Are you curious about paranormal investigations?
Have you always wanted to go to one but felt you didn't have enough experience
to blend in with the others?
Here's a fabulous group you can join comprised of seasoned professionals and
people who have "never done this kind of thing before."
Paranormal Investigative Society of Toronto has just started up for the summer
ghost hunting season!
If you want to go to a Victorian Seance and also ghost hunt, check out the
event at Blythewood Manor in Niagara Falls, Ontario.
From the MeetUp Group:
The Event
Set in this historic victorian manor, you will
participate in an intimate seance along with only 5 people.
Arrival, introductions and history
Group 1 (6 people) - Seance
Group 2 (6 people) - Tarot/EVP/Communications/Photo
2nd level,most haunted location
Refreshments (Coffee/Tea)
Group 1 (6 people) - Tarot/EVP/Communications/Photo
2nd level,most haunted location
Group 2 (6 people) - Seance
Wrap Up
Please allow up to 4 hours for this event.
Location:
Just off the parkway & 5 minutes from Clifton
Hill, Blythewood Manor is very accessible. This location should not pose too
many problems due to the weather. (main roads all the way)
History & Happenings
Located just off the Niagara Parkway sits
Blythewood Manor. In 1872 this house was built on what was Clifton Avenue,
later changed to Zimmerman after the man who designed the house.
The same man, Zimmerman, also designed the Niagara
Falls train station, located on Bridge Street.
The Zimmerman house was owned and built by James
Bampfield in 1872. The house was built for his wife Margaret Bampfield.
There were a number of deaths in the house on
Zimmerman. Ida Bampfield had a stroke but it was not fatal but did restrict her
to the house. She was cared for by her daughters who moved her bedroom to the
dining room of the house where she stayed until her death.
During this time her son came to visit her and
became quite ill, in fact dying in the house of a sudden heart attack brought
about by a coughing fit during that visit.
During a paranormal investigation of the house in
September 2009 two mediums, on two separate times picked up a woman who fell
down the stairs and subsequently died of her injuries. (This claim was not
substantiated). We were also informed of a boy named Derek who fell from the
middle bedroom on the second floor on the south side of the house. He was not a
Bampfield, but a relative.
There is also some paranormal evidence that
suggests a woman was killed accidently in the basement of the home, a name of Ruth
has come to light both times and through two different mediums. Numerous orbs
have been filmed in the house, mostly on the second floor. These orbs would
actually respond to verbal commands, getting bigger or smaller, coming closer
or entering or leaving rooms on command.
Some common haunting occurrences in the home.
The distinct sound of walking on the main staircase and in the old servants
room, which is located over the kitchen. The smell of a floral perfume in the
first floor hallway that leads to the kitchen. The appearance of light
anomalies in the front bedroom on the second floor. The visual appearance of a
little girl, Anne Bampfield on the second floor. Anne did grow to be an adult
but we have been told she enjoyed her childhood here at the house so much that
when she returns to the house she does so as a child of about 8-10 years.
The current owners have seen the shadow shape of a woman move through the
kitchen from where the old servant staircase used to be, towards where the old
pantry used to be located.
The image of a gentleman aged about mid 40’s with a
trim beard is often seen in the mirror of the middle bedroom on the second
floor. Sneezing can be heard on the second floor when no one is upstairs.
The sound of a woman’s voice, with a British accent
can be heard responding to conversation that will be taking place among people
in or around the house. You will often not feel alone when standing at the top
of the main staircase.
The aroma of cigar or pipe smoke can be smelt in the living room and on the
veranda. The scent of floral perfume can also be smelt on the upper floors and
in the narrow hall to the kitchen.
"The spirits come and go and seem
genuinely happy and content. The house will feel very quite when they’re not
home, then suddenly, you will feel that others are home with you, but not in a
bad way. I akin it with when your children leave home, the house feels empty."
- Wayne. The Owner
Victorian Seance, June 2, 2012, Niagara Falls, Ontario
