It is well known as the community of the Mary-Ellen spook farm, also known as the fire spook. It was alleged that the community experienced mysterious fires and poltergeist effects between 1899 and 1922. The case drew the attention of Arthur Conan Doyle, the author of Sherlock Holmes.[3] Mary-Ellen's biological parents were John and Annie (Duggan) MacDonald and she was later adopted by Alexander and Janet MacDonald of Caledonia Mills.
Walter Franklin Prince, research officer for the American Society for Psychical Research in 1922 investigated and concluded that the mysterious fires and alleged poltergeist phenomena were caused by Mary-Ellen in a dissociated state.[4] Prince had discovered inflammable liquid and noted that "the fires were undoubtedly set by human hands, judging by the unmistakable signs left in the house. The burns are never found on the wall paper higher than the reach of a person five feet tall, which is the height of [the] girl in the family."[5]
caledonia, mills, confused, with, caledonia, mill, scottish, gaelic, daigear, community, canadian, province, nova, scotia, located, antigonish, county, class, notpageimage, nova, scotia, contents, alleged, haunting, also, references, further, reading, external. Not to be confused with Caledonia Mill Caledonia Mills Scottish Gaelic An Daigear is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia located in Antigonish County 1 2 class notpageimage Caledonia Mills in Nova Scotia Contents 1 Alleged haunting 2 See also 3 References 4 Further reading 5 External linksAlleged haunting Edit nbsp Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune 13 March 1922It is well known as the community of the Mary Ellen spook farm also known as the fire spook It was alleged that the community experienced mysterious fires and poltergeist effects between 1899 and 1922 The case drew the attention of Arthur Conan Doyle the author of Sherlock Holmes 3 Mary Ellen s biological parents were John and Annie Duggan MacDonald and she was later adopted by Alexander and Janet MacDonald of Caledonia Mills Walter Franklin Prince research officer for the American Society for Psychical Research in 1922 investigated and concluded that the mysterious fires and alleged poltergeist phenomena were caused by Mary Ellen in a dissociated state 4 Prince had discovered inflammable liquid and noted that the fires were undoubtedly set by human hands judging by the unmistakable signs left in the house The burns are never found on the wall paper higher than the reach of a person five feet tall which is the height of the girl in the family 5 See also EditGreat Amherst MysteryReferences Edit Caledonia Mills Geographical Names Data Base Natural Resources Canada Retrieved 3 June 2018 Fergusson C Bruce 1967 Place Names and Places of Nova Scotia Halifax NS Public Archives of Nova Scotia p 97 Retrieved 3 June 2018 The Fire Spook of Caledonia Mills The Town of Antigonish Colombo John Robert 2000 Ghost Stories of Canada Dundurn p 43 ISBN 0 88882 222 7 Ghost Was a Girl Dr Prince Reports The New York Times March 16 1922 Further reading EditAnonymous 1922 Wave of Spook Phenomena Follows Laying of Ghost by Dr Prince in the Antigonish Haunted House The Washington Times Frederick B Edwards 1922 In the Haunted House of Antigonish New York Tribune Monica Graham 2013 Fire Spook The Mysterious Nova Scotia Haunting Nimbus Publishing Norman Carroll Macintyre 1988 The Fire spook of Caledonia Mills Sundown Publications External links EditMary Ellen Spook 45 29 58 N 61 49 1 W 45 49944 N 61 81694 W 45 49944 61 81694 Caledonia Mills Nova Scotia Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Caledonia Mills amp oldid 1135853563, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
