new date added Friday april 26th 2024
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NEW DATE ADDED!! FRIDAY APRIL 26TH, 2024
Join Adam Berry from Kindred Spirits and Ghost Hunters on April 26, 2024 for an interactive paranormal investigation experience Emery Estate has a rich history in the town of Weymouth MA. Now that it is being preserved and protected we are fortunate enough to explore this magnificent property to learn about its history and the spirits within its walls. SCHEDULE: April 26th 2024 6:00pm - 7:30pm: Meet and Greet & lecture with a chance to explore Emery Estate in the daylight for photos and to get a feel of the grounds before we go lights out 7:30p - 10:00pm: We will separate into small groups and tackle different sections of the Estate. This will be a guided interactive paranormal investigation. You can bring your equipment but no experience is necessary. 10:00pm - Midnight: Explore Emery Estate on your own, if you dare. This free-roam opportunity will allow you to explore the spots on your terms. This could be where you felt a connection, had a spooky experience, or felt drawn. Adam will be available to assist in your investigation, answer your questions, or offer advice on the best tips and techniques for using your paranormal equipment. There are no refunds or exchanges. This event will happen rain or shine. |
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About Emery Estates:
The Emery Estate was constructed in 1903 to be a replica of George Washington's Mount Vernon home in Virginia. The Emery family purchased it in 1916, and different generations lived there until September 2010, when the last Emery to live in the home, Allan Comstock Emery, Jr., passed away at the age of 91.
An article written by my friend Tim Weisberg who's also investigated this location in the past!
One of Massachusetts’ most interesting haunted locations is a place you’ve probably never heard of – yet.
This Weymouth mansion doesn’t have the grizzly history of a Lizzie Borden House or the tragic witch trials of Salem; in fact, it is a place that was filled with love, light and reverence throughout its entire existence.
The Emery Estate might be under the paranormal radar right now, but it won’t stay that way for long.
What Is the Story Behind Weymouth’s Emery Estate?The Emery Estate was constructed in 1903 to be a replica of George Washington’s Mount Vernon home in Virginia. The Emery family purchased it in 1916, and different generations lived there until September 2010, when the last Emery to live in the home, Allan Comstock Emery, Jr., passed away at the age of 91.
The Town of Weymouth had the first opportunity to purchase the estate and the 24 acres surrounding it, which it did for $1.9 million using Community Preservation Act funds. The land is now known as King Oak Hill Park, and the Emery Estate overlooks the park and a magnificent view of the Boston skyline.
The property also includes a carriage house and a garage, as well as a “children’s playhouse” that is probably about the size of many regular homes around town.
The Emerys were a very pious people, and for over 30 years, they hosted a weekly teen Bible study in their home.
Allan C. Emery was the Executive Chairman of the Greater Boston Billy Graham Crusade. Graham, the internationally-known evangelist and one of the most influential figures of the 20th century, visited the Emery Estate in Weymouth many times over the years.
What Kind of Paranormal Activity Happens at the Emery Estate?
I recently had a chance to investigate the Emery Estate for the first time, and it was unlike any other paranormal investigation I have done.
In many other haunted spots across New England, you’re dealing with ghosts that lived a century or two (or sometimes three) before ours, and they’re not familiar with what it is we are trying to do when we attempt to communicate and interact with them using our modern ghost hunting tools.
The spirits of the Emery Estate, however, seem to have a good deal of knowledge about the process of paranormal investigation and the devices utilized. Because of that, they seem to be more interactive and more to the point than other spirits I’ve encountered.
What Happened During the Paranormal Investigation of the Emery Estate?
I was with a group of about a dozen or so people, and Parrish took us through the house on a tour before we began investigating. She explained the history of the Emery family, and the property, and recounted some of the activities they’d had in each room.
During this tour, while in a second-floor bedroom, I felt something sharply poke me in my upper right arm, not once but twice. I just assumed it was something trying to get my attention, and figured we could attempt to communicate with it later, as I didn’t want to interrupt the tour.
Once we began the investigation, I went to the basement with a group of people to spend some time in the dark and try to get a “feel” for the location. I went about my usual initial attempt at communication – banging out the old “shave and a haircut” knock with my flashlight, and receiving back immediately the “two bits” double knock in response.
We were already off to an interesting start.
Later on, we were on the third floor, in another bedroom, where people experienced being touched on the shoulder when standing inside the closet. I went into the closet myself to see if the same would happen to me, and almost immediately, I felt pressure on my right shoulder, as if someone was leaning on me to stand up. Motion sensor lights inside the closet were set off, even as I stood still.
The only other item in the closet was a cane, and I found out that’s because the alleged spirit that was pushing down on my shoulder was that of a person with a physical impairment, leaning on my shoulder to keep themselves propped up.
I asked if it could also hold on to my other shoulder as well, and then I felt pressure on my left one. After a few moments, my arms were slowly being pushed in toward my center, until they were practically touching.
The ghost was hugging me from behind.
I jokingly asked if it could also crack my back, and I felt myself being pulled backward as if it was trying to honor my request.
At the same time, we were running a device called EchoVox that allows for real-time spirit communication; it has all the phonetic sounds of human speech programmed into it, and it randomly circulates through them, allowing spirits to manipulate the device to use the phonetics to make words.
Just about everyone else there that night had the same experience, except for a man named Rob. He never felt anything on his shoulder, and we finally figured out it might be because Rob stands well over six feet tall and may have been too tall for the spirit to reach. When he asked out loud how tall the spirit was, the EchoVox device said it was only a little over five feet tall.
Perhaps the funniest interaction, though, was when the device randomly said “happy birthday.” Although it was nobody’s birthday among those of us there, one of the people, Kim, said her birthday was a few weeks prior but the friend who came with her that night, Kristin, had just given her a birthday present earlier that day, because she hadn’t seen her since before her birthday.
As Kim was recounting this to us, the device spits out “not from Walmart,” and the two women burst out laughing.
We asked why it was funny, and Kim recounted to us that she had given Kristin a gift for her birthday that she tried to pass off as something handmade from Etsy – before finally admitting she had purchased it from Walmart.
Way to blow up her spot, ghosts.
After the InvestigationEven after everyone else had left to go home with a slew of amazing experiences to share, the activity still kept going.
I was standing outside the house with Parrish, who was telling me some other stories about the grounds, and we watched shadow figures darting around the property, moving around a bit before vanishing into thin air.
The Emery Estate is a unique haunted location unlike any I’ve experienced before, and I can’t wait to see what Parrish and the Town of Weymouth can turn it into going forward. The house needs a lot of TLC, but if anyone can help turn the supernatural into a super renovation, it’s her.
The Emery Estate was constructed in 1903 to be a replica of George Washington's Mount Vernon home in Virginia. The Emery family purchased it in 1916, and different generations lived there until September 2010, when the last Emery to live in the home, Allan Comstock Emery, Jr., passed away at the age of 91.
An article written by my friend Tim Weisberg who's also investigated this location in the past!
One of Massachusetts’ most interesting haunted locations is a place you’ve probably never heard of – yet.
This Weymouth mansion doesn’t have the grizzly history of a Lizzie Borden House or the tragic witch trials of Salem; in fact, it is a place that was filled with love, light and reverence throughout its entire existence.
The Emery Estate might be under the paranormal radar right now, but it won’t stay that way for long.
What Is the Story Behind Weymouth’s Emery Estate?The Emery Estate was constructed in 1903 to be a replica of George Washington’s Mount Vernon home in Virginia. The Emery family purchased it in 1916, and different generations lived there until September 2010, when the last Emery to live in the home, Allan Comstock Emery, Jr., passed away at the age of 91.
The Town of Weymouth had the first opportunity to purchase the estate and the 24 acres surrounding it, which it did for $1.9 million using Community Preservation Act funds. The land is now known as King Oak Hill Park, and the Emery Estate overlooks the park and a magnificent view of the Boston skyline.
The property also includes a carriage house and a garage, as well as a “children’s playhouse” that is probably about the size of many regular homes around town.
The Emerys were a very pious people, and for over 30 years, they hosted a weekly teen Bible study in their home.
Allan C. Emery was the Executive Chairman of the Greater Boston Billy Graham Crusade. Graham, the internationally-known evangelist and one of the most influential figures of the 20th century, visited the Emery Estate in Weymouth many times over the years.
What Kind of Paranormal Activity Happens at the Emery Estate?
I recently had a chance to investigate the Emery Estate for the first time, and it was unlike any other paranormal investigation I have done.
In many other haunted spots across New England, you’re dealing with ghosts that lived a century or two (or sometimes three) before ours, and they’re not familiar with what it is we are trying to do when we attempt to communicate and interact with them using our modern ghost hunting tools.
The spirits of the Emery Estate, however, seem to have a good deal of knowledge about the process of paranormal investigation and the devices utilized. Because of that, they seem to be more interactive and more to the point than other spirits I’ve encountered.
What Happened During the Paranormal Investigation of the Emery Estate?
I was with a group of about a dozen or so people, and Parrish took us through the house on a tour before we began investigating. She explained the history of the Emery family, and the property, and recounted some of the activities they’d had in each room.
During this tour, while in a second-floor bedroom, I felt something sharply poke me in my upper right arm, not once but twice. I just assumed it was something trying to get my attention, and figured we could attempt to communicate with it later, as I didn’t want to interrupt the tour.
Once we began the investigation, I went to the basement with a group of people to spend some time in the dark and try to get a “feel” for the location. I went about my usual initial attempt at communication – banging out the old “shave and a haircut” knock with my flashlight, and receiving back immediately the “two bits” double knock in response.
We were already off to an interesting start.
Later on, we were on the third floor, in another bedroom, where people experienced being touched on the shoulder when standing inside the closet. I went into the closet myself to see if the same would happen to me, and almost immediately, I felt pressure on my right shoulder, as if someone was leaning on me to stand up. Motion sensor lights inside the closet were set off, even as I stood still.
The only other item in the closet was a cane, and I found out that’s because the alleged spirit that was pushing down on my shoulder was that of a person with a physical impairment, leaning on my shoulder to keep themselves propped up.
I asked if it could also hold on to my other shoulder as well, and then I felt pressure on my left one. After a few moments, my arms were slowly being pushed in toward my center, until they were practically touching.
The ghost was hugging me from behind.
I jokingly asked if it could also crack my back, and I felt myself being pulled backward as if it was trying to honor my request.
At the same time, we were running a device called EchoVox that allows for real-time spirit communication; it has all the phonetic sounds of human speech programmed into it, and it randomly circulates through them, allowing spirits to manipulate the device to use the phonetics to make words.
Just about everyone else there that night had the same experience, except for a man named Rob. He never felt anything on his shoulder, and we finally figured out it might be because Rob stands well over six feet tall and may have been too tall for the spirit to reach. When he asked out loud how tall the spirit was, the EchoVox device said it was only a little over five feet tall.
Perhaps the funniest interaction, though, was when the device randomly said “happy birthday.” Although it was nobody’s birthday among those of us there, one of the people, Kim, said her birthday was a few weeks prior but the friend who came with her that night, Kristin, had just given her a birthday present earlier that day, because she hadn’t seen her since before her birthday.
As Kim was recounting this to us, the device spits out “not from Walmart,” and the two women burst out laughing.
We asked why it was funny, and Kim recounted to us that she had given Kristin a gift for her birthday that she tried to pass off as something handmade from Etsy – before finally admitting she had purchased it from Walmart.
Way to blow up her spot, ghosts.
After the InvestigationEven after everyone else had left to go home with a slew of amazing experiences to share, the activity still kept going.
I was standing outside the house with Parrish, who was telling me some other stories about the grounds, and we watched shadow figures darting around the property, moving around a bit before vanishing into thin air.
The Emery Estate is a unique haunted location unlike any I’ve experienced before, and I can’t wait to see what Parrish and the Town of Weymouth can turn it into going forward. The house needs a lot of TLC, but if anyone can help turn the supernatural into a super renovation, it’s her.