One of the more intriguing places in Colonial Williamsburg is the Whetherburn Tavern, where the owner may have been complicit in the death of his first wife and fathering a child with the teenage daughter of his second wife (full story in my first book: Haunted Historic Colonial Williamsburg Virginia with Breakthrough Paranormal Photography). This is one of the places where I have been able to photograph ghosts both inside the tavern and outside. Having lived in a haunted house before, I became used to seeing what appeared to be constant paranormal activity on my infrared security camera that I had aimed at the front door. Every time that I looked at the security monitor, there was activity—whether it was invisible motion detected, flying orbs moving at tremendous speeds, or the pixelated outlines of two apparitions (that looked like grown men) walking down the hallway. From these experiences I just assumed that they were always there, moving about in one form or another. But my photographs from the Whetherburn Tavern and now other places lead me to believe otherwise. At the Bruton Parish Church, I’ve captured more ghosts outside the church than I have inside, and these examples point to the conclusion that ghosts are not confined to one house or building, but can freely move about.

Here are several examples of the ghosts captured outside the Whetherburn Tavern. As several people look on, oblivious to the ghost in front of them, it moves so fast that the camera just picks up a blur, even though the shutter was only open a fraction of a second. (I blacked out the faces because I do not have signed permission to use their likenesses.)

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The second photo, taken right after the first, continues the blurring apparition. But evidently he stops for a second, and you can make out the face of a bald man looking down.

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Here is a crop of the previous photo so that you can see the apparition’s face more clearly:

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I’m in the process of taking photos and researching for my third book (on the ghosts of Virginia, featuring the homes of the Virginia Presidents), and I’ve encountered the possibility that ghosts are capable of traveling farther than a casual walk around the town or city that they used to frequent. Two of the places that I’ve photographed and researched are Fort Monroe in Hampton, Virginia and the Confederate White House, in Richmond, Virginia. Although I have not seen nor captured Lincoln’s likeness yet, people have not only seen his tall, lanky, unmistakable likeness at Fort Monroe and at the Confederate White House, but also at the Washington White House and at his Illinois home! For another example, take George Washington: although I captured many intriguing ghosts at his Mount Vernon house, none of the apparitions resembled the first president. But right here in Williamsburg, at Washington’s favorite place to eat—Christiana Campbell’s Tavern—I captured a ghost that just may be the general. (Washington documented in his journals that he dined there 91 times—see the chapter on Christian Campbell’s Tavern in my second book to check out the photo.)

So with the photos that I’ve shown at the Whetherburn Tavern and a few more at the Bruton Parish Church, perhaps you will agree with me that ghosts are mobile, itinerant beings just as we are. I have just finished revising my first book, with over 100 new and intriguing photos, 7 brand new chapters, and compelling new accounts of paranormal encounters in Colonial Williamsburg, including many more itinerant ghosts at the Bruton Parish Church. I have learned so much and gotten so much better at capturing ghosts that I had to make these changes; you will be amazed at some of the new and bizarre photos that I’ve captured, along with new paranormal experiences as told by Colonial Williamsburg’s night security, employees (who shall remain anonymous so that they will not get fired for talking about their encounters with ghosts), and even locals and tourist with an unexplainable experience. I’m approving the final art for the cover today, and it will be released this fall—stay tuned!

Here’s the photos from around Bruton Parish Church, showing the mobile ghosts that walk around this original 1715 house of worship; here is a group of ghosts walking down the street after a church service:

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This next group stood together out front of the church with tourists as the fife and drum marched by.

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Here is a ghost of a woman that appeared at the Powder Magazine; it appears as if her movement is completely sideways–without any leg movement. 

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Finally, I’ve photographed something in infrared light very different over the top of the Fort Magruder Hotel/Conference Center. It kind of appears angelic, but I don’t know–what do you think? Whatever it is, it appears to be out of the building and moving . . . 

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Check out other ghost photo blogs including the following: the ghost of a small child and others attracted to what is familiar to them, the ghosts in the Edgar Allan Poe Museum in Richmond, VA; the ghosts in Julep’s Restaurant in Richmond, Va; ghosts in a Las Vegas casino; dark hooded apparitions in Colonial Williamsburg, the ghosts of Merchant Square, Williamsburg, the ghosts of Jerome, AZ P1, Jerome, AZ P2, the ghosts of Relics Restaurant, Sedona, AZ, the ghosts of the Red Garter, Williams, AZ P1, the ghosts of the Red Garter, Williams, AZ, P2, ghosts in the Barnes & Noble Bookstore that featured my book, Williamsburg’s most haunted: the Peyton Randolph House, the ghosts of Antelope Canyon in Page, AZ, one of America’s most haunted roads: Crawford Road, near Yorktown, VA, Civil War ghosts in my house, Civil War ghosts at Edgewood Plantation, photographic proof that ghosts are attracted to children, the story of how one of my ghost photos was positively identified by a group of friends, and other paranormal posts.

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After 2 years of research, a lot of experimentation, and over 10,000 photographs, check out the world’s first groundbreaking photographic study of ghosts: Haunted, Historic Colonial Williamsburg Virginia with Breakthrough Ghost Photography (Part 1) available at both Schiffer Publishing and at Amazon, nominated for consideration in the nonfiction category for the 19th annual Library of Virginia Literary Awards:

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Schiffer: http://www.schifferbooks.com/haunted-historic-colonial-williamsburg-virginia-with-breakthrough-ghost-photography-6030.html

Amazon: http://amzn.com/0764350609

Part 2 of this book features the largest number of ghosts ever captured in a single camera shot, as well as several photos of apparitions that look alien to our world. Here is the link:  Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/0764355724

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Tim Scullion is a published author, photographer, and musician. He is a graduate of the College of William and Mary, with both a bachelor’s and a master’s degree Cum Laude. In addition to the book mentioned above, Tim has written a novel, a series of instruction books on the guitar, a children’s book (all available on Amazon) and has a photo-essay published by the University of Virginia in the book Troubled Times Companion, Vol. III.

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