Welcome to the Paranormal Parlour.

IT'S THE FINAL EPISODE OF OUR ONTARIO SERIES! Cecilia and Carly are back for another round of Haunted Hamilton History with a visit to another hometown haunt, Whitehern Historic House and Garden. This week in the Parlour, Carly tells us all about the history of the home, its former tenants the McQuesten family, and their contributions to Hamilton and Capitalism. We also take a bit of a detour to the Royal Botanical Gardens to see a horse grave/memorial? PLUS wait until the end of the episode for some exciting announcements!!! 

Check out our newly revamped WEBSITE

Follow us on ⁠Instagram⁠ and ⁠TikTok⁠ for more spooky HAUNT-ent!

Follow Carly on ⁠Instagram⁠ and ⁠TikTok⁠

Follow Cecilia on ⁠Instagram⁠

Content Warnings:

- mentions of death by suicide

Sources used: 

Dictionary of Canadian Bibliography, Calvin McQuesten

Ghost Walks, Top 10 Haunted Places in Hamilton

Hamilton Civic Museums, Whitehern

HPL Local History and Archives, Isaac Baldwin McQuesten

Historical Hamilton, Whitehern

Royal Botanical Gardens, The Mystery of Martimas

The Silhouette, Haunted Hamilton

Wikipedia, Mary Baker McQuesten

Wikipedia, Thomas_McQuesten

Wikipedia, Whitehern

Welcome to the Paranormal Parlour.

Cecilia and Carly are ringing in the New Year with a juicy one! They visited the small southwestern town of Lucan, Ontario to see if they could commune with the spirits of an infamous Canadian family. This week in the Parlour, Cecilia tells us all about the story of the Black Donnellys. She digs into old Tipperary feuds, drama over Stagecoach lines, vigilante justice, an almost comically evil priest and maybe a ghost or two?

Follow us on ⁠Instagram⁠ and ⁠TikTok⁠ for more spooky HAUNT-ent!

Follow Carly on ⁠Instagram⁠ and ⁠TikTok⁠

Follow Cecilia on ⁠Instagram⁠

Content Warnings:

- brief descriptions of violence and murder 

- some swearing

- questionable Irish accents

Sources used:

Books:

The Donnelly Album, Ray Fazakas

The Donnellys Must Die, Orlo Miller

Web Sources:

Canadian History Ehx, The Donnellys

Ghost Walks, Black Donnellys

Lucan Area Heritage & Donnelly Museum, Donnelly History

Wikipedia, Black Donnellys

Welcome to the Paranormal Parlour.

Cecilia and Carly are back and ready to make the Yuletide gay! They visited their favourite Victorian Christmas destination, Dundurn Castle, in Hamilton, Ontario. They have gathered in the Parlour for Carly to tell us all about the history of this grand estate, the family that built it, and their connections to the British Royal Family, the railroads, and the War of 1812 (again). Then, Cecilia explores the origins of some Victorian Christmas traditions, mainly related to her two favourite subjects: plants and ghosts. 

Follow us on ⁠Instagram⁠ and ⁠TikTok⁠ for more spooky HAUNT-ent!

Follow Carly on ⁠Instagram⁠ and ⁠TikTok⁠

Follow Cecilia on ⁠Instagram⁠

Sources used:

Carly (Dundurn Castle): 

Canadian Transport Source Book, Desjardins Canal Disaster

Hamilton.ca, Dundurn Castle National Historic Site

Hamilton Public Library, Local Ghosts

Parks Canada, Burlington Heights National Historic Site of Canada

Parks Canada, Dundurn Castle National Historic Site of Canada

Reddit, R/Hamilton

Wikipedia, Allan MacNab 

Wikipedia, Dundurn Castle 

Cecilia (Victorian Christmas Traditions)

Country Living, The History of the Christmas Tree Goes Back Farther Than You Might Realize

Edmonton Horticultural Society, Mistletoe: Magic, Myths, and Mysteries

English Heritage, A Short History of Christmas Greenery

English Heritage, Victorian Christmas Traditions

Farmer's Almanac, The Meaning and Folklore Behind Mistletoe

History Channel, How Ghost Stories Became a Christmas Tradition in Victorian England

Victoria & Albert Museum, Victorian Christmas Traditions

Welcome to the Paranormal Parlour.

Cecilia and Carly are back to talk more about the “most haunted town in Ontario” - Niagara-on-the-Lake! This week in the Parlour, Carly takes us to St. Mark's Anglican church and its cemetery, as well as Fort George. She gets into more War of 1812 history (sorry), a child ghost, a very special rock, and whether or not Catholics are allowed to get “the snack” at an Anglican mass! 

Follow us on ⁠Instagram⁠ and ⁠TikTok⁠ for more spooky HAUNT-ent!

Follow Carly on ⁠Instagram⁠ and ⁠TikTok⁠

Follow Cecilia on ⁠Instagram⁠

Sources used:

Anglican Church of Canada, An Irish Apostle and Archdeacon in Canada

Canadian Encyclopedia, Niagara Purchase

Canadian Roadstories, Canada's Most Haunted Town

Center for Inquiry, Sarah Ann, Fort George’s Most Famous Ghost

Ghost Walks, Ghost of St. Mark’s Church Niagara-on-the-Lake Podcast

Mississaugas of the Credit, Mississaugas Treaty at Niagara (1781)

Niagara Now, Niagara’s History Unveiled: Ghost stories of NOTL

St. Mark's Church on Youtube, The Church That Survived The War of 1812

Toronto Ghosts, Niagara-on-the-lake St. Marks

Wikipedia, Isaac Brock

Wikipedia, St. Mark's Church (Niagara-on-the-Lake)

Content Warnings:

- child death

Welcome to the Paranormal Parlour.

Cecilia and Carly went on a little holiday day trip and are here to tell about it! This week in the Parlour, Cecilia tells us a little bit about the “most haunted town in Ontario” - Niagara-on-the-Lake! She tells the tales of some of the guests who refuse to check out of the Prince of Wales Hotel, the Olde Angel Inn, and some other haunted hot-spots about town. 

Call in to the Haunt-line!

Follow us on ⁠Instagram⁠ and ⁠TikTok⁠ for more spooky HAUNT-ent!

Follow Carly on ⁠Instagram⁠ and ⁠TikTok⁠

Follow Cecilia on ⁠Instagram⁠

Sources used:

Ghost Walks, Niagara on the Lake tours

inNiagara, Ghost of slain war bride continues to haunt Niagara-on-the-Lake hotel

Niagara Now, Exploring History the spirits of the Prince of Wales Hotel 

Niagara Now, NOTL comes together for Jimmy Lai

Niagara on the Lake Public Library, Prince of Wales Hotel

Olde Angel Inn, About

Superstitious Times, Not all the guests have checked out of Niagara-on-the-Lake’s Prince of Wales Hotel

Vintage Hotels, Princes of Wales

Content Warnings:

- mentions of suicide

- brief descriptions of violence

Welcome to the Paranormal Parlour.

Cecilia and Carly are visiting a hometown haunt this week! Carly has a long history with Battlefield House in Hamilton, and has plenty of tales to tell. This week in the Parlour, Carly tells us about the Battle of Stoney Creek, the families that once lived where the battle took place, and about her experiences as a child volunteer dressed in period clothing! 

Follow us on ⁠Instagram⁠ and ⁠TikTok⁠ for more spooky HAUNT-ent!

Follow Carly on ⁠Instagram⁠ and ⁠TikTok⁠

Follow Cecilia on ⁠Instagram⁠

Sources used:

Find a Grave, Mary Jones Gage

Ghost Walks, Top 10 Haunted Places in Hamilton

Hamilton Civic Museums, Battlefield House Museum & Park National Historic Site

Hamilton Paranormal, Battlefield Park

Historic Places, Battlefield Monument

Hamilton Public Library, Local Ghosts

Hamilton Spectator, Field Guide to Local Ghosts 

I've Been Bit, Haunted Places in Hamilton Ontario

UELAC, Mary Jones and Elizabeth Gage Westbrook

Wikipedia, Peter Jones

Welcome to the Paranormal Parlour!

Cecilia and Carly are back from beyond the grave just in time for Halloween and once again ready to talk about some ghostly goings-on!

They visited The Keg Mansion in Toronto and are ready to dish all about their experience. This week in the Parlour, Cecilia gets deep into the history of the building and the Massey Family who once called it home, and the alleged supernatural activity that has been reported there.

Follow us on Instagram and TikTok for more spooky HAUNT-ent!

Follow Carly on Instagram and TikTok

Follow Cecilia on Instagram

Sources used:

Ghost Walks, Keg Mansion in Toronto

Toronto Journey 416, Keg Mansion

University of Toronto, Lillian Massey Building

Dictionary of Canadian Biography, Lillian Massey

Hiking the GTA, The Mansions of Jarvis Street

CBC News, The Massey Murder: 100 years later, the tabloid tale still fascinates

Wikipedia

Content Warnings:

Mentions of suicide, child death, murder