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Some say he was the source of her torment; others that he chained his crazed partner to the radiator in a second-floor suite; and others still that he killed her in a fit of rage.

However, it was the tragedy of an unwell little boy who lived and died there that left a residue of violent energy. At the bottom of the page was the announcement of a Ghost Tour of Santa Fe that evening. Feeling goodand richhe decided to join in the action. It would happen at breakfast almost always, says Sinclaire. New Mexico became a state in 1912. In Rock Point, Water Is Scarce but Growers Persist. On approach, she reveals her face, which is no longer beautiful, but a decaying skull.

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One night, Maria dreamt of her future husband: Tall and handsome, with dark ringlets of hair. He headed for the bar and noticed, in the corner, a poker game in progress. Two babies and a few years later, after moving to a house near the river, as Sinclaire says, Gregorio starts to spend more time at the office.

Julia was shipped to New Mexico in her teens after marrying an older man she hardly knew, Abraham Staab, in an arranged Christmas Day ceremony in their shared hometown of. The hotels restaurant is now built around the old, bricked up well; however, this doesnt stop the salesmans ghostly form from occasionally taking a flying leap into the well.

Guests would say, A white shadowy figure came from near the kitchen and disappeared near the well. Its like the salesman is reliving it, again and again..

The moment came when I suddenly began to feel nauseated and faint and had to go sit in a chair on what would once have been the front porch of the mansion.

The name, La Posada is Spanish for inn or resting place, but Julia does not rest there. Get scared somewhere, and you may feel echoes of that initial terror in the chilling place for years. Experience heartfelt hospitality in a clean safe-haven of your own with up to 15% off your stay.

I trust in synchronicity, and I was inspired by one to reboot my blog. To this day, people sometimes will see murky shadows and strange sounds coming from the back of the darkened courtyard. I took that walk years ago with the mother of one of my students. In Santa Fe, the apparitions wander our arroyos, resorts and galleries. Santa Fe, NM According to professional guide Allan Wheeler, who leads Santa Fes GHOSTWALKER tour, no one really knows what a ghost is made of, but around these parts, he has narrowed it down to three types of haunting personalities. The first kind of ghost is the Stephen King-type: Malicious, does nasty things, and in some casescan be deadly.

The second type loves to cause chaosthese are poltergeists, and the third kindwhich we have the most of, due to the clash of cultures in these partsis the mischievous type of ghost., For the last nine years, through the doors of the La Fonda, where the paranormal tours begins, Wheeler has approximately 3,000 people (a dozen of which were professional ghost hunters) through the two-city blocks that hold most of the ghostly activity. She was rich and rode in an expensive carriage.

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Her story is most often told to children, especially those who grow up near arroyos where flash floods fill dry beds with roaring walls of water in an instant. Santa Fes altitude of 7,000 feet puzzles some.

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In this case, it may be the building itself. Youre not an island, but a team. Tell me about some unusual requests from guests. This story, much like that of La Llorona, is a cautionary tale: Dont make a gamble with someone elses money, or youll end up over your head. One big star used to borrow my phone.

As an instinct, fear sits with us differently than other emotions. Immerse yourself in Meow Wolf's "House of Eternal Return" and enhance your experience with our hotel package that includes a $25 beverage credit in Secreto and 15% discount in the Meow Wolf Gift Shop.

While Nordhaus and her family always knew about her pioneer ancestors who lived in Santa Fe, they didnt hear about Julias ghost until the late 70s. She is the co-founder and editor ofWeekendWalk.com. If I want to disappear, I go to the NM Museum of Art and sit and listen to the fountain.

Carolyn, 2022 Ellen Heath - Designed by Grace Communications & Developed by Ipsum Creative, Ellen Heath She didnt speak the language, didnt understand the culture and immediately started having babies. It has its own life and energy you can hear when we turn on the heat in the winter.. Known as Santa Fe Style, it was embraced by city fathers to turn Santa Fe into a tourist attraction, which has worked beautifully.

Next, we went to La Fonda Hotel, site of murders and a suicide commemorated by apparitions.

I called Channel 7 to use their helicopter but I couldnt get them to agree.

"Celery Ellen" is the nickname I was given by my father as a child, a play on Sara Ellen, my given name.

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But in 2007, the Andrew Smith Gallery took over and Liz Kay, a gallery writer and salesperson for over 30 years, tells SFR they havent had one strange experience since. I also understand the importance of staying calm, cool and collected.

Now, the dealer had seen this salesman when he arrived with his fat sacks of cash, and he decided to play a game of his own.

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Jamie Stringfellow writes from Hermosa Beach, California, and Marthas Vineyard, Massachusetts. The soft cries of a small boy who died in room 311 from a car accident along with his father have been heard many times by the nurses so frequently that the hospital tried to keep the room unoccupied. It seems when she was up-stairs, outside Julias bedroom, she seen an arm sticking out of the wallgoing up and down, up and down. Some of my favorites include: Dont miss more on Santa Fes unique culture withBarcelona, Mexico City & Santa Fe: Museums, Restaurants & Art in Latin Cultural Capitals. Or when a formerly handsome young soldierwhos already survived, and lost, so muchtakes his own life in a recovery suite, people hear the sound of his limp feet thumping against the window like zombie pendulum decades later.

My brother got up and turned it off. It is thought that this signifies that she has been able to obtain energy from some other means. Mail letters to PO Box 4910 Santa Fe, NM 87502 or email them to editor[at]sfreporter.com. I remember thinking, Oh my God.

He showed up in his jeans and boots and tuxedo jacket. Marias grandmother listened, then said: Maria, Maria, Maria.

Room #236 is my favorite room. I also appreciated your tongue-in-cheek description of ghostly events. I remember walking in a line to the cafeteria, and the hallways were carpeted and gross, and smelly, she says.

After a long, hard ride, the salesman wanted a drink. The tall, pitched-roof building on the corner Grant Avenue and Johnson Street stands out in the citys largely adobe landscape.

Celery Ellen Heath, I discovered it describes a person who needs freedom "like a bird needs its wings." New Mexico is such a Unique and in my opinion little appreciated state.

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The college campus, home to the Santa Fe University of Art and Design through spring 2018, has more than academic institutions in its past. Thanks much, Maggie, I enjoyed this blog, which recalls for me a trip to Santa Fe where you showed my husband and me many of the historical buildings covered by your ghost tour.

Before setting out to walk to the Plaza about a block away, Peter warned us to be careful crossing the streets, because he didnt want us to create a new ghost for the tour. It has been unseasonably warm in Santa Fe this fall, but an appropriate chill was rolling in.

I may have completely discarded it if I hadnt had that confirmation that someone else had seen the same thing.. Sleep in! Her white-haired presence has been detected many times and in many ways, like standing by a fireplace, resting in a chair, and walking down a hallway.

According to legend, the bride had killed herself after lingering around the lobby of the hotel, seemingly forgotten about, till she pulled out a small Derringer (common for women to carry in the day) and shot herself in the head, joining her husband.

There was a big trunk there, and the lid was now up. An article taken fromThe Washington Post was prominent.

During the hours of 3:00 to 4:00 AM those rays are usually measured at their lowest. The wheelchair-bound boy lived in a room on the second floor, and he accidentally tumbled down the staircase more than once. When it comes to apparitions in Santa Fe, Julia Staab has reigned a hundred years as queen. Its especially likely to sense her in her second-floor suite, Room 256.

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They fell in love, married and moved to a house by the Santa Fe River.

At the starting place, the LaFonda, Wheeler says there are 11 ghosts that occupy the establishment, but only three that are active.

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Truly enjoyed and appreciate your turn to writing about the Beautiful Santa Fe area.

Its not how a man lookssparkling eyes, handsome. She served as president of Les Clefs dOr for five years and remains active in the organization. Without batting an eyelash, I said one dollar to one dollar. He replied, Muchas gracias, Miss Inger!.

My wifell kill me, he said. Then theres the basement: massive, dark, and damp. A little while later the woman comes running down the stairs, goes to the front desk and demands if the hotel is known to be haunted.

When it comes to apparitions in Santa Fe, Julia Staab has reigned a hundred years as queen. Of course, they tell her, everyone knows that. The woman is very upset her boyfriend didnt tell her and she goes off to find him. Get cowboy boots, and have a Santa Fe style wedding! Abraham owned the estate that now comprises La Posada de Santa Fe.

The walls were lined with paintings for sale, so I couldnt lean against one.

Its just too short to stand in, so youre hunched as you explore it through claustrophobia and strained vision.

The theory is that ultraviolet rays from the sun tend to diminish or interfere with the energy that a ghost/spirit is able to obtain from the atmosphere.

The groom was sitting at my desk in his tux shirt and boxers. Maria didnt listen.

Pre-wedding,Julia had a reputation as being emotional, and relocating to the dusty, outlaw-packed Wild West from her posh life in Europe wasnt exactly what she had in mind. You cant just arrive from sea level and down two or three margaritas! Rediscover the wonder of travel with a getaway to Santa Fe.

Theyve been happily married ever since.

We have three log books from the 1920s on display in glass cases.

In the 70s, my brother and his wife stayed there two nights for a veterinary conference.

Letters will be edited for space and clarity. People, as soon as they go online and click on Santa Fe history, theyre going to find some reference about the ghosts of Santa Fe, she says.

Whats the one thing a visitor to Santa Fe should see? He paid $1.50 for a room at La Fonda.

She said that it was impeccable, but no matter what they did, they repeatedly found hair balls in the freezer.

Santa Fe National Forest Pauses Fireshed Project. We have breakfast atClafoutis orZe French Bistro. Julia took to her room, where she spent most of her time until she died, at age of 52 in 1896.

Head in hands, I began to recover.

Thats why Jamie Stringfellow made it her mission to meet Inger Boudouris, iconic concierge of theHotel St. Francis in Santa Fe, New Mexico, in her continuing series of the secrets of the concierges.

The councilors loved to torture us campers with stories aboutthe ghosts that haunted the barracks.

She died at age 52 in 1896. Fitzgerald sums up the collective fascination: Its fun to be scared..

In 1906 the house resold to Ada Peacock Moore, who owned it for 34 years and raised three children there. Twenty-four years ago, on May 22, 1987, Inger Boudouris began her concierge career as Santa Fes very first concierge.

I was recruited to work for the hotel when I was on a committee with Michael Cerletti, who was renovating the hotel.

The first articles about it appeared in the late 70s in the, Sinclaire says his tours always include La Posada, not only because Julias ghost is renowned, but also because that is an active ghost, and I get new stories to tell.. Go up to the fourth floor to theGovernors Gallery.

His saddle bags were packed with cash from commissions hed collected while selling guns around territorial New Mexico. My brother, who is not the least bit into woo-woo, got very animated recalling the oddity.

With enough to bet one last hand, the salesman went all in, and lost everythinghis entire commission, and the companys share to boot. She suggested writing more about New Mexico and its unique culture. Reality is good. Two years before Mrs. Peacocks purchase, her husband succumbed to tuberculosis. Checking on the numerology of After many trips to spas in her home country, a hysterectomy and countless other attempts to aid her spirits and health, Julia Staab died in 1896 at the age of 52. Canyon Road, at the end of East DeVargas Street, was an old supply route and is now home to [more than 100] art galleries.

Youll always think of Julia Staab when you pass La Posada, or the greedy gun salesman when you dine near that well.

And when a mother kills her children, it is not soon forgotten.

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And as time went on,itmorphed into this story about this very downtrodden, abused woman who was kept down by her husband and locked up in her room and lost children, Nordhaus tells SFR. Why didnt they stamp my passport at the Albuquerque Airport? A lot of Europeans think they are in Mexico.

Dates of occupancy records obtained by the Andrew Smith Gallery, which now occupies the building, state that the corner lot sold for $10 in 1902, but it does not state the name of the purchaser.

Because of your wonderful writing style and the educational information in your articles, I will look forward to more such writings, Ellen.

La Posada is the site of the most famous ghost in Santa Fe, Julia Staab. While they describe the lives of depressed young wives, abused children and forlorn soldiers, theyre really stories about the past in the City Different. And this boiler gives off these groans and popping sounds, Kay says. Indulge in a romantic getaway including an upgrade at check-in to our next available room category, a sparkling wine and artisanal chocolate amenity, and sleep in with a 2:00pm late check-out.

Named for the patron saint of Santa Fe, the historic Hotel St. Francis embodies the authentic spirit of old Santa Fe.

Many times I have just stood still in the La Fonda or the La Posada and felt that energy for myself. What are ghosts trying to tell us?

The courtyard is directly below the old St. Vincents Hospital, built in 1853, which also at one time was a nursing home, and a psychiatric sanitarium was on its upper third floor. The dcor features handcrafted wood furniture by local artisans inspired by the Palace of the Governors and a palette of natural colors reflecting the days of Santa Fe's early Franciscan missionaries.

Wherever the adventurous mind flies, it will return here to nest and share. Hannah Nordhaus, Julia Staabs great-great-granddaughter and author of a book about her ancestor.

In its in-between years, there were many accounts of blood manifesting on floors. The story goes that the night of their stay, the husband started drinking down in the bar, got into a fight with the bartender and was shot dead on the bottom of the steps going back up to his room. But she tripped over the roots of a cottonwood tree, smashed her head on a rock, and died on the spot. We also welcome you to follow SFR on social media (on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter) and comment there.

I wonder how well it is doing. I strike up conversations with people.

It seems every conversation about hauntings in our adobe town finds its way to a single marker in the cemetery of Santa Fes spectral tradition: Peter Sinclaire. There are varying versions of the story of La Llorona, who forever wanders the Santa Fe River, crying out for the children she drowned in it. Also visitEast DeVargas street, which dates back to 1610 and is the oldest established street in the U.S. On that street is the Supreme Court, which is in one of the oldest buildings in the country and the oldest building in Santa Fe.

Julia, who was reportedly very sensitive, had seven children, but the last, a son, died soon after birth. You weave wonderful stories. Julias story in particular was so sad, and so reflective of her era, so I think people feel very attached to her and find her story really interesting, her relative says. They are known to show themselves between three and four in the middle of the night, also known as the witching hour. Folklore of old held that the witching hour was midnight, says Wheeler.

Whether the human-like sounds puffing up from the basement are coming from the boiler or a waylaid spirit stuck between two worlds, Kay believes the internet has helped fuel speculation around the latter. However, their fairy tale life ended with Julias seventh child, a boy, dying soon after he was born. Keep writing, my talented friend!

And when a handsome soldier named Gregorio rode into towntall, with dark ringletsher dream seemed more like a premonition. As an ancient city with a violent history in its past, Santa Fe is rich with material for Sinclaires paranormal pantomimes.

She was strikingly gorgeous, stirring jealousy in the rest of the citys women.

In the courtyard of the St. Francis Cathedral, Wheeler tells of the 1951 cleanup by Santa Fe that hired local high school kids to help with landscaping. These are the kinds of things you must look for in a man or I fear youll have trouble, says Sinclaire.

As such, Maria had no girlfriends. Learn more secrets & get travel advice withConcierge Secrets: Dan Sotelo of the Intercontinental Mark Hopkins, San Francisco.

Later, they are usually found in another room of the house. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment.

He went mad on the spot, ran across the open space to the well, flung himself in, and drowned.

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Archeologists were brought in and it was discovered to be an old graveyard.

In the early 1900s, the Victorian house is said to have been home to a young couple and their sickly son. I love the fountain there how special is the sound of water in the desert!

When death came for the boyno one is quite sure at what agethe mother and her new husband moved.

She moved here from Germany in 1865 as the wife of Abraham Staab, who had become an extremely wealthy merchant after moving from the village where they had both lived. The other active ghost of the hotel shows up two to four times a year. The gun salesman, as the tale goes, hangs around it from time to time, wandering through the restaurant.

He was a traveling sales man from St. Louis who is written in the ledger as having checked in around 1934.

Some say she moves chairs, dims lights, opens and shuts cabinet doors, and makes the chandeliers swing with paranormal drafts. But her health, mental and physical, suffered after having all these kids..

It was later found in a refrigerator, alive, placed there by unknown hands. But he did so with another woman. Spiritsand stories about seeing themallow the past to creep into the present, making us think the dead may still be with us.

In fact, there are several sightings that spawn from this hotel, and Sinclaire knows them all.

He took the saddle bags into the bar where men were gambling, and by the end of the evening, he had lost everything.

I have to admit, its a bit hard not to be shaken by the sound the wind makes, running through plants near Alto Street and under bridges along East Alameda; the whistling gusts can sound an awful lot like crying. Other theories hold that Juliatook her own life. What inborn talents, or cultivated skills, make you good at your job? It didnt stop till the ceremony was over. The most famous LaFonda haunting involves a young honeymooning couple from St. Louis, who checked into the hotel during the 1930s.

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