
11/14/2020
Shout out of Love to the awesome and incredible SOHO team on this very special unordinary Friday the 13th.
America's Most Haunted. You won't understand the mystery if you don't understand its history. Crossover and join us.
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Shout out of Love to the awesome and incredible SOHO team on this very special unordinary Friday the 13th.
138 years ago: Whaley family friend Grace M. Slade, “wearing the wedding veil of Mrs. Thomas Whaley,” 1882.
Photo courtesy SOHO.
Whaley House Museum's cover photo
In 2010, SOHO founded the first Old Town San Diego community-wide Día de los Muertos celebration.
The holiday, known also as Day of the Dead, is observed annually ONLY on November 1 and 2 and celebrates the unity of life and death.
This holiday is deeply meaningful in any year, but in this time of COVID, with an inconceivable number of lives lost it is essential that people know of multiple ways to grieve and also to commemorate the lives of deceased loved ones.
SOHO has put together a wide-ranging and comprehensive array of FREE online resources to celebrate Día de los Muertos virtually this year that includes the history and culture, traditional foods and recipes, and a robust section on arts and crafts activities.
Dedicated to remembering and honoring those that have passed before us, it is also centrally focused on the artistic expression of the living through the creation of ofrendas, arts, decorating, cooking, and more.
Thank you to everybody who joined us for our October programming, and last night for a very special Halloween, full blue moon and all!!
We are sorry for anyone who missed it, but we are thankful to those who attended and for the great feedback and compliments.
A big thank you to the Whaley House museums interpretive and technical teams as they hone new skills to find ways to engage directly with YOU, our Whaley House Fans!
Thanks to everybody who helped make it happen!
94 years ago: Ghost Stories magazine, Volume 1, Issue 5 from November 1926, featuring Hounded By The Ghost Of Myself.
For your Halloween listening enjoyment:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_3tmAltNuUg&t=92s
Side A: Swinging Ghosts Salty Holmes - The Ghost Song (1954) Steve Jeffries, Mary Carewe & Donald Greig - Evil at Play (1986) The Upperclassmen - Cha Cha Wit...
https://www.nbclosangeles.com/worth-the-trip/tour-the-whaley-house-via-a-spirited-video/2451777/
Don't miss out on this one-of-a-kind tour of your favorite haunted house! Book now!
The San Diego landmark is temporarily closed, but you can connect with its ghostly character online.
Join us for this one-of-a-kind, lamp-lit armchair tour of this historically haunted house, and see why the Whaley House has earned its reputation as "America's Most Haunted."
That's our trick for this year, and as a treat, on October 30 and 31 we offer a special Q&A session with Whaley House historians Dean Glass and Robin Lakin, as a well-timed full moon hovers over the old brick mansion!
With your purchase, a link with instructions will be emailed to you!
Details HERE: http://whaleyhouse.org/halloween2020.htm
Purchase your ticket HERE.
http://www.whaleyhouse.org/purchasetours.htm
http://sdarchitecture.org/haunted-sites-san-diego/
Any discussion about haunted San Diego has to include the Whaley House.....
San Diego is known for many novelties, from speakeasy cocktail bars and California tacos to hidden trails and seaside escapes. But one unique aspect of San Diego that often gets overlooked is its fabled haunted history. With Halloween just around the corner, here’s a look at seven of the most popu...
Some great vintage Halloween music for your listening pleasure...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ColqqmE-0qM
Please consider supporting me at https://www.patreon.com/LindsayHoliday and help me make more spooky videos! 13 Vintage Halloween Hop Songs from the 50's & 6...
https://www.wjtv.com/news/national/full-moon-will-shine-on-halloween-for-first-time-since-1944/?utm_source=facebook.com
Unfortunately, we cannot greet crowds in the physical realm beneath the Halloween Moon, we invite fans of history and the paranormal to visit the Whaley House virtually. http://whaleyhouse.org/halloween2020.htm
http://whaleyhouse.org/halloween2020.htm
It hasn’t happened in decades! For the first time since the 1940s, Halloween will receive some spooky ambiance from a full moon this year.
https://www.porchdrinking.com/articles/2020/10/21/ultimate-6er-spooky-places/
What some have called the most haunted house in the country deserves the strongest beer on this list.
Beers for fears. Here’s an Ultimate 6er for spooky places around the country, and an ideal local beer pairing to enjoy it with.
"Meanwhile, in Old Town, one of the nation’s most famously haunted homes — the 163-year-old Whaley House — is offering tours of the virtual kind through Oct. 31. Usually, in the month of October, the historic museum draws up to 9,000 ghost-seeking visitors, but it’s been closed since the pandemic struck in mid-March. Instead, the museum’s operator, the Save Our Heritage Organisation, is raising money for the home’s upkeep with a new filmed tour led by SOHO historians Dean Glass and Robin Lakin. For a $10 streaming fee, viewers can virtually visit the halls, stairwells, rooms and grounds of the 1857 Greek Revival home that Travel Channel has called the most haunted house in America."
https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/communities/san-diego/story/2020-10-25/pandemic-has-squashed-most-halloween-plans-but-demand-for-alternative-celebrations-is-booming
Many San Diego events have been canceled, but others have been reimagined for a socially distant audience
https://www.valleycenter.com/articles/mollys-haunted-column/
Many pull joy and festivities from the Christmas season, and New Year's time but I have to say I pull my seasonal joy straight from Halloween. I LOVE everything about it; the pumpkin spice, the
https://bigseventravel.com/2020/10/most-haunted-house-in-america/
Of course, Whaley House made the list!
Love haunted houses? From Washington to New York and all the way down to Alabama, here’s a list of the most haunted house in each state.
Although the Whaley House is closed due to the coronavirus pandemic, the popular attraction is offering virtual programs this Halloween.
A friendly reminder that at this time, the Whaley House Museum remains closed due to Covid-19. Though outside tour companies do promote the Whaley House as a stop on their tours, they are not affiliated with Whaley House Museum operations and do not enter the museum.
Official Whaley House events can be found here: http://whaleyhouse.org/halloween2020.htm
WRITE OUT LOUD, an organization founded in 2007 with a commitment to inspire, challenge and entertain by reading literature aloud for a live audience, announces the third Annual San Diego (VIrtual) PoeFest, streaming from October 23rd - November 1st. PoeFest is produced by Write Out Loud in partnership with Save Our Heritage Organisation and the Whaley House.
http://writeoutloudsd.com/poefest-2020/
Register Now Use the button above for tickets or call 619-297-8953 to purchase by phone. Click on Image Below to See Larger Version PoeFest is produced in association with Save Our Heritage Organ…
129 years ago: “George has been busy for some time manuring the garden for Mamma. She would have to hire a man to do it and as he was willing, she gave him the work & the pay. He does not like hard work as it Spoils his hands for the violin. He told Grandma the other day that he would not belong to an orchestra and have a piece of music stuck up under his nose to play from nor any man to boss him. He further said that he knew as much on the violin as anyone; that no one could teach him any more. Grandma told him that Grandpa Lannay took lessons ten years & then was only an amateur. No use. George knows it all. He is comical—has such peculiar, eccentricé ideas. Poor fellow!”—Lillian Whaley, October 21, 1891.
150 years ago: "I am writing this in my Saloon and as the Court is in session, I am very busy, therefore you will excuse the shortness of this. I shall do very well keeping bar when the Court sits at other times, it will not pay to keep open, and as it now is I am open only from 9 to 5. I can take in from $20 to $30 per day, half of which is profit. Better than storekeeping."—Thomas Whaley to Anna Whaley, October 18, 1870.
From Salem, Massachusetts to the Winchester Mystery House in San Jose, here are the most Instagrammed haunted spots in the US.
Lots of places for cats to hide around the Whaley House.
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Technically the museum does not allow video, but these live photos caught possible audio phenomenon. Turn up the volume and let us know what you think! Submission by D. Finer, September 2019. Do you think you may have experienced paranormal phenomenon at the #whaleyhousemuseum? Submit your ghost pics to our website at http://whaleyhouse.org/ghostphotos.htm and your evidence may crossover to all over social media followers. #whaleyhouse #sandiego #gotghosts #americasmosthaunted #ghosthunting
Violet Eloise Whaley was born October 14, 1862; died August 19,1885. #otd #onthisday #whaleyhouse #whaleyhousemuseum #sandiego #gotghosts #americasmosthaunted
#otd #onthisday Thomas Whaley was born, October 5, 1823; died December 14, 1890. #whaleyhouse #whaleyhousemuseum #sandiego #gotghosts #americasmosthaunted #happybirthday
Thanks to Alexia and the crew of #energy1037 #sandiego for visiting the #whaleyhouse! The vlog of her late night visit with the Whaleys will be posted soon but in the meantime check out #alexiaontheair middays 10am to 3pm. #whaleyhousemuseum #sandiego #gotghosts
Tah dump tss! Docent Dave is KILLIN' it with the cheesy jokes. #ghosthumor #whaleyhouse #whaleyhousemuseum #sandiego #gotghosts
If you're in #oldtownsandiego for #cincodemayo this weekend crossover to the #whaleyhouse and really get to the spirit of things! #whaleyhousemuseum #sandiego #gotghosts
Crossover mortals. And bring some extra souls with you. #whaleyhouse #whaleyhousemuseum #sandiego #gotghosts #instaghost
'Twas a dark and stormy night... just perfect for us Whaleys! Please note: Due to the severe weather warnings for #sandiego county the #whaleyhouse will be running limited tours tonight Friday February 17th. However we will resume regular tour operations for tomorrow evening Saturday February 18th. Thank you for your patience and understanding. Happy haunting mortals! #whaleyhousemuseum #gotghosts #instaghost
One of the exciting things coming in the new year to the #whaleyhousemuseum is new carpet runner for the stairway. This video sent by Family Heirloom Weavers shows our exact carpet being made woven using vintage machines. http://www.familyheirloomweavers.com/ #whaleyhouse #sandiego #gotghosts
Ironically it's the ghosts flying around that can't hold still. #whaleyhouse #mannequinchallenge !!! Share repost RT #whaleyhousemuseum #sandiego
Poor Brad Perry from #KUSInews is scared. We Whaleys welcome him with open arms... come in dear sir and know us better. #whaleyhouse #whaleyhousemuseum #sandiego #gotghosts #instaghost
Okay... who called them? LOL. A great big thanks to the #westcoastbusters, the #whaleyhouse humans, and to all our mortal guests! Just getting in the mood for tomorrow night #halloween! #whaleyhousemuseum #sandiego #gotghosts #instaghost
Violet Eloise Whaley. Born October 14, 1862. Died August 19, 1885. #whaleyhouse #whaleyhousemuseum #sandiego #gotghosts #instaghost
Thomas Whaley. Born October 5, 1823. Died December 14, 1890. #whaleyhouse #whaleyhousemuseum #sandiego #gotghosts #instaghost
Today is the anniversary of Violet Whaley taking her own life. Her spirit lives on and if she could she would be smiling from the outpour of sympathy that all of you have shown. #whaleyhouse #whaleyhousemuseum #sandiego #gotghosts #instaghost
It's #fridaythe13th! And Mr. Whaley is DYING to say hello. Crossover soon foolish mortals. #whaleyhouse #whaleyhousemuseum #hauntedhistory #hauntedhouse #sandiego #gotghosts #instaghost
Ah yes! Dark, dreary, and stormy--the perfect kind of Whaley night. Dare to crossover? Silly mortals, we'll be waiting. #whaleyhouse #whaleyhousemuseum #hauntedhistory #sandiego #gotghosts #instaghost
Time stands still here even when it is ticking away. #whaleyhouse #whaleyhousemuseum #hauntedhistory #hauntedplaces #sandiego #gotghosts #boo #instaghost
Welcome. We've been waiting. #whaleyhouse #whaleyhousemuseum #hauntedhistory #gotghosts #sandiego #instaghost
Guess who stopped by #halloween night? Try as they might, those poor #ghostbusters were unsuccessful to trap us Whaleys. Until next time! #westcoastbusters #whaleyhouse #whaleyhousemuseum #whaleyhouseSD #hauntedhistory #hauntedplaces #sandiego #gotghosts #boo #instaghost
Sharing this for our sister museum, the Old Adobe Chapel. Tickets are still available for the 8:30pm #silentmovie showing of Ramona. In this clip Los Californios is rehearsing for their live musical accompaniment to the movie. Tickets can be purchased at the #whaleyhouse Museum Shop or call 619-297-7511.
Our mortal caretakers sometimes receive "interesting" items. Oh heavens, we Whaleys think they may have opened a portal to a dark region! See you all soon. #whaleyhouse #hauntedhumor #ghosties #gotghosts #boo
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