CEMETERIES- "A GIRLS BEST FRIEND"

Dark, Creepy and full of dead people.......what else could a girl ask for??? Right? LOL  Ok...I guess that's not EVERY girls dream but for me....IT IS!!!!  I LOVE CEMETERIES!!!  As far back as I can remember, if you wanted a good scare...you headed to a cemetery.  With all the legends of ghosts, vampires, witches, monsters, demons....you name it......you can find them ALL in a cemetery?

Why is that??? Why are we so fascinated with death??? And why is it that when people die, then we still can't let them go....all of the sudden there are stories and legends of the people buried in the cemeteries!

Now, let's be honest, most spirits are tired to a place because of a tragic death, or a horrific event that they died suddenly.....these kinds of events DON'T happen in cemeteries, so WHY would spirits be so active in a cemetery?  Ghosts who haunt cemeteries seem to be a different "type" than you would find in a haunted house.  Now, I don't mean.... one rattles chains and one doesn't.  It seems that ghosts that haunt cemeteries are seeking eternal rest at the spot where their physical bodies lie.  We have all heard of spirits that have risen from the dead for one reason for another and continue to roam freely in the cemeteries....looking for what?........peace.....resolution.......in some cases.....revenge of another......who really knows.  The mystery remains as to WHY we immortalize death with stones and markers.  Is it REALLY for the dead.....of course..... it is out of respect to those who have lost their lives and to help those left behind heal.  But, then why do we continue to want to see them live on as a spirit?  I don't think there is really a solid answer to this question....just because.

One thing that intrigues me is PORTALS or DOORWAYS in cemeteries.  The theory behind this phenomena is that spirits can come and go in between worlds....what I call spirit world and the NOW world.  It has been said that there are portals or doorways all over the world where spirits can come and go as they wish.  But wouldn't you agree.....that a cemetery would be a great place for one?  So many spirits in one place that could come and go freely?  Far-fetched?  Maybe. But the spirits that have been seen, heard, photographed and reported in cemeteries may have something to them.  It has been suggested that portals are crossing points of sacred earth energy lines of temples, churches, stone circles and burial sites.  At this particular spot is where a portal or doorway maybe located.
                                                                                            
Here's the deal...whatever the reason.....and yes I do understand that there are some "ghost hunters" that would disagree with me a 100 % BUT......whatever the reason, I can honestly say, some of MY BEST experiences have been in a cemetery.  I do believe however, that of all the cemeteries I have visited ONLY one  do I truly believe to have found a PORTAL  or DOORWAY to the "other side".  Of course I'm going to tell you the name of it......DRY CREEK, in Terrell, Tx.  I'm not going into great detail about my experience there, you can read about it under the archives (left side of blog)session of my blog under 2013. 

Before I stop for the day I DO want to say one thing.........if you are in a cemetery.....roaming around....looking for the deep, dark secrets that it holds.....BE RESPECTFUL!!!!!  Regardless of the reason you are there....this is a place that our loved ones, strangers and even some "not so nice" folks call "home".  Act as if you are a guest in their home, would you please?  And don't forget your manners....please and thank you. :) And if you come to a conclusion that I need to know about......drop me a line at becksghosthunters@yahoo.com!  I LOVE hearing your stories.

I have listed, just in case your interested, some of MY favorite cemeteries that I have visited.

1.  Dry Creek Cemetery, Terrell, Tx
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HzWAJwwLBxg (one of my video's on Dry Creek-not the greatest video ever, but I was trying. LOL)
http://www.9key.com/markers/marker_detail.asp?atlas_number=5257008506

2.  Skinner Cemetery, Pilot Point, Tx
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hp_DrMDE_Hs  (My You tube video)
http://www.cemeteries-of-tx.com/Etx/Denton/cemetery/skinner.htm

3.  First Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Roswell, Ga
http://www.roswellgov.com/DocumentCenter/Home/View/2025

4.  Glennwood Cemetery, Houston, Tx
http://www.glenwoodcemetery.org/

5.  Salem Witch Cemetery, Salem, Mass.
http://wiki.worldflicks.org/old_burying_point.html





Burying Point, Salem, Mass

Burying Point, Salem, Mass

Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Roswell, Ga

Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Roswell, Ga

McBroom Cemetery, Ark

McBroom Cemetery, Ark



Jefferson, Tx

Galveston, Tx



Glennwood, Houston, Tx

Roswell, Ga

Abandon Cemetery, Callisburg, Tx 

Skinner Cemetery, Pilot Point, Tx

Glennwood, Houston, Tx

Skinner Cemetery, Pilot Point, Tx

Roswell, Ga

Arkansas Slave Cemetery 

 

FLORA COLEMAN ANNIS-DIED AUG. 23, 1892 HELP ME TELL THIS LOVELY SPIRIT'S STORY

A couple of months ago I posted several pictures from Roswell, GA of a very bright PINK orb.  I have been doing this for many, many years and have NEVER seen one that looked like this one.  I posted it on my Facebook page and was contacted by a very nice lady that told me the PINK orb was a young girl, in her twenties with dark hair and a curl up toward her face.  So she and I have been trying to find out who she is and what happened to her.  Below is what we have found out so far, so I thought I would ask for you guys to help us.  My friends on FB are also trying to research and see what we can find out about this lovely young spirit.  I fell she wants her story told....we just have to find out what it is.

Ok....Let's find out Flora's story. For those of you who are helping me find out about this lovely spirit... here are the pictures that Laura Creslaw drew. She did an AMAZING job!!!! Here is the information we have at this time...any additional "feelings" or information you can find out about our Flora please let me know...you can message me or post here whichever you prefer. And if you can draw her as Laura did that would be wonderful to!    Let's tell Flora's story....She may be gone but is not forgotten.  FLORA COLEMAN ANNIS WIFE OF B.F. ANNIS BORN SEPT. 27, 1872 DIED AUG. 23, 1892 AT THE AGE OF 20. SHE IS BURIED AT THE PRESBYTERIAN CEMETERY IN ROSWELL, GA. SHE HAS DARK HAIR AND IS WEARING A BLUE SHAWL.  HER MOTHER'S NAME IS NANCY COLEMAN ALSO BURIED AT THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH IN ROSWELL, GA.  SHE WAS BORN OCT.16, 1854 AND DIED AUG 29, 1898.  HER FATHER'S NAME IS WILLIAM COLEMAN AND WE DO NOT MUCH ABOUT HIM.  WHEN FLORA WAS BORN HER MOTHER WAS 16 AND HER FATHER WAS 20.  SHE MARRIED A MAN NAMED BENJAMIN FRANKLIN ANNIS ON AUG.23, 1891(WE BELIEVE THIS IS THE CORRECT MARRIAGE DATE) WHICH MEANS FLORA DIED EXACTLY ONE YEAR TO THE DAY FROM THE DAY SHE GOT MARRIED!  May have a young son maybe around the age of 3 or 4. Possibility was hit by horses and carriage on a busy street-could be they were both run over by horses? Her husband lived til old age.

Below is an amazing sketch done by Laura Creslaw of Flora.  And the original photo she saw.

ATLANTA GA-PRESBYTERIAN CEMETERY-HAUNTED!!!! HAUNTED!!!!HAUNTED!!!!

What the *!^? was that!!!! LOL
All good ghost hunters say that!!!


 

 
 
 
So.....I am sooooo excited to write this weeks post!!!  Just got back from Atlanta (thank goodness... we flew in the day AFTER they had that ice storm that shut down the city) and we found a cemetery purely by accident that I have to say was one of the most ACTIVE cemeteries I have ever visited!!!

Deak (my boyfriend) and I had scheduled to go on a ghost tour in Roswell, GA but because of the weather it was cancelled.(Little did we know this was a good thing!)  There was still a lot of snow and ice on the ground but Deak and I decided to go eat and just check out Roswell since neither of us had been there before.  While we were driving around we found this AMAZING cemetery kinda on the outside of the square called Presbyterian Church Cemetery.  It was awesome!!!

The Presbyterian Cemetery has over 200 graves in it many who were in the Civil War.   Among these are a couple that was one of Roswell's most outstanding citizen's.....

Archibald Smith and his wife Anne Margaret McGill Smith.  After researching the cemetery on my Ipad  we couldn't  stand it.....we JUST HAD TO GO IN!!!!  YES!!!  We were freezing.....and I could barely hold the recorder for my hands shaking!

We read that the cemetery was haunted and people had seen red glowing balls, mist, faces......you name it......and it didn't disappoint!  From the minute we

Look at THIS orb close....



Do you see what I see?

stepped into the cemetery you could just FEEL the energy of the place!  I have been to MANY MANY cemeteries and sometimes you don't feel anything but NOT THIS TIME!  I felt like there were "people" everywhere starring at me.  Crazy, I know, but it did.  Almost immediately we started seeing orbs in our pictures! We were the ONLY ones out  in this crazy weather but yet I felt like we were among many.

By chance, the first graves we came up to was that of Archibald and his wife Anne.  There was sooooo much activity around their graves!!!  I truly felt like THEY followed us around the whole night!  Maybe....just to make sure we weren't going to do anything to the cemetery or maybe.......they just wanted company.....whatever the reason, you can see from the pictures below, that it looks like they did!  The first person to be buried here was back in 1840 so the cemetery is very old and to me, some of the older headstones are more beautiful than the ones now.  Walking around here was right up my alley looking at all the old headstones and reading about the people buried there.

Anyway, check out the pictures below and I think you will see WHY I LOVED THIS PLACE!!!!
I am still going through EVP's and hope to post those soon.  So, if you are ever up in Roswell, GA DO NOT pass this one by!

Archibald Smith and Anne's graves.

This was hanging on the fence around their graves.
 Very Very Creepy!!!

It was a mask made of feathers!!! For some
reason I just couldn't get over this....I just thought
it was one of the strangest things I have ever seen
left in a cemetery.

Archibald and Anne following us???

When I would take a picture of Deak
I would ask the spirits to go stand
by him.

One of my FAVORITES!!! I believe this
is a Ecto-mist.( fog looking stuff
in the upper left corner.)  A Ecto-mist is a spirit
trying to manifest themselves.

A close up of the Ecto-mist.



hhhuuummm Archibald and Anne
keeping an eye on Deak.

Again, asking spirits to go stand by Deak
so they could be in the picture.

Is this someone trying to "photo bomb"
my picture?lol (you can plainly see that the orb has now
moved in front of Deak from photo A.

Who is this standing by Deak?(right shoulder
Photo A)



This is probably my NEW FAVORITE
PHOTO!!!  I have caught all different colored orbs BUT NEVER one like this!! A VERY BRIGHT PINK ORB!! 

I just think this is the coolest picture.  A little closer
of the beautiful orb.

Is this someone with Archibald and Anne?
(a close up of the picture to the right)

Here is the same orb in motion.  This was
taken back to back with the one above.

To my surprise another PINK orb!  Or
is the same one trying to get my attention?

Close up of the second Pink orb.

And the next you don't.......

One minute you see it....

See I knew we weren't alone.

I just thought this turned out kinda cool.
That's all.

Man it's cold out here!!!  Anyone else cold???



I'm going to take that as a "YES".