Paranormal investigators say the historic Bryan-Downs house is haunted by a woman and servant girl, while the Revolutionary War hero Captain Dr. Stephen Stow continues to “live” in the adjacent Eells-Stow House.
But they want more details about the spirits who live on the Milford Historical Society complex — more pieces to the puzzle — and will attempt to find them with the help of the public during paranormal investigations June 20 and 27th.
For a $50 fee, with a significant portion of the money going back to the Milford Historical Society, participants will learn ghost hunting techniques and be provided with tools.
“Each paranormal investigation is an opportunity to find out a little more information about a place or people there,” said Cindy Wolfe Boynton, a popular author and writer who leads the popular Spirits of Milford ghost walks. “Hopefully, we’re going to get information that will expand on what we have.”
Boynton has teamed with Northeast Paranormal Investigations Society — NPIS — to train the public on site. As each session is limited to 30 people who will be broken into groups of 10, the June 20 session has already sold out.
The investigations will take place from 9 p.m. to midnight at 34 High Street.
Participants will use professional tools, including voice recorders,dowsing rods, digital and infrared still and video cameras, pendulums and more in the attempt to make contact with spirits, Boynton said. They also will be lead through exercises designed to enhance their own psychic abilities.
Adam Shefts, of Wallingford, founder of NPIS, said the group limits its investigations to historic sites.
“We have history as a foundation for every investigation,” Shefts said. “We want to connect evidence with history.”
Members of his group have visited the historic Milford complex twice and found a definite presence of spirits, he said.
Shefts said the presence of additional investigators — meaning the public — could really add to the investigation, because, “Everyone has their own energy and a spirit may be more inclined to interact with one person than another,” he said. “To interact with someone who passed away hundreds of years ago is exciting to take part in.”
The three houses involved in the investigation are the Eells-Stow House, believed to be the oldest house in Milford, The “Stockade House” and the Bryan-Downs House, c. 1785.
During the Revolutionary War, one was a hospital where many had died, including about one-quarter of 200 British soldiers with small pox who had been dumped on Milford’s shores. Captain Dr. Stephen Stow treated them and later died of the disease himself. Boynton said that in 2007, paranormal investigators came in and determined Stow “absolutely” still lives in the Eells-Stow House.
The Bryan-Downs house is also believed to be haunted, including by a servant woman. Several historical society members have heard their names whispered and have been touched going out the door, Boynton said. In the Eels-Stow house, there is a picture made of human hair, common practice back then as a way of preserving part of a deceased loved one.
Shefts said one of the group’s “sensitives,” Kyle Berghiaume, could “hear“ the energy of a spirit in the Bryan-Down’s house and when he walked into the Stockade House, Bible scriptures started running through his head.
In the Stow house, NPIS investigators identified some electronic voice phenomenon and captured a spirit voice on a recorder. Similar equipment will be set up for the public events.
Shefts said “a ball of energy” also came into a room when investigators were present.
While outside of the Stow house, investigator Mark Firulli saw a woman dressed in old time clothing standing in the window, Shefts said.
Shefts said every investigation is conducted in a respectful manner and guests will be prepped with safety tips.
“We do investigations respectfully,” he said. “We believe that just because a person is in a spirit form, there’s no reason not to treat them like a person.”
To purchase tickets online, visit http://tinyurl.com/milfordghosthunt. For more information, visit the Spirits of Milford website at www.spiritsofmilford.com.
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