Miami Ghost Chronicles Paranormal Cases 6
Fort East Martello Museum, Key West, FL (May 2008)
Key West Cemetery
This was a freelance investigation in which I was invited to participate by Florida Ghost Team that was conducting an overnight investigation which was also being filmed.
The museum was designed after the nearly impregnable coastal Martello watchtowers in Italy, however it was never completed nor saw hostile action. The outer bulwark and inner citadel has 8 foot thick granite walls built during the Civil War era.
Today the building and courtyard are home to a vast collection of Key West artifacts and historical records as well a military memorabilia. The view from atop the central tower affords visitors a spectacular panorama of the Atlantic coast of Key West. Inside the galleries is the scrap metal "junk" sculpture of Stanley Papio.
The most infamous item is Robert the doll, however I found that there were other artifacts which had more going on with them than Robert (which confirms my observations that what's famously haunted, most of the times is not haunted). The artifacts kept from the Convent of Mary Immaculate established in 1875 who also ran a hospital and school on their grounds, have more energy most of it residual attached to it.
Inside the building where the Stanley Papio metal sculptures are being housed we found more than the artworks, we found the spirit of a little girl, from what we could gather she had died around 1912 from some type of plague or epidemic type of illness in which she passed very quickly. She asked for saltwater taffy, and with the assistance of another team member we crossed her over into the light when her mother came for her.
See photos below of the investigation, including one of the group enjoying Key West before darkness falls and we started the investigation.
The museum was designed after the nearly impregnable coastal Martello watchtowers in Italy, however it was never completed nor saw hostile action. The outer bulwark and inner citadel has 8 foot thick granite walls built during the Civil War era.
Today the building and courtyard are home to a vast collection of Key West artifacts and historical records as well a military memorabilia. The view from atop the central tower affords visitors a spectacular panorama of the Atlantic coast of Key West. Inside the galleries is the scrap metal "junk" sculpture of Stanley Papio.
The most infamous item is Robert the doll, however I found that there were other artifacts which had more going on with them than Robert (which confirms my observations that what's famously haunted, most of the times is not haunted). The artifacts kept from the Convent of Mary Immaculate established in 1875 who also ran a hospital and school on their grounds, have more energy most of it residual attached to it.
Inside the building where the Stanley Papio metal sculptures are being housed we found more than the artworks, we found the spirit of a little girl, from what we could gather she had died around 1912 from some type of plague or epidemic type of illness in which she passed very quickly. She asked for saltwater taffy, and with the assistance of another team member we crossed her over into the light when her mother came for her.
See photos below of the investigation, including one of the group enjoying Key West before darkness falls and we started the investigation.
Lake Erie, OH
Marblehead Lighthouse & Johnson's Island
August 2009
The Marblehead Lighthouse is a beautiful picturesque light overlooking Lake Erie which has reports of UFO's, a lake monster is the home to the Storm Hag. Just a few minutes drive from the lighthouse is Johnson's Island where amid residential streets is the Confederate Stockade Cemetery. The entire island served as a prison camp for Civil War Confederate soldiers between 1862 and 1865.
It is believed that 209 Confederate soldiers are buried there; however there is strong evidence that the remains of the soldiers are not contained within this small area of land designated as the "official" cemetery, and are instead scattered around most of the island. The marble markers found at the cemetery are not original. The markers were carved in the early 1900's as part of a preservation effort, based upon the only available death records--old wooden grave markers and journals and records kept by the prisoners themselves. The most recent archaeological research (including infrared scans of the island) strongly suggest that more than 100 additional, unmarked graves exist throughout the island.
The spirits of uniformed Confederate soldiers are said to be seen wandering the island. The statue erected by the Daughters of the Confederacy of the Cincinnati, Ohio Chapter, is also said to be haunted. Named "The Lookout," he stands watch over the remains of the soldiers. It is said that he changes position at midnight.
It is believed that 209 Confederate soldiers are buried there; however there is strong evidence that the remains of the soldiers are not contained within this small area of land designated as the "official" cemetery, and are instead scattered around most of the island. The marble markers found at the cemetery are not original. The markers were carved in the early 1900's as part of a preservation effort, based upon the only available death records--old wooden grave markers and journals and records kept by the prisoners themselves. The most recent archaeological research (including infrared scans of the island) strongly suggest that more than 100 additional, unmarked graves exist throughout the island.
The spirits of uniformed Confederate soldiers are said to be seen wandering the island. The statue erected by the Daughters of the Confederacy of the Cincinnati, Ohio Chapter, is also said to be haunted. Named "The Lookout," he stands watch over the remains of the soldiers. It is said that he changes position at midnight.
