Brumder
Mansion Investigation Brumder
Mansion Investigation Designed in the English Arts
& Crafts Style, it blends Victorian, Gothic and Arts & Crafts elements.
The building is four stories and almost 8,000 square feet. Located
at Website:
http://milwaukeebedbreakfast.com
Hauntings: Entities
of three known intelligent spirits seem to enjoy the restored MANIFESTATIONS:
Spirit People in
residence: Older female Entity - A
psychic has identified this female entity as an older woman, with the nick name
of Aunt Pussy, though this entity recently has admitted to a sensitive that her
real name is Susan. She likes to hang out in The Gold Room, though she visits
other parts of the mansion, it is thought. Entity of what is
thought to be a younger female or male - She / he is thought to like the third
floor, especially Marion's Room, but visits the 2nd floor as well; Emma's Room
on occasion. Male Entity - Favorite
rooms are the parlor and George's Suite, perhaps keeping an eye on the living. Carol
Hirschi Years...... Carol spent her first
night in the This entity didn't like
the mirror that Carol had picked for the bathroom. The bathroom mirror which was
hung over the sink in the Gold Suite's bathroom, lifted itself off its nail,
floated over to the bathtub and was thrown into the bathtub, breaking. Guests and patrons of
the little theater in the basement began seeing the entity of a woman, dressed
in attire which was popular in the early 20th century, walking around the area
there. A friend of Carol's saw
a woman in a formal black dress float down the main staircase. If
they had a dog in the room, they had a dream, featuring a woman sternly
lecturing them to get their dog out of the room, threatening to hurt the dog.
Waking up, they were filled with a strong desire to remove their pets. A
psychic who was in town for a convention stayed in the Gold Room and was
contacted by this female entity, identifying herself as Aunt Pussy, who later
admitted that her real name was Susan. This psychic passed on
Susan/Aunt Pussy's message to Carol. Aunt Pussy told the psychic, that at first
she didn't like all the changes. The new decor was too fancy, and there
were too many people coming in because of the bed and breakfast business
and because of the theater in the basement. However, she had begun to enjoy the
theatric performances, organized by Carol in the basement theatre. She would
learn to exist with the fancy decorum, all the guests, but had requested that
Carol keep her dogs and dogs in general out of the Gold Room and keep the room's
shades up, because she liked the light coming into her room. Recent
Paranormal Activity... in 2008-2009 Entity of Susan /Aunt
Pussy * Susan/Aunt Pussy was
mostly quiet in the first part of 2008, perhaps studying the new folks involved
with the * 2008- When the
curtains were taken down for a few days before the new curtains were hung, in
The Gold Suite, it is thought that she was the entity who locked the deadbolt of
the door from the inside, leading from the mud room into the entry way, locking
out some guests, who had to call the Innkeeper to let them inside. * After a German
marriage certificate in a large frame with a sturdy wire on the back was hung on
the wall by Emma's room, it mysteriously lifted itself off the wall and crashed
face down onto the floor, cracking the glass a little when no one living was
around. There was nothing wrong with the wire, or the nails it was hung upon. * The staff member, in
charge of breakfast, overslept one day, and just barely got ready in time to
serve the guests their breakfast. The next morning, she dreamt of a large,
old-fashioned alarm clock, ringing in her head, waking her up on time. On
another day, she heard her name being called, waking her up again. The
Male Entity/ George's Room & Parlor. * Around 4 pm in the
afternoon, when the mansion is empty, one can sometimes hear a man's footsteps
coming down the main staircase, from the little office off the kitchen. George's
Room * 2008- A staff member
felt a cool breeze brush past her face and hair, and then billowed the curtain,
as it breezed through the room. There was no logical explanation. * A regular guest during
the winter months heard an unseen presence moving her medicine bottles around in
her carry-on bag in the bathroom. * 2009-The Carr’s
stayed in the George * 2009- A member of
their cleaning staff was vacuuming the George's Suite, when the plug was pulled
out of the wall. After their staff member put the plug back in, he/she watched
in amazement, as the plug was pulled out again by an unseen force. After saying,
"In the name of Jesus, stop!" The plug stayed in, after it was again
put back in the socket, so the vacuuming could begin again. * The closet area is
another location where there have been reports of sounds and creepy feelings
emanating from within. * One afternoon Julie
asked if George or another was around. She didn’t get an immediate response
but later heard a rather loud deep male voice say, “Yes, I’m still here!” Parlor: * After their first
walk-through visit, members of the Northern Alliance Of Paranormal Investigators
sat with us in the parlor, tape recording what they were saying about the
experiences that we have had at the Brumder. On their initial report,
Cheri of Northern Alliance of Paranormal Investigators, explained, "Julie
told us a tale of a missing belt, one she knew she had hung in a closet.
She told us how she searched everywhere, questioning her own sanity and memory, only
to have the belt mysteriously reappear later- in the exact closet she knew
she had placed it in to begin with. As we reviewed the recording, we were
startled to hear another voice on the audio. As Julie completed her story,
a very matter-of-fact voice said 'it was us'. During that same session, we also
caught a strange whistle. While it may have a reasonable explanation, none
of the investigators present remember hearing a whistle, and there was no
indication that anyone heard it during the interview." Marion's
Room: Recent activity reported
by guests. Some think an entity of a young person haunts this room. * One of their visiting
friends, who slept in Marion's Room, was awakened by a presence who playfully
bounced the bed a little to wake her. * Another visiting
friend was in bed, watching TV, when the towel which was hanging securely on the
hook, lifted itself off and fell to the floor. The gas fire place was also on
very low, but suddenly roared up and then down, as if some rascal was
playing with the gas control. * One of their staff
members was cleaning the floors, when the plastic framed emergency instructions
slammed itself down on the whirlpool. * Northern Alliance of
Paranormal investigators got another EVP in this room: "Don't leave, help
me!" The
Blue Room: * Guests report that a
small light sitting on the fireplace mantel turned itself on during the wee
small hours of the morning. * An investigator
from The Northern Alliance Of Paranormal Investigators felt a friendly touch
from a cold hand, while sitting down in this room. Catacombs: * Past investigations have
actually caught what appears to have been a disembodied head floating in the
catacombs on one of their digital pictures.
The Ghost Research Society investigated the Brumder
Mansion on November 20, 2010. Team
members included: Stan Suho, Jim Piscopo, Joey Tito, Joe Tito, Nicole Tito,
Lauren Kasmar, Louis Hovanes, Art Schramm, Mark & Sherry Stednitz, Lisa
Krick, Sandra Weber, George & Vaune Martens, Jim Graczyk and Dale Kaczmarek.
Equipment setup: The Command Center was set up in
the main dining room on the first floor. G.E.I.S.T. and the video monitor with
quad splitter were set up along with a wi-fi transmitter to another monitor that
was placed in the basement facing the catacombs. Camera #1 was Jim Piscopo’s
camera facing down the basement hallway, #2 was Dale Kaczmarek’s camera in
George’s Suite facing the closet, #3 was Lisa’s camera in the Marion’s
Suite and #4 was Jim Graczyk’s camera in Emma’s Suite facing the cabinet
that opened by itself. Additional
camera’s included Sherry Stednitz’s camera which was positioned at the top
of the other stairway leading into the basement hallway and handheld cameras
operated by Joey Tito, Lou Hovanes, Dale Kaczmarek and a deep IR camera used by
Vaune Martens. The G.E.I.S.T. equipment was
placed on the stage in the basement along with a microphone that recorded sound
directly to Stan Suho’s laptop computer. GRS teams and equipment assignments: Command center was monitored by
Joey Tito and Artie Schramm Team #1 Lisa Krick, Nicole Tito
and Lauren Kasmar (besides conducting EVP) they used the Ovilus PX, Paracorder
667 and Melmeter. Team #2 George & Vaune
Martens and Jim Piscopo (K-II Meter and digital pyrometer) Team #3 Mark & Sherry
Stednitz, Lou Hovanes and Sandy Weber (besides conducting EVP) they used digital
thermometer/hygrometer. Roamers included Dale Kaczmarek,
Stan Suho, Jim Graczyk and Joey Tito. Sandy Weber and Lauren Kasmar
were instructed by Joe and Joey Tito Command Center and camera setup. A videotape was shown from Dale
Kaczmarek’s first investigation of this location with Julie Carr conducting a
walkthrough of the mansion and pointing out the various haunted locations. Personal experiences/reports: Jim Graczyk: Equipment: 12mp Digital camera,
GRS Ghost Cam Brumder Mansion
is a very nice pretty well kept historic building. As you walk into this mansion
you immediately feel as you walked into a place from the past. There are tons of
items from the past that are scattered in all the rooms in this mansion. The
building is pretty huge with numerous rooms as well as staircases. The upstairs
bedrooms vary in size depending on who stayed in that room in the past. The
servant’s quarters on the third floor were adequate and didn’t really seem
small at all. The ballroom, which was in the basement, was rather a nice size
and served its purpose. I didn’t
really feel threatened at all in any of the rooms or felt too uneasy. I did
however for some reason always found myself in the main hall by the staircase or
off to the right in the room I would call the sitting room. This was the room
off to the left as you walked into the mansion. I took numerous pictures of both
rooms I guess because of my attraction to these areas. As I walked in
and out of the numerous rooms I took random pictures of hoping to catch
something out of the ordinary. I reviewed my digital camera pictures from the
entire night and didn’t capture anything I believe was paranormal or something
that I couldn’t explain. I did notice that I did capture a good number of orbs
in a good number of pictures that could be explained as dust. I did notice that
old carpets were the cause of these phenomena. I was in the
basement area along with Joey, Nicole and Lauren in the area what people call
the catacombs. The room behind the door that says “is the stove off” would
be the exact location. As I let Laruen and Nicole walk in first, Joey and I were
making our way into the room bringing up the back. Joey was filming some B Roll
as we were talking to Nicole and Lauren. Joey and I got to where the staircase
was and immediately heard what sounded like glass breaking. The noise came from
our left as if from behind us. Joey immediately turns around and looks at me as
we both clearly heard the noise. We look up in case one of us might of hit a
light bulb and then on the floor in case we stepped on some glass. Nicole and
Lauren I believe heard the noise too but none of us could find the reason for
the sound. Hopefully, Joey’s tape was rolling and we got that on tape. I
didn’t experience anything else on the investigation, but I believe a
follow-up investigation would be good as long as we get complete mansion access
to all rooms. Dale Kaczmarek: I stayed in the connecting room
to the George’s Suite which is directly off the main staircase. I was awakened
around 4:30 am to the sound of what sounded like distinct footsteps on the
staircase and the entire crew had gone to bed around 3:00am. The other boarders
were not up and about and did not come down to breakfast until later. During the last hour of the
investigation the Tri-Field Meter went off several times in succession and
whether or not this was a battery issue it did coax the remaining crew; Lisa,
Jim P., George, Vaune, and Stan to the basement to investigate. I turned on my
digital recorder, set up the Paracorder 667 on the stage and shot with my
Nightshot camera. I began to hear a series of light taps coming from the far end
of the stage that were not footsteps but light raps. Vaune went to investigate
was almost immediately immersed in a coldness. The pyrometer, when finally
retrieved, showed a 61-63 temperature. I also thought I perhaps heard a moan or
light whisper and will have to review the video tape shot there for analysis. I also conducted some
experiments in the basement washroom; George’s Suite with Artie Schramm,
Marion’s Suite. There was a clear definite
metallic clank that was audibly heard at the Command Center by Artie and me
coming from the basement area when absolutely nobody was downstairs. Within a
few minutes a team went down to conduct some experiments and they heard that
sound again, as we did from the Command Center. They could not determine where
that sound had come from. Joey Tito: While
at the Brumder Mansion I was part of the roaming team with Dale, Jim, and Stan. I ran a free hand camera during
the investigation and took still photos throughout its entirety. Nothing out of
the ordinary to mention in regards to the still photos, but I was mostly
interested in reviewing the free hand video that I shot in an attempt to find
possible evidence to solidify a personal experience that I had while in the
catacombs alongside Jim, Nicole, and Lauren. While reviewing my footage, I was
not disappointed. Jim and I accompanied Nicole and Lauren down to the basement
during the final hours of the investigation as they had not been down to check
out the catacombs as of yet. We walked to the end of the catacombs. There was a
door which at first glance looked to be a dead end, but actually opened up and
led to the hallway which leads to the stage. We walked through and as all four
of us made our way into the room I reached into a box that was on the floor that
contained bottles of beer. I pulled one out and showed everyone but before I
even put the bottle back in the box I heard the sounds of glass break. The noise
did not sound like a glass bottle to me, but more like the sound of a light bulb
breaking. I was not the only one who heard this as all of us heard the noise at
the same time. The noise sounded like it came from directly above my head as I
bent down to put the bottle back in the box. We investigated the area and looked
to see if there was any broken glass on the floor, weeding out the possibility
of a natural explanation for the sound. There was no glass on the floor to be
found and more importantly we could not figure out what could have caused this
racket. That rounds out the experience
that I had while at the Brumder Mansion. There were no other reports of anything
out of the ordinary while shooting free hand video during the investigation. Lou
Hovanes: Time:
7:30pm until 12:30pm Weather:
cold and overcast Other
Team Members: Sherry
Stednitz, Mark Stednitz, and Sandy Weber Equipment: Video
Camera:
Sony HDD DCR-SR82 Digital
Recorder:
Olympus Digital
Camera: Canon XTI EMF:
Yes Thermometer:
Yes, Digital Night
Vision Yes, on
handheld camcorder
FLIR Overview
of Investigation: I
was teamed up with Sherry, Mark and Sandy. I took 180 pictures throughout the
house and property with my digital camera before the investigation. I also use
digital recorder through the investigation to record ideas, feelings, and
confirm possible EVPs from Sherry’s recorder. I carried Sony Camcorder with
(2) extended IR lights to record the investigation. The group used digital
thermometer, EMF meter, FLIR camera, chalk and a small ball. We
did a series of EVP sessions in several locations. We constantly took
temperature, EMF and FLIR readings throughout the house. No readings were out of
the ordinary to report of. Results
of Investigation: I
found nothing in my photos. Mark & Sherry Stednitz: Team:
Mark and Sherry Stednitz, Lou Hovanes, Sandy Weber Video camera set up at
7:25pm to midnight on back staircase facing down into basement. Equipment Used:
Digital Camera
Sony HDD Video Camera
Temperature Gauge
EMF
Tri-Field Meter EVP Session:
Powder Room-Basement – 7:35pm
Temp 74 degrees Experiment:
Tennis ball with chalk line around to see if movement occurs Results:
No Movement of tennis ball
No EVP evidence found. No
personal experiences. EVP Session:
Catacombs – ended 7:55pm
Temp 74 degrees Results:
Lou’s Camera turned off 2 times during EVP session
No EVP evidence found – no personal experiences. EVP Session:
Started 8:00pm – Marion’s Room
Asked several times during EVP session for Emma to appear. Results:
No EVP evidence found – no personal experiences. EVP Session:
Begun 9:10pm – George’s Room
No EVP evidence or personal experiences. Lauren Kasmar: I was teamed with Nicole Tito and Lisa Krick for the
Brumder Mansion investigation on 11/21/2010. The weather was fair; somewhat
chilly. I used my digital camera,
the Ovilus, and an EM Pump. Lisa and
Nicole used both of their Sony tape recorders for EVP sessions, as well as real
time EVP, thermometer, Melmeter, K-II Meter and the Paracorder 667.
Lisa set up her camcorder in Marion’s suite, and Nicole set her camera
up in Emma’s sweet. Joe Tito
explained how to properly connect each of the camcorders to the command station,
and showed how to connect the yellow connectors for video only.
I also followed Joey Tito to Marion’s suite where he showed me how to
run the wires to Lisa’s camcorder that she was setting up at the time. We began our first EVP session
in Marion’s suite at approximately 7:25 PM.
At 7:37 PM, Lisa asked if someone could make a thump noise on the tub in
Marion’s suite. All three of us
heard a thump to the left of Nicole, who was sitting on the bed.
At 7:44 PM all three of detected a significant temperature change in the
room, and my digital camera shut off for the second time on its own; the battery
was fully charged. At approximately
7:53 PM, the Ovilus (in dictionary mode) responds to Nicole’s question,
“What is your name?” Answer:
“Female kind,” “Emma.”
The Ovilus also repeated the words “video, "disaster” and
“vladu” several times. We also
heard the Ovilus say “George” while in Marion’s room.
Lisa and I heard light footsteps outside of the room, as well as above us
during the EVP session in Marion’s suite. Our second EVP session was
conducted in George’s suite at approximately 8:15 PM.
At 8:20 PM the temperature went up 2 degrees; from 68.9 degrees to 69.2
degrees. At 8:32 PM, Lisa and I
heard what sounded like a woman singing/humming outside of the door to
George’s suite. We also heard the
faint footsteps outside of the door in George’s suite. Upon walking into Emma’s
suite, Lisa and I detected the small of cigars. The EVP session in Emma’s
suite began at approximately 9:15 PM. At
9:20 PM, Lisa opened the closet and began talking about using the entire closet
for her own belongings and heard a whining noise.
The temperature remained steady at 69 degrees during the session in
Emma’s suite. At 9:30 PM, Nicole
reported feeling a sharp pain in her neck, and it was at that point that I went
and sat by her. When I walked over there and sat down, the 667 went off for
approximately a minute, and the Melmeter went up to .1 mg.
It had been at a constant zero since the beginning of the session. We conducted our basement
session at about 9:45 PM. The
temperature was remained at a constant 65 degrees, and the Melmeter was at a
constant zero until 9:55 PM: Nicole walked over to the bar, and the Melmeter
displayed 1 mg, and the temperature went up to 66.6 degrees.
At about 9:50 PM, I was sitting in the back of the basement, and was able
to see down the hallway to the laundry room. I thought a saw a dark shadow in
the hallway. I was sitting on the
stage towards the latter part of our session, and I kept hearing light footsteps
behind me on the stage. Nicole and
Lisa also reported that they were hearing noises from behind me as well.
I also saw a smaller black shadow quickly glide in front of one of the
chairs. All three of us also heard
footsteps coming down the stairs that lead into the basement; no one came down
the stairs. I heard various light footsteps
overnight while staying in Marion’s suite, as well as random thumping noises,
and one loud band in the Jacuzzi that woke me up shortly after we had gone to
bed. I also heard whispers
throughout the night. Nicole woke up
at one point and thought she saw a man in a light brown suit smiling at her,
standing near the Christmas tree in the room. I did not detect anything unusual
on any of the pictures that I took in the Brumder mansion. Jim Piscopo: Team members: Jim Piscopo, George Martens, Vaune
Martens Equip.: Video camera (8mm),
Digital camera (Fujifilm 1000s), Pyrometer, K-II, Strobe light During the initial walk through
I noticed a cigar smell in the parlor and I was the only one in there. We went through the entire house
using the pyrometer and the temp’s were 64-66 degrees except for the theater
which was 61-64. While going through the rooms I
was taking pictures using the strobe light and got a picture of what seems to be
a manifesting by a wall in Georges Suite. We did an EVP session in the
theater using the Ovilus and got the names of George and William. Later in the morning while at
the command center we heard a noise coming from the theater. A group of us went
down and Dale did an EVP session in which we heard a metallic sound from behind
the bar, we also heard sounds coming from the right of the stage. I set up my video camera in the
basement hallway filming the laundry room at 1830 At 1930 we did our walk through
and picture taking. This lasted until 2130.At 2330 we did the EVP in the theater
taking more pictures with the strobe light. About 0230 was the EVP with Dale in
the theater. Other then the cigar smoke the
only other experience was in the blue room where the temp was 64 but the room
felt much colder. Vaune Martens: 2nd Floor George
Suite 8:00pm Jim, George & Vaune Deep Infrared video Camera-
Vaune Jim- Pyrometer, Camera and
Strobe light George – K-II Meter No visual phenomena at the time
of filming. Jim reported no spikes in temperature.
George reported No EMF hits. After investigating the 2nd
floor coming down the stairs Jim & I smelled a floral scent, which was not
there earlier. As I went down the steps it seemed to be stronger. Looked for air
fresheners, candles, and potpourri but didn’t find any. 3rd Floor- Marion
Suite, Blue Room & Bathroom Jim, George & Vaune Vaune-Deep Infrared Video Camera Jim- Pyrometer, Camera and
Strobe light George – K-II Meter No visual phenomena at the time
of filming. Jim reported no spikes in temperature. George reported no EMF hits. In the Blue room Jim and I felt
that the room was colder even though the pyrometer said the temperature was
steady. Jim called for another GRS member to come up and give their impression
of the room. Nicole came in and when asked to give her impression of the room
said she it smelled musty/smoky; she did not feel the cold. In the bathroom a picture frame
on a small table was on the floor with the back off. It was on the table in tact
earlier, but I did not see or hear it fall. Basement- Theater, Bar, Laundry
Room, Catacombs, Bathroom. Jim, George & Vaune Vaune-Deep Infrared Video Camera Jim- Pyrometer, Camera and
Strobe light George – K-II Meter No Visual phenomena at the time
of filming. Jim reported no spikes in Temperature. George reported a few spikes
on the EMF in front of the laundry room at the base of the stairs. I had no
experiences, but just felt like I needed to investigate this area some more. 2ND Investigation of
the basement- EVP session Jim, George, Stan & Vaune Vaune- digital voice recorder
& Ovilus PX Jim-Pyrometer George-K-II Meter Used both Phonetic mode &
Dictionary mode on the Ovilus it was very chatty. When asked its name it seemed
to say William. At times it was just gibberish, but it seemed to say both Jim
and George. At one point we asked it
to knock on the wall and heard a noise come from the right side of the stage/
bathroom area. George had hits again on the
K-II Meter in the same general area, but this time he said he felt something as
well. 3rd Investigation of
the basement- EVP session Jim, George, Dale, Lisa, Vaune Dale- video taping George - EMF Lisa conducted an EVP session During the EVP session a few
members kept hearing a sound from the right side of the stage. I went and stood
in the general area. I did hear a “rodent like” sound further back behind
stage area. I also heard a different sound in the area closest to the bathroom,
a couple of times. I felt a huge temperature drop; Lisa joined me and felt it
too. I could not identify the
sounds. The temperature drop had
dissipated, by the time the pyrometer was brought over to measure. Initial Conclusion Though
I didn’t have any overwhelming phenomena, I had a sense, especially in the
basement that there was something going on. I look forward to reviewing the
evidence to see what it has to offer.
As always I’m sure something’s will prove to be natural occurrences
such as the floral smell …. At some point later in the evening I found air
freshener in the main floor bathroom near the stairs. Sherry Stednitz: Team: Mark
and Sherry Stednitz, Lou Hovanes, Sandy Weber Video camera set up at
7:25pm to midnight on back staircase facing down into basement. Equipment Used:
Digital Camera
Sony HDD Video Camera
Temperature Gauge
EMF
Tri-Field Meter EVP Session:
Powder Room-Basement – 7:35pm
Temp 74 degrees Experiment:
Tennis ball with chalk line around to see if movement occurs Results:
No Movement of tennis ball
No EVP evidence found. No
personal experiences. EVP Session:
Catacombs – ended 7:55pm
Temp 74 degrees Results:
Lou’s Camera turned off 2 times during EVP session
No EVP evidence found – no personal experiences. EVP Session:
Started 8:00pm – Marion’s Room
Asked several times during EVP session for Emma to appear. Results:
No EVP evidence found – no personal experiences. EVP Session:
Begun 9:10pm – George’s Room
No EVP evidence or personal experiences. Brumder
Mansion
Sony Video Recorder – used and video analysis completed
by Mark and Sherry Stednitz.
There were 5 video segments created during filming of the
rear staircase facing down to the basement. Segment 1: You
can see George Martens getting EMF hits on the staircase and saying that he
hopes my camera caught something at about 7:25pm.
Unfortunately, nothing was noted on this segment whatsoever. Segment 2: At
14:20 on the video segment (approximately 8:15pm) on the right side of the
screen you can see a circular semi transparent orb-like anomaly.
I would ask that you look at it to see if it is a dust particle or
possibly an insect. That
clipped video is attached with this report. Segment 3: Nothing noted Segment 4: Nothing noted Segment 5: This
segment has a lot of noise contamination; however, nothing was seen on video. Submitted by: Mark
and Sherry Stednitz
December 14, 2010 Sandra Weber: Date: Saturday, November 20, 2010
Time: evening – approx. 6:30
p.m. to 2:00 a.m. Weather: 40’s clear Equipment: Tape
Recorder (Sheri)
EMF (me)
Thermometer (me)
Night Vision (Lou) Thermometer:
Infrared (me: FLIR) Phenomena witnessed by investigator Time:
Phenomena: 6:35
Investigation of basement: used Tri-Field EMF meter to obtain readings:
varied from .2 to .5. Used FLIR to
obtain temperature readings: varied from 62 – 68
except 60 – 63 degrees in bathroom, no pattern evident (window of
course colder) and T in upper 50’s in blind tunnel referred to as the
“catacombs”. EVP session with
Sheri doing most of talking: slight increase in EMF with joining hands, but no
significant movement. Emma’s room:
Switched to Tri-Field for EVP session: approximately 38 – 39 for entire
session. When not doing EVP obtained
readings of approximately 3 – 5 on magnetic scale (1 – 100).
T approx. 63 – 69 with no pattern. Phenomena witnessed by investigator Time:
Phenomena: 9:40
Marion’s room: Tried Ovilus – could make no sense out of it –
slight spike on Tri-Field when Ovilus first began to make sound but only slight
and brief. When entire group was in
the room, there was no sound at all. When
Lou and Mark left the room, it made sounds but I could not make any sense out of
it. There was a slight spike on the
Tri-Field when the Ovilus first began to make sound, but only slight and brief.
T: 63 – 69 with no pattern. 9:56
George’s room: T approx. 64 – 69 with no pattern.
Tri-Field almost zero. Ovilus
– made no sense: “R-R” and “oi-oi”. 12:25
Marion’s room: At this point, Sheri and Mark had gone home.
I joined Lisa, Nicole and Lauren for an EVP session.
Sitting approximately in a circle, except for Nicole, who was lying on a
bed. (Nicole was lying on a bed with
a window near her feet. Lisa was on
a chair to Nicole’s left, pretty far from the window.
Behind Lisa was a hot tub, with ceramic tile going up the lower
portion of the wall behind her, with wallpaper or flat paint above that.
Lauren was on Lisa’s left, sitting on the floor at least 8 feet away.
I was opposite Lisa, also on the floor, approximately 8 feet away from
both Lisa and Lauren.) Lisa reported a cold spot on her left.
I used the FLIR to check the cold spot.
There was a darker shape to the left of Lisa’s head, over her left
shoulder or next to her. I asked
Lisa to lean over to her right to see if the shape was her reflection in the
tile. The shape did not move.
I checked the angle with the window – didn’t appear to be a shadow.
There were no other sources of light in the room to create a shadow.
I took more pictures from in front of Lisa and from her left side –
shape disappeared. There was no
change in the Tri-Field during this period – remained near 0.
Attached are the FLIR photos from this event. #106, 107, 109 and 110 show
the shape. Not present in 111, 112,
113, 114, and 115. Final Record Number of Psychic Photos:
9 heat signature photos of interest, unexplained shape in 4 photos Summation: The only unexplained phenomena
were the appearance on the FLIR of a shape next to Lisa that I could not explain
with a shadow from any light source, and there was no heat reflection. George Martens:
Time
8:00pm EMF readings in hallway heading into laundry room 1.0 to 2.5 milligaus on meter
I had 4 different random hits on meter in same area.
Hits were directly in front of stairs where a static camera was set up at 9:20pm
also using digital camera. EMF
readings in front of stairs in hall leading to laundry room readings 20+ on
meter 4 to 5 hits all taking place in aprox. 2 to 3 min.
Also felt a quick temperature drop very quickly enough to give me goose bumps
all over and a sense of being light headed for a short period of time. I
did not have anything with me at this time to verify the temp drop. Digital
camera also used Stan
Suho: We arrived late in the afternoon and immediately began our walk
through. Dale showed a Video of what
was happening at the mansion and we began our setup. I set up G.E.I.S.T.
downstairs in the stage area where there were reports of paranormal activity. The command post was located in the main Dining Room where
there was a large table. The G.E.I.S.T. setup was the usual except this time for
the Ghost Cam; I used the Sony "Digital Night Shot" camera, DSC-V1. It
has a video output jack that was connected to a TV transmitter and that
transmitted back to the command post via a Wi-Fi antenna link. The Ghost Mic was
also connected to the same link. During
the investigation I made several walk throughs with the Night Vision Monocle.
I also made several walk throughs with a Digital Audio Recorder checking
for EVP. This was both upstairs and downstairs. This was the first use of the Digital Night Shot camera and
it worked very well, however there was problem with the Wi-Fi link. We seemed to
be getting interference from the House Wi-Fi. Upon reviewing my G.E.I.S.T.
results, 35mm camera, digital camera, and the Audacity audio results I found
nothing that I thought could be paranormal. Some of the upstairs rooms were
occupied which prevented our getting access. Conclusion--- It was a good investigation with lot of room
to spread out, lot of time to setup and quiet surroundings. Depending on what
the rest of the team comes up with, it may warrant a return visit. Nicole Tito: Brumder
Mansion Report November 11th, 2010 from Nicole Tito Team Partner:
Lisa Krick, Lauren Kasmar Equipment Used: Sony video camcorder, Sony audio recorder, EM pump,
K-II meter, Ovilus, Paracorder 667, Melmeter Impressions/Personal Experiences: The first personal experience began even before the investigation
started. We were downstairs in the
basement deciding what to get for dinner when I went to the bathroom.
I had my Northwestern tote bag on the floor approximately two feet to the
right of me. All of a sudden, one of
the straps flipped up and over to the other side going against gravity for this
motion. There was no open window or
draft in the room and it would take some force to perform this action. The team began our first EVP session in Marion’s suite
at 7:25 PM. During this session,
Lisa asked if someone could make a bang on the tub in the suite.
Immediately following that comment, all of us heard a thump to my left as
I was sitting on the bed. It did not
sound like it came from outside or the adjoining room.
Later on, the room started to get colder.
Unfortunately, we did not have any temperature devices with us at that
time. We checked for drafts in the
window and did not notice anything that would cause such a change.
Lauren remarked that her camera battery drained down to zero even though
she had fully charged it. After
awhile, we got some interesting results from the Ovilus.
I asked, “What is your name?” The
recorder responded, “Female, kind,” and after several moments, “Emma.”
The name, “George,” came over the Ovilus several times as well.
Throughout the session, we all heard faint footsteps above our head, but
later learned that no one was in the attic. The next EVP session occurred in George’s suite at 8:15 PM.
The temperature actually rose two degrees in this room.
We heard a woman singing and humming outside the room and faint footsteps
in the hallway, but when I went upstairs to assist another team for a moment, I
could clearly hear the guests in the next room talking.
I concluded that they were probably making the noise. The next session was in Emma’s suite at 9:15 PM.
Lisa and Lauren stayed in the bedroom while I laid in the hot tub.
Lisa began messing around in the closet opening and closing doors when we
heard a whining noise. Later on in
the session, I felt a sharp pain in my posterior neck and Lauren came out to
investigate. The Paracorder 667 went
off even though Lauren was not near it and the Melmeter went up 0.1 mg. After this, we ventured into the basement for an EVP session at 9:45 PM.
The temperature started off at a constant 65 degrees, but when I walked
over to the bar area from the bathroom, the Melmeter went up to 1 mg and the
temperature read 66.6 degrees. Lauren
later thought she saw a shadow down the hallway in the laundry room and a noise.
I went over to investigate, but did not find anything.
Later on, we learned that Artie started to come down those back stairs
and went back up. We all heard
footsteps on the stage, especially when Lisa was sitting up there throughout the
session. They were very faint and
did not occur for more than 2 or 3 steps. Later on that night, I had my EVP recorder on for several hours
overnight. I have not completely
listened to this yet, but Lauren did wake me up around 2 AM stating that she
heard a loud thump on the hot tub. Later
on after that, I woke up and thought I saw a man standing next to the lit
Christmas tree in the room standing there looking at the bed smiling at me and
Lauren. He was a white man in his
40s wearing a brown suit with short brown hair.
I felt a sense of calm and closed my eyes and opened then again a second
later to find him gone. I quickly
went back to sleep and did not wake up the other members of the team.
Again, I might have been dreaming, but thought it would be pertinent to
report. EVPs/Audio
Evidence: Basement
Voice Downstairs with Lauren & Lisa. There is a weird robotic voice
that I cannot make out that speaks after Lauren says, "I don't hear
anything." Basement
Screech Lisa, Lauren, and I in the basement. The recorder is in the
bathroom and you will hear me talking about the temperature around Lisa on stage
as she feels cold and then the infamous screech is back and very close to the
recorder! Dragging.MPG
sounds in the George’s Suite of a dragging noise followed by other sounds. Emma
Room Yes Lisa asks, "Is there anyone in this room that smokes
cigars?" At the end, you will hear a low whispered, "Yes." Emma
Room Nice Lisa is talking about how she likes the closet in Emma's room and you
will hear me say, "Oh," followed by another voice that is close to my
recorder that says, "Nice." Fvoice.MPG
sounds like a female voice in the George’s Suite. Goaway.MPG
in the basement there is a whisper that sounds like it says, “Go away.” Grunt.MPG an EVP session I conducted in the downstairs washroom. I ask,
“If you’re down here, can you make a sound or a noise?” A few seconds
later a response sounds like a grunt. Ido.MPG an
EVP session I conducted in the Marion Suite. I asked the question “Is there
anybody up here that wants to talk with me?” The response is, “I do.” Loudnoise.MPG
is a loud sound in the George’s Suite. Marion
Room Yes I ask, "What's your name?" and you will hear a low
whispered, "Yes." We also kept hearing footsteps above us in the
attic. Marion
Room Female, Kind, Emma--The Ovilus talks and you will hear the response.
No.MPG in the basement. George was telling me that the cold spot on the side
stairs was gone and you hear a female whisper, “No.” Response.MPG
an EVP session I conducted in the Marion Suite. I asked if the spirits would
like to communicate with a paranormal investigator because I was one and there
is a response of some kind but we cannot tell what it says. Response2.MPG
continuation of EVP in Marion Suite. I ask, “Do you like how they fixed the
place up?” They is another response which cannot be made out again. Shh.MPG in
the basement I commented that I sent George to get a piece of equipment and a
female shhhing sound is heard. Strangevoice.MPG
an unusually sounding voice is heard in the George’s Suite. Table.MPG
is an EVP session in George’s Suite. The Ovilus in phonetic mode kept spitting
out the word, “book”, so they asked, “Where’s the book?”
The response was, “Table.” Two.MPG
continuation of same EVP session, a question is asked, “How many is in here
with us?” The response from the Ovilus was “two.” Yes.MPG beginning of same EVP session. A question is asked, “Are you alone?” The
response from the Ovilus was “Yes.” Still photos: Nothing out of the ordinary captured in both exterior
and interior shots. Video
Evidence: Final
Brumder.mpg is just an “orb” on the stairs, most likely naturally explained. Mark1.mpg is a session in the George’s Suite. The Ovilus was in phonetic
mode and was spitting out a lot of words and some sounded like Mark so Sherry,
her husband said, “Here go by Mark. Say something or just shut up. Here
Mark.” She hands the meter to Mark and the Ovilus says, “Hate you Mark!”
Plus in the beginning of the footage look to the left of the bed and the right
of the cabinet and you will see some weird lights that dance about and then
disappear. They never appeared again the entire time the camera was recording
upstairs so they weren’t car headlights from passing automobiles.
George
Brumder, a prominent businessman, built this mansion for his eldest son, George,
Jr. in 1910. George, Jr. lived here
with his wife, Henrietta, and eleven children. They only lived in the building
about ten years when Henrietta died and they put the house up for sale around
1920. They sold the house to a shady character named Sam Picks and his
family/associates. He was thought to be part of Chicago’s crime families. Sam allegedly used the basement for illegal alcohol
distribution and later it became a speakeasy.
The next owners were an English couple and they divided the mansion into
a boarding house probably in the late 1930s.
In the 1960s the mansion was bought by the neighboring
2007 -When Tom and Julie visited the
The door bell would not work for any apparent reason when guests would come to
stay at Brumder Bed and Breakfast. Otherwise, it worked just fine for anyone
else.
Silverware which had been laid out on the dining room table the night before,
were found all turned around on the table the next morning.
Guests staying in The Gold Suite sometimes have intense dreams.
Video
Report
Investigator
George Martens
Location
George's Suite 2nd floor
Other team members Jim Piscopo & Vaune Martens
Time
8:00pm - 8;20pm EMF
meter no hits at all during this time
8:10pm - 8:20pm also
using pyrometer during this time temp steady 64 to 66
degrees
Digital camera
Location
Marion
Suite 3rd floor Blue room
Investigator
George Martens
Other team members Jim Piscopo & Vaune
Martens
Time
8:25pm -9:00pm
EMF Meter no hits at all
8:35pm - 845pm
pyrometer temps steady at 64 to 66 degrees
digital camera
Location
Basement Theater area
Investigator
George Martens
Other team Members Jim Piscopo & Vaune Martens
Time
9:20pm
Location
Basement Theater area
Investigator
George Martens
Other team members Jim Piscopo, Vaune Martens
& Dale K
Time
2:15am
My experience at Brumder Mansion was a good one the goose bumps and the light
headed feeling I had was I believe my first true experience. Though I can
not explain the cause it has made me more curious and looking forward to the
next investigation.
Ghost Research Society (www.ghostresearch.org)
© 2011 Dale Kaczmarek. All rights reserved.
Web site created by Dale Kaczmarek