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Ashmore Estates Sold at Auction
Ashmore Estates April 2013. Photo courtesy of Bauer Auction Service. Ashmore Estates, a former almshouse and hospital for the developmentally disabled, was sold at auction over the weekend. Since 2006… more →
The Legends and Lore of Illinois
Ashmore Estates Sold at Auction
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wrote 3 weeks ago: Ashmore Estates April 2013. Photo courtesy of Bauer Auction Service. Ashmore Estates, a former almsh … more →
House: Ashmore Estates
wrote 3 months ago: Location: Ashmore, Illinois, USA History: The Ashmore Estates has been known as a haunted location f … more →
Ashmore Estates to Appear on Ghost Hunters Tonight
wrote 3 months ago: Ashmore Estates is set to appear on SyFy Channel’s Ghost Hunters tonight. The episode, which w … more →
Ashmore Estates Devastated by Tornado
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wrote 3 months ago: Ashmore Estates the morning of January 30, 2013. Photo by Scott Baker. Breaking news from Ashmore, I … more →
The Tragic Story of Elva Skinner
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wrote 11 months ago: In the lore of Coles County’s infamous Ashmore Estates, no tale stands out as much as the trag … more →
A Post-Apocalyptic Ashmore Estates, in Lego
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wrote 1 year ago: You heard me, a man that goes by the name ZombieMutts has created a post-apocalyptic model of Ashmor … more →
Top 10 Issues of the Legends and Lore of Illinois
wrote 1 year ago: Between 2007 and 2010, 47 issues of the Legends and Lore of Illinois were released. Each issue discu … more →
Take a Haunting Tour of Coles County
wrote 1 year ago: Former Eastern Student Details Grisly History By Jose Gonzalez Senior Verge Reporter Illinois’ has a … more →
October Poll: Best Haunted Attraction in Illinois
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wrote 1 year ago: [polldaddy poll=4501721] For information on and directions to these and other haunted attractions in … more →
Ashmore Estates: The Myth and the Legend
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wrote 1 year ago: Tonight on the Travel Channel at 8pm central/9pm eastern time, the season premier of Ghost Adventure … more →
From Poor House to Haunted House
wrote 1 year ago: Although Ashmore Estates gained notoriety during the time it was a psychiatric facility and later ab … more →
Ashmore Estates: A Video Exploration
wrote 1 year ago: Ashmore Estates, soon to be featured on the Travel Channel’s top-rated show Ghost Adventures, … more →
Audio Interview with Mark Temples
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wrote 1 year ago: This audio clip is from an interview I conducted with Mark Temples in the summer of 2006, shortly af … more →
Interview with Scott Kelley, Owner of Ashmore Estates
wrote 1 year ago: This is an extended version of our interview with Scott Kelley that we featured in the September 200 … more →
"From Poor House to Haunted House" in Historic Illinois
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wrote 1 year ago: My article, “From Poor House to Haunted House: The Coles County Poor Farm,” was recently … more →
Flashback: Ashmore Estates
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wrote 1 year ago: The Fallen spilled into a wide corridor that looked like it had been created out of some of the orig … more →
More Pictures from Ghost Adventures' Visit to Ashmore Estates
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wrote 2 years ago: Last weekend, the Ghost Adventures Crew visited Ashmore Estates in rural Coles County to film an upc … more →
On the Scene with Ghost Adventures
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wrote 2 years ago: On a pleasant, sunny afternoon late last month, I found myself in the company of the Travel Channel … more →
On the Scene with Ghost Adventures
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wrote 2 years ago: On Friday, I found myself in the company of the Travel Channel’s most famous ghost hunters. Za … more →
