We went to the Farnsworth House, a haunted bed and breakfast in Gettysburg, Pa this weekend. My parents gave us a gift certificate to this place last year for Christmas, and we only just got around to going there.
It was very interesting! The house was in the middle of some fighting between Union and Confederate soldiers, as demonstrated by the many bullet holes in the brick. The Confederates ultimately claimed it, so most of the stories are about Confederate soldiers.
The restaurant there was very good. If you go, try some of the traditional, old-style dishes. We did and were happy that we stepped outside the box.
We went on a ghost investigation from 8:00 p.m. to 2:00 a.m. (okay, we turned in early!). I got a lot of hot spots using a K-II meter in a nearby battlefield, which is now school property. A hill there was the sight of a lot of violent deaths. The people who live in the homes nearby will hear screams, call the police, and the police will come to find nobody out there.
I’m no K-II expert, but if my K-II hits were real and not a result of interference from some wiring, I can say that I felt that the soldiers may have been more receptive to particular people (young women?) in the group. I say that because I got a pretty constant K-II reading in one spot, and then my husband and the tour guide came over, and it temporarily stopped. Another time, me and another woman were getting hits in the same spot, and two other people came over with their K-IIs and didn’t get anything.
My husband has told me before that guys are more inclined to share how they really feel with a woman, so I wonder if the soldier spirits on the battlefield were following that instinct? I guess I can see a soldier telling a woman, “Oh, that really hurt!” and maybe trying to be tough in front of a guy. My guess is that if I walked onto the battlefield dressed as a Civil War nurse, I’d probably get a lot of activity.
When we investigated the house, a woman who was with a man who claimed to be a skeptic got a big jolt. She was opening a door and it jerked out of her hand and swung open.
My husband had an intense nightmare where Confederate soldiers were trying to break into our room. While he didn’t think anything disrespectful or try to provoke any spirit activity, he is a total Northerner. It was not a normal dream, so we’re still trying to unpack it!
I, on the other hand, felt oddly comfortable. My relatives fought in the war as Confederates and we were in a Confederate house, so I wonder if the spirits decided not to bother me!
At any rate, people talk to angels and people who have become saints, so I don’t see any problem with recognizing that individuals on the other side can still communicate and make their presence known.
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