We had the pleasure of chatting with Craig Rupp. He is a talented freelance paranormal investigator who specializes in Daylight IR Photography and Evp Research. Join us as we discuss his photographic and evp techniques and explore the many incredible evps, photos and paranormal investigations he has performed.

Links:

Craig’s Facebook

Craig’s Email :  crupp298@gmail.com

Spirited History 2008-2010 (TM)

Join us as we explore Victorian Funerary Customs with the Curator of the Poe Museum, Mr. Chris Semtner. The Poe Museum provides a retreat into early 19th century Richmond where Edgar Allan Poe lived and worked. The museum features Poe’s life and career by documenting his accomplishments with pictures, relics, and verse, and focusing on his many years in Richmond.

http://www.poemuseum.org/index.html

Poe Museum 1914-16 East Main Street

Richmond, VA 23223

Phone: (804) 648-5523 or 1-888-21E-APOE

Spirited History 2008-2010 (TM)

Unfortunately, we received the devastating news on Tuesday that Chesterfield County will no longer fund the History Dept and docent positions after the end of this fiscal year, in June. What this means to the CHS ,(Chesterfield Historical Society), The County Museum and its part time Docent and the historic buildings is uncertain at this point.

Certainly, public response to the county leaders (Board of Supervisors) has the potential to affect what the final cuts will be, as we found last year when the budget cut was for our two part-timers. This year, the Parks and Rec department faces much more severe conditions and you may have heard that one-third of recreational programs will be cut in next year’s budget. What you haven’t heard is that the whole History section is part of that cut.

Our hope is to prevail upon the BOS to at least partially fund the History Section. That this can happen right before the 400th birthday of Henricus, which where the settlers came after Jamestown proved to be such a disaster and the sesquicentennial of the Civil War is unbelievable. Who will lead these commemorations if not the History Dept and CHS?

Spirited History Investigations has put together several proposals to help create funding for these sites and we are awaiting approval to start projects. Right now we could use you help.

How can you help:

People should be encouraged to e-mail their Supervisor with their thoughts. The Supervisors’ e-mail addresses are their last name, followed by the first initial of their first name @ chesterfield.gov. (e.g. warrena@chesterfield.gov for Art Warren)

These sites up for possible closure are:

CastleWood (home to the Chesterfield Historical Society and historic library)
Magnolia Grange Plantation ( will loose their docent who has been at this site for over 20 yrs)

http://www.chesterfieldhistory.com/S-Magnolia_Grange.shtml
http://www.chesterfieldhistory.com/S-Castlewood.shtml

We appreciate your love of history and are hopeful that you will join us as we try to keep our sites open and our staff employed!

LeeAnne
Organizer SHS

Angela
Asst. Organizer SHS

Join us as we explore the historic Magnolia Grange Plantation located in Chesterfield County VA. We had the pleasure of chatting with Bryan Truzzie who is the Historic Site Specialist for Chesterfield Counties Parks and Recreation, as well as a member of the Chesterfield Historical Society of Virginia. He will take us on a historic journey of this beautiful plantation house.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Links

Magnolia Grange Plantation

Chesterfield Historical Society of Virginia

 

Spirited History 2008-2009 (TM)

Please join us as we explore a 300-year-old gristmill that is believed to be the oldest in the country. This amazing historic site has seen many periods of history from Revolutionary War to the Civil War. On Dec. 2nd 1965 the mill was converted to The Swift Creek Mill Playhouse. We were fortunate to be the first paranormal team to investigate this lovely historic site. We will share our current findings and experiences from our investigation.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Links

Swift Creek Mill Theatre

 

Spirited History 2008-2009 (TM)

In honor of the Ft Mifflin event this past weekend we decided to re-visit our interview with Lee Anderson the Executive Director and Fort Historian of Fort Mifflin, we talk about some of  the history of the Fort that saved America; Fort Mifflin!  In the second half Laurie Hull and Mary Gasparo join us to talk about some of the spirits that may be found in and around the Fort.

 

 

Fort Mifflin

Fort Mifflin Myspace

Laurie Hull

Mary Gasparo

Spirited History 2008-2009 (TM)

The charming Mr. LaChance stops in to chat about The Morse Mill Project and this amazingly historic and haunted location.  Steven is the author of the chilling true life account of his experiences living in the Screaming Union house “The Uninvited”.  We are also joined by the “Landlord of the Creepy” Patrick Sheehan.  He is the owner of the Morse Mill and has some great stories about happenings in the old hotel since he has acquired it.  So please join us as we delve in to some of the history and spirits of Morse Mill.

This photo was taken by Donna Buxbaum a resident of House Springs, MO she is a professional photographer and wasn’t sure what to make of this picture.  She took a bunch of pictures that day and this is the only one with something a bit different in it.  Let us know what you think? 

Donna Buxbaum can be reached at http://designimaging.wordpress.com/

 

 

 

Steven LaChance

Steven LaChances MySpace

Video by Steven

Morse Mill and Jefferson County History

Haunts of Missouri

Bertha Gifford

Article about Bertha Gifford

Patrick Sheehan Myspace

 

Spirited History 2008-2009 (TM)

Rev Tim Shaw drops in to talk about Wilderness Battlefield and some of the history and spirits that inhabit the old battlefield.  As always we had a fab time talking with Rev Tim and truly enjoy listening to his great stories.  We talk a little shop about some terms used during the civil war and also give some history to the battle that was such an important part of the Unions push to Richmond.

 

Rev Tim Shaw

Rev Tim Shaw’s Email : BlackCatLounge1@Yahoo.Com

 

Spirited History 2008-2009 (TM)

We are joined my Lisa Whitfield the Education Coordinator of the Smith McDowell house in Ashland, NC.  This beautiful estate has been loveingly restored to period with the donations from many of the relatives who’s families ones lived in this grand house.  We had the pleasure of spending several hours investigating this treasure in historic Ashland, and hope you join us as we explore this beautiful home and some of it’s past and present residents.

 

Smith McDowell House

Lisa Whitfield
Education Coordinator
Smith McDowell House Museum
education@wnchistory.org

Spirited History 2008-2009 (TM)

Join us as we explore Gettysburg PA. We talk to John Horner about the G.A.R. building located in historic Gettysburg. Not only a beautifully restored building but a treasure trove of information is contained within its painted walls. Then we talk about some of our experiences at Sachs Bridge, the battlefield and Evergreen Cemetery.

Links for Gettysburg

G.A.R Building

Gettysburg Battlefield Information

Monument information on the 10th Pen Res

Monument information on the 9th Mass Infantry Reg

Monument information on the Alabama

Women on the Civil War Monument

Jenny Wade movie

Nation Gettysburg Park Service Battle information

Spirited History 2008-2009 (TM)