Merry Christmas, Seasons Greetings, and Happy New Year to everyone!
Since it is the holiday season, we decided to give our ghostly elves a break and let them enjoy a few haunted days off. We will be updating again the first week of January. So all of those that watch for our blog...please continue and we look forward to giving you more this upcoming year! Thanks and Happy Hauntings!!
Tuesday, December 29, 2009
Monday, December 7, 2009
Tinker Swiss Cottage
This weekend we went to Tinker Swiss Cottage for an investigation. Our team was joined by Bill of FCPS and Kathy & Mike of CPI. The nights events were, to say the least, very exciting.
First a little history of the Tinker Swiss Cottage. Robert Hall Tinker, a Rockford Illinois businessman, built this home in 1865. It is perched high on a limestone bluff overlooking Kent Creek. An tour, in 1862, of Europe is where he fell in love with the architecture of Switzerland and this became his inspiration. Today the Cottage is one of only a handful of Swiss-style homes remaining in the United States from the 1800s.
Mr. Tinker surrounded his Swiss Cottage with trees, vines, winding pathways and flower beds. A three-story Barn housed cows, chickens and in later years the family car. On the backside of the Cottage, a suspension bridge crossed Kent Creek and linked the Cottage with Mrs. Tinker's property on the far bank. In 1906, after the railroad bought her estate, Robert Tinker planted elaborate gardens at the end of the bridge.
The Tinker family, the sole occupants of the Swiss Cottage, left their home to the Rockford Park District and their household belongings to trustees after seventy-five years of residence. Filled with original furnishings, artwork, diaries and household items, the Cottage is a rich time capsule of life a century ago.
In 1943 Tinker Swiss Cottage opened to the public as a Museum. Tours, exhibits, programs and exhibits are offered year round for visitors of all ages.
Tinker Swiss Cottage Museum is supported in part by the Rockford Park District.
Just the history of the Tinker Swiss Cottage alone is worth the visit. We set up our equipment and began our investigation. We began our investigation at 8pm on Saturday night and were still going strong at 6am when we finally wrapped up the investigation. When we left that morning, everyone agreed that we needed to come back again. A follow-up investigation is in the works as soon as the date can be confirmed.
We would like to thank the Swiss Tinker staff for letting us in, Steve for giving everyone the tour and sticking around for this extended investigation, Bill from FCPS for joining us (hope the pennies stopped after you went home!!!), a Kathy & Mike from CPI for joining us and letting us use their equipment.
It was a fun and informative time had by all.
Visit Tinker Swiss Cottage at http://www.tinkercottage.com/
First a little history of the Tinker Swiss Cottage. Robert Hall Tinker, a Rockford Illinois businessman, built this home in 1865. It is perched high on a limestone bluff overlooking Kent Creek. An tour, in 1862, of Europe is where he fell in love with the architecture of Switzerland and this became his inspiration. Today the Cottage is one of only a handful of Swiss-style homes remaining in the United States from the 1800s.
Mr. Tinker surrounded his Swiss Cottage with trees, vines, winding pathways and flower beds. A three-story Barn housed cows, chickens and in later years the family car. On the backside of the Cottage, a suspension bridge crossed Kent Creek and linked the Cottage with Mrs. Tinker's property on the far bank. In 1906, after the railroad bought her estate, Robert Tinker planted elaborate gardens at the end of the bridge.
The Tinker family, the sole occupants of the Swiss Cottage, left their home to the Rockford Park District and their household belongings to trustees after seventy-five years of residence. Filled with original furnishings, artwork, diaries and household items, the Cottage is a rich time capsule of life a century ago.
In 1943 Tinker Swiss Cottage opened to the public as a Museum. Tours, exhibits, programs and exhibits are offered year round for visitors of all ages.
Tinker Swiss Cottage Museum is supported in part by the Rockford Park District.
Just the history of the Tinker Swiss Cottage alone is worth the visit. We set up our equipment and began our investigation. We began our investigation at 8pm on Saturday night and were still going strong at 6am when we finally wrapped up the investigation. When we left that morning, everyone agreed that we needed to come back again. A follow-up investigation is in the works as soon as the date can be confirmed.
We would like to thank the Swiss Tinker staff for letting us in, Steve for giving everyone the tour and sticking around for this extended investigation, Bill from FCPS for joining us (hope the pennies stopped after you went home!!!), a Kathy & Mike from CPI for joining us and letting us use their equipment.
It was a fun and informative time had by all.
Visit Tinker Swiss Cottage at http://www.tinkercottage.com/
Saturday, December 5, 2009
Website Updates
Many new updates and changes will be occurring on the website over the next month. With many new upcoming investigations, the investigations page will have a few changes as well. It is our hope to keep the website easy to navigate through but also make it a little cleaner.
Also look for a special post on Monday December 7th, 2009 about this weekends investigation.
Also look for a special post on Monday December 7th, 2009 about this weekends investigation.
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