Amos J. Blake House: A Haunted Museum

The older a place is, the more ghosts seem to like it, and the Amos J. Blake House is nearly 200 years old. Located in Fitzwilliam, New Hampshire, the house was originally a combined store and home built in 1837. Nearly 30 years after its construction, Amos J. Blake purchased the property for his home and law office. In 1966, it was given over to the care of the Fitzwilliam Historical Society. It is a museum, so visitors are welcome, but ghost hunters should be respectful and coordinate with the caretakers.

According to caretaker Terri Harlow, the Amos J. Blake House is host to 11 ghosts–12 if you include the cat she claims she saw vanish before her eyes. She tells of antique toys in the museum moving around when her back is turned. The popular show Ghost Hunters came by for a visit and got a chain moving of its own accord on film, though skeptics claim someone walked through the room and caused the movement. Whatever the case may be, there are creepy stories surrounding this interesting home.

Most people today know the torment of hoarding. They've seen hoarders on television or know someone who suffers from the condition personally. We tend to associate this problem with modern consumerism, but it turns out Amos Blake's own son was a hoarder. His room was filled to the brim during his lifetime. There doesn't seem to be any connection between this and the reported hauntings, but if anyone has an unhealthy attachment to a place and things, it's a hoarder.

Paranormal investigator Joni Mayhan claims she recorded EVP, a voice phenomenon, while in the Amos J. Blake House. A ghostly voice, then unheard by her, said "Behind you!" as she entered the hall. She doesn't say much about who the voice could belong to, whether anyone died in the home, if there were any tragedies, etc., but it's easy to see why people are a bit freaked out by the place.

Each room of the Amos J. Blake House is dedicated to telling the history of the home and area. There is the room filled with old toys, a military antique room, a costume room and even an antique medical equipment room, an obvious favorite for lovers of the macabre. Stop by and tell us which is your favorite place to get a chill up your spine.