Whaley House Museum

11/14/2020

Shout out of Love to the awesome and incredible SOHO team on this very special unordinary Friday the 13th.

11/06/2020

138 years ago: Whaley family friend Grace M. Slade, “wearing the wedding veil of Mrs. Thomas Whaley,” 1882.

Photo courtesy SOHO.

11/03/2020

Whaley House Museum's cover photo

11/01/2020

Dia de los Muertos

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.

11/01/2020

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!

11/01/2020

94 years ago: Ghost Stories magazine, Volume 1, Issue 5 from November 1926, featuring Hounded By The Ghost Of Myself.

10/31/2020

Vintage Obscura Halloween Mix [2017]

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...

10/31/2020

Tour the Whaley House via a ‘Spirited' Video

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.

10/31/2020

10/31/2020

Louis Prima - Mr. Ghost Goes To Town (A Jazzy Halloween)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUOS28XAf28

10/30/2020

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

10/30/2020

– Seven Haunted Sites to Put You in the Halloween ‘Spirit’

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...

10/30/2020

13 Vintage Halloween Songs from the 1910's, 20's, & 30's – Full Song Party Playlist

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...

10/28/2020

Full moon will shine on Halloween for first time since 1944

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.

10/28/2020

Ultimate 6er | Spooky Places Around the U.S.

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.

10/26/2020

http://whaleyhouse.org/halloween2020.htm

10/26/2020

Pandemic has squashed most Halloween plans, but demand for alternative celebrations is booming

"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

10/25/2020

MOLLY'S Haunted COLUMN | Valley Roadrunner

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

10/25/2020

http://whaleyhouse.org/spotifyplaylist.htm

10/24/2020

The 50 Most Haunted Houses In Each State – Big 7 Travel

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.

10/23/2020

http://www.whaleyhouse.org/shophalloween2020.htm

10/23/2020

http://www.whaleyhouse.org/event_halloween2020tour.htm

10/22/2020

San Diego's 'Haunted' Whaley House Goes Virtual For Halloween

https://patch.com/california/san-diego/san-diegos-haunted-whaley-house-goes-virtual-halloween?fbclid=IwAR1dPuBKtSNA4PAxRfV6jC2B8pICi2yeJ6iEW7Ww0Zt7got5QxEaH1gyyrg

Although the Whaley House is closed due to the coronavirus pandemic, the popular attraction is offering virtual programs this Halloween.

10/22/2020

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

10/21/2020

Poefest 2020

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…

10/21/2020

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.

10/20/2020

http://whaleyhouse.org/halloween2020.htm

10/19/2020

http://whaleyhouse.org/halloween2020.htm

10/18/2020

http://www.whaleyhouse.org/event_halloween2020qa.htm

10/18/2020

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.

10/17/2020

http://whaleyhouse.org/halloween2020.htm

10/17/2020

http://www.whaleyhouse.org/event_halloween2020tour.htm

10/16/2020

These are the 9 most Instagrammed haunted places in the United States

https://www.timeout.com/usa/news/these-are-the-9-most-instagrammed-haunted-places-in-the-united-states-101620

From Salem, Massachusetts to the Winchester Mystery House in San Jose, here are the most Instagrammed haunted spots in the US.

10/16/2020

Lots of places for cats to hide around the Whaley House.

Photo C. Pro.