Farnsworth House Inn
GETTYSBURG, PA. — “Real men sometimes sleep with a night light. Is that so bad? Ghosts sometimes do show themselves if you know where to look. Does this sound far fetched? Let me explain,” writes Pete DiPrimio of The News-Sentinel.
“I am lying in a bed designed for Civil War-era comfort, which is appropriate considering this is a pre-Civil War-era room in a pre-Civil War-era bed and breakfast. Specifically, it is the Farnsworth House Inn of Battle of Gettysburg fame. It was once occupied by Confederate sharpshooters. It is currently occupied, if you believe in the supernatural, by at least 14 ghosts, seven of whom are regulars and one of whom is, well, not nice,” writes DiPrimio.
“But we are staying in a haunted inn, one of the most haunted places in America if you believe the Travel Channel. This is a place known for ghostly cats and ghostly children and ghostly Confederate soldiers and ghostly women and, oh, yes, that one nasty spirit. It has 10 bedrooms where things sometimes really do go bump in the night. It has a cellar with a coffin and a history of unexplained occurrences. It has an attic that, if you roll a ball along the wooden floor, something sometimes rolls it back,” writes DiPrimio.
“A guide tells us that once during a late-night tour in a supposedly haunted grove of woods at the base of Cemetery Hill (the scene of some of the fiercest fighting) a man appeared. He was dressed in a Confederate uniform. The guide assumed the man was dressed for a battle reenactment. The guide himself was dressed in 19th-century clothing. But the man never said a word. He walked through the group, and everyone noticed the sudden chill despite the warm night. The man went into the woods. Some of the people tried to follow him, but he had disappeared,” writes DiPrimio.
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For more information on the Farnsworth House Inn, located in Gettysburg, PA., go to www.farnsworthhouseinn.com.
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Hi I was wondering about the August 16th 8;45 tour we were with Diana my wife lost her earring but we found it the next day along the treeline of the L shape grave behind the school
When i heard cats in the wall at the Farnsworth House i investigated and found a small door downstairs by the hallway with a cat inside of it waiting to be fed that could explain some of the ghost activity going on in that place
when I was on the tour we heard footsteps on the stairs to the attic and the door flew open and hit my grandma and it closed and we checked if someone was there and there wasnt and it opened again
I was on a ghost tour with my husband. We were up in the attic of the Farnsworth House. My husband was sitting by the door. When we got up to go, my husband went to reach for the door and it swung open hitting him without him even touching the handle. He opened the door and there wasn’t anyone there.
We stayed overnight for a tour and investigation of the house. Although the premises was a bit crowded with guests looking for evidence, I was able to hang back from the crowd a bit while trying to pick up on feelings in the atmosphere, and trying my hand with the dowsing rods. It sounds strange, but I think a male energy attached himself to me in the basement and accompanied me for much of the evening. He felt sad and desolate. After going upstairs for coffee, a spoon on the table beside me fell to the ground without me even touching the table, or anyone else standing nearby. Shortly after, I felt that my ‘friend’ was no longer with me. Later while alone in the attic, I got good responses while asking questions with the dowsing rods that indicated the presence of a soldier from Louisiana in his 20s who was the father of young children. The Sweney room I found to be a strange, melancholy place that is almost stuck in time. Overall, the Farnsworth left me with more questions than answers. I wish there were more detailed information available about the events and people who were in or near the house during the battle…AND I’d love it if someone would describe who these fourteen ghosts are. I guess the mystery is part of what’s supposed to make us want to go, and go back again. I’d love to know if my impressions have validity, though.
I DONT BELIEVE IN GHOSTS
I have stayed many times at the Farnsworth House, the Sara Black room particularly. I have stayed in the Sweeney room once. Every time I have stayed here I have had multiple paranormal experiences that I did not know were paranormal till later. For example, when I was pregnant I was cozily snuggled in the Sara Black room downing a 32 oz. bottle of Gatorade and reading a book at 11:30 p.m. My parents were staying in the” former “JENNY WADE room at the other end of the house. I had my door halfway open, and my mom came by to check on me. She asked me how I was and I laughed and said, see? I told you I was addicted to Gatorade this pregnancy!” She laughed and I asked what she and Dad were doing. She replied that they were up running around and seeing what was going on. I said , ” oh I wish I could get up and take some ghost pictures, but I was afraid I’d wear myself out and not enjoy the rest of my stay.” she said night and I told mom I’d meet them for breakfast at 8:00 the next morning. I fell asleep a little while later. The next morning at breakfast and asked them what they saw the next morning after mom had left my room. They looked at me like I was nuts! And said they were asleep before 10:00 p.m. I laughed and said Hahs what did you really see? They reassured me that they were ASLEEP! So I recited the story I told above to them. There mouths dropped open. THEN, realizing they were not joking I REALLY THOUGHT ABOUT MY CONVERSATION WITH MY MOM at 11:30 p. m. and realized I had not never spoken, nor had my ” MOM”. I also remembered noting that my “MOM’S” hair looked grey( it’s blonde) and was kind of glowing which at the time, I just thought it was the way the lamp was hitting her hair. I also remembered thinking she had a white high neck T shirt on which blended into what I thought was a pair of dark pants, realizing that what i really saw was an old Victorian outfit. WE TOLD PATTY, the psychic, who had grown up in the house about this experience, she happened to be at breakfast. She smiled broadly. She said she knew I was staying in the Sarah Black room , which is under the garret where a Confederate sharpshooter still resides. She said sometimes he will hassle women staying alone in the room. She asked the soldier to please leave me alone and asked “Mary” a living spirit, who was a nurse or nanny and had lived in the house during The War to watch over me. ( this room was a nursery during the war and also the room where Jeremy , a little boy , died after being hit by a carriage. ) MARY took her duties seriously and stayed with me through my visit. Patty said MARY knows how to comfort people and can alter her appearance a bit as not to frighten guests. It was not scary , but a very warm loving experience. I could go on and on about my experiences at THE FARNSWORTH HOUSE and the many ghost pictures I have gathered from my visits. All paranormal experiences I have experienced, whether here, at home, or other haunted places have been pleasant warm happenings. Don’t be afraid. The dead do watch out for the living. THERE IS LIFE AFTER DEATH. It’s a beautiful experience. I’m not crazy. ( Well, they say if you think you’re not crazy,then you are- haha). But, I’m a mon of 3 now,an RN and married almost 25 years to an OB/GYN. My nickname is ” ghostbait” to my parents. My husband refuses ,as do my children , to stay at the FARNSWORTH HOUSE. I silly silly. So I make my yearly pilgrimage to the FARNSWORH HOUSE ( I live in Baton Rouge , LA ,but grew up in Landisville and Hanover, PA. My parents live in Centrehall, PA. My mom went to college in Lancaster, PA and my dad went to Gettysburg College and Gettysburg Seminary. They also have many paranormal experiences. But I seem to have an extremely well developed 6 th sense. One last comment. I took a photo of my dad in the dark in the garret one evening. There were absolutely no lights and he is well lit and glowing head to toe. Like what an ” aura” would look like. We showed Patty and she said that this meant he was an extremely special person and more. She had know idea he was a Lutheran minister. I love the Farnsworth House. I remember the fist time I stayed there and I felt like I had come home. Strange. DIANE BREAUX ” GHOSTBAIT TO FRIENDS FAMILY AND KIND SPIRITS!