Check out the Merchant’s House Museum in NYC. When I was at the McFaddin-Ward House, we hosted a historic house conference entitled “Who Else Lived Here?” (2008 I think). I included domestic employees, pets, odors… and even ghosts in the program. For the ghosts, talk to Anthony Bellov of the Merchant’s House Museum. As I recall, they had developed quite a popular ghost and haunted tour program. Boo! Ware Shaker Historical Society *From:* Museum discussion list [mailto:[log in to unmask]] *On Behalf Of *Amy McNicholas *Sent:* Monday, September 14, 2015 4:25 PM *To:* [log in to unmask] *Subject:* Re: [MUSEUM-L] Historic House as "Haunted House"? I believe Fort Delaware does a haunted tour. I was there a long time ago, so I can't remember, but it might be worth looking into. Amy McNicholas On Sep 14, 2015 3:22 PM, "Regina Gorham" <[log in to unmask]> wrote: Midway Village does still have the haunted woods with Victorian era themes, and they're intended to be spooky not scary. I know in the past there were a couple of paranormal groups that came to investigate in the buildings but the risk that it put the spaces and the items in them in and the oversight needed by staff made it far too difficult to continue on with those - plus on the first tour the "psychic" (and I use the air quotes only for this particular one) stated that he was feeling that the building we were in, which was a repro built in 1984, was an original building and there was lots of activity here because of all the lives lived in the space. So needless to say I would try to keep the interpretation of the space within your hands and not in the hands of any outside group, which I'm sure was your plan already! If you're looking for more information about the haunted woods, I would contact educator [log in to unmask] or special events coordinator [log in to unmask] . Regina On Mon, Sep 14, 2015 at 4:05 PM, Dan Bartlett <[log in to unmask]> wrote: Hi Mike! I think Midway Village in Rockford does (did?) a Victorian themed haunted woods using Victorian Gothic novels (Mary Shelly -- a little early to be considered Victorian I suppose; Poe, Bram Stoker, and others.) Perhaps you could light the Tallman House rooms appropriately dress some interpreters, and do readings from these books. If you do call me -- I'd love to be one of the readers... Dan On Fri, Sep 11, 2015 at 6:56 PM, Mike Reuter <[log in to unmask]> wrote: Hi all: Have any museum or more specifically historic house museums pursued the idea of turning their site into an enlightened haunted house? I'm not talking about blood splatter, chainsaws or crazy clowns, but a more refined experience that is part entertainment, part education? Our community really enjoys this sort of experience and we are trying to find a way to capitalize on this from a revenue perspective. Thanks for any insight. Mike Reuter Rock County Historical Society Sent from Outlook <http://aka.ms/Ox5hz3> ------------------------------ To unsubscribe from the MUSEUM-L list, click the following link: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/scripts/wa-HOME.exe?SUBED1=MUSEUM-L&A=1 -- Dan Bartlett Curator of Exhibits and Education Instructor of Museum Studies Logan Museum of Anthropology Beloit College ------------------------------ To unsubscribe from the MUSEUM-L list, click the following link: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/scripts/wa-HOME.exe?SUBED1=MUSEUM-L&A=1 ------------------------------ To unsubscribe from the MUSEUM-L list, click the following link: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/scripts/wa-HOME.exe?SUBED1=MUSEUM-L&A=1 ------------------------------ To unsubscribe from the MUSEUM-L list, click the following link: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/scripts/wa-HOME.exe?SUBED1=MUSEUM-L&A=1 ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).