A Celebration of Midwestern Curiosities
From Chasing Shadows by Larry Wilson. The Rockcliffe Mansion was built in 1900 by wealthy lumber baron John Cruikshank. Cruikshank wanted a house that would showcase the finest woods and furnishings that money could buy. The mansion was built using the finest Walnut, Oak, and Mahogany available at the time. The exterior of the building […]
From Echoes from the Grave by Larry Wilson. I first became acquainted with the location after seeing it on one of the many TV shows about hauntings and haunted locations. The show featured an interview with the owner of the property and his girlfriend, who told stories of their encounters with the spirits in the […]
From Echoes from the Grave by Larry Wilson. The house in which Tegan lives is quite interesting. It was built in the early 1900s by the John Henry family, who used it as their summer home. You may recognize the name John Henry as he is best known as the current owner of the Boston […]
From Echoes from the Grave by Larry Wilson. Elkhart Cemetery is the final resting place of Richard J. Ogelsby, the fourteenth Governor of the State of Illinois. It is located in Logan County approximately nineteen miles from the state capitol of Springfield. It is a place that I will never forget as long as I […]
By Larry Wilson Prior to investigating, I set up all my equipment and headed over to my friends Tony and Deb Pickmans’ house for a visit… The Pickmans lived in the Sallie House and experienced one of the most extreme hauntings ever reported. They continue to experience activity and strange events to this day at the […]
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