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 Helen
did find a buyer for the house and moved to Florida in 1991. It was not
easy moving. She wished the ghosts would move with her, but they did
not.
Around 1993 Helen was contacted
by a paranormal researcher from Portland, Oregon. He was interested in
the house and had a friend who had already communicated with her former roommates
in Nyack. Helen went out to visit our family here in Oregon and arranged
to meet with the researcher, Bill Merrill. She also met the channeler,
Glenn Johnson.
They were able to contact two
ghosts from the Nyack residence from a location in Southern Oregon. One
ghost called himself Sir George, the other called herself Margaret. The
ghosts stated that it wasn't as much fun in the house since the Ackley's
moved out. It is true that the eventual buyers played down the haunting,
and did not want the ghosts. Anyway, the ghosts went on to explain
various parts of history of the area along the Hudson between Nyack and
Upper Nyack and Hook Mountain. Later Historians in Rockland County
checked out the recounting and most of it held up, or could easily be
true. The facts presented were highly obscure, and not readily
available. In one meeting with the ghosts, they stated that they were to
board and it was time to move on. So just maybe the Ghost of Nyack is no
more...
In 1995, Bill and Glenn published
a book about these events. It is
entitled: Sir George, The Ghost of Nyack
by Bill Merrill & Glenn Johnson (Deer Publishing,
Beaverton, OR). The book is
a little slow and cumbersome to read, but it is fascinating and can
bring some doubt to non-believers. If you just want quick stories about the
house, obtain a reprint of the May 1977 Reader's Digest. If you want to
be intrigued, and can read through some dull material, the book is for
you.
In 2003, Helen Ackley passed
away. I am laying odds that Helen is back at 1 LaVeta Place again!
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