Thank you Kelly! Some beautiful images. To those of you who dont know what larp is it means live, action,role ,play. Im interested in picking up the book you mentioned and giving it a read. And thus, we begin in Crofton, British Columbia, in 1887, where an accident with a lantern and a trolley full of dynamite leads to quite a kerfuffle, and the besuited magnate, Mr. Croft, not being particularly sympathetic. Robert Dunsmulr. He could not find anyone inside, either in attic or the rest of the house. Hope you can find some information on this somewhere, it would be nice to keep the history alive. Qualicum Heritage Inn, Qualicum (closed for development) The list of reported activity reported at the Qualicum Heritage building is long. Thanks for the reply; The one on Newcastle was within the last month or so, the woman that sited it was actual a sceptic and only told me about it. One time they went with a few girls and decided to freak them out so one of them hid under a sleeping bag in the back of the truck and when they got up there they all got out of the truck and the guy under the sleeping bag got in the drivers seat and started driving around and the girls were screaming LEAVE US ALONE, STOOOOOP IT and one almost had a total meltdown before my friends said it was someone in the car. I was shown this thread by a friend and wanted to set a couple misconceptions about this whole thing. She put the fish tackle at the foot of his bed, he is why she went to go sleep downstairs. Some comments on Youtube as well http://livinglibraryblog.com/?p=2271. That is nowhere where theyve been seen for a very long time. Stamp Falls & Somass River, Port AlberniStamp River is a tributary of Somass River. There is also. Many mill workers have felt or heard things and even seen apparitions even to this day. My story. Is this really what weve resorted to now? Do you know anything about the third one? On Friday night, however, he remarked that he was feeling better than usual and spent the evening with some friends at his home. There are believed to be spirits there, as well. As this is a source-based list there are several places on the island that havent been added yet. Creature was reported as early as 1962. It happened just a few kms down the road, and he had the car on a flat deck when he came home (not knowing it was my sister's friends who were involved.) His experience was in the Malahat in 2010. 4THE GHOST OF OWAIN GLYN DWR Haunted Britain. Thank you for letting me know about this I had not even realized it would be about Henry Croft! Also working the am shift opening up the hotel, tourism, gift shop, dining room, pub you could hear chairs moving around when they were clearly left place up on the table from the cleaning staff. That is very interesting and a bit scary, about the influences spirit children have on ours (as well as adult spirits im sure). On the morning of 19 th May 1536 Anne was beheaded by a French executioner using a sword. [5] His mother-in-law Joan Dunsmuir loaned him $20,000 to cover his losses, though by 1895 Croft still owed $58,000 and was forced to declare bankruptcy. Im not certain that the spirit of this little boy is in fact a spirit of one of the children massacred, but it goes along with what I have learnt. https://plus.google.com/app/plus/x/?force=1&partnerid=t2searchhp. That would be Cumberland. Just something about it. Cameron Lake also had an entire train go off a trestle with no survivors I have been told. It was whilst walking the perimeter of the building that he saw something peculiar. I dont know the details, when it was, or where on the lake. Some of the pub staff know a lot about the history, and they all seem to have a ghost story or two . I was there less than 3 months ago for a photoshoot with a couple of friends because we admired the art there. Croft was a member of many different societies as a result of his mining involvement: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Henry_Croft&oldid=1118792693, This page was last edited on 28 October 2022, at 22:56. I feel its not a place where one should go. Henry VIII's second wife is believed to have been born at the estate. why that location? I dont know enough about these sorts of things to comment with any sort of authority. The Quamichan Inn in Duncan is haunted. Bonhams Fine Art Auctioneers and Valuers: auctioneers of art, pictures, collectables and motor cars It seems crazy to me so why would people believe it. We could hear the cats and the dog freaking out by the side door which was just off the kitchen. I may or may not be haunted, but its a special place to visit. Thanks! Stone Croft with Stables (Later, Carriage House) . Its a path for the cows to go under the highway. footsteps? Here are four of the pictures that Steven took of Butter Church mentioned as part of the Mt. When I watched this episode I remembered something. Also someone mentioned Port Alice. Our families story was the basis for the episode, but there were many liberties taken by the screenwriters during production. Now on a whole a wolf is not that big a deal. but most were probably due to the pollution. Funny part about the area your talking about is that if you go into certain parts of Jingle pot even closer to the city. Thank you for your comment Alice. Many Landslides back in the day. Is it possible Henry Croft owned multiple homes? You might have to become a member, not sure. Might be worth looking into further. Brother XII was said to have used discarnate spirits in order to attack witnesses using a type of black magic. Eventually, a group who brought him to court used First Nation spirit-medicine (magic) to retaliate, and won their case. Look into the Bickle House in Cumberland. As I stood soaking up the dimly lit attics heavy atmosphere, Simon explained how it may have once played host to drovers as they moved their livestock across the country. I never went back and looked into the history of the area in nanaimo and there was many pppl that did satanic things and there still is groups that are around still doing sacrifices but they do it low key so be careful around the jingle pot area they are crazy this happened 20 years ago and we all still remember it like it was yesterday. I will say that I did immediately recognize the sister of the man telling the story. The second one was while I was walking back through on the way back, but it wasnt as pronounced. It was creepy for sure! Do you know if theres a story attached to who shes supposed to be? Port Alice seems it has alot of History. Whatever the truth may be, despite the enormous rewards that were being offered at the time,Glyndr was neither captured nor betrayed. Thanks for your comment Cody! Driving through there at night you made sure your lights were on. It is believed to be haunted by a former elevator . The second was of an apparition of a woman with a hideous face nothing like a human face without arms and legs. A lot of history on Newcastle before it became a park Protection Island had a BF sighting? This apparition appeared fully dry, and after looking at her and her friend for a moment, is said to have vanished (comments with accounts below). Arguably the most famous of Croft Castles ghostly residents is Owain Glyndr. If it was just the one spelling mistake I know those happenI think it was around the third hung instead of hanged my left eye started to twitchno lingering issues that you can resolve unfortunatelyI tend to correct the spelling errors on the bathroom wallsyeah I got issues . Hi Kris thank you for your comment! Really, I reported the incident to M.U.F.O.N but got no response and this is the only other time I have discussed the incident (except with loved ones) I have no reason to lie about what I witnessed, because of it I lost my job so I gained nothing from it. Said to be because of a plague. Really interesting. He literally founded Coltonwhy wouldnt he have a home there too? At this point, my husband got up and looked out the window of the front door and there was absolutely no one there. chanson qui parle de mariage; henry croft house haunted. The door looks as though it refuses to age. the old bathrooms down below the coombs market restaurant are hauntedbefore the market was around ,the land was owned by a family with two sons that were gun happynot to much info on that ,but rumor has it ,that they buried guns all over coombs..the old bar is haunted too. Whatever these experiences really are contact with the dead, psychic insight into past events, or something far more mundane but as of yet unexplained many children have reported similar encounters. Also, why was everyone so chill when the lights went off?! About your cousins man that would have been a First Nations grave site. Just 10 kilomteres northwest of Duncan is the twin summits of Mount Sicker: Big Sicker Mountain is 714 metres while Little Sicker Mountain is 660 metres. Thanks a lot for sharing! Much of the churchs legend/reputation stems from older inaccurate settler legends about the building etc. I think you call it Nanaimo Travel in your list (I assume) but I work at the Aldred House in Nanaimos Old City Quarter. Enjoy. Finally, just last year, 3 years to the day of that incident happening the same lightening with No-Thunder happened again witnessed by everyone who lives around here. Also, electronic problems and issues with a door that wouldnt lock. My hubby, son and I used to go there to pick the blackberries that grow along the edges of the property. Beban House is the current office for the Nanaimo Clippers Junior Hockey Club. Zeballos Hotel, Zeballos(destroyed by fire, new hotel on site) The apparition of Susie Woo, a Chinese hotel maid from the 1940s, had been seen on several occasions. When I was at Stamp River Falls, it was daylight. The Paranormal Scholar. Ive been meaning to check out the Oxy for awhile. Lowest rating: 3. I havent been able to find any mention of Farquhar Street and coal carts but Ill look a little deeper when I get the chance. I have seen dolls move, dolls be undressed and their wigs removed, heard noises and footsteps, and had weird electronic anomalies. He also mentioned the lightning thing. Dont even get me started on the dungeon! Ill have to try and find that article. Tiarks in the Queen Anne style. Llewelyn is one publisher that deals with this type of outlook. Fittingly, then, Wyatt reckons he was haunted by the spirit of a man from the 1800s. Harbour House Hotel, Salt Spring Island(open) Audible phenomena and poltergeist activity is experienced. Onewas of a green cloud-mist near the cemetery (probably Pioneer Park), which was only seen over a short period of time. During last years Lantern Tour, the program director for the Nanaimo museum shared a personal experience she had in the lounge. My friend also claims that he has seen faces in his wall. A-06782-Henry Croft's home 'Mount Adelaide' in Esquimalt; built 1890. He also said hed seen a big guy lurking behind the lodge a few times when he knew no one else to e around. There were still some of his old papers in his office, but certainly not an archive. Id never heard of the cowboy ghost before. Sicker Mountain,ChemainusTheres a local legend that a headless womans apparition has been seen at the old Sicker towns site, which is now a ghost town. On the CD listed below, an older lady realized that two men in old-fashioned clothing shed seen as a kid were the ghosts of the hanged men. There was no one in the cabin, and I dont know what he saw, but it doesnt make sense. Interestingly, the strongest recorded land earthquake in Canada is usually said to have had its epicentre here. As soon as he got outside his flashlight turned back on. Hes now believed to be at peace due to a First Nations-style tree memorial built by one of the witnesses. 8The most haunted house in the Midlands. National Trust. Thats awesome. These are both awesome stories. The mill really is old, so it wouldnt surprise me if there was a story or two there as well. If he saw the two together he said he usually went inside immediately. Someone recently drowned here I guess it was a about 5 or 6 years now. However, it is very close to Tsolum Road. Maps show no listing for a lee la lynn road anywhere. Henry is spending the weekend at Rich Aunt Ruby and Stuck-Up Steve's house whether he likes it or not, while his parents are away on holiday and Perfect Peter is . Horrid Henry's Haunted House - YouTube 0:00 / 14:00 Horrid Henry's Haunted House 19,065 views Dec 29, 2019 134 Dislike Share Save Gilby1385 11.2K subscribers If you are the owner of this. Despite its appearance, the current structure at the estate is technically not a castle. go over the trees then Explode into an extremely bright flash of yellow light. A haunting they say happened due to Mr. Croft to a family who rented. Thanks for pointing out my shitty spelling Jason! My friend and I spent the night in room #1 which was reportedly haunted. The Paranormal Scholar is an offshoot of Ethereal Productions, whose debut documentary, In Search of the Dead, was released in 2019. My great great grandfather was Isaac Emblem, and he also frequented the Oxy. He established the mill at Chemainus, now operated by the Victoria Lumber Company. [2] In 1883 he moved to Canada to join his brother Ted, who was then on Vancouver Island. We also had an injured hen that we kept in a kennel beside the woodstove inside the house. I will be following this article as I think I might just make a trip itinerary based on your findings. Youre right! The apparitions were seen by one or two adults and a bunch of kids, as the weather was to bad so they let them camp in the pavillion. He died shortly before 4 o'clock. Interestingly, theres also a First Nation story from Alert Bay that was recorded by Boas in 1895 that sounds like a UFO account as well: A man who flew from above the sky visited them, and his house stood on stilts in the water. There have been UFO claims on the island for a long time. off of jingle pot road on lee la lynn road there is a property at the end on the left hand side there are a bunch of buildings that look like churches and I had a girl and a guy with me the first time I pulled on the road millions of frogs appeared only on that road then we made it to the end and all of a sudden 3 big dogs came out of the driveway trying to attack us and the dogs had blood running out of there mouth we sped out of there and the truck I was driving was covered in blood. ..just that it seems out of place there! Also, a wolf was blamed for biting a donkey near Qualicum. Safe to say I didnt sleep . I live in this area and can vouch for hearing those wolves howling. I live used to live near this church just of the reserve land it has a sad history and is defiantly haunted as is mt tzouhalem I live very near the top of the side overlooking maple bay and we have seen and hears many thing here heard drums that were not the kid next door but old drums in a native rhythm , almost everyone in my family including my new husband how moved here this past year have seen thing and he had no prior knowledge of the mountain , but we were sating in my parents 5th wheel in the back yard , the have 5 acres of tree and we both would get totally spooked some night the point we would close all the window even though it was hot ,because we could both feel something I was pregnant the whole time we stayed out there and I think it made me more sensitive to the stuff out here it was really scary some nights , Creep place!! or is there another church in the area? Eventually, the spot became known as Gallows Point. I was hoping someone would share eventually. The most famous lake one is the Cameron Lake Monster, but Oyster River south of you has one dubbed Klato from the 40s. Since this comment I did talk to one person who works at the mill who said he thought it was haunted as well. I wanted to know a bit more about the history of our new home and its town, and happened to pick up a book on Sproat Lake Sproat Lake Reflections and read about how east coast tribes would raid the Hupacasath band at their fishing and hunting sites. Like I said he was alone in the building so it freaked him out. "HENRY BEIDLEMAN BASCOM STAPLER, son of James and Maria (Beidleman) Stapler, was born February 24, 1853, at Mobile, Ala. . Some stories unverifiable really suggest that the entity wants the child to cross over so they have someone to play with on the other side. SS Valencia) Aphantom ship has been reported 12 km south of Bamfield where over 100 people died during a 1906 shipwreck. That also cared me, because I not only have to worry about her following or going with strangers but also spirits. Im not aware of any instances where this has actually worked, other than the claims of a couple of authors who I take with a grain of salt due to book sales, etc. I live in Crofton and Ive never heard of this mansion! Thanks Anthony! His second and third sons, Henry and John, are the ancestors of the Crofts of Claughton and Durslet respectively. The red description is surprisingly common as well. The high qualities of citizenship embodied In Mr. Crofts character, his ever present spirit of cheer and optimism, and the charm of his personality won him many close friends, who will learn of his passing with deep sorrow. Was the section called sleepy hollow? The next day she explained it to my grandparents and her siblings, her brother decided he wanted to go out there and look around with her, my mom took him to the spot where they had pulled over and they searched around, didnt find anything, so she got him to park on the side road and they started walking down towards the drive way.. heres the crazy part. First about the house in general not mentioning the haunted episode. I havent actually. The first spirit to come through claimed to be this little girl. I realized it was an old coal cart that I had seen rolling down Farquhar Street. Old House Ghost .Her name is Lena ,She is my aunt I have never met her she died before I was born ..We really do not know the truth. Its believed that the spirit is the original owner Sam Fiddicks son, who was scalded to death in the kitchen in the 1890s. 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