The 2011 haunted America midwest conference is sure to be a thrill

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The 2011 haunted America midwest conference is sure to be a thrill
April 5, 2011
Jon-Alex Bailey
Examiner.com

Coming this June 10-11, 2011 at the Haunted Illinois College in Jacksonville, Illinois is the 15th Annual Haunted America Midwest Conference. The doors open on Friday June 10th at 5 p.m. This will be an action packed weekend full of special speakers, paranormal workshops, group psychic readings, and of course late night ghost hunts. Join host and author Troy Taylor, of The American Ghost Society, in the McGaw Fine Arts Building at the Historic Illinois College, as he will be speaking on the myths, mysteries and misconceptions of the Lemp Family, based on his book, Suicide & Spirits. Some of the special guests include: Rosemary Ellen Guiley (a leading expert on the paranormal and the author of more than 40 books), Tiffany Smith Johnson (a world-renowned psychic, writer, healer, ordained minister and speaker), Patrick Burns (he's best known as the paranormal investigator star of TruTV’s Haunting Evidence), and April Slaughter (the author of the popular traveler’s series book Ghost Hunting Texas, paranormal journalist, and is a leading researcher of EVP-ITC phenomena), just to name a few of the speakers.

Out of the 15 years the Haunted America Midwest Conference has been around, this is the first time it has been held at this historic college.

Illinois College was founded in 1829 by Reverend John M. Ellis, a Presbyterian minister who felt a "seminary of learning" was needed in the new frontier state of Illinois. The college was also a well-known station on the Underground Railroad and a number of tunnels can still be found. Illinois College has held privy to many ghostly tales over the years, including a spirit that is known to frequent the McGaw Fine Arts Building where the bulk of the conference is being held. William Jennings Bryan, an American politician who lost the 1896 and 1900 presidential elections to William McKinley and 16th president Abraham Lincoln are both said to still haunt the college to this day.

If you are new to the Jacksonville, Illinois area here is a map to get you a little more familiar with the town.

The tickets for the conference are $50 per person for admission and then there are additional charges for the special events lined up. The price for each of these ghost hunts is $40 per person (if you have your own transportation,) or $55 per person including transportation to and from the ghost hunt location. It is recommended that you reserve your ghost hunt tickets as soon as possible, due to the fact that there are limited spots available.

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Shortly after the doors open at 5 p.m. there will be a meet and greet session with all of the authors and speakers for the weekend. After which, conference host Troy Taylor will officially start the event. Len Adams, The American Ghost Society VP, is set to speak afterwards until the end of the daytime events.

That's when the fun really starts.

From approximately 8:30 p.m. Friday, there will be several different groups heading out to perform their own investigations around Downtown Jacksonville, the Eldred House, the old funeral home and the old rectory. If you aren't able to make it on Friday, there are also ghost hunts going to the same places on Saturday.

Saturday is sure to be a full day of ghostly fun for everyone.

The doors open up at 8 a.m. followed by another welcoming from the event host, Troy Taylor. After Troy is finished speaking, the rest of the day will be filled with special guest speakers and Q & A sessions with some of the industries top experts in paranormal phenomena.

The ghost tour of downtown Jacksonville, on Saturday, will start at 7 p.m., followed by a paranormal workshop with Michael Kravchuk at 9 p.m. Then at 10 p.m., two different ghost hunts will ensue, the ghost hunt at the Eldred House and the ghost hunt at the old funeral home. The final ghost hunt for the weekend will begin around 10:30 p.m. and that will take you to the old haunted rectory.

If you are a lover of all things paranormal, then this conference is one that you will not want to miss. If you would like to order tickets to the 2011 Haunted America Midwest Conference in Jacksonville, Illinois, then please stop by this website http://www.americanspookshows.com/midwest.html for more information.