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Ghost Girls Tales: A Look at the Hangman's Tree Bar: Placerville
Ghost Girls Ghostwriter/Investigator: Paul Dale Roberts
Oh man...what time is it? Wow! It's already 11am. The date is August 31, 2008, Sunday and I have to get myself out of bed and start getting ready for a Ghost Girls investigation. Those Ghost Girls keep me busy. Just in case you have been living in a cave for half of your life, the Ghost Girls are Nancy Bradley - Celebrities Psychic, Clairvoyant, Trance Medium, Life Coach and Master Teacher. Nancy has been on several radio and TV shows. She was even the host for Haunted Hotels on the Travel Channel. Nancy has worked with the police on various unsolved cases and is one of the top 10 psychics in the world. Shannon McCabe is the president of the one of the largest paranormal groups in California. She has been studying the paranormal for 13 years and keeps tabs on her core group that have been on some of the most daunting cases ever. When Nancy & Shan are together, they are the Ghost Girls and I am their ghostwriter and one of their paranormal investigators.
What do the Ghost Girls have in store for me today? We all meet up at Nancy's beautiful home in Placerville. The Ghost Girls investigative team consists of: Nancy Bradley - Celebrities Psychic, Shannon 'Ms. Macabre' McCabe - Ghost Hunter Extraordinaire, Catherine Noble, Roxanne Camin, Eric Camin, Judy Cooper, Robert Reppert and of course me...Paul Dale Roberts.
Our first stop is the Hangman's Tree Bar in Placerville. How ironic as we walked into this bar and set up equipment the song that was playing was 'Fear of the Dark by Iron Maiden'. This bar according to Nancy was built in 1853. It was built over the site of the original Hangman's Tree. Yep, where the bad guys saw the end of a rope. Nancy writes all about it in her book The Incredible World of Gold Rush Ghosts (The Big Picture). Here is an exert from her book: "Sitting on a bar stool in the spot where over 1,000 hangings took place in the 1800s, might well 'spook' the average person, but for the hearty customers of the Hangman's Tree lounge, it is primarily just another reminder of a time when the town frothed with prospectors and unfortunates....." As I continue to talk with Nancy, she tells me that the chopped down hangman's tree is actually located underneath the bar. With so many deaths at this location, you would only assume that this bar has to be haunted. Guess what? It is! We did a series of interviews at this bar and one patron said that he actually saw a man and a woman in 1800s attire sitting at the end of the bar chatting amongst themselves. They were unaware of his presence. The patron watched them for 10 minutes and then they faded into nothingness. At this bar, things get moved around, doors slam, footsteps are heard after closing hours, etc. Linda Keep, another person we interviewed said that she was actually locked in the Hangman's Bar bathroom for 10 solid minutes. Then a few weeks later, she got locked in The Vineyeard House. For some reason, the ghostly entities of the Hangman's Bar and the Vineyard House love locking this woman up in the bathroom. As she recounted her experiences, she had to laugh and said she is getting used to it.
After we did a few interviews at the Hangman's Bar, we headed over to Liar's Bench Bar. This bar is also haunted. The patrons and employees that we interviewed have experienced shot glasses sliding across the bar. Boxes being moved around. As I surveyed the crowd around us, I talked with Janine Lentz who was observing the Ghost Girls. She was here to watch and of course she loves the Ghost Girls. Melissa Billups - Owner of All Around Travel Services www.AllAroundTravelServices.com[/URL] and Travel Consultant came by to discuss with Nancy & Shannon about the Haunted Tour of El Dorado County. The three of them discussed the tour that will originate from San Francisco and end up here showing tourists all kinds of haunted places. Then of course, they were talking about the Halloween Night Costume Ball and dinner at the Sequoia Mansion/Restaurant. This party will consist of a dance, costume contest and lots of prizes. One of the best prizes is a spot as an extra on a future Ghost Girls episode. For more information, check out www.ElDoradoCountyTours.com[/URL]
After the interviews and the investigations, Shannon, Melissa and I, went over to the Sequoia House per Nancy's request. Nancy wanted Shannon to explain how there is a vortex in the lady's room. Shannon explained how the Sequoia House was once called the Bee-Bennett House. Bee moved a telegraph on a bee line from Placerville to Missouri. The term bee line originates from Mr. Bee. Judge Bennett did the first hangings in Placerville. Right across the street from the Sequoia House is the Union cemetery and we found Judge Bennett's tombstone. After dining on crab cakes and artichoke dip and sipping on Cosmos and Champagne, Shannon gave Melissa and I, a tour of the Sequoia House. We pointed out areas that Nancy felt were hotzones for paranormal activity. One of the guests of this hotel was interviewed by Nancy and told Nancy and the crew how she was looking into the mirror and right behind her was the apparition of a little girl staring back at her. What a very nice place to have a Halloween Party!
For more information about Ghost Girls go to: www.ghostgirls.net[/URL]
Paul Dale Roberts, Ghost Girls Ghostwriter/Paranormal Investigator
www.ghostgirls.net[/URL]
JazmaPika@cs.com
916 203 7503
Ghost Girls Ghostwriter/Investigator: Paul Dale Roberts
Oh man...what time is it? Wow! It's already 11am. The date is August 31, 2008, Sunday and I have to get myself out of bed and start getting ready for a Ghost Girls investigation. Those Ghost Girls keep me busy. Just in case you have been living in a cave for half of your life, the Ghost Girls are Nancy Bradley - Celebrities Psychic, Clairvoyant, Trance Medium, Life Coach and Master Teacher. Nancy has been on several radio and TV shows. She was even the host for Haunted Hotels on the Travel Channel. Nancy has worked with the police on various unsolved cases and is one of the top 10 psychics in the world. Shannon McCabe is the president of the one of the largest paranormal groups in California. She has been studying the paranormal for 13 years and keeps tabs on her core group that have been on some of the most daunting cases ever. When Nancy & Shan are together, they are the Ghost Girls and I am their ghostwriter and one of their paranormal investigators.
What do the Ghost Girls have in store for me today? We all meet up at Nancy's beautiful home in Placerville. The Ghost Girls investigative team consists of: Nancy Bradley - Celebrities Psychic, Shannon 'Ms. Macabre' McCabe - Ghost Hunter Extraordinaire, Catherine Noble, Roxanne Camin, Eric Camin, Judy Cooper, Robert Reppert and of course me...Paul Dale Roberts.
Our first stop is the Hangman's Tree Bar in Placerville. How ironic as we walked into this bar and set up equipment the song that was playing was 'Fear of the Dark by Iron Maiden'. This bar according to Nancy was built in 1853. It was built over the site of the original Hangman's Tree. Yep, where the bad guys saw the end of a rope. Nancy writes all about it in her book The Incredible World of Gold Rush Ghosts (The Big Picture). Here is an exert from her book: "Sitting on a bar stool in the spot where over 1,000 hangings took place in the 1800s, might well 'spook' the average person, but for the hearty customers of the Hangman's Tree lounge, it is primarily just another reminder of a time when the town frothed with prospectors and unfortunates....." As I continue to talk with Nancy, she tells me that the chopped down hangman's tree is actually located underneath the bar. With so many deaths at this location, you would only assume that this bar has to be haunted. Guess what? It is! We did a series of interviews at this bar and one patron said that he actually saw a man and a woman in 1800s attire sitting at the end of the bar chatting amongst themselves. They were unaware of his presence. The patron watched them for 10 minutes and then they faded into nothingness. At this bar, things get moved around, doors slam, footsteps are heard after closing hours, etc. Linda Keep, another person we interviewed said that she was actually locked in the Hangman's Bar bathroom for 10 solid minutes. Then a few weeks later, she got locked in The Vineyeard House. For some reason, the ghostly entities of the Hangman's Bar and the Vineyard House love locking this woman up in the bathroom. As she recounted her experiences, she had to laugh and said she is getting used to it.
After we did a few interviews at the Hangman's Bar, we headed over to Liar's Bench Bar. This bar is also haunted. The patrons and employees that we interviewed have experienced shot glasses sliding across the bar. Boxes being moved around. As I surveyed the crowd around us, I talked with Janine Lentz who was observing the Ghost Girls. She was here to watch and of course she loves the Ghost Girls. Melissa Billups - Owner of All Around Travel Services www.AllAroundTravelServices.com[/URL] and Travel Consultant came by to discuss with Nancy & Shannon about the Haunted Tour of El Dorado County. The three of them discussed the tour that will originate from San Francisco and end up here showing tourists all kinds of haunted places. Then of course, they were talking about the Halloween Night Costume Ball and dinner at the Sequoia Mansion/Restaurant. This party will consist of a dance, costume contest and lots of prizes. One of the best prizes is a spot as an extra on a future Ghost Girls episode. For more information, check out www.ElDoradoCountyTours.com[/URL]
After the interviews and the investigations, Shannon, Melissa and I, went over to the Sequoia House per Nancy's request. Nancy wanted Shannon to explain how there is a vortex in the lady's room. Shannon explained how the Sequoia House was once called the Bee-Bennett House. Bee moved a telegraph on a bee line from Placerville to Missouri. The term bee line originates from Mr. Bee. Judge Bennett did the first hangings in Placerville. Right across the street from the Sequoia House is the Union cemetery and we found Judge Bennett's tombstone. After dining on crab cakes and artichoke dip and sipping on Cosmos and Champagne, Shannon gave Melissa and I, a tour of the Sequoia House. We pointed out areas that Nancy felt were hotzones for paranormal activity. One of the guests of this hotel was interviewed by Nancy and told Nancy and the crew how she was looking into the mirror and right behind her was the apparition of a little girl staring back at her. What a very nice place to have a Halloween Party!
For more information about Ghost Girls go to: www.ghostgirls.net[/URL]
Paul Dale Roberts, Ghost Girls Ghostwriter/Paranormal Investigator
www.ghostgirls.net[/URL]
JazmaPika@cs.com
916 203 7503