- Ghosts of the Prairie -
THE HAUNTED MUSEUM
Welcome to the Haunted Museum - Ghosts of the Prairie's Chronicle of Ghost Research, from the heyday of Spiritualism to the modern era. Discover articles, features and photographs about the History of Ghosts and the Supernatural! Take a trip back in time with us and Discover the Mysteries of the Past -- and the Riddles of Today!
THE MYSTERIES OF THE SPIRITUALISM ERA
History & Mystery of Spiritualism
The Beginnings of the Movement
The Fox Sisters
Founders of Spiritualism or Supernatural Frauds?
The Man Who Could Fly
Who Was Daniel Douglas Home & Did He Do the Impossible?
Florence Cook
& the Enigmatic Katie King. Truth or Fiction?
Eddy Brothers
Were they Really some of the Greatest Mediums Ever Known?
Lincoln & The Supernatural
Did Abraham Lincoln Hold Séances in the White House?
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
The Creator of Sherlock Holmes and his Spiritualist Crusade
Strange Case of "Margery"
Houdini's Greatest Adversary
Davenport Brothers
Mediums or Magicians?
Lenora Piper
William James' "One White Crow"
The Koons' Spirit Room
Why Athens County, Ohio is Regarded as so Haunted Today!
William Hope
The Crewe Circle of Spirit Photographers -- Fact or Frauds?
Pearl Curran
Did A St. Louis Housewife Really Channel the Spirit of Patience Worth?
TRAPPINGS OF SPIRITUALISM
Séances
Connections to the Next World?
Ouija Boards
Their Strange History & Uses
Table Tipping with the Spirits
The Creation of the Home Spirit Circles
History of Spirit Photography
How it All Started
"Spectral Photography"
A Scientific American Article from 1902
Spirit Cabinets
Special Chambers to Commune with the Spirits
Cross Correspondences
Did Medium Communications Prove Psychic Contact?
Automatic Writing
Communications from the Other World?
Ectoplasm
The Riddle of this Mysterious Substance - Fraud or Phantasm?
INVESTIGATIONS & REVELATIONS
Harry Houdini
The Master Magician & His Forays into the Supernatural
The Magicians & the Debunkers
The First Ghost Investigations
Harry Price
History's Most Famous - and Most Controversial - Ghost Hunter
The Early Investigators
The SPR and other Early Researchers
The Ghost Club
History of the Groundbreaking Research Society
Borley Rectory
England's Most Famous Haunted House
"Cold Reads" & More
How Fake Mediums Obtain Information from Sitters
How to Have a Séance
Tricks Employed by Fraudulent Mediums
Smoke and Mirrors
How to make your own "Ghost" for Devious Purposes
More Articles and Features Coming Soon!
Rare Tintype Spirit Photograph (Courtesy of Debra Spence)
(C) Copyright 2003 by Troy Taylor. All Rights Reserved.
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