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There is More to Jamie Pearce than the Paranormal

5/10/2019

There is so much more to me than the paranormal. Yes, I have been involved in the paranormal for more than half my life, I have published 5 books with more to come in my Historic Haunts series, and have done lectures and more. I am also a wife and a mom. This year my husband and I celebrate 7 years of marriage and our little girl turns 3.

I am also a scuba diver, surfer, love to kayak and paddle board. Can you tell I love the water?! I am also a conservationist and ocean activist, vegetarian, photographer, genealogist, historic re-enactor, and so much more.

I just wanted to share a little about me besides the paranormal side. I do love my ghosties though.

~Jamie Pearce
Author/Founder of Historic Haunts Investigations

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My Top Haunted Hot Spots in All 50 States

5/6/2019

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I often get asked the question, where do I need to go on vacation that is haunted?! Here are my top 5 for all 50 states. Please remember, these are my favorites. You will notice that many lists have the same locations, this should tell you there is something to the stories.

~Jamie Pearce
Author/Founder Historic Haunts Investigations

Florida
1. Robert the Doll, Key West
2. St. Augustine Lighthouse, St. Augustine
3. May Stringer House, Brooksville
4. Walt Disney World, Lake Buena Vista
5. Don Cesar Hotel, St. Petersburg Beach

Louisiana
1. Myrtles Plantation, St. Francisville
2. Oak Alley Plantation
3. Lularie Building, New Orleans
4. Dauphine Orleans, New Orleans
5. Marie Laveau's Grave, New Orleans

Georgia
1. Andersonville Prison
2. Pirate's House, Savannah
3. Fort Pulaski, Savannah
4. Moon River Brewing Company, Savannah
5. Jekyll Island Hotel, Jekyll Island

South Carolina
1. Fort Sumter, Charleston
2. Old Exchange and Provost Dungeon, Charleston
3. Poogan's Porch, Charleston
4. White Point Gardens, Charleston
5. Battery Carriage House, Charleston

North Carolina
1. Grove Park Inn, Asheville
2. Biltmore Estate, Asheville
3. USS North Carolina, Wilmington
4. Black Pelican OBX
5. Brown Mountain Lights

Virginia
1. Poe Museum, Richmond
2. Peyton Randolph House, Colonial Williamsburg
3. Capital Building, Colonial Williamsburg
4. University of Virginia, Charlottesville
5. Monticello, Charlottesville

Washington DC
1. White House
2. Capitol Building
3. Hay Adams
4. Octagon House
5. Patterson House

Maryland
1. Poe House, Baltimore
2. Edgar Allan Poe's Grave, Baltimore
3. Admiral Fell Inn, Baltimore
4. Dr. Samuel Mudd's House, Waldorf
5. Lord Baltimore Hotel, Baltimore

Pennsylvania
1. Poe House, Phildelphia
2. Eastern State Penitentiary, Philadelphia
3. Gettysburg Battlefield, Gettysburg
4. Independence Hall, Philadelphia
5. Jennie Wade House, Gettysburg

Alabama
1. Sloss Furnace, Birmingham
2. Bear Creek Swamp, Prattville
3. USS Alabama, Mobile
4. Kate Shepard House B&B, Mobile
5. Bryce Hospital, Northport

Mississippi
1. King's Tavern, Natchez
2. McRaven, Vicksburg
3. Myrtle Grove Cemetery, Lumberton
4. Grand Opera House, Meridian
5. Deason Home, Ellisville

Massachusetts
1. Lizzie Borden House, Fall River
2. Maplecroft, Fall River
3. House of Seven Gables, Salem
4. Danvers State Hospital, Danvers
5. Bunker Hill, Boston

Rhode Island
1. Nathanael Greene Home, Coventry
2. Belcourt Castle, Newport
3. Seaview Terrace, Newport
4. Breakers Mansion, Newport
5. Biltmore Hotel, Providence

Connecticut
1. Norwich State Hospital, Norwich
2. Seaside Sanatorium, Waterford
3. Fairfield Hills State Hospital, Newton
4. Union Cemetery, Easton
5. Dudleytown, Cornwall

New Hampshire
1. Isle of Shoals, Portsmouth
2. Kimball Castle, Gilford
3. Alton Town Hall, Alton
4. University of New Hampshire
5. Mount Washington Hotel, Bretton Woods

Delaware
1. Dead President's Tavern, Wilmington
2. Fort Delaware, Delaware City
3. Deer Park Tavern, Newark
4. Bellevue Hall, Wilmington
5. Rockwood Mansion, Wilmington

New Jersey
1. Jersey Devil, Pine Berrens
2. Greystone Park Psychiatric Hospital, Parsippany
3. Trenton Psychiatric Hospital, Trenton
4. Devil's Tower, Alpine
5. Seabrook Wilson House, Bayshore

New York
1. 9/11 Site
2. Buffalo Central Terminal, Buffalo
3. Rolling Hills Asylum, East Bethany
4. Belhurst Castle, Geneva
5. Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, Sleepy Hollow

Maine
1. Portland Head Lighthouse, Portland
2. Nubble Lighthouse, York
3. Kennebec Arsenal, Augusta
4. York Harbor Inn, York
5. Coach Stop Inn, Bar Harbour

West Virginia
1. Hilltop Hotel, Harpers Ferry
2. Harpers Ferry
3. Lake Shawnee Abandoned Amusement Park,
4. North Bend Rail Tunnel 19
5. West Virginia Penitentiary, Moundsville

Ohio
1. The Ridges, Athens
2. Ohio State Reformatory, Mansfield
3. Fairport Harbor Lighthouse, Fairport Harbor
4. Moonville Tunnel, McArthur
5. Franklin Castle, Cleveland

Indiana
1. University of Notre Dame, South Bend
2. Willard Library, Evansville
3. Hannah House, Indianapolis
4. French Lick Springs Hotel
5. Bridge, Avon

Illinois
1. Bachelors Grove Cemetery
2. SMC Cartage Co. Site, Chicago
3. Wrigley Field, Chicago
4. Eastland Disaster Site, Chicago
5. Illinois Executive Mansion

Missouri
1. Lemp Mansion, St. Louis
2. Jesse James Farm, Kearney
3. Ravenwood, Bunceton
4. "Exorcist House", St. Louis
5. Governor's Mansion

Kentucky
1. Waverly Hills Sanatorium, Louisville
2. Camp Taylor, Louisville
3. Kentucky State Penitentiary, Eddyville
4. Old Talbott Tavern, Bardstown
5. Bobby Mackey's Music World, Wilder

Tennessee
1. Delta Queen, Chattanooga
2. Graceland, Memphis
3. Greenwood Cemetery, Chattanooga
4. Orpheum Theatre, Memphis
5. Carnton Plantation, Franklin

Arkansas
1. Crescent Hotel, Eureka Springs
2. Empress of Little Rock B&B
3. Basin Park Hotel, Eureka Springs
4. Magnolia Hill B&B, Helena
5. State Capitol

Wisconsin
1. Pfister Hotel, Milwaukee
2. Grand Opera House, Oshkosh
3. Hotel Hell, Maribel
4. St. Joseph's Hospital, Marshfield
5. Octagon House, Fond du lac

Minnesota
1. Wabash Street Caves, St. Paul
2. James Gable House
3. Fitzgerald Theatre, St. Paul
4. Washington Street Bridge, Minneapolis
5. Palmer House Hotel

North Dakota
1. Chateau De Mores, Medora
2. San Haven Sanatorium, Dunseith
3. N.D. State University, Fargo
4. St. Joseph's Hospital, Dickinson
5. Totten Trail Historic Inn, St. Michaels

South Dakota
1. Hotel Alex Johnson, Rapid City
2. Homestake Opera House, Lead
3. Mount Rushmore Brewing Co. Hill City
4. Orpheum Theatre, Sioux Falls
5. Bullock Hotel, Deadwood

Montana
1. Little Big Horn
2. Grand Union Hotel, Fort Benton
3. Copper King Mansion, Butte
4. Bolder Hot Springs
5. Montana Territorial Prison, Deer Lodge

Colorado
1. Molly Brown House, Denver
2. Stanley Hotel, Estes Park
3. Hotel Jerome, Aspen
4. Hotel Colorado, Glenwood
5. Colorado Prison Museum, Cannon City

Utah
1. Devereaux Mansion, Salt Lake City
2. Ben Lomond Hotel, Ogden
3. Mountain Meadows Massacre, Veyo
4. Rock Canyon
5. Rio Grande Depot, Salt Lake City

Oklahoma
1. Steve Lion Inn, Guthrie
2. Belvidere Mansion, Claremore
3. Gilcrease Museum
4. Cherokee Strip Museum
5. Fort Washita, Durant

Texas
1. Spaghetti Warehouse, Houston
2. Jefferson Hotel, Jefferson
3. Presidio La Bahia, Goliad
4. Baker Hotel, Mineral Wells
5. Animal Industries Building, College Station

New Mexico
1. Roswell
2. Laposada Hotel, Santa Fe
3. Luna Mansion, Los Lunas
4. Dawson Cemetery, Cimarron
5. Santa Fe State Penitentiary

Nevada
1. The Flamingo, Las Vegas
2. Area 51
3. Hoover Dam
4. Boot Hill Cemetery, Pioche
5. Silver Queen Hotel, Virginia City

California
1. Hotel Del Coranado
2. Winchester Mystery House, San Jose
3. Alcatraz, San Francisco
4. Roosevelt Hotel, Los Angeles
5. Queen Mary

Oregon
1. Witches Castle, Portland
2. Shanghai Tunnels, Portland
3. Highway 101, Cannon Beach
4. Oregon Vortex, Gold Hill
5. Lafayette Cemetery

Washington
1. Thornwood Castle, Lakewood
2. Kells Irish Pub, Seattle
3. Campbell House, Spokane
4. Mount Baker Theatre, Bellingham
5. Oxford Saloon, Snohomish

Iowa
1. Villisca Axe Murder House, Villisca
2. Squirrel Cage Jail, Council Bluffs
3. Franklin Hotel, Strawberry Point
4. Edinburgh Manor, Scotch Grove
5. Malvern Manor, Malvern

Kansas
1. Amelia Earhart Birthplace, Atchison
2. Sallie House, Atchison
3. Beaumont Hotel, Beaumont
4. Sentinel Hill
5. Eldridge Hotel, Lawrence

Vermont
1. Golden State Inn B&B, Proctorsville
2. Marble Inn, Fairhaven
3. Hartness House Inn, Springfield
4. Norwich University, Northfield
5. Brattleboro Retreat Tower, Brattleboro

Idaho
1. Owyhee Plaza, Boise
2. Idanha Hotel, Boise
3. Old Idaho State Penitentiary, Boise
4. Egyptian Theatre, Boise
5. Shoshone Indian Ice Caves, Shoshone

Alaska
1. Badarka Road, Chugiak
2. Historic Anchorage Hotel
3. Hotel Captain Cook, Anchorage
4. Red Onion Saloon, Skagway
5. Alaskan Triangle

Hawaii
1. Manoa Falls
2. Pearl Harbor, Oahu
3. Wahiawa Botanical Gardens, Oahu
4. Nu'uanu Pali Hwy. Oahu
5. Iolani Palace
Michigan1. Waugoshance Lighthouse2. Detroit Masonic Temple3. Traverse City State Hospital4. Grand Hotel, Mackinac Island5. Greenfield Village
Arizona1. Copper Queen, Bisbee2. Birdcage Theatre, Tombstone3. Jerome Grand Hotel4. Palace Saloon, Prescott5. Fox Theatre, Tucson
Wyoming1. Old Faithful Inn, Yellowstone2. Plains Hotel, Cheyenne3. Occidental Hotel, Buffalo4. Wonder Bar, Casper5. Irma Hotel, Cody
Nebraska1. Alliance Theatre, Alliance2. Devil's Canyon3. Black Hill, Decatur4. Seven Sisters Road, Nebraska City5. Corner Stone Mansion B&B

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Jamie Pearce's Favorite Locations in Her Historic Haunts Series

5/3/2019

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People always ask me about some of my favorite locations I have written about. So...here we go and I will break them down by book, starting with Historic Haunts Florida.

Historic Haunts Florida
1. St. Augustine Lighthouse, St. Augustine Florida
I have always loved lighthouses and my very first trip to this one I saw a full body apparition I believe was a former light keeper.
2. Robert the Doll, Key West Florida
Ever since I heard about Robert for the first time a long time ago, I couldn't wait to meet him. When I did, he didn't let me down.
3. Sunshine Skyway Bridge, Sarasota Bay Florida
I have always hated this bridge, even the original one before the current one. I still don't like that bridge.
4. John's Pass, Madeira Beach Florida
One of my favorite places as a child with a story to tell.
5. Versace Mansion, South Beach Florida
I have always been a fan of Versace's work and visiting his mansion was a very interesting experience, it wasn't a planned trip.

Historic Haunts Florida II
1.Don Cesar, St. Petersburg Beach Florida
I loved looking for the Pink Lady every time we went to the beach as a kid and always thought she had a story of her own.
2. Coral Castle, Homestead Florida
I was fascinated with this place as a little girl and honestly still am.
3. St. Paul's Churchyard, Key West Florida
This beautiful yet spooky church yard has a very interesting past.
4. Lowry Park Zoo, Tampa Florida
Animals can return as spirits just as humans can...
5. Sunland Hospital, Orlando Florida
A very sad site even though the hospital is gone. There is still a strong energy here.

Historic Haunts of the South
1. Capital Building, Colonial Williamsburg Virginia
Colonial Williamsburg is my favorite place in the United States and you will always find locations from this historic gem in my South books. I am actually working on Historic Haunts Williamsburg,
2. Myrtles Plantation, St. Francisville Louisiana
I wanted to investigate this beautiful plantation since I first saw it on tv when I was about 5 years old and finally had the opportunity more than once and Chloe made herself known.
3. Monticello, Charlottesville Virginia
Thomas Jefferson, my ancestor's former home and houses many ancestral ghostly tales.
4. Old Exchange and Provost Dungeon, Charleston SC
This amazing piece of history is where I caught my first full body apparition in a photo!
5. College of William and Mary, Williamsburg Virginia
One of the most beautiful and haunted campus'.

Historic Haunts of the South II
1. Tuckahoe Plantation, Richmond Virginia
My 9th great grandparents built this house and many of my family still haunts it.
2. Randolph House, Colonial Williamsburg Virginia
Another one of my ancestor's homes in which they haunt.
3. Dauphine Orleans, New Orleans, Louisiana
A haunted.........bordello.......?!? Why not?!
4. St. Francis Inn, St. Augustine Florida
I have had so many experiences here over the years it has to be on the list.
5. Pirate House, Savannah Georgia
Great food with very intriguing ghost stories.

Historic Haunts of the South III
1. Poe Museum, Richmond Virginia
Edgar Allan Poe is one of the reasons I became an author. His house in Richmond is near and dear to my heart and the first time I experienced his spirit.
2. Drayton Hall, Charleston SC
I have always loved old plantations. I don't like the sad history that most of them hold but the beauty is what draws me in, and the ghosts too.
3. Bruton Parish Church, Colonial Williamsburg Virginia
A ghostly organ playing in a church late at night when no one is there...that is a must for my list.
4. Mount Vernon, Mount Vernon Virginia
First President of the United States and a big reason we have our freedom. My first trip here I had a major post cognitive experience.

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Jamestown Virginia Investigation

5/2/2019

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Recently while researching the Ambler House Ruins we figured we would conduct an unofficial investigation at Jamestown. Surprisingly, we got very little activity. We did get a few high EMF spikes and a few words through the PSB7, including Indian. I used to live in Williamsburg and visited Jamestown on a regular basis and there is definitely a presence here. The energy is strong from all that has taken place here over the last 400 plus years, I think the weather made everyone and everything run and hide.

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