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The history of
the Haunted Museum began in the
latter years of the 19th Century, a time of
adventure and exploration that sent American
and British adventurers into the far-flung
regions of the world -- and to little known
and haunted places within the borders of
their own countries. This was the Golden Age
of Adventure and Ghost Research, as
passionate travelers began to try and decide
if the stories they heard were actually
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Legendary
cities, strange places, and haunted sites
began to be discovered and reckless
adventurers scoured the most mysterious
corners of the globe, returning from their
exploits with fabulous tales that stirred
the imagination and sparked wild interest in
the occult among those who had never heard
of such things before. With the rise of the
Spiritualist movement, the
supernatural began to attract both the
thrill-seekers and those in search of
forbidden and esoteric knowledge.
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Books
began to be written by those who sought
out ghosts and hauntings, contact with
the dead, and the lure of exotic and
dangerous places. The written page
spurred even more interest in the
unknown and soon, occult groups were
formed to practice séances and spirit
circles. On the other side of the coin,
organizations formed to investigate the
claims being made by the Spiritualists
and other occultists about the
manifestations that had allegedly
witnessed, their contact with the spirit
world, and the physical manifestations
appearing in our world.
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In time,
stories, photographs and strange objects
began to come from these investigations --
both from the séances of the Spiritualists
and from the exotic tombs and forbidden
sanctuaries that were investigated by the
researchers into the unknown. Many of the
objects were connected to weird tales and
many claimed to have supernatural influences
connected to them, which made then unsafe in
the homes of the unwitting collectors who
had acquired them. Over the years, many of
these objects have become a part of the
collection of the Haunted Museum and
exhibits have been built around them to keep
these objects safely stored away. They can
be studied, learned from, and displayed --
but keep visitors free from the dangers
associated with them.
Just a few of these objects include:
* A
Haunted Tintype Photograph from the American
Civil War
* A
brick from the infamous St. Valentine's Day
Massacre
* A
Burned Bible that inexplicably smells of
roses
* A
haunted doll said to bring death to those
who own it
* A
stone idol acquired at a temple in the
Mexican jungle
* A
cursed Ouija board, said to have contributed
to at least one death
The Museum has
also collected scores of objects and
artifacts from the heyday of Spiritualism
and the Ghost Research in the early 1900s. |
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With a history
dating back more than a century, the
Haunted Museum today is a place of
learning -- a true guide to the history of
the Supernatural. With 1,000's of rare
books, photographs, collections of unique
and haunted antiques, and the special halls
below, we offer a rare look into an
important (and sadly forgotten) world of
yesterday, when ghost research was just
beginning and the occult was a part of
everyday life! |
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