• Posts Tagged ‘ghosts’

    Officially Haunted

    by  • January 28, 2012 • Life in Galion • 0 Comments

    Galionites know the stories of Brownella Cottage and the strange “goings on” that take place there. In 2011, the local landmark was the scene of both a national television episode and a new series of unique paranormal tours.

    Now, the strong connection between the Galion Historical Society and the Mansfield & Richland County Convention & Visitors Bureau has resulted in Brownella become an official component of the bureau’s new compendium of haunted area sites. The “2012 Paranromal Investigation Sites for Haunted Mansfield Ohio” includes the following locations:

    • Ohio State Reformatory
    • Haunted Bissman Building
    • Renaissance Theatre
    • Malabar Farm State Park
    • Mansfield Fire Museum
    • Brownella Cottage
    • Mansfield Women’s Club (coming soon)

    The bureau shares the following: “Whether you’re an expert in the field of paranormal activity, just getting started, or think it … Read the rest

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    A Paranormal Fall at Brownellla

    by  • October 31, 2011 • Life in Galion • 0 Comments

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    As it is Halloween, we thought we’d take a quick trip into the world of the paranormal.

    Paranormal tours, that is, as in the twice-monthly “Evening With the Browns,” held for the sixth time this past Saturday at Brownella Cottage.

    Just before the most recent tour, GalionLive checked in with Galion Historical Society Executive Director Amber Wertman to see how the experience has been working. Amber shared, “We have done little advertising for the paranormal tours, because word-of-mouth advertising has been filling up the tours for us! In fact, there are about a half-dozen participants who have returned for a second tour and brought new friends with them!”

    Wertman added that even the tour guides have stories to share – including herself. “Even as a paranormal tour guide, each time … Read the rest

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    Things That Go Bump – or Even Whistle – in the Night

    by  • September 12, 2011 • Life in Galion • 0 Comments

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    On Saturday night, September 10, another Paranormal Tour: An Evening With the Browns took place at Brownella Cottage in Galion.

    This past weekend’s edition was the fifth in a series of tours hosted by the Galion Historical Society with the assistance of Dr. John D. Gruber of Columbus. On each occasion, between 7 to 12 individuals have taken the opportunity to undertake a “hands-on” adventure and to gain a first-hand opinion on whether or not the historic house is haunted.

    Each of these tours has sold out almost immediately after a date is posted – to date, no advertisement has been necessary. Those making the voyage into the unknown have included husbands and wives, paranormal investing organizations, and groups of friends. A set of nurses at Marion General Hospital came … Read the rest

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    My Own “Ghost Story”

    by  • June 10, 2011 • Life in Galion • 2 Comments

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    by Thomas Palmer

    As many Galionites know, our own Brownella Cottage takes center stage nationally at 10:00 p.m. this evening (Saturday) as The Biography Channel’s “My Ghost Story” considers the house’s haunted history. The program will air locally on Channel 140 for those with Time Warner Digital Cable. The episode will also likely appear online as early as Sunday, and GalionLive will bring our readers details on where to access that video replay.

    That shared, I wanted to spend a few brief moments to relay my own Brownella-based “ghost story.” As it happened just two short weeks ago, the event remains terribly fresh in my mind.

    I should preface my story with a couple of quick observations. First, I have to say that I am what might be referred to … Read the rest

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    Ghosts in the Attic

    by  • May 1, 2009 • Life in Galion • 1 Comment

    brownIf you happened to drive by Brownella Cottage this past weekend, you may have noticed a few extra lights burning into the wee hours of the morning. On Saturday, the Galion Historical Society facilitated a multi-hour visit by the team from “SPATS” – the acronym for Supernatural, Paranormal and Technical Services, a team of paranormal researchers in the Central and North Central Ohio area.

    Representatives from SPATS visited Brownella last year, and conducted limited experiments utilizing devices which measure electrical charges, temperature, and possible voice activity. That visit resulted in the alleged capturing of an actual EVP – an “Electronic Voice Phenomenon,“ as well as significant equipment readings in particular areas of the house – areas which had been the scene of previous activity unknown to the researchers. Based on … Read the rest

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