Archive for
‘February, 2014’

The Phantom Light of Deakin’s Woods: Part 2 The conclusion to the story, but perhaps not the final word, on the mysterious red spook light seen at Columbus Grove.

The Phantom Light of Deakin’s Woods: Part 1 A mysterious red phantom light haunts a woods on the outskirts of Columbus Grove, Ohio.

Muddying the Waters: The Mediumship of Mrs. Blanchard It’s always entrancing to find a new wave in mediumship, as in this account of Mrs. Elizabeth Blanchard of New Ulm, Minnesota and her mystical faces found in bowls of water.

The Fountain of Youth in New Jersey Dr Charles Smith claimed to have discovered the true Fountain of Youth in–New Jersey.

An account of a mysterious skeleton in the cupboard of George Washington’s ancestral home, Sulgrave Manor.

Tales from the Presidential Crypts A look at some strange incidents at presidential tombs: the skull of Washington, a guard driven mad by standing watch at Garfield’s grave, shots fired and intruders at McKinley’s tomb, and poltergeist-like activities at the Harding holding vault.

The St. Valentine’s Day Massacres The High Feast of St. Hallmark is upon us once more, so here you will find a compendium of comic Valentine atrocities. “My Fatal Valentine.”

In the late 1890s, a musical and medical superstar emerged in Illinois. He was known as Joseph Milkowski or Edward Lewis, but most often simply as “The Man With the Musical Heart.”

The Busy Afterlife of Mary, Queen of Scots Beautiful, royal, martyred, misunderstood: Mary, Queen of Scots was perfectly cast to be a spiritualist icon. Let us look at some of her manifestations in and out of the séance room.