I've just returned from a visit to Oakland Community Cometery in Duluth, Ga. I pass this place all the time, but I'd never actually been there until today. There was always something so magnetic about it though. Like it wanted me to go there. Always drawing me in.
This is a very... interesting cemetery. Normally Graveyards feel vacant to me. As in, no ghosts hanging around. I mean think about it, if you were a ghost and you could go anywhere, would you want to hang around your lifeless body all the time? I wouldn't. I probably go to England.
But as I walked through all strangely decorated graves... I felt a mixture of emotions, and many strong presences. I definitely did not feel alone. I felt many children in this cemetery. And when I really started looking at headstones, I did see a lot of children's graves. More than I've ever seen in one place. Which to me, might make sense as to why I felt so many young spirits. It almost felt as though they we're "staying put", waiting for their parents to return. Just like any child they may become separated from their Mom and Dad at shopping mall or a park.
The other odd thing about this cemetery was the amount of oddly placed and/or unmarked graves. There were lots of graves that looked as though the family may have dug them their selves and made the headstones. Perhaps they did not have very much money. And there were also many raised mounds of land side by side marked with nothing jagged rocks or bricks. No writing. That made me feel very uneasy and sad.
The last thing that really stood out to me was how elaborately decorated some of the graves were. Not just flowers, but tons of little sautes and marbles and personal items. It was weird. And eerie.
In conclusion, I would say that there are most certainly some stragglers in this cemetary. Nothing bad. Just lonely. I took some pictures, and as always, thanked the spirits for allowing me to visit with them and take their photos.
Enjoy.
This is a photo was taken at North Gwinnett High School, in Suwanee, Georgia. It was during a dance recital in the school's theater. Backstage there are a two or tree dressing rooms all full of costumes. Cothing, hats, wigs, shoes, everything. Most of it from thrift stores, yard sales and donations.
It isn't uncommon for objects to be haunted. Spirits will sometimes attach themselves to various possessions from their life that held sentimental value to them. This picture shows a student of mine playing around with an old wedding dress. If you look in the right hand coroner of the picture, you can see what appears to be a ghostly female hand reaching for the dress.
When this picture was taken, the only other person in the dressing room, besides the young girl in the photo, was me... and I took the picture.
So what do you think? A reflection, a glitch in the film? Either way, it's very strange. But quite cool, if you ask me.
Located in Franklin County Georgia. This old abandoned school house was once an orphanage. The story around town is, the boys and girls who lived in the home were regularly abused by the owners and staff. Very, very sad and horrible to think about.
Apparently this went on for years until one day, a little girl escaped and ran to a store down the road. She told the lady working there about what was happening at the orphanage. She immediately reported it. The establishment was then investigated and shut down.
The building has been used for various things such as a school and a community center. Rumor has it that the orphans who once lived in the center are still around haunting the place. Doors open and close by themselves, foot steps and children's voices are heard when no one is around, and there have even been reports of little hand print appearing on the windows.
My overall impression of the old Sandy Cross school house? Really creepy. The whole place gave me chills. Maybe because there is really some sort of paranormal presence, or maybe it's just the thought all the awful things that went on there.
