| ID | #1686591294 |
| Added | Mon, 12/06/2023 |
| Author | July N. |
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| Phenomena | |
| Status | Hypothesis
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Initial data
Caledonia Mills is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in Antigonish County.
It is well known as the community of Mary Ellen's Ghost Farm, also known as Fire Ghost. It was claimed that between 1899 and 1922, the community experienced mysterious fires and poltergeist effects.
The case attracted attention Arthur Conan Doyle. Mary-Ellen's biological parents were John and Annie (Duggan) The McDonalds, she was later adopted by Alexander and Janet McDonald of Caledonia Mills.
Walter Franklin Prince, a researcher at the American Society for Psychical Research, in 1922 investigated and came to the conclusion that mysterious fires and alleged poltergeist phenomena were caused by Mary Ellen in a dissociated state.
The prince found a flammable liquid and noted that "the fires were undoubtedly set by human hands, judging by the unmistakable traces left in the house. Burns are never found on wallpaper higher than the reach of a person five feet tall,"which is the height of [a girl] in the family."
Original news
Caledonia Mills (Scottish Gaelic: An Daigear) is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in Antigonish County.
Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune. 13 March 1922
It is well known as the community of the Mary-Ellen spook farm, also known as the fire spook. It was alleged that the community experienced mysterious fires and poltergeist effects between 1899 and 1922. The case drew the attention of Arthur Conan Doyle, the author of Sherlock Holmes. Mary-Ellen's biological parents were John and Annie (Duggan) MacDonald and she was later adopted by Alexander and Janet MacDonald of Caledonia Mills.
Walter Franklin Prince, research officer for the American Society for Psychical Research in 1922 investigated and concluded that the mysterious fires and alleged poltergeist phenomena were caused by Mary-Ellen in a dissociated state. Prince had discovered inflammable liquid and noted that "the fires were undoubtedly set by human hands, judging by the unmistakable signs left in the house. The burns are never found on the wall paper higher than the reach of a person five feet tall, which is the height of [the] girl in the family."
Hypotheses
Deliberate falsification
This version includes any falsifications that imitate unexplained phenomena both from the outside: practical jokes, flash mobs, fake news, witness fraud, staging, etc.
There are many ways to make something similar to a ghost or a flying saucer from improvised materials, without using video and photomontage.
Many homemade things made for the sake of a joke, a practical joke or a direct imitation of a mystical being or event can be taken as unexplained not only in photos and videos, but also in reality.
Investigation
Resume
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