. If you are ever here in person please ask me to see the photo on my phone so you can zoom in and see the detail.
This is a photo of Jim who is one of the guides at the Inn. I am not sure what this is behind him but its interesting to say the least.

WHAT OR WHO IS THAT??

I work both
in the bookstore at the Farnsworth House and in the Housekeeping department. I really enjoy talking to the guests and helping to keep the Farnsworth looking great. The other day I was in the cellar and saw that the mirror really was very dirty and needed to be windexed. I proceeded to get the paper towels and clean it up. Whenever I go into a room here at the Inn to clean I always say "I'm not here to disturb you I am just going to straighten up and then i'm leaving" I took several pictures of the perimeter and went about my business. When I got home later in the evening I was sitting on my couch uploading the photos and I was stopped dead in my tracks...there was a figure standing by the door to the catacombs in the basement. I don't know who it is , or what it is and I have no logical way to explain it but i'm certainly open to ideas.Check it out

Saturday, June 21, 2014

My Daughter, The Disembodied Scream and the PhotoThat Kept Me Up That Night



My 15 year old daughter is still at the age when she is okay with doing things with her old Mom . I was working my shift in the bookstore and my coworker Kathy came in and said "What tours do you you have tonight that go into the basement?" I told her the Mourning Theater at 7 pm or the Mature Tour at 11 pm. I was in no way , shape or form planning on coming back that night and then all of a sudden I blurted out "I'll come back and do it with you" I quickly went home , changed my clothes and asked my kids if they wanted to come. The only taker was Chelsea. So off we went. The Cellar of the Farnsworth House is an AWESOME place. We went to the back of the room and sat down...my daughter not wanted to be squeezed in sat in front of me. Towards the end of the hour long presentation I saw her turn around and look at me. I didn't think much of it and the tour ended. My friend Kathy's husband jumped up and approached my daughter and said "You heard that didn't you?" She shook her head yes. I said "What did you hear?" She said " A scream..like someone was being murdered. Like in a horror movie." Only 4 people out of the 15 or so down there heard it. I was pretty shaken up about it. I took several pictures and made a few stops then went home. I tried to pry information from my daughter about the scream but she tried to downplay it. Later I was sitting on my couch and decided to look at the photos I had taken. What I saw shocked and amazed me. I could not believe my eyes. There was ectoplasm surrounding my daughter and encompassing her...and the ectoplasm near her face...had a face of its own!!! I yelled for my daughter to come from her room and look at the pictures. She tried to calm me down and we proceeded to go to bed. I went to work in the morning and when I got home my daughter was awake and said "Mom were you crying last night?" I said Why would I be crying? She said we woke up at 4 am to the sound of music playing and a woman crying....Could this have something to do with all this?? I don't know but I'm being vigilante for sure from now on