• The Haunted Ackley House

  • Jul 8 2024
  • Length: 1 hr and 30 mins
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  • We briefly discuss pre- and post-Revolutionary War history in Nyack, New York, the location of the first legally haunted house in the United States. We dissect and discuss the Ackley family’s allegations of three poltergeists that coexisted with them in their Rockland County home, for over twenty years, before failing to disclose the hauntings to a prospective buyer. This established the GhostBusters Ruling case in 1991, and changed the course of real estate disclosure laws in New York state. CW/TW: This episode discusses paranormal (or specifically poltergeist activity). We can’t be held responsible for your nightmares. Listener discretion is advised. Email: severedpodcast@gmail.com Website: severedpodcast.com Facebook: facebook.com/severedpodcast Instagram: @severed_podcast Hosts: Harry Chambers + Drew Hudson Logo Art: Drew Hudson Theme Song Composer | Podcast Editor: Harry Chambers Show Concept | Researcher | Lead Writer: Drew Hudson Available on RadioGardenState Available on Rogue Media Network Sources Article: “History of Nyack, NY” (visitnyack.org) Article: “How This Victorian Home Because America’s First Legally Haunted House” by Hadley Mendelsohn (housebeautiful.com) Article: “Inside the Spooky Dream Home: This $1.85-million Mansion Was the Focus of the 1991 Ghostbusters Ruling” (thestar.com) Article: “Our Haunted House on the Hudson” by Helen Herdman Ackley (rd.com) Article: “Colonial Foodways” by Ed Crews (colonialwilliamsburg.org) Article: “Research: Rockland in the Revolutionary War: Significant Events in Rockland” (rocklandhistory.org) Article: “Helen Ackley’s Haunted House on the Hudson” by The Delaware Paranormal Research Group (deparanormalresearchgroup.com) Article: “There’s a House in Hudson Valley That’s So Terrifying It Was Legally Declared Haunted by New York State” by Lea Monroe (onlyinyourstate.com) Article: “Selling a Haunted House? Here’s What You Need to Know” published on NBCNewsYork.com Article: “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” by Washington Irving (gutenberg.org) Poem: “The Hour and the Ghost” by Christina Rossetti (poetry.org) Podcast: Strange Phenomenon (Interview with Cynthia Kavanagh, daughter of Helen Ackley) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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