Taking a trip down memory lane can be one thing, but having video footage of it is another… It is amazing what kind of gems are hiding in the closets of those that had visited the cemetery a long time ago, and Dale Kaczmarek of the Ghost Research Society was kind enough to release one such gem.

Today we proudly present a short video clip captured of the cemetery using the old fashioned 8MM style silent film. And as if this video isn’t special enough, it was also captured during the same year in which the fence was erected around the cemetery!

[See post to watch Flash video] ]]> http://www.bachelorsgrove.net/blog/2010/03/09/8mm-video-footage-from-1976/feed/ 0 http://www.bachelorsgrove.net/blog/2010/02/17/bachelorsgrove-com-version-2-0/ http://www.bachelorsgrove.net/blog/2010/02/17/bachelorsgrove-com-version-2-0/#comments Wed, 17 Feb 2010 10:35:48 +0000 Pete Crapia http://www.bachelorsgrove.net/blog/?p=824 Another long wait is over! The new and improved Research Center over at bachelorsgrove.com received more than just a new face-lift. You now have access to streaming video, streaming audio and the layout should make it all easier to navigate. Due to the new interface you can expect a lot more updates to be made. So expect about 30-40 new newspaper articles, about as many new videos and of course much more. The main page to the site will be getting a better section to announce any new material so stay tuned…

Now have fun and please let us know what you think!

Bachelor’s Grove Cemetery, Midlothian, Illinois … It’s Haunted?!

How do we keep up with it all with such busy lives? Spending a few dollars should do the trick for most people. Especially considering how long it takes to map everything out and the various costs involved with repeat visits and software. So if you have been one of the many visitors that has been craving a detailed map of the area around Bachelors Grove cemetery now is the time to head on over to the Trail Map page and grab yourself a copy. You should be pleased with the results and you can expect more additions and changes as time permits.

The updates may become yearly considering the amount of labor involved. There are plans for different types of maps based on the subject matter and we’ll all just have to wait and see what happens. You should be pleasantly surprised if all goes as planned.  As always, if you feel you have anything to add please feel free to let us know! Enjoy!

Ghost Hunters & Haunted Chicago – Part 1

]]> http://www.bachelorsgrove.net/blog/2009/11/22/ghost-hunters-and-haunted-chicago-part-1/feed/ 0 http://www.bachelorsgrove.net/blog/2009/10/28/youtube-b96-fm-chicago/ http://www.bachelorsgrove.net/blog/2009/10/28/youtube-b96-fm-chicago/#comments Wed, 28 Oct 2009 14:00:09 +0000 Pete Crapia http://www.bachelorsgrove.net/blog/?p=613 Back in 2007 Julian and friends of the B96 Blog for the Chicago radio station B96 FM attempted a visit to the cemetery after hours. As expected, police were alerted to their presence and they were all issued citations.

So for today’s YouTube video we present to you a segment that was brought to our attention by Al from Lockport, IL which is entitled…

Julian – Ghost Hunting

To help you gain access to what may be the last remaining copies of Volume 1, Michael Kleen is offering copies of the book through Ebay.com and he will also sign the book for you. You can consider this a collectors item and it includes a style of writing that hasn’t been seen before in the paranormal community. When it comes to reading about The Fallen as they visit each location in this issue you will be sure to laugh out loud!

Considering that this is the month of October we would like to start you off with…

The Killer Zombies from Bachelors Grove created by SZ World

For further details, and to let us know you are attending, please visit the topic about it in the Forum.

Police questioned the owner of this web site about details of the event being advertised and full cooperation was given. Once all of the details were revealed to police and it was confirmed that no permit was issued, it was stated that a police stakeout was possibly required on the day of the event. Unfortunately, it was also revealed that unwitting patrons of the tour group that were to be driven to the cemetery using a tour bus under the guise of the Worth Historical Society would be fined as well. The fortunate outcome to the matter is that the tour was canceled due to excessive muddy conditions, although there were no such conditions on the day that the event was to have taken place, and that none of the patrons suffered at the hands of poor business practices.

Further information reveals that John Stephenson may have tipped off Edward Shanahan to the stakeout due to his previous relationship with the owner of this web site. John Stephenson was later questioned on his possible involvement of giving advance warning to Mr. Shanahan of the police inquiry but denied any involvement. Mr. Stephenson, however, was later found conducting free tours of the cemetery that exceeded 25 persons, without permit, under the direction of Edward Shanahan. Furthermore, after speaking with a reporter of the Southtown Star, it was confirmed that Mr. Stephenson was correctly quoted in taking full credit for a clean-up of the cemetery in 2009 supposedly using 100 of his web site members while never mentioning the Grove Restoration Project as he had claimed to have done before the article was released. These two particular statements were clearly false as there were less than 20 volunteers present, which was originally organized by the Grove Restoration Project, and less than a handful of John Stephenson’s members were present during the efforts.

As if recent events surrounding Bachelors Grove cemetery weren’t strange enough, Mr. Stephenson was later interviewed on Edward Shanahan’s Internet radio podcast as “Mr. Bachelors Grove.” During the interview it was made clear not to visit the website of bachelorsgrove.com and that any records for Bachelors Grove cemetery were not readily available to the public unless you personally visit a historical society. To make matters even stranger, Mr. Bachelors Grove not only lacked correct information about the cemetery, but he did not have any historical documentation to cite on his website. Subsequent to the interview, you can now find information occasionally copied from bachelorsgrove.com and bachelorsgrove.net and posted to the forum at Mr. Stephenson’s website. At times the material can even be found incorrectly sourced as originating from himself.

Traveling further into recent events are some of the invalid statements made by Edward Shanahan in a recent post to the Examiner. In the article it states that people are killing the vegetation by spreading herbicide and that Cook County is “selling” advertising space, among other statements. In a past discussion with John Stephenson he admitted to spreading the rumor as to the owner of this web site being responsible for spray painting areas around the cemetery, which is also briefly mentioned in the article. He declined an opportunity to apologize for the rumor, as well as the incorrect statements presented to the Southtown Star and intentionally misleading the public.

So why does there appear to be so much hostility coming from a select group of so-called paranormal investigators and a ethically questionable “psychic reader” running tours-for-profit at the cemetery? The answers appear to fall upon the fact that Edward Shanahan can no longer make a direct profit off of the cemetery by running unlawful tours, money which has never helped the cemetery, and probably never will. In addition, John Stephenson is upset that he could no longer take claim for something that isn’t true, as well as being upset over an audio clip released in which he stated that Edward Shanahan is a “Fake”, “Fraud” and “Phony” of his own belief, a recording in which Mr. Stephenson acknowledged as it was an EVP session during a visit to the area. In a twist of events, Edward Shanahan was clearly aware of these statements before his Internet interview with Mr. Stephenson in order to help clear up the rumors and facts surrounding Mr. Stephenson’s behavior toward the owner of this web site. As to why Mr. Shanahan would continue to associate himself with someone who makes claims that he is a fake and fraud remains highly questionable. Overall, is it possible that both Mr. Stephenson and Mr. Shanahan are simply acting childish in their behavior? Or is this another classic case of separate people feeding off of each other for their own selfish goals? Whatever each of their motives are for attempting to cause damage to the reputation of the Grove Restoration Project, the public has made inquires into these matters and it appears that those who wish to care for the cemetery are signing up more frequently despite the efforts of a few bad apples.