Paranormal Access with Chris Fleming at Ashmore Estates

22645 E Co Rd 1050 N,Ashmore IL 61912

18 June, 2021

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Brand New Paranormal Access Ghost Hunt Event for 2021 with Chris Fleming at Ashmore Estates in Ashmore, IL. Friday, June 18, 2021 Get Paranormal Access and Come Ghost Hunt with Chicagos Paranormal Investigator / Medium Chris Fleming for one fun filled ghost night at the infamous Ashmore Estates in Ashmore, IL. Chris Fleming is a Chicago Native and Co-host on TVs HELP! My House is Haunted, and previous series Psychic Kids and Dead Famous. He has also appeard on Portals To Hell, Fright Club, Ghost Adventures, Ghost Hunters, The Demon House Doc and other paranormal TV shows and documentaries. He hosts the award winning paranormal podcast called, Spirit Talk now going on 15 years. Limted to Only 40 tickets! We will be investigating 4 different locations and breaking down into 4 groups of 10. The schedule: 7:30 pm Arrive at 22645 E Co Rd 1050 N, Ashmore, IL 61912 You can park in the Parking lot and check in with Chris (has clip board w list) You will be given a lamentated Paranormal Access VIP badge to wear. 8pm Introduction to Ashmore Estates. 8:20 Short presention by Chris Fleming 8:50pm break down into groups & group photo Investigation Starts each group goes to first Location; 9:00pm -9:50pm Location 1 10pm -10:50pm Location 2 11:00pm -11:50pm Location 3 12pm - 12:50am Location 4 1pm - 1:50pm Late Night Free Roaming Investigation (go to favorite location or feel free to chill or if tired can depart) 1:50pm Evening ends. Return to main center and car lot. * Schedule (times) may change slightly to accommodate specific locations and allow access for all attendees. There will be guides on hand to assist when moving from location to location. Each location will be about 50 minutes each. Chris & Staff will work with each group. Each group will get to investigate all 4-5 haunted locations, one location at at time. If you missed out on the previous SOLD OUT Paranormal Access events, you do not want to miss out on this one! COST: Early Bird Price $99 before May 13 Full price is $125 after May 13h, 2021 (Limited Tickets Available) HOTEL: (not included in ticket price) Days Inn by Wyndham Charleston, 810 W Lincoln Ave, Charleston, IL 61920 Phone: (217) 345-7689 Mention "Ashmore Estates" will get SPECIAL RATE. Sleep at Ashmore Estates: (not included in ticket price) Also there are limited Rooms available at Ashmore Estates but you must bring your own bedding (sheets, pillows, comforter, sleeping bag, etc) You do get a bed mattress and bathroom. For more info please Call Ashmore estates for more info. Phone: (217) 899-9978 DINNER: (not included in ticket price) 5:30pm (if interested in joining) Casa Del Mar II Mexican Restaurant. 1410 4th St, Charleston, IL 61920 10% Discount if Mention Ashmore Estates BREAKFAST: (not included in ticket price) Anyone interested we will meet Sat morning 10:30am @ Lincoln Gardens Family Restaurant 703 W Lincoln Ave, Charleston, IL 61920 Q&A: What do I bring? Feel free to bring your own flashlight and ghost hunting equipment (recorders, SLS cameras, EMF detectors, Cameras, snacks, . There will be water bottles there in a cooler. No Ouija boards please. What do I wear? Bring Face mask (due to COVID) & appropriate clothing for the weather and evening. If social distancing (6 feet) you can lower your mask. Please be courteous to others. What if it rains? If by chance there is rain please bring umbrella. The locations are inside, but always best to have one. Bathrooms: On premises PARKING: On property. Cancellations: If event needs to be cancelled by promoter or location due to emergency, tornados, severe thunderstorms or disaster, COVID, all tickets purchased will be rescheduled or refunded. Refunds: No refunds* unless noted above. If you need to resell your ticket let me know. To avoid phishing and resale scams, all resell of tickets MUST GO THROUGH ME (chris) to avoid any such scams. Do not buy tickets from anyone posting on this page, except from the EVENT BRITE website. Do not click on any links from unreliable sources. This event will not be broadcast or streamed live via any links posted on this page or the Facebook page, unless streamed directly from my personal facebook page. Respect: The utmost respect must be had for all the spirits there. No disrespect or taunting of the spirits please. DM with any further questions. HISTORY: History of Ashmore Estates 1857-1915 From 1857 until 1869, the Coles County Poor Farm was located in Charleston Township near the small town of Loxa, Illinois. In 1870, the county purchased 260 acres from A. N. Graham in Section 35 of Ashmore Township for a new farm, which sat astride the Indianapolis & St. Louis Railroad. This small timber and brick building, constructed by H. B. Truman, was the first to sit on that property. It was 38x58 feet and two stories tall, with an attached kitchen. Many residents, or "inmates" as they were called, died at the farm, and the county maintained a small cemetery somewhere north of the grounds. In 1879, Joshua Ricketts, superintendent of the county farm at the time, had recorded 32 deaths out of the roughly 250 inmates who had stayed at the farm between 1870 and 1879. Another pauper cemetery, established a few years later, still exists south of Route 16 and now contains the graves of between sixty to one hundred persons. The Board of State Commissioners of Public Charities visited the poor farm in 1902. As for the condition of the mentally ill at the farm, they wrote: "There is no special provision for the insane ... None are locked up or in restraint." By 1911, the Auxiliary Committee of the State Board of Charities condemned the almshouse for its "vermin infected walls," "rough floors," "small windows," and improper ventilation. It was reported that "flies swarmed everywhere" and "were especially noticeable on the poor food prepared for dinner." In January 1915, the Almshouse Committee received bids for the construction of a new "fireproof" building at the location. 1916-1986 The building contract for the new almshouse was granted to J.W. Montgomery in March for $20,389, and the cornerstone was ceremoniously laid on May 17, 1916. A full time caretaker and his family took turns living in the almshouse and a white farmhouse that formerly sat on the property. Coles County sold the almshouse to Ashmore Estates, Inc. in February 1959. That corporation opened the building as a private psychiatric hospital by the same name. In October 1964, after only five years in operation, the psychiatric hospital closed down because of debt. The institution reopened in 1965, but changed its focus from a private facility to one that accepted patients from state mental institutions. By 1968, the shelter care facility housed forty-nine residents, including ten afflicted with epilepsy. Paul Swinford and Galen Martinie purchased the institution in July 1976. Swinford and Martinie invested over $200,000 in the construction of a modern addition onto the old building. Construction began in 1977, but was not finished until the 1980s. Once the addition to Ashmore Estates had been completed and the rest of the building was brought up to code, the institution's future appeared brighter. In February 1986, Paul Swinford entered into a limited partnership with a Peoria-based company known as Convalescent Management Associates, Inc. to help manage the institution's finances. The departments of Public Aid and Public Health dragged their feet over the issuance of proper licenses and certificates for nearly a year, leading Swinford to file for permission from the Illinois Health Facility Planning Board to close the facility. At that time, Ashmore Estates' financial losses exceeded $1.5 million. By the end of April, all of the residents had been transferred to area homes, and Ashmore Estates closed its doors. 1987 to the present In 1998, a resident of Sullivan named Arthur Colclasure paid $12,500 for the property and announced that he planned to renovate the building and turn it into his home. However, continuous vandalism prevented him from ever realizing his plans. In August 2006, Scott Kelley purchased Ashmore Estates from Arthur Colclasure and began renovating. To finance the project, the Kelleys offered flashlight tours of the interior. To discourage trespassers, they erected signs and moved onto the property. Their haunted house opened on October 13, 2006. In the off-season, Scott offered overnight stays in the building. In January 2013, Ashmore Estates was hit by a fierce storm, with wind speeds reaching 80 to 100 mph. Ashmore Estates suffered heavy damage; its roof was blown off and the support gables were destroyed. Shortly thereafter, new owners took over the property and made plans to restore the building to its former glory. On May 3rd of 2014, Ashmore Estates came under new ownership and is now owned by Robbin & Norma Terry. During their first few weeks of ownership there were huge strides made to cleanup and restore Ashmore Estates. After less than two years of owning the property some HUGE improvements have been made. The building has gone from people saying they would never go back to booking each year and in some cases coming back more than once in the same year. If you have not experienced Ashmore Estates under the new ownership you owe it to yourself to do that.