Top Stories
Ghost doctor operates from the grave
9:43 AM on 10/19/2009
As we approach Halloween, October becomes a month filled with ghost stories.
Some of those stories are coming from people who have visited a museum in Denver. Cameras were rolling at the Black American West Museum, where there have been reports of hauntings. Is history all in the past or is it still here with us?
"Every single person who has volunteered here at the museum has experienced something," said Lawanna Larson, museum executive director.
It was just too "weird" for one of those volunteers.
"He said I have to go home now because I have to rethink everything I used to think about these things," Larson said. "He was clearly shaken up."
Larson thinks she knows who is lurking and wants to hear even more from the ghost. A team of paranormal investigators hopes children will stir up the spirit of Dr.Justina Ford. The first African American female doctor west of the Mississippi lived here. Dr. Ford also treated her patients here; the many who couldn't get care elsewhere because of discrimination or poverty.
Pictures aren't the only way visitors say they've seen her.
"They say well, I thought I saw a woman walk across the same room and then when I went in there, she was gone," said Larson.
The ghost hunters reported an odd occurrence after they held Dr.Ford's belongings.
"The same two women who were mishandling her glasses said they felt this huge wave of nausea," Larson said. "And then when they left the room they felt better."
The official results of the paranormal investigation are still pending. Even if they can't convince the skeptics, they won't dissuade the believers.
Follow theGrio on Facebook & Twitter!
Top Stories
-
'All black people' asked to leave Wal-Mart
WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP, NJ (AP) - On Sunday evening at the store, a male voice calmly announced: "Attention Wal-Mart customers: All black people leave the store now."...
more
- Will Michael Jackson's new music be a thriller for fans?
- Could 2010 be the year of the black Republican?
- Five reasons Tiger will come roaring back
- It's 'do or die' week for health care reform - how did we get here?
- California police stop proves racial profiling is alive and well
- Is the average single black woman really worth just $5?
- Clarence Thomas' wife's Tea Party ties are supremely disturbing
- Democrats' crack-cocaine compromise is still 'racist'
- Prison shouldn't be a publicity stunt for Lil Wayne
- 'March Madness' isn't amateur, it's big league exploitation
- Too many Tigers, not enough Trojans
- Why African-Americans are more optimistic despite fewer jobs
- Todd Bridges buries troubled past in 'Killing Willis'
- Oscars' 'Kanye moment' shouldn't overshadow history
- This year's Oscar nominees are rich with racial themes
- 'Brooklyn's Finest' is flawed but fiercely entertaining
- Mo'Nique won't win -- and other Oscar predictions
- Naomi Campbell allegedly assaults her driver, flees scene
- Why some people want to make a monkey out of Michelle
- How Obama and Preval can reset US-Haiti relations
- Haiti's president heads to Washington to talk aid
- Rangel's loss could be Harlem voters' gain
- Paterson should 'put the people first' and resign
- The twilight of Harlem's 'Gang of Four'
- Torii Hunter is right about blacks in baseball
- Will Roethlisberger get the Michael Vick treatment?
- An NFL without a salary cap could make fans the biggest losers
- Jayson Williams faces sentencing for NJ shooting
- Tiger's been tamed, now leave him alone
- Why we should accept Tiger's apology
- Certain carnival dances said to come from the days of slavery
- 'Black Ski' gets a lift from the First Family
- Slideshow: A glimpse of Hawaii's gorgeous landscape
- Afro-centric brides on parade
- Exhibit celebrates indelible imprint of blacks on history
- Five things you didn't know about Kwanzaa (but should)
- How black women can combat genital herpes crisis
- New studies reveal the urgency of first lady's obesity fight
- Obama's health care reform efforts stymied by politics of prejudice
- Action - not apathy - is needed from black women on HIV
- Teen pot and alcohol use rises for first time in a decade
- Obama's last stand on health care reform
- Wealth gap greatest for black and Latino women
- Three reasons why Obama should take small steps to save jobs
- 2/22/10 - theGrio & CNBC Market Update
- Colorado Africans forced out of Wal-Mart jobs, claim discrimination
- 'We Are the World' turns 25: Can a remake resuscitate Haiti?
- 1/4/10 - theGrio & CNBC Market Preview
- TheGrio's 100: Mary Spio, reaching beyond the stars
- TheGrio's 100: Tim King, prepping the next generation
- TheGrio's 100: Kamala Harris, the future of California politics
- TheGrio Reflects: The genius of Ray Charles
- Kentucky's Bunning blocks jobless benefits again
- National Urban League launches 'I Am Empowered' campaign with theGrio
- Why audiences should opt-out of 'Cop Out'
- Black music without borders: Five artists you need to hear
- 'Ameriville': Stories of Hurricane Katrina still alive onstage
- Sade's return is worth the wait
- Mary J. Blige's 'Stronger With Each Tear' is a gem
- The 10 most important black films of the decade
- TheGrio Reflects: Malcolm X rails against complacent civil rights activists
- TheGrio Reflects: Aretha Franklin, the Queen of Soul
- TheGrio Reflects: Muhammad Ali on Vietnam
- theGrio Reflects: The Story Of Emmett Till
- theGrio Reflects: the Underground Railroad
- theGrio Reflects: NAACP Founded
Facebook
Twitter
YouTube
Myspace
Flickr
Podcast
Wordpress
Linkedin
Last.fm
Tumblr
Identi.ca
Plurk