A lady in black carried on a conversation with investigators. Whispered references were made to a fatal episode in the woods north of the property. Actual moving images. A figure appearing in a window. And words kept appearing that suggested that somebody — or something — may have been watching events from the first moments that tour guides arrived.

Clearly much, much more than things that simply go “bump in the night.”

This past weekend, Galion’s landmark Gill House was the scene of a paranormal hunt, the first to take place within its walls during its entire 110 year history. A group of investigators from the Shelby/Mansfield area … Read the rest

1. Ghosts in the Attic
2. A Paranormal Fall at Brownellla
3. Things That Go Bump – or Even Whistle – in the Night

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

1. Things That Go Bump – or Even Whistle – in the Night
2. Ghosts in the Attic
3. Officially Official – Almost

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

1. Paranormal Practice
2. Things That Go Bump – or Even Whistle – in the Night
3. Ghosts at the Gills

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

1. A Paranormal Fall at Brownellla
2. Officially Haunted
3. Deck Brownella With Boughs of Holly – The Five Days of Galion Christmas

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

1. Galion, Los Angeles and “My Ghost Story”
2. Things That Go Bump – or Even Whistle – in the Night
3. Sign of Summer

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

1. Ghosts at the Gills
2. Brownella Investigation Book Published
3. Things That Go Bump – or Even Whistle – in the Night