July - Gathering Evidence

EVP's BELOW!!!

During July, my sister was here for a few more days.  She actively gathered EVPs, began research into the home's history and then left us.  I honestly was creeped out by the voices.  It's one thing to think your house might be haunted, but to hear the actual voices of the people on a recording was a little unsettling.  It was like I always had it in the back of my mind - what if we didn't see or hear what we thought we did?  Maybe it was just our imaginations?  But hearing the PROOF from your own home when you know there was no tampering or faking - unsettling.

Before I tell you of the events in July, let me share a little on the research.  We began with the historical society here in town.  We didn't come right out and say we have ghosts - that would have been too risky.  We just showed interest in the history, which ultimately was the truth.  We were able to purchase a map from 1871 showing our house sitting in the same spot.  We also read through old phone books.  BORING.  But we were able to get a few names - at least those dating back to 1920.  We also found out that according to the records at the society, there was no cemetery here; although, many families in the 1800's would bury family members right on the property.  Their records were not very detailed and didn't date back to when our house was built.  They did direct to to the County Clerk.  It was a start.  A weak one, but a start.

7/1/11  I woke up at 3 am for work.  I heard urgent knocking at this time.  I couldn't find the source, but it made the dog crazy.  I yelled for it to stop and it did.

My sister left the DVR going that night.  She caught a girl/child saying, "Can you help me?" "Come play with me." "Come play again."  In the morning, the dog who was sleeping in the girls' room with our dog was outside of the room with the door still closed.  Neither girl let the dog out.
Get up
Come here (April) (Tigger)
LOUD - COME GET ME
whisper "Can you help me?"
Clear "Can you help me?"
Heather can you help me?

7/3/11 My sister caught more EVP's asking "Can you help me?" while we were all sound asleep upstairs and this recorded downstairs in our locked family room.  She also caught children giggling and playing at 12:30 am.  The child also sang her nickname, "Tigger."  Also caught was the first of many coughs that we pick up over the months.  And, no, we do NOT have a cat.  OUR children were sleeping and aren't nearly young enough to make these sounds...
Tig-ger
Child laughing/playing
More of the child
Child coughing
Child yelling or maybe calling out Momma?
Child
Child again
Loud child...does it begin with a whisper for mommy?
Child pleading, singing or soothing?

7/4/11  I was sitting in the family room and saw a black shadow pass between the living room.  We looked for an explanation or a bat, but came up empty handed.

7/7/11 It had been quiet for a few days after my sister left, so we chose to believe they had left.  We did find it odd the fruit on the table tumbled over and rolled off.

7/8/11  Our 16 year old daughter ran away.  Emotions were high...Cupboards doors kept randomly opening - some even forcefully until my husband commanded it to stop.  It did. (and she did return)

7/10/11  My daughters were sleeping in the downstairs bedroom and awoke at 2 am to the sound of a door slamming.  They slept upstairs the rest of the night.

7/11/11  My husband put in a rough night.  He awoke to the sound of a ball slowly rolling down our stairs.  He got up to check - no ball any where.  He went back to bed until about 2 am when he heard a door kicked open.  He got up to check, but all were closed.

7/14/11  While painting in the laundry room I heard a SIGH in my ear (it actually moved the little follicles).  I kept painting and later heard a little girl say, "Mommy."  I was immediately suprised that I wasn't afraid.  My children were not even home - I was alone yet the voice came from inside the room.  In my final hour of painting, I had to stand on the dryer and position myself in a pretty unsteady position when I left something poking my back. At first, I thought it was a broom handle that had slid towards me.  Nope.  Nothing around.  One of them hand their hand on my back, as if to steady me.  At that point, I lost all of the creepy feelings I once had and began to see them as simply people.  Possibly people who were looking out for us.  Oh, and did I mention it was unbelievably CHILLY in that room?  That day was hot and humid (which typically makes me physically ill), but not in that room.  A whole new outlook on what was going on in my house was beginning to grow.

7/19/11  We were leaving to have my son's birthday party at a nearby hotel.  I triple checked all of the lights in the house - they were off.  The last room I checked before going out was the bathroom, I even looked back at the dark open bathroom door as I locked up.  We had forgotten a few things for the party, So I ran home later to find the bathroom doors shut (there are two entrances) and the light was shinning out from underneath.  I stopped in shock only to be able to hear a man and a woman conversing in there!  I swung open the door (to scare our intruders) only to have the conversation cease.  All the windows were shut tight, all the family were at the hotel, and it was 105 that day - NO ONE was outside for blocks.

7/23/11 - 7/30/11 We left for vacation.  Needless to say we finally got some sleep!  Although, my husband did have a few crazy dreams involving the woman he saw and having her call out to him.