Uxbridge Historical Centre
Uxbridge, Ont.
October 23, 2021
The sun was shining, but slowly beginning to set as Rachel and Paula sat in the parking lot, waiting for Alison, Sheena and Lisa to arrive. Although the sun was out and the sky was blue, the crisp fall air could still be felt. Rachel and Paula were admiring the view of the Valley and moraine, as well as all the dogs arriving for their play date at the off-leash park. Soon, the remaining three had arrived and it was time to head into the main building of the location we would be spending the evening at.
Located on what was once known as Quaker Hill, the Uxbridge Historical Centre has breathtaking views of the Uxbridge Valley and the Oak Ridges Moraine. Established in 1972, the Centre consists of 10 buildings, 10,000 plus artifacts and almost as many archives – preserving the history and heritage of Uxbridge.
As we entered the main building, the Stokes-Kydd house, we were greeted by our host for the evening, Robyn. We introduced ourselves and got straight down to business. First up was our tour of the buildings. During this tour, Lisa would describe and say the things that she was picking up on. Robyn would only validate her impressions or clarify information if Lisa asked. Only after Lisa had finished her walk thru, would we ask for any more information. Our first stop of the evening would be the Victoria Corners Lodge Hall.
Located on what was once known as Quaker Hill, the Uxbridge Historical Centre has breathtaking views of the Uxbridge Valley and the Oak Ridges Moraine. Established in 1972, the Centre consists of 10 buildings, 10,000 plus artifacts and almost as many archives – preserving the history and heritage of Uxbridge.
As we entered the main building, the Stokes-Kydd house, we were greeted by our host for the evening, Robyn. We introduced ourselves and got straight down to business. First up was our tour of the buildings. During this tour, Lisa would describe and say the things that she was picking up on. Robyn would only validate her impressions or clarify information if Lisa asked. Only after Lisa had finished her walk thru, would we ask for any more information. Our first stop of the evening would be the Victoria Corners Lodge Hall.
Victoria Corners Lodge Hall
Build in 1856, the Victoria Corners Lodge Hall is the oldest building on the site. It was originally located just east of Victoria Corners, northeast of Uxbridge. The building was moved to the Uxbridge Historical Centre in 1976. Being a Lodge Hall, it was the meeting place for the Orangemen (a political and religious fraternal society) and most of the history of the building and its members is in secrecy.
Robyn unlocked the doors and we entered. The building was now host to numerous handmade quilts. Each beautifully designed. While we toured the building, admiring these quilts, Lisa was tapping into something else. “My nose feels like I’m super congested,” she said. “But I’m not. Like pressure on my sinuses,” she added. Lisa walked further towards the front of the building. “There is something going on with my face,” she said. She turned and began walking back towards the door. “I’ve never had this, so I don’t know what it means. I am asking for clarification,” she continued. “This is the one building I couldn’t’ get much information on,” said Rachel. “So, you don’t know anything?” questioned Lisa. Rachel shook her head. Lisa turned to Robyn and asked if she had any information. Robyn then informed us that, like Rachel, they didn’t have much on the building other than it was an Orange Lodge, where it was originally located and the year it was built. “Orange Lodge. Like a secret society,” said Lisa. Lisa stood in silence for a few more minutes. “I feel like; leads me to believe like an aneurism or stroke,” she said. “But you can’t validate that because you don’t know members,” she added. With that, we decided that it was best for us to move on to the next building. As Robyn shut and locked the door, Lisa had one more question. “Was there like Scouts, Beavers in there?” she asked. Robyn was unsure, but said that it was more than likely that the building was once used as their meeting place.
Build in 1856, the Victoria Corners Lodge Hall is the oldest building on the site. It was originally located just east of Victoria Corners, northeast of Uxbridge. The building was moved to the Uxbridge Historical Centre in 1976. Being a Lodge Hall, it was the meeting place for the Orangemen (a political and religious fraternal society) and most of the history of the building and its members is in secrecy.
Robyn unlocked the doors and we entered. The building was now host to numerous handmade quilts. Each beautifully designed. While we toured the building, admiring these quilts, Lisa was tapping into something else. “My nose feels like I’m super congested,” she said. “But I’m not. Like pressure on my sinuses,” she added. Lisa walked further towards the front of the building. “There is something going on with my face,” she said. She turned and began walking back towards the door. “I’ve never had this, so I don’t know what it means. I am asking for clarification,” she continued. “This is the one building I couldn’t’ get much information on,” said Rachel. “So, you don’t know anything?” questioned Lisa. Rachel shook her head. Lisa turned to Robyn and asked if she had any information. Robyn then informed us that, like Rachel, they didn’t have much on the building other than it was an Orange Lodge, where it was originally located and the year it was built. “Orange Lodge. Like a secret society,” said Lisa. Lisa stood in silence for a few more minutes. “I feel like; leads me to believe like an aneurism or stroke,” she said. “But you can’t validate that because you don’t know members,” she added. With that, we decided that it was best for us to move on to the next building. As Robyn shut and locked the door, Lisa had one more question. “Was there like Scouts, Beavers in there?” she asked. Robyn was unsure, but said that it was more than likely that the building was once used as their meeting place.
Quaker Hill Public School
The next building, we entered was the Quaker Hill Public School. This building is original to the land, and was last used as a school in 1969. However, this is the third school to be on this property. The first school was constructed around 1817 by Ezekiel James (1782 – 1870). This log building was eventually replaced by a framed school house. In 1924, the schoolhouse burnt down and a new one was built. This is the building that is currently standing today. This one-room schoolhouse sat vacant for several years until the Uxbridge-Scott Historical Society opened the museum on the site in 1972.
“Oh look!” exclaimed Alison. “Quaker Hill School,” she continued. Robyn unlocked the door and everyone entered. “Oh cool!” Alison said excitedly. As the team filed into the large one-room school house, Alison was also taken in by the smell. “Oh, smell!” she said. “It’s the smell,” said Lisa. “Dust and books,” replied Alison. As the team looked around the room, Lisa was in awe. “So, I saw this,” she said. “I wrote this down last night,” she added. “It’s like that school smell,” Alison continued. Lisa then began to look around. “I saw a closet,” she said. But she was unsure whereabouts it may be located. “Can we go upstairs?” she asked Robyn. Robyn nodded and lead us to the upper level which was now home to artifacts and archives. “Oh wow!” exclaimed Alison. “Ohhhh,” added Lisa. “So, lots of your archives, eh,” Alison said. Robyn agreed and described how they were mostly textile archives. “There were so many names that came to me with this building,” Lisa stated as she stood in the doorway. Sheena, now standing at the top of the stairs was beginning to have an experience. “My ears are ringing,” she said. “Like, just ‘ding, ding’,” she added. Lisa told Sheena that it may be someone trying to get her attention and that if she didn’t want it right now, to tell them to back off a bit. Lisa then stood in silence for a few seconds. “Something to do with 1924,” she blurted out. “The second school burnt down in 1924,” Robyn validated. “Was there a teacher with the last name ‘Walker’?” Lisa asked next. “I believe so,” answered Robyn. “Okay. I head Miss or Mrs. Walker,” added Lisa. “Would you know what she would have looked like? If I describe her?” she asked next. Unfortunately, Robyn would not be able to as they only had names, no photos. “Era of the parasol?” questioned Lisa. “All of Victorian times,” Rachel answered. “She’s got the parasol, gloves, white dress,” described Lisa. “Parasol is just a fancy accessory,” added Rachel. Sheena was happy that that was clarified because she had no idea was a parasol was and thought it was the “puffy stuff under a skirt.” The team had a good laugh before Lisa cut everyone off. “Do people hear things moving when there are inside the building? A lot,” she asked. Robyn agreed. “Yeah, they’re there,” said Lisa. “I did hear a laughter. A few kids, Walker – Miss Walker,” she continued. “Do you know her first name?” Lisa asked next. Robyn did not know. “Do you know when she was here?” asked Lisa. Robyn believed she knew. “I feel like 1890s to 1910,” said Lisa. Robyn said that was fairly accurate. Lisa was then picking up on something else. “My chest is feeling really heavy right now,” she said. “Is there a drowning connected to this building?” she asked next. “Not that I know of,” answered Robyn. “Well think of how many kids were here,” said Rachel. “I feel like they went out on recess or something, and it happened,” added Lisa. “I don’t even know if there is water around here. I feel like I’m drowning right now. A little boy. My lungs are filling with water. Choking. Gasping,” she said. “I believe it’s a ‘J’ name,” she added.
**Though this was not brought up during the investigation – It was only realized afterwards: December 1877 – “Abraham Webster jumped into the water of Mr. Joseph Gould’s pond to rescue the son of Mr. A. Williams, who fell through the ice and sand out of site. The young Lad was saved after a gallant struggle.” This boy more than likely attended the school, and his name may have possibly started with a ‘J’! **
**On November 17, 2021 – Rachel looked into this more: Turns out that Mr. Alonzo Williams of Uxbridge had 2 sons – James (14) and Joseph (12) in 1877.**
“I just heard the name ‘Katherine’. Unsure if its for here,” said Lisa. “Katherine with a ‘K’,” she stated matter-of-factly. “Oh, my head,” said Lisa. She shook off the feeling and continued. “Things are moved as well?” Lisa asked Robyn. “Yes,” replied Robyn. “Like people don’t want to be in here by themselves,” said Lisa. Robyn agreed. “Yeah, they laugh. They think its funny,” Lisa said, referring to those that still linger in the building. “They’re harmless,” she added. “Nothing negative, nothing to be afraid off,” she continued. “Just acknowledge them more.” Sheena, still standing at the top of the stairs heard a noise. “I just heard a male clear their voice,” she said. No one else had heard it, and sadly our audio recorder did not pick it up. “I don’t know where it came from though,” added Sheena. “Something with the left side of my head,” said Lisa. “Do you know how she passed?” Lisa asked Robyn, in regards to Miss Walker. “No,” answered Robyn. Lisa then glanced down the hallway. “Is this where antiques are stored?” she asked. “Yes,” replied Robyn. “In the back?” Lisa questioned. “Yes,” answered Robyn. Something had piqued Lisa’s interest and she made her way towards the far back. “It’s colder back here,” she said. Lisa then stopped. “Oh! There is a creepy guy look at me!” she exclaimed. “Jeepers. I look over and he’s there smiling,” she added. “Does he have teeth?” Alison asked. Lisa leaned in slightly and then stood back up straight. “Ugh, actually he does!” she said. “Oh, he’s a keeper!” joked Sheena. “He’s in uniform too!” Lisa said loudly. Sheena was now intrigued and made her way towards Lisa to see where she as looking. Hoping to capture a potential apparition on camera, Sheena was shocked to find that it wasn’t a ghost at all that Lisa was describing, but an actually picture. “Ha! Yeah, when I seen her lean in to look, I figured it was not a dead person,” said Rachel. Everyone had a good laugh and Lisa made her way back towards the stairs. “Are footsteps heard from up here when people are downstairs?” she asked. “Yes,” answered Robyn. “I can hear them,” said Lisa. “Absolutely nothing negative,” she added. With that, the team headed back down the stairs to the main level.
“I’m assuming one side was boys, one side was girls, even though they were all in the same room,” Lisa said and she scanned the front of the room. “Was there a daycare run in here?” she asked next. “There was a day camp,” answered Robyn. “Oh, maybe that’s what I was seeing,” said Lisa. Lisa walked to the small entrance area and stopped. “Did I say ‘Thomas’?” she questioned. “I feel like there is a Thomas connected,” she said. “Michael, Thomas,” she trailed off. “Did or would somebody live here if they were a teacher?” she asked next. “They could have. In the upstairs, but not totally sure,” answered Robyn. “I feel like they sometimes slept here if there were employed here,” said Lisa. “Like Miss Walker. I feel like she stayed here until she got married. Then moved to a house/farm and then came to work,” she added. Alison intervened at this point. “I hear people talking,” she said. “I do too,” added Sheena. “I will go take a look,” she added and headed outside to walk around the building to see if there as anyone outside – There was no one. “Even in this area, they hear things,” said Lisa. “Move the coat hangers to freak them out,” she added. “I don’t know what this taste in my mouth is though,” she continued as she walked out of the room. “Was there a suicide here?” she asked. “There could have been, on the property. Yes,” Robyn answered. “I feel like someone hung themselves,” said Lisa. “I felt similar too, but didn’t know if it was the building, the land, a town hall,” said Alison. “I don’t have that information,” said Rachel. The team shifted around the room before Lisa asked to go to the Basement. “People don’t like using these bathrooms,” stated Lisa and the team stood at the bottom of the staircase. “I thought the same thing,” said Alison. Paula then goes in to check out the bathroom. She reports that there was nothing to creepy about them. Rachel points out an antique cash register and how awesome it is to see something like that. “I heard ‘acquired’,” said Lisa. “They acquired it, in regards to the antique register,” she clarified. Lisa walked farther into the room. “Why is my nose running?” she questioned. “Hmmm, maybe it’s the other area, that he hung himself,” she said, turning around and walking out the door, entering into the utility room. Lisa walked towards the back and stopped. “So, this would be over where the closet is?” she asked. “Yes,” answered Robyn. “I feel like this is the area he hung himself in,” stated Lisa. “Like the residual energy would be what is heard. Sometimes in that closet area,” she added. “Again, nothing negative. Just residual,” she continued. As she turned to leave, Lisa got an impression that she was not expecting. “Ooh! Okay! Thank you,” she exclaimed. “I’m just going to keep that to myself,” she said loudly. Everyone looked at her quizzically. “Nothing negative,” she said. “Sexual?” asked Alison. “Mm Hmm! Let’s move on!” replied Lisa. As we made our way back up to the main level, Lisa let us in on what she had seen. “Someone wasn’t a virgin when she got married,” she said with a cheeky grin.
Back on the main level, it was decided that we would come back later to investigate the building more and do our Live Video from this location. As we left the building, Alison noticed Lisa’s facial expressions. “Are you okay?” she asked her. “You look worried.” “Oh yeah?” replied Lisa. “There is just a lot of people and I’m just trying to decipher,” she added. “There is someone who isn’t speaking English up in the forefront right now and I’m trying to listen,” she said. “What are they speaking?” asked Alison. “Dutch or Polish,” answered Lisa. “They were Quakers,” said Alison. “So Dutch?” questioned Lisa. But before anyone could answer, Robyn had opened the doors to our next location and we entered the building.
The next building, we entered was the Quaker Hill Public School. This building is original to the land, and was last used as a school in 1969. However, this is the third school to be on this property. The first school was constructed around 1817 by Ezekiel James (1782 – 1870). This log building was eventually replaced by a framed school house. In 1924, the schoolhouse burnt down and a new one was built. This is the building that is currently standing today. This one-room schoolhouse sat vacant for several years until the Uxbridge-Scott Historical Society opened the museum on the site in 1972.
“Oh look!” exclaimed Alison. “Quaker Hill School,” she continued. Robyn unlocked the door and everyone entered. “Oh cool!” Alison said excitedly. As the team filed into the large one-room school house, Alison was also taken in by the smell. “Oh, smell!” she said. “It’s the smell,” said Lisa. “Dust and books,” replied Alison. As the team looked around the room, Lisa was in awe. “So, I saw this,” she said. “I wrote this down last night,” she added. “It’s like that school smell,” Alison continued. Lisa then began to look around. “I saw a closet,” she said. But she was unsure whereabouts it may be located. “Can we go upstairs?” she asked Robyn. Robyn nodded and lead us to the upper level which was now home to artifacts and archives. “Oh wow!” exclaimed Alison. “Ohhhh,” added Lisa. “So, lots of your archives, eh,” Alison said. Robyn agreed and described how they were mostly textile archives. “There were so many names that came to me with this building,” Lisa stated as she stood in the doorway. Sheena, now standing at the top of the stairs was beginning to have an experience. “My ears are ringing,” she said. “Like, just ‘ding, ding’,” she added. Lisa told Sheena that it may be someone trying to get her attention and that if she didn’t want it right now, to tell them to back off a bit. Lisa then stood in silence for a few seconds. “Something to do with 1924,” she blurted out. “The second school burnt down in 1924,” Robyn validated. “Was there a teacher with the last name ‘Walker’?” Lisa asked next. “I believe so,” answered Robyn. “Okay. I head Miss or Mrs. Walker,” added Lisa. “Would you know what she would have looked like? If I describe her?” she asked next. Unfortunately, Robyn would not be able to as they only had names, no photos. “Era of the parasol?” questioned Lisa. “All of Victorian times,” Rachel answered. “She’s got the parasol, gloves, white dress,” described Lisa. “Parasol is just a fancy accessory,” added Rachel. Sheena was happy that that was clarified because she had no idea was a parasol was and thought it was the “puffy stuff under a skirt.” The team had a good laugh before Lisa cut everyone off. “Do people hear things moving when there are inside the building? A lot,” she asked. Robyn agreed. “Yeah, they’re there,” said Lisa. “I did hear a laughter. A few kids, Walker – Miss Walker,” she continued. “Do you know her first name?” Lisa asked next. Robyn did not know. “Do you know when she was here?” asked Lisa. Robyn believed she knew. “I feel like 1890s to 1910,” said Lisa. Robyn said that was fairly accurate. Lisa was then picking up on something else. “My chest is feeling really heavy right now,” she said. “Is there a drowning connected to this building?” she asked next. “Not that I know of,” answered Robyn. “Well think of how many kids were here,” said Rachel. “I feel like they went out on recess or something, and it happened,” added Lisa. “I don’t even know if there is water around here. I feel like I’m drowning right now. A little boy. My lungs are filling with water. Choking. Gasping,” she said. “I believe it’s a ‘J’ name,” she added.
**Though this was not brought up during the investigation – It was only realized afterwards: December 1877 – “Abraham Webster jumped into the water of Mr. Joseph Gould’s pond to rescue the son of Mr. A. Williams, who fell through the ice and sand out of site. The young Lad was saved after a gallant struggle.” This boy more than likely attended the school, and his name may have possibly started with a ‘J’! **
**On November 17, 2021 – Rachel looked into this more: Turns out that Mr. Alonzo Williams of Uxbridge had 2 sons – James (14) and Joseph (12) in 1877.**
“I just heard the name ‘Katherine’. Unsure if its for here,” said Lisa. “Katherine with a ‘K’,” she stated matter-of-factly. “Oh, my head,” said Lisa. She shook off the feeling and continued. “Things are moved as well?” Lisa asked Robyn. “Yes,” replied Robyn. “Like people don’t want to be in here by themselves,” said Lisa. Robyn agreed. “Yeah, they laugh. They think its funny,” Lisa said, referring to those that still linger in the building. “They’re harmless,” she added. “Nothing negative, nothing to be afraid off,” she continued. “Just acknowledge them more.” Sheena, still standing at the top of the stairs heard a noise. “I just heard a male clear their voice,” she said. No one else had heard it, and sadly our audio recorder did not pick it up. “I don’t know where it came from though,” added Sheena. “Something with the left side of my head,” said Lisa. “Do you know how she passed?” Lisa asked Robyn, in regards to Miss Walker. “No,” answered Robyn. Lisa then glanced down the hallway. “Is this where antiques are stored?” she asked. “Yes,” replied Robyn. “In the back?” Lisa questioned. “Yes,” answered Robyn. Something had piqued Lisa’s interest and she made her way towards the far back. “It’s colder back here,” she said. Lisa then stopped. “Oh! There is a creepy guy look at me!” she exclaimed. “Jeepers. I look over and he’s there smiling,” she added. “Does he have teeth?” Alison asked. Lisa leaned in slightly and then stood back up straight. “Ugh, actually he does!” she said. “Oh, he’s a keeper!” joked Sheena. “He’s in uniform too!” Lisa said loudly. Sheena was now intrigued and made her way towards Lisa to see where she as looking. Hoping to capture a potential apparition on camera, Sheena was shocked to find that it wasn’t a ghost at all that Lisa was describing, but an actually picture. “Ha! Yeah, when I seen her lean in to look, I figured it was not a dead person,” said Rachel. Everyone had a good laugh and Lisa made her way back towards the stairs. “Are footsteps heard from up here when people are downstairs?” she asked. “Yes,” answered Robyn. “I can hear them,” said Lisa. “Absolutely nothing negative,” she added. With that, the team headed back down the stairs to the main level.
“I’m assuming one side was boys, one side was girls, even though they were all in the same room,” Lisa said and she scanned the front of the room. “Was there a daycare run in here?” she asked next. “There was a day camp,” answered Robyn. “Oh, maybe that’s what I was seeing,” said Lisa. Lisa walked to the small entrance area and stopped. “Did I say ‘Thomas’?” she questioned. “I feel like there is a Thomas connected,” she said. “Michael, Thomas,” she trailed off. “Did or would somebody live here if they were a teacher?” she asked next. “They could have. In the upstairs, but not totally sure,” answered Robyn. “I feel like they sometimes slept here if there were employed here,” said Lisa. “Like Miss Walker. I feel like she stayed here until she got married. Then moved to a house/farm and then came to work,” she added. Alison intervened at this point. “I hear people talking,” she said. “I do too,” added Sheena. “I will go take a look,” she added and headed outside to walk around the building to see if there as anyone outside – There was no one. “Even in this area, they hear things,” said Lisa. “Move the coat hangers to freak them out,” she added. “I don’t know what this taste in my mouth is though,” she continued as she walked out of the room. “Was there a suicide here?” she asked. “There could have been, on the property. Yes,” Robyn answered. “I feel like someone hung themselves,” said Lisa. “I felt similar too, but didn’t know if it was the building, the land, a town hall,” said Alison. “I don’t have that information,” said Rachel. The team shifted around the room before Lisa asked to go to the Basement. “People don’t like using these bathrooms,” stated Lisa and the team stood at the bottom of the staircase. “I thought the same thing,” said Alison. Paula then goes in to check out the bathroom. She reports that there was nothing to creepy about them. Rachel points out an antique cash register and how awesome it is to see something like that. “I heard ‘acquired’,” said Lisa. “They acquired it, in regards to the antique register,” she clarified. Lisa walked farther into the room. “Why is my nose running?” she questioned. “Hmmm, maybe it’s the other area, that he hung himself,” she said, turning around and walking out the door, entering into the utility room. Lisa walked towards the back and stopped. “So, this would be over where the closet is?” she asked. “Yes,” answered Robyn. “I feel like this is the area he hung himself in,” stated Lisa. “Like the residual energy would be what is heard. Sometimes in that closet area,” she added. “Again, nothing negative. Just residual,” she continued. As she turned to leave, Lisa got an impression that she was not expecting. “Ooh! Okay! Thank you,” she exclaimed. “I’m just going to keep that to myself,” she said loudly. Everyone looked at her quizzically. “Nothing negative,” she said. “Sexual?” asked Alison. “Mm Hmm! Let’s move on!” replied Lisa. As we made our way back up to the main level, Lisa let us in on what she had seen. “Someone wasn’t a virgin when she got married,” she said with a cheeky grin.
Back on the main level, it was decided that we would come back later to investigate the building more and do our Live Video from this location. As we left the building, Alison noticed Lisa’s facial expressions. “Are you okay?” she asked her. “You look worried.” “Oh yeah?” replied Lisa. “There is just a lot of people and I’m just trying to decipher,” she added. “There is someone who isn’t speaking English up in the forefront right now and I’m trying to listen,” she said. “What are they speaking?” asked Alison. “Dutch or Polish,” answered Lisa. “They were Quakers,” said Alison. “So Dutch?” questioned Lisa. But before anyone could answer, Robyn had opened the doors to our next location and we entered the building.
Fifth Line Church
Erected at Coppin’s Corners (Brock Road/Durham Road 21), on land purchased from John (1835 – 1906) and Ann Rusnell (1833 – 1909), in 1870. This place of worship was originally Methodist Episcopalian (M.E.) and joined the United Church in the mid 1920s. In 1966, the church closed its doors. 13 years later, on January 31, 1979 it was moved to the Centre. It was rededicated on Sunday May 24, 1981.
“Is Quaker like an Amish or something?” Lisa asked as we entered the church. “They were white, European settlers,” answered Alison. The team was now fully inside, spread out amongst the pews. Lisa had made her way to the front of the church, where she stopped. “I get…” she trailed off. “I have a wicked headache right now,” she said. She gathered herself and continued. “So, would have it been Dutch?” she asked. “Yes,” answered Robyn. Lisa nodded. “I can’t understand what they are saying to me,” Lisa said. “I hope they will show me,” she continued. “Is there info about anything to do with this building, names?” she asked. “A couple, but not a lot,” answered Robyn. “Is it from North of here?” Lisa asked next. “South, but not that far,” replied Robyn. “South-west more?” quizzed Lisa. “Which building is from the North?” she asked next. Robyn didn’t know off the top of her head, but a quick look through her notes she was able to tell Lisa that the Lodge came from the north. “Ugh, my head,” said Lisa as she moved about the front of the church. “Did these people wear black like the Amish do?” she questioned. “They did for a period of time, but then they did away with it,” answered Alison. “Just think of the Quaker Oats guy,” added Rachel. “They did away with mainstream religion,” continued Alison. “And they didn’t believe in fighting,” said Rachel. “They didn’t believe in law and that you should just live your life,” continued Alison. “So, like the curls would be their hair?” Lisa questioned. “Yeah, with the black hat,” Alison replied. Lisa nodded. “Nothing negative,” she said loudly. “Did someone hear talking in here?” she asked next. “In another building,” replied Robyn. “Unsure about here,” she continued. “Are these original?” asked Lisa, pointing to the pews. “They are,” answered Robyn. Lisa continued to look around. “Something looks different,” she said. “Something is different. I’m trying to see. I don’t know…” she trailed off. Lisa then made her way up onto the platform, still looking around at everything. “Something is different. I don’t know what it is,” she repeated. “Is this 1870?” she asked next. “Yes,” answered Robyn. Lisa nodded and stepped off the platform into the aisle. “The language barrier is definitely hard,” she stated. “I don’t know what it is, but they keep telling me something is different. But I don’t know what it is,” she said. “So, the pipe was removed,” Robyn said, pointing towards the ceiling. “Unsure how long ago, and the pews can be moved around. As far as I know they are original,” she continued. Lisa placed her hand on the pew directly at the front on the right-hand side. “Sometimes this place was busting at the seams, on a Sunday,” said Lisa. “Do you have info on someone that may have a last name that begins with ‘O’?” she asked. “Probably not,” answered Robyn. “Like it’s not an English last name. He’s slender and he’s got more like a medium, dark blonde hair. Sandy brown. He has glasses. About five foot eight, five foot nine,” described Lisa. “It’s very hard with the language barrier. Like he knows a bit of English,” she added. “I feel like he passed with something to do with the head,” she continued. With the language barrier being too much, we decided to make our way to the next location. Even though our next location wasn’t a place of gathering, it was still an important fixture both at the museum and where it was originally located.
Erected at Coppin’s Corners (Brock Road/Durham Road 21), on land purchased from John (1835 – 1906) and Ann Rusnell (1833 – 1909), in 1870. This place of worship was originally Methodist Episcopalian (M.E.) and joined the United Church in the mid 1920s. In 1966, the church closed its doors. 13 years later, on January 31, 1979 it was moved to the Centre. It was rededicated on Sunday May 24, 1981.
“Is Quaker like an Amish or something?” Lisa asked as we entered the church. “They were white, European settlers,” answered Alison. The team was now fully inside, spread out amongst the pews. Lisa had made her way to the front of the church, where she stopped. “I get…” she trailed off. “I have a wicked headache right now,” she said. She gathered herself and continued. “So, would have it been Dutch?” she asked. “Yes,” answered Robyn. Lisa nodded. “I can’t understand what they are saying to me,” Lisa said. “I hope they will show me,” she continued. “Is there info about anything to do with this building, names?” she asked. “A couple, but not a lot,” answered Robyn. “Is it from North of here?” Lisa asked next. “South, but not that far,” replied Robyn. “South-west more?” quizzed Lisa. “Which building is from the North?” she asked next. Robyn didn’t know off the top of her head, but a quick look through her notes she was able to tell Lisa that the Lodge came from the north. “Ugh, my head,” said Lisa as she moved about the front of the church. “Did these people wear black like the Amish do?” she questioned. “They did for a period of time, but then they did away with it,” answered Alison. “Just think of the Quaker Oats guy,” added Rachel. “They did away with mainstream religion,” continued Alison. “And they didn’t believe in fighting,” said Rachel. “They didn’t believe in law and that you should just live your life,” continued Alison. “So, like the curls would be their hair?” Lisa questioned. “Yeah, with the black hat,” Alison replied. Lisa nodded. “Nothing negative,” she said loudly. “Did someone hear talking in here?” she asked next. “In another building,” replied Robyn. “Unsure about here,” she continued. “Are these original?” asked Lisa, pointing to the pews. “They are,” answered Robyn. Lisa continued to look around. “Something looks different,” she said. “Something is different. I’m trying to see. I don’t know…” she trailed off. Lisa then made her way up onto the platform, still looking around at everything. “Something is different. I don’t know what it is,” she repeated. “Is this 1870?” she asked next. “Yes,” answered Robyn. Lisa nodded and stepped off the platform into the aisle. “The language barrier is definitely hard,” she stated. “I don’t know what it is, but they keep telling me something is different. But I don’t know what it is,” she said. “So, the pipe was removed,” Robyn said, pointing towards the ceiling. “Unsure how long ago, and the pews can be moved around. As far as I know they are original,” she continued. Lisa placed her hand on the pew directly at the front on the right-hand side. “Sometimes this place was busting at the seams, on a Sunday,” said Lisa. “Do you have info on someone that may have a last name that begins with ‘O’?” she asked. “Probably not,” answered Robyn. “Like it’s not an English last name. He’s slender and he’s got more like a medium, dark blonde hair. Sandy brown. He has glasses. About five foot eight, five foot nine,” described Lisa. “It’s very hard with the language barrier. Like he knows a bit of English,” she added. “I feel like he passed with something to do with the head,” she continued. With the language barrier being too much, we decided to make our way to the next location. Even though our next location wasn’t a place of gathering, it was still an important fixture both at the museum and where it was originally located.
Hillson Shed
This large red shed, built sometime in the 1800s stands out amongst the buildings. Originally located on the northeast corner of Colborne and Victoria Streets in Uxbridge, it was once owned by James Hillson (1836-1928). Mr. Hillson used the shed for horses, livestock and cars. Now it houses a portion of the Uxbridge Historical Centre’s collection of agricultural equipment.
“Do you happen to know the owners of this one?” Lisa asked Robyn. “Yes, I have their names,” she replied. “Like, is it another Thomas?” Lisa said quizzically. “No,” answered Robyn. “They’re saying that it’s something to do with a ‘T’, ‘J’,” said Lisa. “Could be a son?” questioned Robyn. “Okay, can we go in?” asked Lisa. Robyn nodded, unlocked and opened the door. Lisa took a couple steps inside and stopped. “Are there noises heard from in here too?” she asked. “Yes,” answered Robyn. “Yeah, I’m not a huge fan to be honest,” Lisa stated. “Not negative. I would say grumpy. Not happy it’s here,” she added. “Again, feel like a heart attack. Do you know how he died?” she asked. “It was a heart attack,” answered Robyn. Lisa stared into the shed. “Umm yeah, I don’t really like his energy. He isn’t a nice person,” she said. “You would think that his shed/barn being preserved would make him happy but it does not,” she added. “He’s a jerk.” “Do you get a name?” asked Robyn. “I don’t know if I can get that from him,” said Lisa. “It does not matter where we go, there is always that one that isn’t happy,” Rachel added. “I’m like trying to explain that it’s being preserved but he’s like ‘No, it shouldn’t be here.’ He is not a happy guy,” continued Lisa. “Do things fall of the wall?” Lisa asked. “Yes,” answered Robyn. “Yeah, that’s him. Especially if he thinks it should not be there,” she added. “Is it a common first name?” “Mm Hmm,” replied Rachel. “There is a William connected here?” asked Lisa. “Yes,” replied Rachel. “Heart attack?” “Maybe? He died when he was 17 from Inflammation,” Rachel answered. “Oh no. He is not the grumpy old man. I say grumpy old man, but he’s late 50s, possibly 60s,” said Lisa. “I know who you are talking about,” stated Robyn. “His name is common,” Lisa said. Both Robyn and Rachel answered Yes at the same time. “Rude. He’s like, and if I’m being honest, he’s acting like a kid,” Lisa described. “He is throwing a tantrum,” said Rachel. “Yes! His arms are crossed. ‘I’m not telling everybody my name’, ‘I’m not happy this is here’,” Lisa said, acting like she was a toddler throwing a fit. “Well if he could tell us his name, we could address him when we come in here,” said Rachel. “Maybe with a little more acknowledgement and recognition he wouldn’t be so mean,” she added. Lisa, staring into the shed, had had enough. “I’m not doing this with him,” she said. “I feel like I’m fighting with my eleven-year old”. “Do you want to know his name?” asked Robyn. Lisa nodded. “James.” “He did die from Arterio Sclerosis,” added Rachel. “I think he would be unhappy wherever this shed ended,” said Lisa. “So childish,” she added as Robyn closed the door and locked it behind her. The team continued on to the next location on the property. This location was the one that intrigued us the most and we could not wait to enter through the doors.
This large red shed, built sometime in the 1800s stands out amongst the buildings. Originally located on the northeast corner of Colborne and Victoria Streets in Uxbridge, it was once owned by James Hillson (1836-1928). Mr. Hillson used the shed for horses, livestock and cars. Now it houses a portion of the Uxbridge Historical Centre’s collection of agricultural equipment.
“Do you happen to know the owners of this one?” Lisa asked Robyn. “Yes, I have their names,” she replied. “Like, is it another Thomas?” Lisa said quizzically. “No,” answered Robyn. “They’re saying that it’s something to do with a ‘T’, ‘J’,” said Lisa. “Could be a son?” questioned Robyn. “Okay, can we go in?” asked Lisa. Robyn nodded, unlocked and opened the door. Lisa took a couple steps inside and stopped. “Are there noises heard from in here too?” she asked. “Yes,” answered Robyn. “Yeah, I’m not a huge fan to be honest,” Lisa stated. “Not negative. I would say grumpy. Not happy it’s here,” she added. “Again, feel like a heart attack. Do you know how he died?” she asked. “It was a heart attack,” answered Robyn. Lisa stared into the shed. “Umm yeah, I don’t really like his energy. He isn’t a nice person,” she said. “You would think that his shed/barn being preserved would make him happy but it does not,” she added. “He’s a jerk.” “Do you get a name?” asked Robyn. “I don’t know if I can get that from him,” said Lisa. “It does not matter where we go, there is always that one that isn’t happy,” Rachel added. “I’m like trying to explain that it’s being preserved but he’s like ‘No, it shouldn’t be here.’ He is not a happy guy,” continued Lisa. “Do things fall of the wall?” Lisa asked. “Yes,” answered Robyn. “Yeah, that’s him. Especially if he thinks it should not be there,” she added. “Is it a common first name?” “Mm Hmm,” replied Rachel. “There is a William connected here?” asked Lisa. “Yes,” replied Rachel. “Heart attack?” “Maybe? He died when he was 17 from Inflammation,” Rachel answered. “Oh no. He is not the grumpy old man. I say grumpy old man, but he’s late 50s, possibly 60s,” said Lisa. “I know who you are talking about,” stated Robyn. “His name is common,” Lisa said. Both Robyn and Rachel answered Yes at the same time. “Rude. He’s like, and if I’m being honest, he’s acting like a kid,” Lisa described. “He is throwing a tantrum,” said Rachel. “Yes! His arms are crossed. ‘I’m not telling everybody my name’, ‘I’m not happy this is here’,” Lisa said, acting like she was a toddler throwing a fit. “Well if he could tell us his name, we could address him when we come in here,” said Rachel. “Maybe with a little more acknowledgement and recognition he wouldn’t be so mean,” she added. Lisa, staring into the shed, had had enough. “I’m not doing this with him,” she said. “I feel like I’m fighting with my eleven-year old”. “Do you want to know his name?” asked Robyn. Lisa nodded. “James.” “He did die from Arterio Sclerosis,” added Rachel. “I think he would be unhappy wherever this shed ended,” said Lisa. “So childish,” she added as Robyn closed the door and locked it behind her. The team continued on to the next location on the property. This location was the one that intrigued us the most and we could not wait to enter through the doors.
Gould-Carmody House
Out of all the buildings at the Uxbridge Historical Centre, the Gould-Carmody house has the most history. Built in the late 1850’s by Joseph Gould (1808 – 1886), it could originally be found near the site of the current Uxbridge Arena (Centre Rd. and Maple St.). Joseph Gould took part in the Rebellion of 1837. He was apprehended and incarcerated for 10 months – seven in Toronto jail and three in Fort Henry. Upon returning to Uxbridge he married Mary James (1816 – 1891) and had 11 children (Isaac James, Joseph E., Charles, Rachel, Mary Clara, Sarah E., Elizabeth “Libby”, Jonathan Buckman, Ruth Alma “Allie”, Harvey James, and Anna). Joseph Gould was also a major influence in the Town of Uxbridge. He would represent the Township Municipality in 1836-37; was a District Councillor from 1842-54; First Reeve of Uxbridge; First Warden of Ontario; First member of Parliament for North Ontario; First Reeve of the Village. He was also a business man – He built a woolen factory, a saw mill and two flouring mills.
After his death, his son, Charles Gould (1843 – 1922) would inherit the property. Charles was also a prominent member of the town. However, he was not one to be without tragedy. His first wife, Elvira/Alvera Vernon (1849 – 1874), passed away. They had no children. 5 years later he would marry again, to Julia Ann/Julianna Smith (1858 – 1931), or “Annie” as they called her. Charles and Annie would have 3 children, all girls. But only one would make it to adulthood.
The house would remain in the Gould family until 1914, when Charles would sell off parts of it to William Carmody (1875 – 1948). The Carmody family farmed the land until selling it in 1952, through it was continued to be used as pasture land until the 1980s. The house was then moved to the Uxbridge Historical Centre in 1988.
“Is this the one with the back?” asked Lisa as we ascended the stairs to the porch. “Yeah, with the back added on,” said Alison. “Yes,” answered Robyn, as she unlocked the door and let us in. “Was there a Doctor or Midwife?” Lisa asked next. “No, but a woman could have been,” Robyn replied. “There are a lot of medical items, like the wheel chair,” Alison pointed out. The team entered the back room that was set up as a Kitchen. “Umm, would this be like a Flop house, an Inn?” Lisa questioned. “It wasn’t an Inn, but for farmhands,” Robyn answered. The Team headed up the stairs to the upper level to have a look around but quickly stopped when Lisa cried out. “Foot cramping!” she stated loudly. “This is the foot I broke,” she said as she trailed off, seemingly in pain. Lisa stood in one spot and looked around, trying to stretch out the cramp she was feeling. “So, they didn’t rent out rooms?” she asked. Robyn responded that she wasn’t aware of the rooms being rented out, but the farmhands use to stay up there. Lisa stood in the doorway of the room the was set up as a bedroom for children. “Did they purposely put these toys on the floor?” she asked (this would come about again later, but at the time we had no idea how important this would be). “Yes,” answered Robyn. Lisa nodded. “I can’t even communicate right now because my foot is distracting,” she said. The team continued to look around the upper level, while Lisa stood in the doorway. “So only the farmhands stayed up here?” she quizzed. “For the first family,” replied Robyn. “And is there a ‘Sue’, ‘Susan’?” asked Lisa. Well there was - Robyn’s Mom was with us that evening and that was her name. Everyone chuckled, but Lisa was still focused on the cramp she was feeling in her foot. “Artifacts in here?” Alison questions, pointing to the back room. “Yes,” replied Robyn. “This is a Doctor’s bag, is it not?” questioned Alison and she entered the room and immediately seen the bag sitting on the first shelf. “Yes,” answered Robyn. Lisa had now made her way to the doorway of the artifacts room. “There is activity in here. A lot,” she said. “And not just connected to the building, but the artifacts as well,” she added. Robyn agreed. “This is our most active building,” she said. Lisa had now entered the artifacts room. “Do things get moved around in here?” she asked. “Yes,” Robyn answered. “Has someone seen a person?” “Yes,” answered Robyn. “Almost like a shadow-type person?” “All the time,” replied Robyn. “Like over there?” Lisa said pointing towards the window at the front. “All on the top area,” said Robyn. Lisa made her way back over to the front window, but stopped again when her foot began to cramp. “Can I tell you something?” Rachel asked her. “It might help with your foot,” she said. “Okay, yeah,” replied Lisa. Rachel then began to talk about an accident that happened to the Gould family. In August of 1862, Joseph’s wife was seriously injured when she jumped from a runaway buggy with her two-year old child. Mr. Gould tried to reign in the animal but was tossed to the ground. Mrs. Gould landed on her feet, breaking both her legs between the ankle and the knee joint. Mr. Gould and the child where not injured. “Feel better now?” asked Rachel. “Well, it was before!” replied Lisa. “I didn’t know if it would help,” said Rachel, in reference to validating the pain Lisa was feeling.
The team headed down to the main level. “This is the addition,” Lisa said quizzically. “Yes,” answered Robyn. “Why do I feel all of a sudden vomit-ty?” Lisa questioned. “Who died from vomiting?” she asked. The sensation seemed to move with her as she made her way to the front of the house. Lisa entered the small room at the front of the house. “It’s getting hard to breathe,” she said. “The man,” she added. We felt that it was time to head back to tour the main office building. As we were leaving Lisa let out a bit of a yelp. “Woo! Well thank you!” she exclaimed. Everyone looked at her, questioning what she had just experienced. “I got tapped on the butt!” she jokingly said. We exited the house and noted to come back with the equipment to conduct a few sessions later that evening. The team was now headed back to the main office building, which was also once the home of a couple of prominent individuals in the history of the Town of Uxbridge. Lisa’s foot pain had all but disappeared by the time she made her way down the front steps.
Out of all the buildings at the Uxbridge Historical Centre, the Gould-Carmody house has the most history. Built in the late 1850’s by Joseph Gould (1808 – 1886), it could originally be found near the site of the current Uxbridge Arena (Centre Rd. and Maple St.). Joseph Gould took part in the Rebellion of 1837. He was apprehended and incarcerated for 10 months – seven in Toronto jail and three in Fort Henry. Upon returning to Uxbridge he married Mary James (1816 – 1891) and had 11 children (Isaac James, Joseph E., Charles, Rachel, Mary Clara, Sarah E., Elizabeth “Libby”, Jonathan Buckman, Ruth Alma “Allie”, Harvey James, and Anna). Joseph Gould was also a major influence in the Town of Uxbridge. He would represent the Township Municipality in 1836-37; was a District Councillor from 1842-54; First Reeve of Uxbridge; First Warden of Ontario; First member of Parliament for North Ontario; First Reeve of the Village. He was also a business man – He built a woolen factory, a saw mill and two flouring mills.
After his death, his son, Charles Gould (1843 – 1922) would inherit the property. Charles was also a prominent member of the town. However, he was not one to be without tragedy. His first wife, Elvira/Alvera Vernon (1849 – 1874), passed away. They had no children. 5 years later he would marry again, to Julia Ann/Julianna Smith (1858 – 1931), or “Annie” as they called her. Charles and Annie would have 3 children, all girls. But only one would make it to adulthood.
The house would remain in the Gould family until 1914, when Charles would sell off parts of it to William Carmody (1875 – 1948). The Carmody family farmed the land until selling it in 1952, through it was continued to be used as pasture land until the 1980s. The house was then moved to the Uxbridge Historical Centre in 1988.
“Is this the one with the back?” asked Lisa as we ascended the stairs to the porch. “Yeah, with the back added on,” said Alison. “Yes,” answered Robyn, as she unlocked the door and let us in. “Was there a Doctor or Midwife?” Lisa asked next. “No, but a woman could have been,” Robyn replied. “There are a lot of medical items, like the wheel chair,” Alison pointed out. The team entered the back room that was set up as a Kitchen. “Umm, would this be like a Flop house, an Inn?” Lisa questioned. “It wasn’t an Inn, but for farmhands,” Robyn answered. The Team headed up the stairs to the upper level to have a look around but quickly stopped when Lisa cried out. “Foot cramping!” she stated loudly. “This is the foot I broke,” she said as she trailed off, seemingly in pain. Lisa stood in one spot and looked around, trying to stretch out the cramp she was feeling. “So, they didn’t rent out rooms?” she asked. Robyn responded that she wasn’t aware of the rooms being rented out, but the farmhands use to stay up there. Lisa stood in the doorway of the room the was set up as a bedroom for children. “Did they purposely put these toys on the floor?” she asked (this would come about again later, but at the time we had no idea how important this would be). “Yes,” answered Robyn. Lisa nodded. “I can’t even communicate right now because my foot is distracting,” she said. The team continued to look around the upper level, while Lisa stood in the doorway. “So only the farmhands stayed up here?” she quizzed. “For the first family,” replied Robyn. “And is there a ‘Sue’, ‘Susan’?” asked Lisa. Well there was - Robyn’s Mom was with us that evening and that was her name. Everyone chuckled, but Lisa was still focused on the cramp she was feeling in her foot. “Artifacts in here?” Alison questions, pointing to the back room. “Yes,” replied Robyn. “This is a Doctor’s bag, is it not?” questioned Alison and she entered the room and immediately seen the bag sitting on the first shelf. “Yes,” answered Robyn. Lisa had now made her way to the doorway of the artifacts room. “There is activity in here. A lot,” she said. “And not just connected to the building, but the artifacts as well,” she added. Robyn agreed. “This is our most active building,” she said. Lisa had now entered the artifacts room. “Do things get moved around in here?” she asked. “Yes,” Robyn answered. “Has someone seen a person?” “Yes,” answered Robyn. “Almost like a shadow-type person?” “All the time,” replied Robyn. “Like over there?” Lisa said pointing towards the window at the front. “All on the top area,” said Robyn. Lisa made her way back over to the front window, but stopped again when her foot began to cramp. “Can I tell you something?” Rachel asked her. “It might help with your foot,” she said. “Okay, yeah,” replied Lisa. Rachel then began to talk about an accident that happened to the Gould family. In August of 1862, Joseph’s wife was seriously injured when she jumped from a runaway buggy with her two-year old child. Mr. Gould tried to reign in the animal but was tossed to the ground. Mrs. Gould landed on her feet, breaking both her legs between the ankle and the knee joint. Mr. Gould and the child where not injured. “Feel better now?” asked Rachel. “Well, it was before!” replied Lisa. “I didn’t know if it would help,” said Rachel, in reference to validating the pain Lisa was feeling.
The team headed down to the main level. “This is the addition,” Lisa said quizzically. “Yes,” answered Robyn. “Why do I feel all of a sudden vomit-ty?” Lisa questioned. “Who died from vomiting?” she asked. The sensation seemed to move with her as she made her way to the front of the house. Lisa entered the small room at the front of the house. “It’s getting hard to breathe,” she said. “The man,” she added. We felt that it was time to head back to tour the main office building. As we were leaving Lisa let out a bit of a yelp. “Woo! Well thank you!” she exclaimed. Everyone looked at her, questioning what she had just experienced. “I got tapped on the butt!” she jokingly said. We exited the house and noted to come back with the equipment to conduct a few sessions later that evening. The team was now headed back to the main office building, which was also once the home of a couple of prominent individuals in the history of the Town of Uxbridge. Lisa’s foot pain had all but disappeared by the time she made her way down the front steps.
Stokes-Kydd House
Built by George Stokes (1864 – 1916) around 1908, it could originally be found on the grounds where the Uxbridge Secondary School now stands – 168 Brock St. East. George Stokes was also a prominent community member. He held several important positions – Councillor, Deputy Reeve, Reed, and Treasurer of the Agricultural Society. Eventually the house was sold to George (1879 – 1971) and Nellie Kydd (1894 – 1983). Nellie was also a prominent figure in the Town of Uxbridge. In 1963 she would become the first female Mayor of the town. The house was moved to the Historical Centre in 2002.
“The house we were just in, was there people of colour?” Lisa asked as they stood in the front lobby area. A book on the shelf was what prompted her to ask. “Possible? Maybe?” replied Rachel. Lisa indicated that she was sure that there were at some point. She wasn’t sure if they were workers or not. The team then headed up to the second floor. “Were these apartments or something?” asked Lisa? “It could have been,” answered Robyn. “I’ve only known it as a house,” she continued. Lisa walked down the hall towards the front window. She stopped in front of the room that had a small sign that said “NO PENS”. “There was laughter in there,” she said. Lisa seemed to be on a hunt for something she had seen. She walked into the adjacent room and went straight to the closet and opened the door. “Nope, not the closet I’m look for,” she stated. “I’m looking for a specific closet,” she continued. “Who had papers thrown?” she asked. “Um, probably the Curator,” answered Robyn. Lisa exited the room and made her way down the hallway. “I’m looking for a closet I saw last night,” she said. She entered the next room on her right and was immediately taken back. “Oooh, there is like three spirits in this room,” she said. “Two women and a man. Connected to the stuff in this room.” The closet in this room was blocked by an easel, so Robyn came in and moved it, opening the closet for Lisa to look inside. “Nope, not the closet,” said Lisa. Paula then told Lisa that there was another closet in the back room that she should go look at. “What was the closet you were seeing?” questioned Rachel as they entered the back room. Lisa went straight to the closet and took a look. “It was like this one, but its not big enough,” she said. “There is a bigger one downstairs in the room right below this one,” Robyn stated. Lisa was inquisitive about the closet, but felt that it wasn’t going to be the one she was looking for. “This is a pretty big house for back then. They would have had to have money,” she said. “They did,” answered Robyn. “Did somebody bang their head?” Lisa asked next. “Did they died by banging their head? Like fall off a horse or down the stairs?” she continued. No one knew the answer. Lisa took a couple steps forward and then stopped. “Is there a seven in the year that this was built?” she asked. “No,” replied Rachel. “Is this the youngest building out of all the houses?” “Yes,” answered Robyn. “Seven. Seven. Seven,” repeated Lisa. “What was the address?” she asked. “Not sure. Could have ended in a seven. It was beside the Secondary School,” answered Robyn. “The original address was 158 Brock Street East,” said Rachel. “Was it in the teens? Built in the teens?” Lisa asked next. Robyn and Rachel both shook their heads. “I don’t understand, you need to clarify it for me please,” Lisa said loudly, as if there was someone standing right in front of her. “Before the teens?” she asked next. “Does it have a nine?” she continued. “Close,” said Rachel. “Okay, eight,” Lisa stated. “Was is completed in 1908 or 1909?” she questioned. “It was probably completed later,” replied Robyn. Lisa seemed to be going in a different direction now. “Is there five children?” she asked. “First family?” questioned Rachel. “Yes,” she replied. “Four,” answered Rachel. “Could be five pregnancies. Was the first a girl?” “Mm Hmm,” answered Rachel. “Is it a common name that everyone has on an investigation that starts with an ‘M’?” “Nope, that’s the second daughter,” replied Rachel. “Bible and family,” Alison said, referring to where most people’s names come from back in that time period. “Does it say who she married by chance?” asked Lisa. “I don’t know who Mary married,” said Rachel. “Why do I see an ‘S’?” Lisa questioned next. “Well Mary is also the Mother’s name,” Rachel stated. “And ‘S’ is their last name,” she continued. The originally owner of the house, George Stokes married Mary “Daisy” Denham on January 12, 1898. “Oh! So, Mary married into an ‘S’ family. Okay, I get it,” exclaimed Lisa. “I feel like there was five pregnancies,” she said. “Is this their master bedroom?” she questioned next. “I don’t know. It could have been. I don’t know the original layout of the house,” answered Robyn. “It probably was,” said Rachel. “It seems fairly large for a bedroom,” added Lisa. “Definitely,” agreed Alison. The team then headed back towards the staircase. “Oh, stairs to the attic!” exclaimed Lisa. “The lights are on,” she said as she peered up the stairs. “You hear stuff coming from up there,” she said. “Yes, I don’t go up there at all,” answered Robyn. “We can go up there if you want,” she added. Lisa was quick to respond. “Nope, I’m okay,” she said. “It’s just empty up there,” said Robyn. Sheena chuckled. “Oh no its not,” she said. Everyone had a laugh and it was decided to head back down stairs
After a quick break and re-group, it was now time to start our Investigation. After visiting the buildings, we decided that we were going to focus on two of them that evening: Quaker Hill Public School and the Gould-Carmody House. We headed outside and started our Live Video broadcast. To see what happened during our time in the Schoolhouse, watch our Live Video below!
Built by George Stokes (1864 – 1916) around 1908, it could originally be found on the grounds where the Uxbridge Secondary School now stands – 168 Brock St. East. George Stokes was also a prominent community member. He held several important positions – Councillor, Deputy Reeve, Reed, and Treasurer of the Agricultural Society. Eventually the house was sold to George (1879 – 1971) and Nellie Kydd (1894 – 1983). Nellie was also a prominent figure in the Town of Uxbridge. In 1963 she would become the first female Mayor of the town. The house was moved to the Historical Centre in 2002.
“The house we were just in, was there people of colour?” Lisa asked as they stood in the front lobby area. A book on the shelf was what prompted her to ask. “Possible? Maybe?” replied Rachel. Lisa indicated that she was sure that there were at some point. She wasn’t sure if they were workers or not. The team then headed up to the second floor. “Were these apartments or something?” asked Lisa? “It could have been,” answered Robyn. “I’ve only known it as a house,” she continued. Lisa walked down the hall towards the front window. She stopped in front of the room that had a small sign that said “NO PENS”. “There was laughter in there,” she said. Lisa seemed to be on a hunt for something she had seen. She walked into the adjacent room and went straight to the closet and opened the door. “Nope, not the closet I’m look for,” she stated. “I’m looking for a specific closet,” she continued. “Who had papers thrown?” she asked. “Um, probably the Curator,” answered Robyn. Lisa exited the room and made her way down the hallway. “I’m looking for a closet I saw last night,” she said. She entered the next room on her right and was immediately taken back. “Oooh, there is like three spirits in this room,” she said. “Two women and a man. Connected to the stuff in this room.” The closet in this room was blocked by an easel, so Robyn came in and moved it, opening the closet for Lisa to look inside. “Nope, not the closet,” said Lisa. Paula then told Lisa that there was another closet in the back room that she should go look at. “What was the closet you were seeing?” questioned Rachel as they entered the back room. Lisa went straight to the closet and took a look. “It was like this one, but its not big enough,” she said. “There is a bigger one downstairs in the room right below this one,” Robyn stated. Lisa was inquisitive about the closet, but felt that it wasn’t going to be the one she was looking for. “This is a pretty big house for back then. They would have had to have money,” she said. “They did,” answered Robyn. “Did somebody bang their head?” Lisa asked next. “Did they died by banging their head? Like fall off a horse or down the stairs?” she continued. No one knew the answer. Lisa took a couple steps forward and then stopped. “Is there a seven in the year that this was built?” she asked. “No,” replied Rachel. “Is this the youngest building out of all the houses?” “Yes,” answered Robyn. “Seven. Seven. Seven,” repeated Lisa. “What was the address?” she asked. “Not sure. Could have ended in a seven. It was beside the Secondary School,” answered Robyn. “The original address was 158 Brock Street East,” said Rachel. “Was it in the teens? Built in the teens?” Lisa asked next. Robyn and Rachel both shook their heads. “I don’t understand, you need to clarify it for me please,” Lisa said loudly, as if there was someone standing right in front of her. “Before the teens?” she asked next. “Does it have a nine?” she continued. “Close,” said Rachel. “Okay, eight,” Lisa stated. “Was is completed in 1908 or 1909?” she questioned. “It was probably completed later,” replied Robyn. Lisa seemed to be going in a different direction now. “Is there five children?” she asked. “First family?” questioned Rachel. “Yes,” she replied. “Four,” answered Rachel. “Could be five pregnancies. Was the first a girl?” “Mm Hmm,” answered Rachel. “Is it a common name that everyone has on an investigation that starts with an ‘M’?” “Nope, that’s the second daughter,” replied Rachel. “Bible and family,” Alison said, referring to where most people’s names come from back in that time period. “Does it say who she married by chance?” asked Lisa. “I don’t know who Mary married,” said Rachel. “Why do I see an ‘S’?” Lisa questioned next. “Well Mary is also the Mother’s name,” Rachel stated. “And ‘S’ is their last name,” she continued. The originally owner of the house, George Stokes married Mary “Daisy” Denham on January 12, 1898. “Oh! So, Mary married into an ‘S’ family. Okay, I get it,” exclaimed Lisa. “I feel like there was five pregnancies,” she said. “Is this their master bedroom?” she questioned next. “I don’t know. It could have been. I don’t know the original layout of the house,” answered Robyn. “It probably was,” said Rachel. “It seems fairly large for a bedroom,” added Lisa. “Definitely,” agreed Alison. The team then headed back towards the staircase. “Oh, stairs to the attic!” exclaimed Lisa. “The lights are on,” she said as she peered up the stairs. “You hear stuff coming from up there,” she said. “Yes, I don’t go up there at all,” answered Robyn. “We can go up there if you want,” she added. Lisa was quick to respond. “Nope, I’m okay,” she said. “It’s just empty up there,” said Robyn. Sheena chuckled. “Oh no its not,” she said. Everyone had a laugh and it was decided to head back down stairs
After a quick break and re-group, it was now time to start our Investigation. After visiting the buildings, we decided that we were going to focus on two of them that evening: Quaker Hill Public School and the Gould-Carmody House. We headed outside and started our Live Video broadcast. To see what happened during our time in the Schoolhouse, watch our Live Video below!
We now headed back to the Gould-Carmody House, unsure of who we were going to come into contact with during our investigation. “Hello!” exclaimed Alison as she was the first to enter the building. “Hello, we are coming in! We just want to talk,” she said as the remainder of the team filed through the doorway. We made our way to the back and decided that it would be best for us to sit around the table. The REM pod was placed by the stairs leading to the upper level, while Boo Buddy was set on the antique highchair. As if almost instant, Lisa’s foot started to act up again. “Oh my,” she stated. “My foot is cramping again,” she continued. “Wait, this is the same house isn’t it?” she questioned next. “Yes,” replied Rachel. “Like my foot is cramping up again. It hasn’t done it since we left this house earlier,” Lisa said. “Maybe it is that accident affecting you,” said Rachel, referring to the accident that caused Mrs. Gould to break both her legs. Lisa looked around and noticed the motion sensors. “Do those motion sensors go off?” she asked. “Yes, where they’re on,” answered Robyn. It was then noted that the K2 meter had activated and was lighting up, as to agree with Lisa that motion is often detected in the building. “Can you make the lights go up on the grey box right there?” asked Lisa. “It’s called a K2 meter. If you go near it, it will light up,” she continued. “It won’t hurt you,” added Sheena. “None of our equipment will hurt you,” said Alison. The K2 meter activated again. “Can you do that again please?” asked Lisa. The K2 activated again. “Thank you,” said Lisa. “Can you do it to three lights?” she asked. “Can you make it go to three lights please,” she repeated. The K2 activated to indicated three lights. “Can you do it to four lights please?” she asked next. But there the K2 meter stay inactive. “Right now, more than one,” Lisa said. “Two males, two to three females,” she added. Lisa was talking about who she could sense within the room. “Can you make it go to three lights again please?” she asked. The K2 activated, but only 2 lights indicated. “That’s only two, but Thank you,” she said. It was then noted that in the short amount of time, Boo Buddy was picking up on a lot of vibrations and movement. The team was sitting, stationary at the table so he was definitely not picking up on any of our movement. “Joseph, is that you?” asked Rachel. “Joseph if it’s you, can you light up the K2 to three lights?” she continued. The K2 remained inactive. “Charles, if that’s you, can you light it up to three lights?” she asked next. The K2 meter quickly activates. Boo Buddy was still sensing a lot of vibrations and was now also picking up on the temperature getting colder. He had not asked a single question, only issuing statements about vibrations and how it was getting cold in the room. It was then decided that the team would conduct a Ghost Box session, with Rachel wearing noise cancelling headphones and repeating any voices she heard. Rachel placed the headphones on, turned the Ghost Box on and gave the thumbs up to begin. “How many are here with us?” asked Lisa. Rachel heard a few responses – ‘Eight’, ‘Good’, ‘Full’. “What’s your name?” asked Lisa. Rachel heard a response – ‘Guilty’. “What you are you guilty of?” Rachel heard a response – ‘What’. “What are you guilty of? You said guilty?” questioned Lisa. Rachel heard a response – ‘Right, all right,’. “What are you guilty of?” she questioned again. Rachel heard a response – ‘It’s mine’. “This House?” Rachel heard a response – ‘Yup’. “Is this Joseph?” Lisa asked. Rachel heard a response – ‘Me’. “Hi Joseph. Do you like what they have done to your house?” Rachel heard a response – ‘Nope’. “Why not?” quizzed Lisa. But everything was quiet. “What do you not like that they have done?” she asked next. Rachel heard a response – ‘Really’. “Don’t you like that they are preserving your home?” she asked. But no response was heard. “How many children did you have?” Again, no response was heard. “Joseph, how many children do you have?” clarified Lisa. Rachel heard a response – ‘Ten’. “Was one stillborn?” Rachel heard a response – ‘Help you’. “Help me what?” asked Lisa. No response was heard. “Who is the little girl people hear?” Lisa asked next. Rachel heard a response – ‘Three’. “Joseph, what was your job?” No response was heard. “What happened to you?” she asked. Rachel heard a response – ‘Fall’. “What happened to you Joseph?” Rachel heard a response – ‘Older’. “Do you like what the Town Hall has become?” Rachel heard a response – ‘Yes’. “And are you happy with your home being part of the museum?” Rachel heard a response – ‘Arthur’. Both Paula and Lisa questioned who Arthur was. Rachel heard a response – ‘The beach’. “Is your wife here with you?” asked Lisa. But there was no response heard. “Is Mary here?” she clarified. Rachel paused for a moment before breaking her silence. “I heard an old phone ringing,” she said. It was a strange sound to hear over the Ghost Box. It was at this point that Lisa could feel something, or someone, touching her leg. “Who else is here with us right now?” she asked. Rachel heard a response – ‘He’. “He who?” Rachel heard a response – ‘Bob’. “Who is Bob?” Rachel heard a response – ‘What the’. “What the what?” Rachel heard a response – ‘Hi’, ‘Three’, ‘Yup’, ‘Four’. “Were there four girls or four sons?” Rachel heard a response – ‘Four’. “Four girls, four sons?” Rachel heard a response – ‘Three’. “Are any of the workers here?” No response was heard. Lisa was getting agitated at this point because someone was touching her hair. “Please stop touching my hair. You are not allowed to touch me,” she stated loudly. Lisa then went back asking questions. “Who else is here with us right now?” Rachel heard a response – ‘Bob’. “Okay Bob. You want to tell us about yourself?” Rachel heard a response – ‘Spook’. “Where you black?” Rachel heard a response – ‘Yes’. “Where you a worker here, Bob?” Rachel heard a response – ‘Yes’, ‘Three’. “Three years or three workers?” No response was heard. “Do you like to freak the people out that work here?” Lisa asked next. Rachel heard a response – ‘Yup’, ‘Fuck’. “Do you know that you scare them?” No response. “Are you stuck here Bob?” No response. “Did you fall Bob?” No response. “Are you still here Bob?” Rachel heard a response – ‘No’. This response made everyone laugh (except Rachel who had no idea what was going on at this point, or what kind of questions were being asked). “Bob, how old were you when you died?” No response. “Do you know that you died?” No response. “Did you get sick? Were you sick?” Rachel heard a response – ‘Hi!” “Hi!” responded Lisa. Rachel heard a response – ‘What’. “Did you know that you died Bob?” continued Lisa. Rachel sat there with a strange look on her face. “It literally just said ‘You fucked it’. It was like he was giving some else shit,” said Rachel. It was also at this point that Rachel, Lisa and Sheena were beginning to feel a coldness come over the room.
“Did anything I say make sense?” asked Rachel. “Yes!” replied Lisa. “All it kept saying was ‘Bob’ on repeat,” Rachel continued. “We have established that Bob was a worker,” said Lisa. It as at this point that the K2 meter activated and every light came on. “Ooh Thank you!” exclaimed Alison. “Was that you Bob?” Lisa asked. Rachel heard a response – ‘Hey’. “Is that you Bob?” Lisa asked again. The K2 meter activated. “Thanks for making the lights go off. Can you go to red?” The K2 activated again, but did not make it to the red light. “Is Mary here with us?” The K2 meter activated. Rachel heard a response – ‘It was me’. “Mary are you the one making my food hurt?” asked Lisa. No response. “Mary, are you happy with what they have done to your house?” Rachel heard a response – ‘They’re all of’. “Is Bob still here?” Rachel heard a response – ‘Here’. “Did you know that you died Bob?” Rachel heard a response – ‘Four’. Rachel then suddenly took off headphones. “I just heard a little kid,” she said. “’Mommy’, ‘Mami’. Couldn’t decipher as it was high-pitched and very fast.” Rachel then removes the headphones from the Ghost box so that everyone can hear it. A female voice is heard through the Ghost Box – ‘Leave it’. “Spoken like a true Mom,” joked Lisa. “Mary, if you’re here with us, can you like it up to the third light?” asked Lisa. A male voice is heard through the Ghost Box – ‘Not’. “Bob, is that you?” A male voice is heard through the Ghost Box – ‘Dave’. “Dave, you are not from here, so where are you from?” asked Rachel. But there was no response. “If you’re a female, light up to the third light please,” Lisa asked. The K2 meter activated, to the third light, as requested. Sheena was also positive she heard the name ‘Dave’ come through the Ghost Box again. “It is getting really cold,” she said. “Do you like us here?” asked Rachel. A voice is heard through the Ghost Box – ‘Yes’. “Do you like to be here?” The K2 meter activated. “Is this your home? Can you light it up red if it’s your home?” Rachel continued. Everything remained quiet. Rachel then brings up Anna, Joseph and Mary Gould’s youngest daughter, who died when she was just 3 years old. “Anna, if that’s you, can you light it up for us?” asked Lisa. A voice is heard through the Ghost Box – ‘Gold’. “How many pregnancies in total?” Alison asked Rachel. “Eleven kids,” she answered. “How many of the Gould family are still here?” Rachel asked next. A young, female voice is heard through the Ghost Box – ‘Me’. “Who’s me? What is your name?” asked Rachel. No response. “Who is the little girl? What’s your name?” she asked again. “Is Rachel here with us?” asked Lisa. A young, female voice is heard through the Ghost Box – ‘Right here’. “That was creepy, but cool!” stated Rachel. “Can you light it up three times for us if Rachel here? Rachel Gould, that is?” asked Rachel. But everything remained silent. “How about I go through the list of names I have and you can light it up if you are here?” she asked next. A voice is heard through the Ghost Box – ‘Go for it’. Rachel began her questions: “Is Joseph Gould here?” No response. “Is Mary Gould here?” No response. “Is Isaac Gould here?” A voice is heard through the Ghost Box – ‘Sorry’. “Is Joseph E Gould here? The son?” A voice is heard through the Ghost Box – ‘Nah’. “Is Charles here?” The K2 activated. “Hello Charles,” greeted Rachel. “Hi Charles! Thanks!” added Alison. “I’ve already asked about Rachel. Is Mary Clara here?” No response. “Is Sarah E. Gould here?” A male voice is heard through the Ghost Box – ‘They’re both’. “Is Libby here?” No response. “Is Jonathan here?” A male voice is heard through the Ghost Box – ‘No’. “Is Ruth Alma here?” No response. “Is Harvey here?” A voice is heard through the Ghost Box – ‘Mary’. “And then we have little Anna. Is she still here?” No response. With the K2 meter lighting up when Charles name was spoken, Rachel decided to now asked questions directed to him and his family. “Okay Charles. I am going to ask, is your wife Julianna here? Or Annie as they called here?” The K2 meter activated. “Ooh!” exclaimed Alison. “Okay, Charles and Annie are here,” said Rachel. “Thank you so much,” added Lisa. “Oh, you know what, Charles and Annie had a daughter who also died young,” said Rachel as she as looking at her notes. “Can you tell us what her name was Charles? Your daughter that died young?” asked Rachel. A voice is heard through the Ghost Box – ‘Yes Ma’am’. “Can you tell us the first letter if you can’t say it,” she added. The K2 meter activated. Rachel continued to aske her questions. “Charles, is your daughter Cora here with you?” No response. “Is your daughter Stella here with you?” Again, no response. “Is your daughter Lillis May here with you?” No response. “She was five years old and died of cancer,” added Rachel. “Cancer?” questioned Lisa. Rachel and Lisa began to discuss the idea of Cancer being thrown around in the late 1800s as a medical term. “The K2 keeps light up when you talk about it,” Sheena said, pointing out that it was activating. “Did you pass from Cancer? Light up three if she did,” asked Lisa. The K2 meter activated. “Wow! Thanks. I have goosebumps now,” Lisa exclaimed. “I think she is probably the one people see and hear,” said Rachel. “What was her name?” asked Lisa. “They probably called her ‘May’, but her first name is Lillis,” Rachel answered. “Do you prefer to be called May?” asked Lisa. The K2 activated and continuously did so for a minute. A young, female voice is heard through the Ghost Box – ‘May’, followed by the same voice saying something else, but we could not make it out. “She is coming through a lot now,” said Rachel. “Hi May. My name is Rachel. Can you talk through our box here?” “I’m goosebumps, head to toe” said Lisa. “May, were you five?” asked Rachel. A voice is heard through the Ghost Box – ‘Yes’. “Where you playful May?” asked Lisa. A voice is heard through the Ghost Box – ‘Fun’. Boo Buddy then indicated that he was feeling movement. “May, are you playing with our bear?” asked Lisa. “Can you light it up to?” she asked, pointing to the K2 meter. The K2 then activated. “Yeah, I knew you were,” said Lisa. “This was here Grandparents house?” Lisa asked Rachel. “Yes, but her Dad lived here,” she answered. “May, did you pass in this house?” asked Lisa. The K2 meter activated. “May, do you play with the toys upstairs?” she continued. The K2 activated again. “Did you like how Robyn put them on the floor for you?”. A male voice is heard through the Ghost Box – ‘What room’. “There is blocks right?” Lisa asked Robyn. “Yes, and rings that are always moved. Every time I go up there they are in a different spot,” she answered. “May, can you put the blocks on top of each other so Robyn can see them when she comes in next?” Lisa asked. Alison points out that the K2 meter activated to the orange light. “Thank you,” said Lisa. The K2 activated again. “Do you like the lights?” asked Lisa. No response. “May, are you the one people see and feel?” Lisa continued. “Did some of them hear you say ‘hello’?” added Rachel. The K2 meter activated again. “Thank you,” said Lisa. “Are you in this room with us right now?” asked Rachel. But there was no response.
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Rachel decided that with all the intelligent response they were getting, that maybe turning on the SLS camera to see if they could capture anything would be a good idea. “I can put the SLS on and see you,” she said. “It won’t hurt you. You can stand with your Mommy or Daddy,” she added. Everyone was now feeling the intense cold that was circulating the room. The K2 was also still activating. “They are loving the K2,” Alison stated. “I have the camera pointed at the door, both of them. Can you stand in front of either one? We can see you,” said Rachel, holding the SLS camera. “Please?” she questioned. “It okay. It’s not going to hurt you. I promise,” she tried to say reassuringly. “We will be able to see you,” added Sheena. Rachel panned around the room a bit more, but nothing showed on the SLS camera. “May, are you still here? Can you make it go…” Lisa couldn’t finish her sentence before the K2 activated. “Thank you,” she said. “Do you have any friends with you? Can you light it up to orange?” asked Lisa. The K2 meter activated and a voice was heard through the Ghost Box – ‘Boo’. “Oh, I can’t leave Boo here with you. He needs to come home with me,” said Rachel. “There are teddys upstairs in the crib,” added Robyn. “Do you want a teddy bear out of the crib upstairs?” asked Rachel. A voice was heard through the Ghost Box – ‘Yup’. “Which one?” Rachel inquired. A voice was heard through the Ghost Box – ‘All of them’. “You want one put on the floor so you can get it?” asked Rachel. “On the floor,” Lisa was cut off by the K2 activating. “Near the blocks?” she finished. “Or the rings?” she added. The K2 meter activated. “She is very specific,” Lisa said with a laugh. “She is a girl that knows what she wants.”. A female voice was heard through the Ghost Box – ‘May’. “The Ghost Box just said May. May are your Mommy and Daddy here with you?” asked Lisa. No response. “Is your Mommy here with you?” No response. “Is your Daddy here with you?” The K2 meter activated. “Okay, so Daddy is here with you,” said Lisa. “That’s Charles?” she questioned. “Yes,” Rachel answered. “Do you have any siblings here May?” Lisa asked next. No response. “Is Mary, your Grandmother here with you?” A male voice was heard through the Ghost Box – ‘No’. “Is Joseph, your Grandfather here with you?” A voice was heard through the Ghost Box – ‘Kinda’. “Kinda?” questioned Rachel. “He comes and goes,” she added. The K2 activated as if to say that was correct. “Did you have any brothers?” Lisa asked next. No response. “Did you have any sisters?” The K2 activated again. “She had sisters?” questioned Lisa. “Yes,” answered Rachel. “Only one of three children survived. Only girls,” she added. “This just blows me away that they labelled it as cancer,” said Lisa. “May, was it Leukemia? Light it up if it was,” Lisa continued. “I don’t think they would have known it as that back then,” said Rachel. “May, did it have to do with your blood?” asked Rachel. The K2 meter activated. “Could you imagine?” said Lisa. “That would have been so painful,” she added. “May, where you in pain?” No response. “Okay, somebody just moved my bracelets,” exclaimed Lisa. Rachel had heard the bracelets clink together, but though Lisa had just shifted her arm. “Do you like my bracelets?” asked Lisa. The K2 meter activated. “I think someone wants a bracelet,” joked Rachel. The K2 meter activated, with all lights. “Oh, I can’t give you my bracelets,” said Lisa. “They are special to me. But next time I come up, I will bring you a bracelet,” she said. “And a nice new teddy bear,” added Rachel. “I can actually feel her hand on my bracelets right now,” said Lisa. Sheena grabbed the SLS camera to see if she might be able to capture something near Lisa. “May, are you happy?” asked Rachel. A young, female voice was heard through the Ghost Box – ‘Yup’. Sheena says she may have captured something on the SLS but it was quick and she wasn’t sure. “May, is that you on the camera?” Rachel asked. No response. “Is it time for us to go?” she continued. Suddenly, Lisa begin to feel as if her rear-end was on fire. A voice was heard through the Ghost Box – ‘Leave’. “Can we ask a few more questions before we go?” Rachel asked nicely. “I just want to ask Joseph a few questions.” A voice was heard through the Ghost Box – ‘Sure’. “Joseph, are you happy with how Uxbridge has turned out? Do you like what has become of this town?” A voice was heard through the Ghost Box – ‘No’. “Do you like how they have tried to save history by having this place open?” No response. Sheena was still scanning the room with the SLS while Alison observed when something popped up on the screen. “Oh, there it is!” Alison said excitedly. “Is it big or little?” asked Rachel. “It’s little,” replied Alison. The K2 meter then activated. “May, is that you we see?” Rachel questioned. The K2 meter activated again. “Thank you,” said Lisa. “Would you like the bear moved today?” asked Lisa. The K2 meter activated again. “Have you moved the blocks already?” she asked. A voice was heard through the Ghost Box – ‘No’. Boo Buddy then asked a question that everyone could hear – How old are you? A voice was heard through the Ghost Box – ‘Four’. “Was she four?” asked Lisa. “Um, she was born April 1892. Died January 1897. So, technically she would have been four,” answered Rachel. “Okay May, we are going to go now. Thank you for talking to us. We can come back on another day if you’d like,” said Rachel. The K2 meter activated. “Oh yeah. Big time,” added Lisa. “When you come in, just acknowledge her. Say, ‘Hi May’,” Lisa said to Robyn. A voice was heard through the Ghost Box – ‘All’. “She wants all of you to say it,” added Rachel. The K2 meter activated. Lisa agreed.
The Ghost box was turned off and the team stood up from the table. Robyn and her Mom, headed upstairs to move the Teddy Bear from the crib to the floor so that May could have easier access to it. Sheena was still operating the SLS camera, when something started to map out on the screen. “Whoa!” exclaimed Sheena. Lisa, Rachel, Alison and Paula ushered in around Sheena and the SLS camera to see what she was capturing. “Isn’t that insane!” Alison said excitedly. “There is a big one and a little one!” exclaimed Rachel. Robyn and her Mom descended the staircase, and while they did, it was as if the figures that were being mapped, moved out of the way for them to enter the room. Figuring it was Charles and May, Rachel let them know that they were leaving. “Okay Charles, you can take May to bed now,” she said as they turned off the SLS and gathered the remaining equipment. The team then headed back out the front door and towards the main building. No one could believe the amazing, intelligent responses and replies that we received during our session. It was something that we haven’t experienced in a while and would be something we could never forget.
It was now time to conclude our investigation. As we gathered our gear and said our good-byes, we promised we would return one day soon. Rachel made a promise to a little girl and she won’t break that. After all, who wouldn’t love a new teddy bear to snuggle during the long dark nights. Lisa also wants to make sure that May gets a bracelet that she can call her own.
The Uxbridge Historical Centre is opened to visitors for tours from May to October. For more information, or to check out any upcoming events, please visit their website at www.uxbridgehistoricalcentre.com
It was now time to conclude our investigation. As we gathered our gear and said our good-byes, we promised we would return one day soon. Rachel made a promise to a little girl and she won’t break that. After all, who wouldn’t love a new teddy bear to snuggle during the long dark nights. Lisa also wants to make sure that May gets a bracelet that she can call her own.
The Uxbridge Historical Centre is opened to visitors for tours from May to October. For more information, or to check out any upcoming events, please visit their website at www.uxbridgehistoricalcentre.com