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Feb 27, 2023 · The most famous and controversial ghost photo ever taken was of the Madonna of Bachelor's Grove Cemetery. This is the terrifying true story behind the legend.
- Benito Cereno
- Ghost Stories
- Bachelors Grove Cemetery Legend
- Famous Ghost Photo
- Origins of The Name
- Dark Years of Vandalism
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I asked myself this question all the time while researching ghost stories for the podcast. Wanting to be logical as I read through experiences. And it’s true! Many stories give me “cringe chills”. Crazy accounts and claims, lacking detail and realism. Here are the solid ones from Bachelors Grove. Not claiming any are fully true. But, in my experien...
This was one of the more popular ghost legends of the area for decades. And as what happens… stories fade. Only the truly energetic stories can last generations. This is one of them. Coming back to pop-culture after the release of Creepy Chicagoin 2003. Creepy Chicago reminded us of the other part of the legend… a disappearing house. Said it was on...
Not many Ghost Photos achieve the level of fame that the Top 10 Ghost Photos in Historyhave done. Photos said to have gone through skeptical scrutiny. Being hard to disprove is akin to proving them as something beyond-normal, or para-normal. The majority of the top 10 photos are in Europe. Makes sense considering the histories in those countries ar...
The area around Bachelors Grove Cemetery was originally settled before the first land sale in Illinois. Stephen Rexford arrived in 1833 at current day 159th& Cicero Streets in Chicago. Right near the Conservation Area now housing the cemetery. CLICK for a History Deep-Dive In 1864, the land ended up with Fredrick Schmidt. This is when we have our f...
Starting in the 1970’s, Bachelors Grove Cemetery gained a popular reputation. The rise of Ghost Hunters coinciding with people seeking locations they could access. Not sure what caused the spike. Maybe cause the most famous ghost hunting couple ever, Ed and Lorraine Warren. They rose to fame through events in Amityville, New York, which happened in...
There’s something deeply unique about Bachelors Grove Cemetery. 1. So haunted even historians take notice. 2. Legendary ghost stories experienced and talked about for over 80 years. 3. Deep roots in founding of Chicago. 4. One of the Top 10 most famous ghost photos in the entire world. Put these together, and it’s proof this is a rare location in t...
Oct 25, 2020 · Bachelor’s Grove has become famous in recent decades as being haunted, putting it on the map of recreational ghost hunters and aficionados of the supernatural.
5 days ago · Dale Kaczmarek’s Ghost Research Society took photos of Bachelor’s Grove Cemetery. Kaczmarek claims an image from 1991 shows the ghost of a woman in white.
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Bachelors Grove Cemetery is well known as one of the most haunted places in all of Chicagoland. This small desecrated graveyard has more unexplained paranormal activities than any other cemetery worldwide. One of the most famous sightings is the woman sitting on a tombstone, this picture shows the transparent image of a woman sitting on a small ...
The ghostly figures of both can be seen on the surface of the pond beside the cemetery as well as 143rd Street just beyond it. The ghost of a large black-and-tan dog is also sometimes seen sitting quietly at the cemetery’s entrance as well as running down the path where it inevitably fades into thin air.
Bachelor’s Grove is known to attract visitors looking to catch a ghostly photo, but in 1991, one of the most famous photos of a ghost ever captured was shot in the graveyard. Judy Huff Felz of the Ghost Research Society snapped a photo of a woman’s apparition sitting on a gravestone under the moonlight.
