Ghosts of the Glebe: A Paranormal Investigation and Cemetery Tour, including Jekyll Gardens FRIDAY SEPT 5 - SATURDAY SEPT 6
THIS IS THE FIRST TIME WE HAVE BEEN GRANTED PERMISSION TO CONDUCT AN INVESTIGATION OF THE GLEBE HOUSE.
You are invited to join The Shaman & The Showman LLC on a fully-escorted graveyard tour of the Old South Cemetery (Ancient Burying Grounds) followed by investigation inside the museum, plus visit to Jekyll Gardens. As fans of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, we love the name!
The three-story, wooden plank Glebe House has been described as a beautifully quaint, peaceful, simple, Colonial structure. The word “Glebe” refers to a plot of land given to the Church of England for its sanctuary, the Parsonage, and perhaps a graveyard. While the present structure was built in 1750, two of its original rooms and its foundation date back to the 1650s, making it one of the oldest buildings in the region. This Colonial home has an interesting, unusual blend of architectural styles that complement each other nicely. Visitors may notice the unusual combination of gambrel and saltbox roof styles.
Inside the home, a visitor finds the decor much as it was in its first years as the parsonage for Woodbury’s first permanent Episcopal church family, Episcopal priest, Rev. John Marshal, his wife, Sarah, and their 9 children. There is no wasted space in this structure.
The first floor has all the common living areas as needed for 17th & 18th century living. One of the common rooms in the Glebe House was the “waking/funeral room,” where coffins of the departed lay in state for visitation and for the celebration. The second floor has family bedrooms, which could accommodate large broods of children (and parents).
There is a wickedly steep, treacherous back staircase leading up to the third floor/attic area, where the family slaves lived. This was the worst area of this house, thought good enough for slaves, despite the dangerous staircase and hot living environment. Care had to be taken not to fall down the staircase, as a person would surely break his or her neck!
Glebe House also has a large grassy garden area, called The Jekyll Gardens, originally planned in 1926, by well-known English horticultural designer and writer Gertrude Jekyll. Hired by the museum founders to design a 600 square foot garden of vegetation and flowers, her plans weren’t implemented until the 1970s. Perhaps it was lack of money, or that people were once buried here, which is possible, as the graveyard and church are right across the road. Today, 20 mostly blank headstones are used as stepping-stones around the perimeter of this botanical garden. Uh Oh!
As 1925 marked both the year that the Seabury Society was formed and the year when the Glebe House became a historic house museum, 2025 marks the Centenary of the Glebe House.
SOME LEGENDS OF THE GLEBE:
The Entity of a Black Woman: Thought possibly to be a slave at some point. Her unseen presence was felt on the third floor, and she was caught on recorders, with two intelligent comments to statements by investigators. An investigator psychically felt the presence of an angry, annoyed black woman, who perhaps was being protective of the in-house spirit’s privacy! A Girl Scout leader, who was on a tour with her troop of 7-year-old girls, inadvertently took a picture of a smiling black woman, on the first floor, enjoying the visit of the little girls.
A Male Entity: An older man with white hair, and two women in long dresses, party attire.
A Nasty, Aggressive Spirit in the Attic: Perhaps one of Rev. Marshall’s attackers, who could’ve been the one to deliver the blows that eventually killed him. Or a negative, angry entity from the graveyard or gravestones. Or, it could be a non-human entity, attracted to all the negative residual energy.
You are invited to join our Paranormal Investigation/Ghost Hunt of The Glebe on Friday, Sept. 5 and/or Saturday, Sept. 6.
We start with a meal at a nearby restaurant that includes an introduction and class on how to use the equipment. After the food and orientation, we venture to our Woodbury, CT destination, with whatever entities lurk on the grounds. The entire event will go from 7pm until about 10pm-10:30pm. Participation is strictly limited. Waivers are required.
Don’t miss this rare and raw opportunity. Because of the sensitivity of this event, and since space is so limited, please lock in your reservation as soon as possible. All ages welcome but under 16 must be accompanied by an adult. $99 per person. hosted by Thomas Gormley (Archangel of the Paranormal) and Charles F. Rosenay!!! (Tours of Terror, True Ghost Stories of Connecticut), The Shaman and The Showman LLC. Thank you.
For an application form or any questions, email
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Thank you from the Spirits.
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