The Governor's Mansion - First Investigation
Hampton Falls, NH - August 01, 2010

On August 1, 2010, Souhegan Paranormal Investigators had the privilege to conduct an investigation at the Governor's Mansion in Hampton Falls, NH. Attendees from SPI included Sue, Matt, John, Patti, Debbie and Michelle.

History:    The Honorable Warren Brown was born August 11, 1836, and died September 19, 1919.  He married Sarah Gertrude Norris on January 1, 1867, and together they had five children.  Sarah died January 24, 1917.  Warren Brown was a state senator from 1872-1873.  It is said that he decided to run for Governor of New Hampshire and was so confident of winning that he built a huge Victorian mansion in 1880 known as "Sunnyside".  Unfortunately, he lost the election.  In later years, the mansion was referred to as the "Governor's Mansion". The property was acquired by the current owners, Mr. and Mrs. George Blaisdell in 2000.  George is an insurance broker and designs benefit plans for larger organizations and employers.  He stumbled upon this home when not even in the market to purchase a new residence. 

A unique series of events led George and his family to Hampton Falls, NH. During the first weekend in August of 1999, George was on a white water rafting trip in Northern New Hampshire. It was late in the day on that Saturday when he and his friends were going through the last set of rapids when all of a sudden George fell overboard and was trapped underneath the raft. George suffered a severe concussion including the loss of his eyesight. He was taken from the campsite to Colebrook Hospital in Colebrook, New Hampshire. The doctor there said that the concussion was severe and there was nothing they could do so he was brought back home early Sunday morning. While waiting to go to the Emergency Room, George asked his wife, Michelle, to read him the Real Estate section of the newspaper. Neither of them was planning to move or purchase another residence at this time. Michelle started to read aloud one of the advertisements that read, “Step back in time and own a piece of history, an incredible and dramatic landmark in Hampton Falls-the old Governor’s Mansion”. George immediately exclaimed, “Let’s go see it!” After the Emergency Room appointment, George called his Real Estate friend to set up a viewing of the property. After the neurologist visit on Monday morning, they went to see the property. George could just make out shadows and fuzzy images. The instant George walked through the front doors of the home he knew he belonged there. He recalls asking his wife, “Does the staircase railing have a woman holding a light?” She said “yes”. He immediately made an offer on the home and an intense renovation project soon was underway………

Below is an in-depth description of the paranormal activity that George, his family and friends, and his employees have experienced.  Ninety-nine percent of this story is written in George's own words.  He has lived this story and can tell it better than anyone else.

The Windmill: 

The windmill was in tremendous disrepair when the property was purchased. The roof had been leaking since it's erection in 1902. Every floorboard was rotted or brittle, and every window was broken. The first project was to get the windmill weather tight and have a base of operations to start the repairs. The building was stripped. Every floorboard was removed. Salvageable materials were kept to be used later. The structural integrity of the building was stabilized. The building was put back together in great part with materials that were part of it. A concrete footing and floor was poured; new electrical was installed; the building was insulated and the interior was refinished. Now a workshop was ready to handle the massive project that lay ahead.

• The first floor of the windmill was the original workshop. Other floors were used for random storage as needed. On 4 or 5 occasions when working in the workshop, out of the corner of his eye, George would see something move outside. When he turned to look out the window, he saw little red orbs which appeared to be watching the activity in the mill, but if he looked at them they would dart out of sight. They appeared to be reactive and intelligent in nature, not random in any way. Both George and his helper witnessed these lights and both felt they were much more than fire flies or the like. 

• In August of 2007, one of the renovation workers who lived in the guest house adjacent to the windmill (approximately 20 feet between buildings) heard a woman’s voice crying out at 3:30 a.m., “Help me, help me.” He insists the cry continued for over 15 minutes. This happened on 3 separate occasions. When asked, "What did you do?" the worker replied, “Turned up my radio. I’m not going in there at night.” 

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