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Case Summary
The homeowner of this residential case contacted us due to activity in the home that had recently increased to an uncomfortable level.
Claims included the smell of an unfamiliar cologne/perfume, seeing shadows in the kitchen and bedrooms, flickering lights in the kitchen, sound of knocking on son's bedroom floor (from the basement), sounds of sighing, objects moving and scratches on homeowner's son's back and neck.
While the homeowner believed some of the activity was related to the passing of loved ones, who had followed her from her previous residence to this home, she knew when her son began to hear someone sighing in his bedroom, seeing his computer chair move and hear his computer mouse clicking that something, or someone, was here that they hadn't experienced before. The final straw was when the homeowner's son was scratched on his back and neck several times.
During our 1st investigation we were able to communicate with the homeowner's loved ones, who she believed had been with her for years. We also communicated with a man who we believe was a previous homeowner. He loved the home very much and had become unable to move from the location. We felt that this was the spirit causing the activity in the homeowner's son's bedroom as he was attempting to get the son's attention; but was not trying to harm or scare him. We offered alternate ways the spirit could communicate with the homeowners without scaring or hurting them and let him know we would return in a couple of weeks to help him move on, which he indicated to us he would like to do so he could find and see his family again.
During our 2nd investigation we started with communicating with the male energy of the previous homeowner. We explained what a releasing ceremony was and determined this would benefit both the spirit and the homeowner. After the ceremony was performed, we moved to a different space in the home and was again able to communicate with the homeowner's loved ones who had passed.
The homeowner continues to report to us that the activity that had previously been unsettling and scary, completely stopped after our 2nd investigation. now when the lights flicker or she smells perfume or food she is reassured that it is her loved ones checking on her and her family.
Case Summary
We decided to put together two investigations to allow for our close friends and family to experience "what we do". We chose Ventfort Hall Mansion and Gilded Age Museum in Lenox, MA for these investigations, as some of our team members had been here before and enjoyed the history, architecture and experiences of this location.
Ventfort Hall is a Jacobean-style mansion that was built in 1893 for George and Sarah Morgan (Sarah was the sister of J.P. Morgan). It contains 50 rooms in a total of 28,000 square feet of living space, including 9 main bedrooms and 10 servant's bedrooms, 7 bathrooms and 17 fireplaces and is set on a large landscaped garden of 26 acres.
After the Morgans' death it was rented for several years by Margaret VAnderbilt before being sold a few times and served as a dormitory for Tanglewood music students, a summer hotel, the Michel Fokine Ballet Summer Camp and community housing for the religious organization "The Bible Speaks" (now known as Greater grace World Outreach). In 1991, a developer had plans to demolish the building and began disassembling parts of it before it was rescued in 1997 by the non-profit Ventfort Hall Association and restorations began. Shortly after the Ventfort Hall Association purchased the location, the movie "The Cider House Rules" was partially filmed at the location. The space is now run as a museum and is available to rent for use for weddings and events (including paranormal investigations).
There were limited claims going into this investigation,
Our team experienced of activity at this location including orbs, Maglite activity and EVPs (including the mewing of a possible "ghost" cat).
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