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Findings
Wistariahurst Museum
Basement - Main House
Holyoke, MA
Historical Case
AUDIO
As with most audio clips, spirit EVPs are barely more than a whisper and are best heard while using headphone/earbuds (noise cancelling are the best to use). We selected the audio clips below so that those who do not have headphones/earbuds should still be able to at least hear that there is "something" there, although it may not be as clear as it would be with headphones/earbuds.
Storage Area
Wisteriahurst 9.2 Cellar Storage Room - Pop noise on command 20251004
00:00 / 00:25
The group is asking spirit if they could make a noise. The mini-Maglite lit up to indicate a "yes" answer. The group then asks spirit if they will make a noise. At 0:18 a popping noise was recorded that was not heard by the group at the time of the recording.
Wisteriahurst 6
00:00 / 00:07
Two members of the group left the space to get a piece of equipment. The remaining two members hear a breath at 0:01. (This recording is very faint and will require headphones/ear buds to be heard.
Wisteriahurst 4
00:00 / 00:18
The group is heard asking spirit to make a noise or a tap. Beginning at 0:03 and running until 0:11 a series of bangs is heard. It was determined that the banging was coming from duct work in a small storage space off of the room the group was in. It was confirmed by the Wistariahurst staff that they had never heard a noise like that before and that the heat was not turned on.
(Watch the 4th video in the video section to see the team react to this noise)
Hallway
Wisteriahurst 10.1 Cellar Hallway - Click like a flashlight 20251004 at 2945
00:00 / 00:20
As the group exits the storage room and begins to walk to another space, a figure is captured on the SLS camera (see in video section below). While the team is speaking with the spirit on the SLS, a click is heard at 0:04 that sounds like a flashlight clicking on or off. Everyone in the group denies using a flashlight during this time.
(See the video below in the "Hallway" section to see this capture with video and audio together)
Workshop
Wisteriahurst 11.2 Cellar Workshop - Male voice 20251004
00:00 / 00:13
The team has just finished investigating the workshop area when the staff member from Wistariahurst says, "We love you, Frank. We miss you every day." At 0:06 a male voice is heard in the background. We are unable to make out the words being said, but are believe this was the spirit of the gentleman who worked in this space for 20+ years and gave so much to help ensure the preservation of this home.
Wine Cellar
Wisteriahurst 13.2 Wine Cellar - Metal Tin Thump 20251004
00:00 / 00:24
An investigator is asking spirit, believed to possibly be that of Mr. William Skinner, if he made the metallic noise in the storage area. At 0:08 a metallic thump is heard.
The noise was determined by the investigator to have come from a can of acetone, located on a shelf behind her head. The investigator was able to recreate the exact noise.
(See the video below with this same interaction taking place)
Wisteriahurst 14.2 Wine Cellar - Footsteps 20251004
00:00 / 00:30
The group is asking spirit, who they believe is possibly Mr. William Skinner, if he ever drinks whiskey. From 0:16 - 0:18 a couple of footsteps are heard.
These footsteps were heard by the group at the time they occurred and came from the hallway right outside of the wine cellar.
VIDEO
We were able to capture 15 video clips that we felt were worth posting either because they show activity that was captured or they show a different viewpoint.
There are 7 videos that do not have sound and 8 that do.
Storage Area
Almost as soon as we began setting up, our equipment started going off. In this clip we have put down a light-up ball on the floor of the storage area. No one is in this space when the ball lights up.
This video was taken less than 10 minutes after the first one and again shows the light-up ball going off when no one is in the area.
As the investigation begins an investigator is seen walking past the light-up ball on the floor. We wanted to share this video to show that vibration from walking past the light-up balls, especially on a concrete floor, does not cause them to light up.
This video goes along with the last audio clip listed above, under "Storage Area". This shows the group's response to the banging on the vents.
Hallway
The team was using the SLS camera to look around the area when a figure was seen in the hallway. While viewing this footage a clicking sound, like that of a flashlight turning on or off was heard.
This video shows the group's response to the sound of a click. There is an audio clip of this same capture in the audio section above under "Hallway".
While using the SLS camera to communicate with a spirit in the hallway, an investigator asks spirit to wave their arm.
Workshop
The group captures a figure sitting in a chair at the desk. This figure would come and go throughout the time spent in the workshop.
In this video two figures are captured on the SLS camera. The one sitting in the desk chair, as seen in the video above, and another next to it.
An investigator, off camera, is on the SpiritBox when she is touched multiple times. You will hear her ask someone to check around her to make sure there are no insects around. As the investigator sets boundaries by telling spirit she no longer wants to be touched, both figures on the SLS disappear at the same time.
Wine Cellar
The group has moved into the wine cellar and believe they are speaking with Mr. William Skinner. This is one view of this interaction. See the video below, with audio for another view.
This is the same event as above, but was recorded using a cell phone camera in an attempt to capture something on the SLS camera.
You will see the investigator on the right jump and spin around in response to a noise that came from directly behind her head.
See the video below for combined audio and video of this activity.
An investigator asks Mr. Skinner if he made the metallic noise in the other room when a metallic thump occurs right behind her head.
The investigator is quickly able to identify the sound as coming from a can of acetone located on the shelf behind her.
(See the video below to watch the investigator recreate this sound)
An investigator is able to recreate the sound of the metal thump that came from the shelf behind her, as seen in the video above.
The investigator that had the can of acetone thump behind her head, uses the mini-Maglite to ask Mr. Skinner if he made that noise as well as the metallic thumping heard previously in the night.
As the team begins breaking down equipment, an investigator is in the hallway when she sees a shadowy mist in the wine cellar, right in front of the shelf that holds the can of acetone that sounded earlier in the night.
You will see a faint black mist appear and quickly disappear, in front of the white packages on the 3rd shelf. You will then see the investigator enter the frame as she attempts to identify what she just saw.
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