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Tours of historical sites offer chance at ghost hunting

Guests can explore Glendower Mansion and Harmon Hall

A painting of Charity Steddom by Marcus Mote hangs in a hallway of the Warren County's Historical Society in Lebanon. Some say that Steddom's facial expression in the painting will change with her 'mood' and others claim to have seen her – or someone that looks identical – inside the historical society museum. Staff photo by Gary Stelzer

GARY STELZER/MBR A painting of Charity Steddom by Marcus Mote hangs in a hallway of the Warren County's Historical Society in Lebanon. Some say that Steddom's facial expression in the painting will change with her 'mood' and others claim to have seen her – or someone that looks identical – inside the historical society museum. Staff photo by Gary Stelzer

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By Eric Robinette, Staff Writer 1:58 PM Thursday, April 15, 2010

LEBANON— The paranormal is in evidence at Warren County historical sites.

At least that’s what the Warren County Historical Society’s Ghosts in the Museums tours next week aim to show. One of them will be at 7 p.m. April 23 at the Glendower Mansion at 105 Cincinnati Ave. The other will be at 7 p.m. April 24 at Harmon Hall on 105 S. Broadway St.

In both tours, guests will be able to use equipment such as infrared cameras and electromagnetic detectors to determine for themselves if paranormal activity exists at the sites, said Victoria Tappy, Warren County Historical Society director.

Such activity has been reported in both locations by paranormal investigators, Tappy said.

So perhaps it was no surprise that paranormal investigators have called Tappy during the years, wanting to investigate the sites.

At first, Tappy demurred, particularly when it came to Glendower Mansion, where “everything is sacrosanct,” she said. But last year, she relented.

There were two paranormal groups doing investigations. When the second of them was finished, “they were pretty bug-eyed,” Tappy said .

The first team, based out of Cincinnati, is called the Spiritual Historians Of Paranormal Evidence Society and will help conduct the ghost tours next week. It’s methodology is not to look specifically for ghosts, but to record what they see and hear and try to explain it, said DeShane Watkins, the founder of the group.

The team has detected signs ranging from disembodied voices to strange electromagnetic fields at both locations.

Tickets for each tour cost $45 per person and must be purchased in advance no later than Wednesday, April 21. Tours are limited to 12 guests, and participants must be at least 12 years old. Call (513) 932-1817 for more details.