CAPE MAY – Interested in ghost hunting? Like learning about the supernatural and spooky? Visit Historic Cold Spring Village for ‘Paranormal Pursuits’: Spiritualism in the 1800s weekend to be held on Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 9 and 10, from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. In addition to experiencing the Village’s 26 restored, historic buildings dating from 1691-1912, guests can enjoy various workshops, demonstrations and tours which highlight the study of spiritualism and the paranormal. Paranormal Pursuits is generously sponsored by Chris Clemans Sotheby’s International Realty.
Local paranormal investigation groups, including Truth Paranormal Investigators of South Jersey, will share the findings of their investigation at the Village and demonstrate their ghost hunting equipment in the Welcome Center throughout the weekend. Guests can also explore the Village’s own paranormal past and present during a ghost walk led by longtime Village staff member, Clare Juechter on both Saturday and Sunday. At various buildings throughout the Village, Juechter will detail the supernatural experiences reported by Village staff members as well as the evidence of ghostly presences discovered by visiting mediums and psychics.
Additional programs will include readings of palms, tarot cards and runes for guests, and hands-on divining rod demonstrations. Throughout the weekend Professor William B. Ghan will demonstrate the study of phrenology, a 19th century field of science that believed the bumps on your head explained your character traits. On Saturday at 3 p.m. and Sunday at 1 p.m., the founder of the New York-based Spiritual Lightworks Psychics Team, Lady Morgana of Avallone, will hold a tarot workshop in which she will explain the basics of the traditional divination practice for beginners. HCSV Deputy Director for Education and Interpretation Jim Stephens will lecture on the lively practice of spiritualism in the 1800s on Saturday and Sunday at 1 p.m.
In addition to the “Paranormal Pursuits” weekend, the Village will also be hosting after-hours paranormal events on the grounds of Historic Cold Spring Village throughout the week. Aug. 5 and Aug. 7, staff members will lead guests by lantern light through the Village on evening Ghost Walks, stopping along the way at our restored historic buildings to speak of the mysterious spectral happenings reported by our staff and revealed by paranormal investigation teams. Aug. 9, guests may join Ghost-One Investigators for a night of hands-on ghost hunting in Historic Cold Spring Village. Beginning at 7:30 p.m., guests will be escorted in groups to each of the four buildings and through the Village grounds where Ghost- One researchers will allow guests to assist with the investigations concluding in complimentary ice cream. Proceeds from the event support the HCSV Education Program. For more information, please visit http://www.hcsv.org/events/ .Advance ticket purchase is required for these events and space is limited! Call (609) 898-2300 ext. 10 to purchase tickets for these special events.
Historic Cold Spring Village is a non-profit, open-air living history museum that portrays the daily life of a rural South Jersey community of the Early American period. It features 26 restored historic structures on a 30-acre site. From late June to early September, interpreters and artisans in period clothing preserve the trades, crafts and heritage of “the age of homespun.” Fun and educational activities for children are featured Tuesday through Sunday, with special events every weekend through mid-September.
The Village is located on Route 9, three miles north of Victorian Cape May and a mile and a half west of the southern terminus of the Garden State Parkway. Admission during the season is $10 for adults and $8 for children ages 3 to 12. Children under 3 are admitted free. Unlimited free admission is available with Village membership. As a member of the national Blue Star Museums program, Historic Cold Spring Village is proud to offer free admission to active duty military personnel and up to 5 family members. The Village Nature Trail at Bradner’s Run is open to the public for free self-guided tours. Visit the Country Store, Needle Arts Coop, Bakery, Ice Cream Parlor and Cold Spring Grange Restaurant.
For more information on events, membership, volunteering, or booking private affairs, please call (609) 898-2300, ext. 10, or visit the Village website at www.hcsv.org.
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