Eleanor Wagner
Sussex County Hauntings and Other Strange Phenomena: Part II
Sussex County Hauntings and Other Strange Phenomena: Part II
Picture 1: The beautiful built-in bookshelves in the doctor's study. Picture 2: View of the study from the living room. Picture 3: Depicts corner of the living room and the wonderful wood beams above. Picture 4: Deb Solinski standing in the living room beside the main fireplace.
Above Left: Built-ins in the study. Picture 2: The ravaged remains of the kitchen. Picture 3: The beautiful stained glass door before it was destroyed by vandals. Picture 4: The rolling desk chair and walls destroyed by vandals. Below: Entry to the main bedroom. Picture 2: The side door entrance into what remains of the country kitchen. Picture 3: The beautiful pocket doors leading from the study to the living room. Picture 4: The grand staircase.
Above: The study. Picture 2: Grand kitchen cabinetry. Picture 3: Chilling message left by vandals. Picture 4: The only piece of furniture not destroyed by vandals - this mirror. Below: The tell-tale Post-it Wall. Picture 2: Deb Solinski showing off the feather she unearthed in the fireplace. Pictures 2 and 3: The coins discovered inside the fireplace.
Above first two pictures: The nurse and what was written on the back of the photo. Picture 3: Believed to be the doctor as a child. Picture 4: Vintage laundry ticket found along with the photos and coins in the fireplace wall. Below first two photos: All of the photos discovered. Pictures 3 and 4: Photos Deb Solinski took of the house as she was leaving at night and what appears to be a figure of a woman in the window.
Above three pictures: The Franklin Hospital Staff House. Picture 3: Deb Solinski looking at a vintage fire hydrant on the property. Below Pictures 1 and 2: Buildings on the property. Picture 3: What remains of the morgue foundation.
Lusscroft Farm
Lusscroft Farm
Picture 1: Lusscroft from a distance. Picture 2: The Lusscroft mansion. Picture 3 and 4: The barn at Lusscroft.
Lusscroft Farm
Lusscroft Farm
Below: The winning photograph taken by Andrew Knapp. Above Pictures 1 and 2: Buildings on the Lusscroft Property. Picture 3: Kevin Mitchell giving a presentation. Picture 4: Lusscroft mansion.
Shoppes at Lafayette
Shoppes at Lafayette
Picture 1: Hollyberry Lane Primitives shop. Picture 2: Diva Dog Pet Boutique & Barkery. Picture 3: Art Petersen examining the mysterious door bells. Picture 4: The door bells that chime on their own. Picture 5 - 7: The gravesite of Daniel Hopper believed to be the son of Sarah. Picture 8: The gravesite of Sarah Hopper.
Lafayette Cemetery
Lafayette Cemetery
On June 6, 2020, Lady Ghostbuster Brittany Iwanski and the author Eleanor Wagner set out to go Cemetery Hopping all over Sussex County. When they went to Lafayette Cemetery, their goal was to connect with Harmon Hockenberry - the spirit they had a lengthy communication with at the Brick & Mortar investigation. He had indicated he was buried in the Lafayette Cemetery. This is that author's story about what happened on their visit:
At first glance, the Lafayette Cemetery appears to go on forever, but when you actually trudge up the hill and get a full-view, it is actually quite small. Brittany and I had it in our heads to try to connect with the spirit of Harmon Hockenberry from the Brick and Mortar investigation. As we were walking, Brittany notices a nice sized feather lying on the grass.
"Oh, look! A feather," Brittany said.
"Oh, wow!" I said. "That's Deb sign that something is trying to connect. Maybe it's yours, too, since you have Native American in you."
Jokingly, I continued with "Maybe we should follow the feathers...."
Next thing we know, Brittany runs into yet another feather.
"Hmmm," I said. "Maybe there's something to this following the feathers thing."
We reached a set of stones and stopped. Before we even have a chance to look at the name on the first stone, Brittany says, "Oh my God! Look, another feather."
Sure enough, there it was at our feet. I looked up at the stone, and low and behold there is the gravestone of Daniel Hopper! When we did our investigation at the Diva Dog Boutique, we connected with the spirits of Daniel and Sarah who indicated to us that they were in the Lafayette Cemetery, but after some research, we were only able to find Sarah and a Daniel whom appeared to be her son. It was thrilling to see that Daniel and Sarah did end up together with their difficult circumstances and were now buried along with their son. The mystery of where Daniel Senior was is now solved.
We noticed that many of the stones were illegible and the chances of finding Harmon Hockenberry were limited. We had already checked most of the stones in the cemetery to no avail. We were getting ready to leave when we decided to check out a cluster of headstones at the far end of the cemetery before leaving. The very first stone we came upon was Mary Hockenberry! We never did find Harmon, but I am certain that he led us to Mary in order to indicate that he, indeed, was somewhere in the cemetery and most likely in one of the illegible graves or one whose tombstone disappeared long ago. I so love when a story comes full-circle, don't you?
Franklin, NJ
Franklin, NJ
Picture 1: Immaculate Conception Church. Picture 2: The Haunted Vape Room
Heaters Pond - Ogdensburg, NJ
Heaters Pond - Ogdensburg, NJ
Beautiful Heaters Pond in the spring.
Brick & Mortar Marketplace - Lafayette, NJ
Brick & Mortar Marketplace - Lafayette, NJ
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The Pines - Frankford, NJ
The Pines - Frankford, NJ
The dilapidated uninhabitable remains of the Pines facility.
The Playboy Club - Vernon, NJ
The Playboy Club - Vernon, NJ
Picture 1: The Old Playboy Club. Picture 2: The old Legends Resort sign.
Vernon Crossing - Vernon, NJ
Vernon Crossing - Vernon, NJ
Pictures 1 and 2: The beautiful renovated house on Vernon Crossing. Picture 3: The beautiful original-to-the-house staircase. Picture 4: Original-to-the-house walled shelving with antique bottles in the basement.
Lake Arapaho - Sparta, NJ
Lake Arapaho - Sparta, NJ
Pictures 1 and 2: Liz DelGrosso's photos of the fire on Lake Arapaho and the firefighters watching as the fire burns out of control. Picture 3: Liz DelGrosso's photograph depicting a terrifying horned figure. Pictures 4 and 5: Liz DelGrosso's photos of the figure in window that frightened both her and her dog.
Country Theater - Branchville, NJ
Country Theater - Branchville, NJ
Picture 1: High Street House - Newton, NJ. Picture 2: A young Amy Schwisow. (Photo credit: Amy Schwisow). Picture 3: Sparta Independent Article on the Mine Cage Disaster (Photo credit: Leslie Pedersen).
Art Petersen
Art Petersen
Art Petersen in his youth (Photo Credit: Art Petersen). He bares a striking resemblance to Paddy Finucane in his picture (Photo Credit the Commonwealth Air Aces of the Second World War).
Ellen Kirchner
Ellen Kirchner
Picture 1: Ellen Kirchner's photo of her son and daughter-in-law at a family member's wedding. Picture 2: A close-up of the shot that reveals two faces believed to be that of Ellen Kirchner's deceased mother and daughter. Picture 3: Ellen Kirchner's photos of her mother and daughter.
Benita Fusco
Benita Fusco
Picture 1: Benita Fusco (Photo Credit: Amy Fusco). Picture 2: The wreck of the vehicle in which Benita Fusco lost her life. Picture 3: The photo Amy took of the wreck where she noticed the smiling face of her mother Benita.
Trudy DiMattia
Trudy DiMattia
Picture 1: The pictures Trudy DiMattia took of the hearse carrying the casket of her deceased fiance to the cemetery. Picture 2: The photo Trudy DiMattia took of the figure laying over the casket and the dog atop the casket.
Abandoned Town of Walpack
Abandoned Town of Walpack
Picture 1 - Fire alarm
Picture 1 - Fire alarm
Picture 1 & 2 - Inside the Road Department Garage
Picture 1 & 2 - Inside the Road Department Garage
Picture 2 & 3 - An Outhouse
Picture 2 & 3 - An Outhouse
Picture 2 - 6 - Inside the Schoolhouse
Picture 2 - 6 - Inside the Schoolhouse
Walpack Cemetery
Walpack Cemetery
Picture 1 - a Metal Tombstone endures time
Jacqui Quolombo's Dragonfly
Jacqui Quolombo's Dragonfly
Jacqui Quolombo shared her video which depicts an odd communication between her and a dragonfly which appears to be trying to speak to her.
Jacqui Quolombo's Deer
Jacqui Quolombo's Deer
Jacqui Quolombo shared her video of the two female deer who regularly showed up on her porch before one was shot by a hunter and they showed up at her back door. The one uninjured female used her hoof to knock on the door for help.
Angelina's Birthday Celebration
Angelina's Birthday Celebration
John Pagan shared his video of when his sister, Angelina, had a surprise visitor at her birthday celebration when the candle appears to be extinguished on its own accord.
Diva Dog Pet Boutique & Barkery Investigation & Sarah
Diva Dog Pet Boutique & Barkery Investigation & Sarah
Lady Ghostbuster Laurel Devine was wearing headphones listening to the white noise of the Spirit Box for answers to her questions from the spirits present. This was the precise time when Art heard the name Sarah in his mind and when Laurel heard the name Sarah in the headphones.
Diva Dog Pet Boutique & Barkery Investigation & Daniel
Diva Dog Pet Boutique & Barkery Investigation & Daniel
The Lady Ghostbuster Team Members communicate with the spirit of Daniel. His figure can clearly be viewed on the SLS camera.
Diva Dog Pet Boutique & Barkery Investigation & SLS Camera
Diva Dog Pet Boutique & Barkery Investigation & SLS Camera
The Lady Ghostbuster Team Members continue to communicate with the spirit of Daniel. His figure can clearly be viewed on the camera.
Diva Dog Pet Boutique & Barkery Investigation - Sarah and Daniel
Diva Dog Pet Boutique & Barkery Investigation - Sarah and Daniel
The Lady Ghostbuster Team Members communicate with the spirits of both Daniel and Sarah with the use of the SLS camera.
Diva Dog Pet Boutique & Barkery Investigation - Sarah and Daniel Reveal Their Story
Diva Dog Pet Boutique & Barkery Investigation - Sarah and Daniel Reveal Their Story
The Lady Ghostbuster Team Members communicate with the spirits of both Daniel and Sarah with the use of both the SLS Camera and Spirit Box and find out what actually happened to them.
Diva Dog Pet Boutique & Barkery Investigation - Bell Movement
Diva Dog Pet Boutique & Barkery Investigation - Bell Movement
The Lady Ghostbuster Team Member capture footage of the bells moving on their own.
Diva Dog Pet Boutique & Barkery Investigation - Bell Movement Continues
Diva Dog Pet Boutique & Barkery Investigation - Bell Movement Continues
The Lady Ghostbuster Team Member were conducting their investigation of the pet boutique as the bell movement continued.
Diva Dog Pet Boutique & Barkery Investigation - Bell Movement Scary Crazy
Diva Dog Pet Boutique & Barkery Investigation - Bell Movement Scary Crazy
The Lady Ghostbuster Team Member were conducting their investigation of the pet boutique as the bell movement got stronger.
Diva Dog Pet Boutique & Barkery Investigation - Bell Movement - Draft Disproved
Diva Dog Pet Boutique & Barkery Investigation - Bell Movement - Draft Disproved
Lady Ghostbuster Team Member Art Petersen proceeds to disprove the theory that a draft may have caused the bell movement.
Diva Dog Pet Boutique & Barkery Investigation - Francesca Pou Bell Video Footage
Diva Dog Pet Boutique & Barkery Investigation - Francesca Pou Bell Video Footage
Francesca Pou shared her video footage of the bells in her Lafayette shop chiming on their own when no one was in the store.
Diva Dog Pet Boutique & Barkery Investigation - Francesca Pou Dog Video Footage
Diva Dog Pet Boutique & Barkery Investigation - Francesca Pou Dog Video Footage
Francesca Pou shared her video footage of her dog Whiskey growling at nothing. No one was in the shop.
Vernon Crossing Investigation
Vernon Crossing Investigation
The Lady Ghostbuster Team Members communicate with the spirit of a young boy Charlie with the use of the SLS Camera. They watch, mesmerized, as he responds to all their questions.
Scenic Heaters Pond - Ogdensburg, New Jersey
Scenic Heaters Pond - Ogdensburg, New Jersey
A panoramic view of the beautiful Heaters Pond in Ogdensburg, New Jersey on a gorgeous spring day.