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Current count of investigations since 2006: 35

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Ashmore Estates has long been known as a haunted building. The building was for 20 years off-limits to the general public. Nestled in the small town of Ashmore in Central Illinois, Ashmore Estates has been seemingly abandoned for years. The Almshouse shares tales of their former residents who refuse to leave, keeping a watchful eye over the owners and tracking those who dare to venture in!
This 3 floor massive building built in 1916 was established on the County Poor Farm, to help those who had little or nothing. Pictures from the cemetery are available here. Poor farm residents resided there until 1956 when the building was turned into a house for the mentally disabled.

When it finally closed its doors for good in 1987,

some restless spirits chose to stay behind forever calling the estates their home. These apparitions have been seen walking through the building and captured on tape…allowing a chosen few a glimpse into their past!!! As you open your ears and listen…..these walls can talk!

In the past many visited the site illegally and experienced the haunt first hand. Now you can experience this 'massively haunted' site for your self. The owners have made the site available in many ways. There are public overnight in the building. Enjoy the opportunity to spend the night in the Haunted Ashmore Estates. The event is called Night of Insanity. During October the estates is turned into a haunted entertainment event, 2012's theme was "Ashmore Estates Asylum". We also offer Flashlight TOURS year round. Check out our new calendar of events here. Come and see us!

Paranormal Investigations: During the last six years Ashmore Estates has hosted 67 paranormal investigations. The most famous groups to do investigations in the building in this time period were:

"TAPS - Ghost Hunters" (Just filmed us for season 9, on site were: Jason, Steve, Adam, KJ, Britt and crew December 2012).
The Ghost Adventurers from the Travel Channel (Filmed May 2011, Released September 23, 2011),
The Booth Brothers from the SyFy Channel for "Children of the Grave II (Filmed July 2008 and October 2009, DVD release April 2012)
One of our first investigations was Haunted Times Magazine - paranormal investigator "Christopher Moon" (2006).

Investigators please read: We do offer overnights. Our rates and specifics are below:

4 hours rates are $60 per person. $300 minimum.
12 hour rates ('overnight') are $80 per person. $600 minimum. The 12 hour investigations come with 2 extra hours for setup and tear down (14 hours total).
EXCLUSIVE* use of the building requires MINIMUM payment for 10 persons ($600 for 4 hour and $800 for 12 hour).
All participants must execute a hold harmless agreement - waiver (click to open) prior to entrance. Please bring completed waivers for each participant to your event.
Scheduling Information: If you desire to do an overnight please call Scott at 217-512-9499 to set your time for your group. We require 50% down to book dates more than a month away and full payment for dates under a month away. There are no refunds on events that have been scheduled. If you need to you may change the date of your event to an open date.

Note - December 15, 2012: The interest for paranormal investigations is increasing massively right now and I expect a lot of bookings now through January. We will be on the next season of 'Ghost Hunters' on the SyFy Channel and at that time we will fill the balance of our dates quickly. NOW is a great time to book while there are plenty of dates available.

*Otherwise we may have others accessing the building for tours, paranormal groups, or other events during the same time period. We offer tours daily and have them whenever the tour group wants to schedule.

Paranormal Investigators Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) for use of Ashmore Estates

Those interested in doing paranormal investigations can contact Scott at 217-459-1359 or 217-495-2495 or email here.

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