Last night five members of the Home Team, Traci Boiselle, Joe Chin, Jess Hardman, Christine Downes, and Tom Carroll visited Belcourt Castle in Newport RI. For those of you who have not been to Belcourt, if you are interested in stories of hauntings Belcourt Castle is a fascinating site to research.
Belcourt Castle is a Louis XIII style hunting lodge and was designed by Richard Morris Hunt and completed in 1894. Belcourt Castle is home to an extensive collection of art and antiques from over 30 countries spanning diverse cultures and centuries. The collection includes 13th century European stained glass, 10th to 20th century furniture from around the world, 17th to 20th century paintings, Renaissance armor, and a gold coronation coach. It is also extremely haunted.
Everytime we are invited to Belcourt Castle it does not disappoint. Harle Tinney, the homes owner and resident is a beautiful and graceous host who welcomes all that visit the castle with warmth and hospitality. Mrs. Tinney has just published her first book called The Ghosts of Belcourt, which chronicals the paranormal events at Belcourt Castle which has been her home for almost 50 years. Last night was especially active and the five of us had some amazing and unexplainable experiences. From, disembodied voices and humming to physical contact and just an overwhelming feeling of "something just out of sight" each of us had our own personal experiences.
We started on the second floor conducting and EVP session with Ken Decosta, the founder of RISEUP in the Tinney Master Bedroom. Moving on the music room some of us were touched heard tapping and knocking sounds and the voices of those unseen. We also, several times, witnessed a light controlled by motion sensors turn on and off with no investigators in the room. Jess and Tom followed footsteps up a spiral staircase, calling out to whomever was there. Hearing a door close on the third floor, they found no one. One of my favorite rooms in the Belcourt is Ruth Tinney's bedroom. Placing KII detectors on her desk we seemed to be having a coversation with the former lady of the house as she sat at her writing desk.
The entire night was a blast and RISEUP have become family to the Home Team. We are lucky to have them and very grateful that they are so willing to share their castle with us. Now on to the evidence review. Hopefully there will be some evidence to post soon.
-Traci, Team Lead/Case Manager
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