Springfield Ghost Society

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St George Hotel - Carlinville IL

St George Hotel - photo by Debbie Lowery

Investigation Report

By Teresa Caldwell


This report added to the website December 21, 2003.

Date: October 25, 2003

Time: 8:00 pm - 12:00 am

Weather conditions: chilly and misty rain

Equipment: tape recorder and digital camera

Members Present:
Barb Leveque, John Winterbauer, Jennifer Bertoni, Debbie and Ken Lowery, Teresa Caldwell

I was excited about going on this investigation. I had heard a little about this place and knew it was pretty big and old and there lots of room to roam around.

I also knew that Jennifer could see the ghosts and communicate in a way with them. We weren't let down in this perspective, because she encountered a female named Isabelle on the fourth floor. Isabelle apparently followed or led us to other rooms, one of which was a bar. Debbie captured an image of lsabelle on her camera.

The third and fourth floors of the hotel are in disarray and there is no electricity on those floors. With flashlights in hand we made our way through the rooms, hallways and stairways.

It is really quite interesting to hear and see the history there. I could tell there were things going on, but I never felt afraid of anything.

I did get a lot of orbs on my pictures. I thought maybe they might be dust orbs, but on the second floor in the dining room and in the bar, I got some pretty big ones. I do believe we had some company up there.

In the bar Jenny had an encounter with a dark shadow and I think he was following her around because I felt a gush of cold air when she came by me with the EMF meter in hand. I thought this investigation was great and I can't wait to go again.

Teresa Caldwell
SGS Charter Member


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