Right In Front of My face
By: Dar Lloyd
My name is Dar Lloyd and I have been in the paranormal field for many
years now. If you have never been to the Weems-Botts Museum in Dumfries, Va. then you are missing out! I would have to say that I have investigated there many times and it has never disappointed me.
I have gotten hundreds of EVPs and pictures of spirits, one of which, I think
is Mr. Merchant and a blonde-headed little girl of whom I have two pictures
of. Could it be Mary Merchant?
Mary was disabled in her living years; it was said she stayed in her room
upstairs and never came out. Mary died in her twenties.
The very first time I stepped into Mary’s room I received a Class A EVP from
a woman who said “Who’s in here?”, I believe it to be Mary’s mom Annie or
“Mamie” as she was called. The woman was talking to a man who said
“They found we are here.” That could have been Richard Merchant but I
can’t say for sure.
On March 7, 2015 I was investigating upstairs in Mary’s room with my fellow investigators. We were talking and I was doing my thing, asking spirits
to come in front of the camera when all of a sudden I got a massive headache and could not breathe. I felt like my airways were cut off. I thought I
was going to pass out but being the paranormal trooper that I am I continued. As I walked in front of Mary’s bed asking once again for a spirit to show
itself in front of the camera I could see an anomaly go past the bed. I said
out loud ”Thank you, I see you.”
Things were winding down and it was kind of quiet when all of a sudden,
right in front of my face, a whole anomaly formed! I quickly and loudly said,
“Did you see that?!” No one saw what I saw. I thought to myself, “Ok, I will
be calm and when we are done investigating, I will go back and find it.”
We wrapped up our investigation and went to the annex building next to
the museum. The team was chatting amongst themselves as I was looking
for my evidence. It was then I saw it, but before I could say anything Stan
goes, “What was that? Go back, go back!”. “Oh you saw it!” I said. Suddenly,
the whole team wanted to see the anomaly I caught on film. It was a great
feeling to get this kind of evidence. It was very exciting and makes me feel
Evidence captured by: Darlene “Dar” Lloyd
proud the spirits tried to manifest for me. Weems-Botts Museum is a special place filled with lots of history and excitement.
In Photograph: Investigator Rob Kelly
Stop by the museum and meet Joann Barron, the historian. She will take
you on a tour and tell you all about the history of the Museum. Just around
the block is Dumfries Cemetery. I think some of the spirits from the cemetery congregate at the museum and go back and forth visiting with each,
other but this is just my opinion.
Weems-Botts Museum is located at 3944 Cameron St, Dumfries Va. 22026.
You won’t regret it. Just go with a friend….. Lol
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Location: Weems/Botts Museum, Dumfries, Virginia