Sometimes Ghosts are Watching Over Us

Echoes from the Grave by Larry WilsonFrom Echoes from the Grave by Larry Wilson.

Some believe that ghosts may exist in a type of limbo and frequent or haunt the places with which they were familiar or have fond memories. Places such as childhood homes or playgrounds, places where they worked or spent a lot of time. In the case of a sudden or tragic death, they may be confused not knowing that they are dead or what has happened to them so they are trying to find answers to help them understand.

Ghosts or spirits may also appear a short time after their deaths in order to comfort someone close to them who is grieving. In helping the living cope with the loss of their loved one, they may appear to let them know that they are ok and that everything will be alright.

One of the members of a ghost hunting group to which I belong described several events that happened to his sister-in-law after the death of her father. The family was having a get together at the sister-in-laws house shortly after the death of her father.

The sister-in-law had twelve place settings of a particular set of silverware that they were using for the get together. After the meal was finished and the dishes were being washed, it was noted that a fork was sitting on top of the garbage pail, and sure enough, it matched the place setting that were being used.

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Odd Temperature Anomaly at Anderson Cemetery

Chasing Shadows by Larry WilsonFrom Chasing Shadows by Larry Wilson.

That October, I returned to “Graveyard X” with a local central Illinois paranormal investigator named Ed Osborne. Ed is very knowledgeable and a good friend who I have a great deal of respect for. It was the Wednesday night before Halloween, and it was a cool (but not cold) evening. Ed and I had been in the cemetery for close to an hour taking pictures and checking EMF and temperature readings. Nothing seemed to be out of the ordinary, and it was about 7:30pm.

The curfew for the cemetery is 8:00pm, and it is patrolled by the county sheriff’s department, so Ed and I decided to make a final pass through the cemetery and then leave by curfew. I scanned the cemetery for temperature using my laser-pointed digital thermometer. The average temperature that night was 44 degrees. Everywhere I scanned, the temperature read 44 degrees Fahrenheit, that is, until I passed by the cement bench.

As I passed by the bench, the temperature began to drop. First the temperature dropped below 40 degrees Fahrenheit, then it dropped below 30 degrees, then it dropped below 20 degrees. The temperature continued to drop steadily until it finally reached a low of minus 16 degrees below zero. Ed and I could not believe what we were seeing, so to make sure that there was not some type of malfunction, and to make sure that the thermometer was set to Fahrenheit and not Celsius, I shut it off and then turned it back on. It was definitely set to Fahrenheit.

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Exploring Anderson Cemetery (Graveyard X)

Chasing Shadows by Larry WilsonFrom Chasing Shadows by Larry Wilson.

Located not far from the small town of Palmer, Illinois is one of the most mysterious locations in Illinois, widely discussed by ghost hunters and paranormal investigators alike: Anderson Cemetery, or as many prefer to call it, “Graveyard X.”

For years, there have been tales of unexplained lights in the cemetery, and some of these lights, I have been told, have been recorded on video both during the daytime and at night. Some tell stories of hearing the sounds and voices of small children playing in the cemetery when no homes are located nearby to account for these sounds. Apparitions appear in photos and digital thermometers record icy cold spots with no scientific or logical explanations for the temperature fluctuations. I have experienced the extreme temperature fluctuations myself, which I will explain shortly.

In order to keep the location from others, various books and Internet postings have labeled it “Graveyard X,” leading to the perception that Anderson Cemetery is some kind of top-secret place. All the stories and legends about the “mysterious Graveyard X,” however, piqued my interest enough to compel me to conduct my own investigation at this location.

My first challenge was finding the allusive “Graveyard X,” because all I knew about the whereabouts of this mysterious location was that it was located in a secluded place in rural central Illinois. It seemed that other ghost hunters who had investigated Anderson Cemetery were not anxious to reveal its location. I do not think the reason for this secrecy was to prevent other legitimate paranormal investigators from investigating the cemetery, but to prevent those who may only be looking for a thrill and to possibly destroy, desecrate or litter the site.

As it turns out, Anderson Cemetery, or “Graveyard X,” is located in rural Christian County only 9.5 miles from my home in Taylorville. So there it was, right under my nose all the time and I did not even know it. Oh well, so much for the intuition of a former private investigator!

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