Whitehern Historic House and Gardens, the ghosts of the McQuesten family and Martimas the horse

Live from Frostbites!

Welcome to the Paranormal Parlour. This mini-episode was recorded LIVE as a part of the Frostbites Theatre Festival at The Staircase Theatre in Hamilton, Ontario on Friday March 6, 2026. Check out our newly revamped WEBSITE [https://www.ghostsareeverywhere.com/] Follow us on ⁠Instagram⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/ghosts.are.everywhere/] and ⁠TikTok⁠ [https://www.tiktok.com/@ghosts..are..everywhere] for more spooky HAUNT-ent! Follow Carly on ⁠Instagram⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/mscarlybillings/] and ⁠TikTok⁠ [https://www.tiktok.com/@mscarlybillings] Follow Cecilia on ⁠Instagram⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/cecilia.og/]

Whitehern Historic House and Gardens, the ghosts of the McQuesten family and Martimas the horse

Welcome to the Paranormal Parlour. IT'S THE FINAL EPISODE OF OUR ONTARIO SERIES! Cecilia and Carly are back for another round of Haunted Hamilton History with a visit to another hometown haunt, Whitehern Historic House and Garden. This week in the Parlour, Carly tells us all about the history of the home, its former tenants the McQuesten family, and their contributions to Hamilton and Capitalism. We also take a bit of a detour to the Royal Botanical Gardens to see a horse grave/memorial? PLUS wait until the end of the episode for some exciting announcements!!!  Check out our newly revamped WEBSITE [https://www.ghostsareeverywhere.com/] Follow us on ⁠Instagram⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/ghosts.are.everywhere/] and ⁠TikTok⁠ [https://www.tiktok.com/@ghosts..are..everywhere] for more spooky HAUNT-ent! Follow Carly on ⁠Instagram⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/mscarlybillings/] and ⁠TikTok⁠ [https://www.tiktok.com/@mscarlybillings] Follow Cecilia on ⁠Instagram⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/cecilia.og/] Content Warnings: - mentions of death by suicide   Sources used:  Dictionary of Canadian Bibliography, Calvin McQuesten [https://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/mcquesten_calvin_11E.html] Ghost Walks, Top 10 Haunted Places in Hamilton [https://ghostwalks.com/articles/top-10-haunted-places-hamilton] Hamilton Civic Museums, Whitehern [https://www.hamilton.ca/things-do/hamilton-civic-museums/whitehern-historic-house-garden-national-historic-site] HPL Local History and Archives, Isaac Baldwin McQuesten [https://archives.hpl.ca/index.php/mcquesten-isaac-baldwin] Historical Hamilton, Whitehern [https://historicalhamilton.com/durand/whitehern/] Royal Botanical Gardens, The Mystery of Martimas [https://www.rbg.ca/the-mystery-of-martimas-the-horse-of-hendrie-park/] The Silhouette, Haunted Hamilton [https://thesil.ca/tag/haunted-hamilton/] Wikipedia, Mary Baker McQuesten [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Baker_McQuesten] Wikipedia, Thomas_McQuesten [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_McQuesten] Wikipedia, Whitehern [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whitehern]

The Black Donnellys of Lucan, Ontario

Welcome to the Paranormal Parlour. Cecilia and Carly are ringing in the New Year with a juicy one! They visited the small southwestern town of Lucan, Ontario to see if they could commune with the spirits of an infamous Canadian family. This week in the Parlour, Cecilia tells us all about the story of the Black Donnellys. She digs into old Tipperary feuds, drama over Stagecoach lines, vigilante justice, an almost comically evil priest and maybe a ghost or two? Follow us on ⁠Instagram⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/ghostsareeverywherepod/] and ⁠TikTok⁠ [https://www.tiktok.com/@ghostsareeverywherepod] for more spooky HAUNT-ent! Follow Carly on ⁠Instagram⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/mscarlybillings/] and ⁠TikTok⁠ [https://www.tiktok.com/@mscarlybillings] Follow Cecilia on ⁠Instagram⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/cecilia.og/] Content Warnings: - brief descriptions of violence and murder  - some swearing - questionable Irish accents Sources used: Books: The Donnelly Album, Ray Fazakas The Donnellys Must Die, Orlo Miller Web Sources: Canadian History Ehx, The Donnellys [https://canadaehx.com/2023/11/21/the-donnellys/] Ghost Walks, Black Donnellys [https://ghostwalks.com/articles/black-donnellys-massacre-ghosts] Lucan Area Heritage & Donnelly Museum, Donnelly History [https://www.donnellymuseum.com/history] Wikipedia, Black Donnellys [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Donnellys]

A Victorian Christmas Special at Hamilton's Dundurn Castle

Welcome to the Paranormal Parlour. Cecilia and Carly are back and ready to make the Yuletide gay! They visited their favourite Victorian Christmas destination, Dundurn Castle, in Hamilton, Ontario. They have gathered in the Parlour for Carly to tell us all about the history of this grand estate, the family that built it, and their connections to the British Royal Family, the railroads, and the War of 1812 (again). Then, Cecilia explores the origins of some Victorian Christmas traditions, mainly related to her two favourite subjects: plants and ghosts.  Follow us on ⁠Instagram⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/ghostsareeverywherepod/] and ⁠TikTok⁠ [https://www.tiktok.com/@ghostsareeverywherepod] for more spooky HAUNT-ent! Follow Carly on ⁠Instagram⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/mscarlybillings/] and ⁠TikTok⁠ [https://www.tiktok.com/@mscarlybillings] Follow Cecilia on ⁠Instagram⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/cecilia.og/]   Sources used: Carly (Dundurn Castle):  Canadian Transport Source Book, Desjardins Canal Disaster [https://www.transportsourcebook.ca/categories/desjardinscanaldisaster.php] Hamilton.ca, Dundurn Castle National Historic Site [https://www.hamilton.ca/things-do/hamilton-civic-museums/dundurn-national-historic-site] Hamilton Public Library, Local Ghosts [https://lha.hpl.ca/articles/local-ghosts] Parks Canada, Burlington Heights National Historic Site of Canada [https://www.pc.gc.ca/apps/dfhd/page_nhs_eng.aspx?id=818] Parks Canada, Dundurn Castle National Historic Site of Canada [https://www.pc.gc.ca/apps/dfhd/page_nhs_eng.aspx?id=380] Reddit, R/Hamilton [https://www.reddit.com/r/Hamilton/comments/139lb4a/hamilton_ghosts_and_legends_whats_your_experience/] Wikipedia, Allan MacNab [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allan_MacNab]  Wikipedia, Dundurn Castle [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dundurn_Castle]  Cecilia (Victorian Christmas Traditions) Country Living, The History of the Christmas Tree Goes Back Farther Than You Might Realize [https://www.countryliving.com/life/a45590/christmas-tree-origin/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=mgu_ga_clv_md_pmx_hybd_mix_ca_18459994477&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=18700986235&gbraid=0AAAAACq-IrvH4_GpKCyETsNWPblySM8tH&gclid=CjwKCAiA3fnJBhAgEiwAyqmY5da-452W9paGAg_7q-kOVyfkCbowTH7Lt4geB1J6sHLRxqKZ9vQFxxoCX_EQAvD_BwE] Edmonton Horticultural Society, Mistletoe: Magic, Myths, and Mysteries [https://edmontonhort.com/mistletoe-magic-myths-and-mysteries/] English Heritage, A Short History of Christmas Greenery [https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/learn/histories/christmas-greenery-history/] English Heritage, Victorian Christmas Traditions [https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/christmas/victorian-christmas-traditions/] Farmer's Almanac, The Meaning and Folklore Behind Mistletoe [https://www.almanac.com/why-do-we-kiss-under-mistletoe#:~:text=Frequently%20Asked%20Questions-,Why%20do%20we%20kiss%20under%20the%20mistletoe%3F,kiss%20of%20peace%20and%20affection.] History Channel, How Ghost Stories Became a Christmas Tradition in Victorian England [https://www.history.com/articles/christmas-tradition-ghost-stories] Victoria & Albert Museum, Victorian Christmas Traditions [https://www.vam.ac.uk/articles/victorian-christmas-traditions?srsltid=AfmBOor0olceJeFRz4rMRMfCnL1lbzoPH33S6JTsO1vn_1MK_bXGBMvu]

St. Mark's Church and its Haunted Cemetery in Niagara-on-the-Lake

Welcome to the Paranormal Parlour. Cecilia and Carly are back to talk more about the “most haunted town in Ontario” - Niagara-on-the-Lake! This week in the Parlour, Carly takes us to St. Mark's Anglican church and its cemetery, as well as Fort George. She gets into more War of 1812 history (sorry), a child ghost, a very special rock, and whether or not Catholics are allowed to get “the snack” at an Anglican mass!  Follow us on ⁠Instagram⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/ghostsareeverywherepod/] and ⁠TikTok⁠ [https://www.tiktok.com/@ghostsareeverywherepod] for more spooky HAUNT-ent! Follow Carly on ⁠Instagram⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/mscarlybillings/] and ⁠TikTok⁠ [https://www.tiktok.com/@mscarlybillings] Follow Cecilia on ⁠Instagram⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/cecilia.og/]   Sources used: Anglican Church of Canada, An Irish Apostle and Archdeacon in Canada [https://archives.anglican.ca/link/article42915] Canadian Encyclopedia, Niagara Purchase [https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/niagara-purchase] Canadian Roadstories, Canada's Most Haunted Town [https://roadstories.ca/haunted-town/] Center for Inquiry, Sarah Ann, Fort George’s Most Famous Ghost [https://centerforinquiry.org/blog/sarah-ann-fort-georges-most-famous-ghost/] Ghost Walks, Ghost of St. Mark’s Church Niagara-on-the-Lake Podcast [https://ghostwalks.com/media/ghost-of-st-marks-notl-podcast] Mississaugas of the Credit, Mississaugas Treaty at Niagara (1781) [https://mncfn.ca/mississaugas-treaty-at-niagara-1781/] Niagara Now, Niagara’s History Unveiled: Ghost stories of NOTL [https://niagaranow.com/entertainment.phtml/1220-niagaras-history-unveiled-ghost-stories-of-notl/] St. Mark's Church on Youtube, The Church That Survived The War of 1812 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JNrgdQDXPYg&t=44s] Toronto Ghosts, Niagara-on-the-lake St. Marks [https://www.torontoghosts.org/index.php/the-province-of-ontario/south-central/763-niagara-on-the-lake-st-marks] Wikipedia, Isaac Brock [https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/niagara-purchase] Wikipedia, St. Mark's Church (Niagara-on-the-Lake) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Mark%27s_Church_(Niagara-on-the-Lake)] Content Warnings: - child death