The Ghosts of Ohio At The Library

No, Wellsville's Library is not haunted. At least it is thought it's not. Ghost of Ohio is a company that specializes in paranormal research and investigations. They are headquartered in Columbus with additional offices in Cleveland and Cincinnati.

This past Thursday evening, October 8, 2009, the Wellsville Carnegie Library hosted a program presented by ghost hunters James & Stephanie Willis. The program is another service provided by the library free of charge and open to the public. There were about 40 patrons that attended.

James Willis said he had 25 years experience. He started in Atlanta and relocated to Ohio in 1999. Ghosts of Ohio currently have 35 members. In 2004 they spent sometime in Columbiana County looking for Gretchen out at Beaver Creek State Park and checking to see if Pretty Boy Floyd's spirit is still around the old Conkle farm.

Paranormal research & investigation is simply ghost hunting. It is said that human bodies possess energy. That energy doesn't die when a body quits breathing. It is believed that sometimes when an unnatural death occurs that energy lingers. In other words its spirit haunts old familiar surroundings, sometimes for hundred of years. It can be visual sightings, a voice out of the blue or finding objects that have been moved or rearranged.

Ghosts of Ohio provide a service to people who experience such things and are looking for an explanation. Before conducting an on-site investigation Ghosts of Ohio representatives research the histories of the location and records of such happenings. They use an array of scientific equipment to measure atmospheric & electrical changes plus cameras and recorders. It has been found if a spirit is present there is a drop in temperature from the surrounding area. At one haunted house they investigated in southern Ohio there was a 30 degree drop in temperature where the spirit was located.

Ghosts of Ohio has investigated Loveland Castle where shadowy figures have been spotted at night walking a path between the house and the close by river bank. Loveland Castle is located near Cincinnati and was built by hand by Harry Andrews. A woman died on that path a long time ago. They also conducted an investigation at the old Mansfield Reformatory. They didn't film any spirits but did discovered an unknown source of a man's voice on the tapes.

If you have something unusual happening Ghosts of Ohio are the people you want to talk to. It's your decision whether to have them check it out or not. They just want to simply educate and ease people's concerns. More information on the company can be found at www.ghostsofohio.org.

Continuing to provide services and activities the Wellsville Library is sponsoring "Make A Plate" craft from October 12 through November 16. For $5.95 you can purchase a 10" plate and decorate it. The library will provide templates and special markers to do the decorating. Call 330-532-1526 for more details. Also the Friends of the Library will be meeting Thursday, October 22, at 6:30 P.M.

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