Timestamps: 00:00 Bachelors Grove Intro 00:47 The Grove's Settlement History 1:54 Cemetery Burial History 2:49 The Haunting of Bachelors Grove 3:17 The Madonna of Bachelors Grove Cemetery 5:13 Floating Orbs Sightings 5:56 The Phantom Farmhouse 6:42 Legends of Bachelors Grove Pond 7:55 The Desecration of Bachelors Grove Cemetery 8:52 Tragic Events at the Grove 9:41 My Paranormal Experience
@georgeplace85137 ай бұрын
That was nice. Thank you 😊 for posting this. I think it's an absolute disgrace, as well as disgusting, that someone would desecrate a cemetery like that. To tear down, kick over, spray paint a tombstone, that someone put up to commemorate a deceased loved one is pure hateful and gutless. I've heard stories of this happening over time, and, too me, it's just inconceivable that someone would do this. Especially with tombstones dating back to the early to mid 1800s. Why would anyone in their right mind want to do this, let alone steal a headstone? Sorry 😐, but I can't fathom it. As for your encounter, I don't know what to say. I'm just glad you 3 weren't harmed in any way. I look forward to your next video 😊. 1/17/24.
@StrangeandSinister17 ай бұрын
Thank you. Agreed. It's disgusting and deplorable that anyone would destroy someones grave. Each time I visit Bachelors Grove, more stones are either missing or moved to different places, it's sad. Yeah I'm glad we left when we did, it was a scary experience.
@teresacorrigan30767 ай бұрын
🇨🇦I found it weird that there were ghost hunters in the cemetery late at night. They didn’t make noises.
@StrangeandSinister17 ай бұрын
When we went there at night many years ago it was October and there were a lot of ghost hunters in the cemetery. The forest around the cemetery is quite large.
@SewEasyCreations7 ай бұрын
Great video, love the history behind it. That is really crazy about the orbs, It makes sense to me that they’d be in the woods rather than in the open, energy wise, more there in the trees than open space. Enjoyed this, thanks.
@StrangeandSinister17 ай бұрын
Thank you. Me too, I love the history behind these places and try to incorporate that in my videos. The glowing orbs are a mystery but I think an Indian burial somewhere in those woods is a possibility. It's a really interesting place.
@susanhlavaty95007 ай бұрын
I grew up in Chicago and have gone to Bachelors Grove. There is a group that helps take care of the cemetery. It was fun going there. But we we're respectful of the cemetery.
@StrangeandSinister17 ай бұрын
They cleaned up the cemetery quite a bit. I remember many years ago it was overgrown and looked pretty bad. Now they cut the grass and monitor the grounds a lot more.
@mikekristin72014 ай бұрын
We used to drink beers there in high school. Always carried out our empties🤙
@lordoftheilluminati41375 ай бұрын
I live 15 minutes away from Bachelor's Grove. Across the Midlothian Turnpike, there's a nice trail that I like to frequent that's part of Rubio Woods. There's certainly something creepy yet special about that graveyard, and I've been to a LOT of creepy places! You ALWAYS feel watched there. I agreed so much when you mentioned how the walk down the old road is scarier than the graveyard itself! Everything, even the birds and the rustling of the trees in the wind, goes dead silent. You always want to keep checking your back, just to make sure nothing is stalking you. There's certain areas of the graveyard that are unnaturally cold, even on the hottest summer days. That pond is terrifying. It's a mosquito breeding ground and it has this very specific, pungent odor that makes you feel dizzy. I remember going there with a friend one Halloween (its our tradition) and the pond would sometimes bubble and make these gurgling sounds, like something or someone was drowning. That same day, we also encountered a doe that walked right in front of us, STARED at us for an entire minute, and jumped into the underbrush. Believe it or not, it's scarier to EXIT the graveyard than enter it. I dunno if it was just my friend and I, but we always brisk out of the graveyard because you almost feel like you're being chased by something you cannot see. When my friend and I left, he became SUPER nauseous and we both got massive migraines despite feeling fine beforehand. I also think the Turnpike is haunted - I remember one night while driving past Bachelor's Grove, my highbeams kept flickering, and I don't have automatic highbeams on my car. My friend was sitting shotgun and recording what was happening for their Instagram, and their phone went from like 90 percent to almost 30 percent! The video also never developed correctly, it was super fuzzy and glitchy. Also, ALWAYS leave something for the Infant Daughter! It's a bit of a tradition. Anyways, I love your channel, and how you cover so many Illinois paranormal spots! As a Chicagoan myself, I feel so seen! Illinois definitely has a lot of cool, creepy spots that often go unnoticed!
@StrangeandSinister15 ай бұрын
Thank you!
@richardpaggi9988Ай бұрын
I also live close to it, 131st and Cicero. Now living in Washington state. I’ve been there a couple of times
@joesinkovits65916 ай бұрын
I visited the cemetery on a ghost tour one October night some years ago. The visit was rather mundane-until we all witnessed some bluish lights flitting amongst the trees. We had no idea what they could be, certainly not vehicle lights or fireflies. We quickly got on the bus and headed for the next stop, Resurrection Cemetery, which was yet another experience.
@StrangeandSinister16 ай бұрын
Thanks for sharing your experience. Did you see a ghost at Resurrection Cemetery?
@PetsNPatients4 ай бұрын
In Niles?
@anibalbabilonia18677 ай бұрын
Man I used to live near that area about 20 years ago! In Tinley Park at 179 in oak park ave! I used to ride my bicycle through the trails in that area all the way through Midlothian! And pass through that cemetery! I always throw caution to the wind when riding through there! My hair from my back stands up! Eerie and creepy vibes! Never roamed alone through the cemetery though! My nephew sometimes used to accompany me. And that was during the day time! I never dared going at night! Now that I live in Tucson Arizona, I miss my old town! Someday I’ll go back and visit! Miss the food, my family and friends! Great video!♥️😎👍I forgot to mention that that place also used to be a mob hit dump ground way back in the 20s and through the 30s.
@StrangeandSinister17 ай бұрын
There are a lot of trails in the woods there. It's a great place to go for a walk during the day. I mentioned the mob dumping ground legend in the video. It is often said the pond was used by Capone for that purpose, but there's no proof it ever happened. It's definitely interesting though.
@missingutah6 ай бұрын
I think old cemeteries are fascinating as well...but whenever I leave, I tell the "residents" they are not allowed to leave with me. I tell them to stay there and rest in peace because the world is a really crazy place right now!
@StrangeandSinister16 ай бұрын
Not a bad idea.
@pattireichel13076 ай бұрын
I have been to Bachelors Grove a few times back in the 90's. Something special about that cemetary. I always found it so strange no birds sounds inside the fence but you heard as you walked up. Also, there was a spot in the trail leading to the cemetary that had a big tree root sticking out of the ground. Once you crossed over the tree root there was a chill in the air. I even straddled the root and had arms extended out on both sides and felt the difference on my arms. It was summertime and in the mid 80's temp wise. You need to check out Resurrection Cemetary also. I have a great picture of the gates. Glad I found your channel.
@StrangeandSinister16 ай бұрын
Cool story. It is a special place. I do plan to do a video on Resurrection Mary. It's been requested several times by my viewers and I've always found the story interesting.
@StrangeandSinister15 ай бұрын
I did a video on St. James at Sag Bridge not far from Resurrection Mary on Archer.
@heathernikki57346 ай бұрын
Whoever desecrated it really brought some dark energy on themselves (good)
@LouiseStastny7 ай бұрын
About 1972 we were there a lot at night, I was 12 and we'd explore it. Some people had dug up a couple coffins and were too afraid to open them so they floated them in the lagoon. You could see part of them above the water and one had a hole broken into it on the top side. Even a long time after pieces of wood from the coffins were still along the banks. It was dangerous back there because of the crazy people who hung around. The lagoon was the WORST. The cops did night patrols but usually just at the gate. Locals cleaned it up and removed tons of junk 10 years ago.
@StrangeandSinister17 ай бұрын
😦 That's really sick and messed up. Hopefully someone got arrested for that. I hope the coffins were removed from the pond and returned to the graves.
@memorabiliamore10866 ай бұрын
Strange and Sinister, thank you for your story. I came across another side park that reads Bachelors Grove close by. A friend of mine & I got out of the car & started walking to what seemed to be a wild rose bush field. We decided to turn back,and here was a park ranger basically telling us to get the hell out of there. It was broad daylight... so we left. It's a public place,no?
@maximesaindon35525 ай бұрын
One of my dad's old friends went there for a funeral back in the 70s as well. He later went there some more during the day and he said he saw orbs, but the scariest thing was that he went there soon after a rainstorm and he wasn't looking where he put his feet. He fell on top of a dug up grave. Worse, because it was so slippery and steep and he wasn't wearing good shoes, it took him a long time to get out of the hole. He was PTSD now.
@x4at197Ай бұрын
@@maximesaindon3552 I was a landscaper in high school. It was my Summer job. I weed whacked around all the headstones after mowing. One day I was trimming around headstones at a Jewish cemetery and fell right through the grass and dirt into a wooden coffin. It was the last day I worked as a landscaper as it was A LOT for a sixteen year old kid to have happen whilst working to save money for my car
@StrangeandSinister1Ай бұрын
Omg that's crazy! I've heard of this happening before with old graves. They didn't use cement vaults back then and sometimes the ground collapses.
@WVgrl597 ай бұрын
When I was a teenager we would ride our horses up through the woods to an old graveyard on the side of a hill, we had been told people would see a little girl on a headstone. We are always scaring ourselves but nothing was there. But I wish there were ghosts because my dad could visit me.
@StrangeandSinister17 ай бұрын
That's a cool story, thanks for sharing.
@jennibennecke669Ай бұрын
He may visit you while dreaming. That has happened to me. It is bittersweet. Take care
@RM-mm4jr7 ай бұрын
Just found your channel n subscribed. I will never understand why anyone would vandalize a grave. It is a disgusting thing to do n utterly disrespectful. Thank you for sharing this remarkable video n looking forward to your next upload. 💖 From Australia
@StrangeandSinister17 ай бұрын
Thank you. I'm working on a new video. Yeah it's pretty disgusting anyone would do that, especially digging up the graves.
@Johnalucard-jo3yi6 ай бұрын
As a truck driver I always seemed to be going through Illinois very cool state especially he rural areas.
@StrangeandSinister16 ай бұрын
The rural areas are beautiful.
@maximesaindon35525 ай бұрын
I know this place! One of my dad's friends went there when the grave robbery was huge and he said the scariest thing he experienced was when he was walking through and he wasn't looking and he fell... into a dug up grave. He said if anyone heard him scream that day, they'd sure as hell think it was haunted.
@StrangeandSinister15 ай бұрын
It’s sad the place has been desecrated so many times.
@marktheshark3165 ай бұрын
I believe that the whole forest is haunted, I had an experience as a kid in cub scouts at Camp Sullivan (it's a part of bachelor's grove). I stayed the night there and had horrible nightmares, and during the day, we went on a hike through the woods, and I swear someone or something was following us. Also, when we were playing by the woods, it looked like there was a shadowy figure watching us.
@StrangeandSinister15 ай бұрын
😦 I think the forest is definitely haunted.
@jenniferwilkins38256 ай бұрын
We live very close to the cemetery..and used to walk our dog thru the surrounding woods all the time. Just once my husband walked the trail, and ended up at the cemetery. (He is not one that believes in the paranormal.) He said as he got closer to the cemetery our dog who was very calm normally, started acting strange. Stopping frequently, head twisting like he was trying to understand something, then ran back to my husband, as to say, protect me daddy. *He was the worst dog ever as far as watch dogs go.* That's when my husband felt "something" .... at first he thought it his imagination, but as this odd feeling continued to intensify he could only describe it as a full blown panic attack. Something he does not ever have. He said with that he got the heck out of there and has never gone back. He has no explanation for what occurred but he just says he has NEVER felt what he felt that afternoon before or after that day. And has absolutely no desire to go back
@StrangeandSinister16 ай бұрын
Thank you for sharing this. That's really weird. Good thing he got out of there sooner than later.
@Supersquishyawesomeness6 ай бұрын
Been there many times. It’s peaceful and not even a little scary. It actually looks a bit cleaner than last.
@StrangeandSinister16 ай бұрын
It was very clean when I went there to film. Very peaceful place to spend the afternoon.
@deniseschuld61916 ай бұрын
I have been to Bachelors Grove many times. It’s definitely an interesting place. There were stories about groups of people doing rituals and animal sacrifices. One time when we were there a team of paranormal investigators were there with a lot of equipment. We did witness a 10 degree temperature decrease on their one machine. I never did see anything else but lots of strange things have been reported there. Great video !
@StrangeandSinister16 ай бұрын
It's an interesting place. The trails in the woods are great for walking too.
@PhillyGirl-pt3vq6 ай бұрын
I remember that photo of the woman in white. Nice video on the history of this cemetery. ❤️👻👏🏻
@StrangeandSinister16 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it! I love that photo. Very creepy.
@rosseganjr94026 ай бұрын
awesome video! thanks for telling about this cemetery! it's a shame idiots have almost destroyed this historic place ✌️
@StrangeandSinister16 ай бұрын
Yes I agree. Thank you!
@martinclarke66817 ай бұрын
I lived in Norwood park loved Chicago greeting from Dublin Ireland 🇮🇪
@sumrose79726 ай бұрын
Ah hello fellow Norwood Park Person. Grew up in the 80s went to Onahan. Hope all is well in Ireland, from Milwaukee WI. 😊 Miss Chicago myself, but I thankfully can still run and visit and grab a Super Dawg. ;)
@jankoza6735 ай бұрын
My in-laws lived in Norwood Park. Back in the 80’s.
@loribach5346 ай бұрын
The last professional paranormal investigation that I heard about Bachelor's Grove was from Richard Crowe. Yours is on that level! Great work!
@StrangeandSinister16 ай бұрын
Thank you.
@Brodypuppycrazyadventures6 ай бұрын
I would love to go here and catch "The Madonna of Bachelor's Grove". Thank you for the awesome story! 😊 Love the stories and channel!❤
@StrangeandSinister16 ай бұрын
Thank you. It would be awesome to capture her on film.
@yisroelkatz-xj6pq6 ай бұрын
Your channel is one of the better paranormal sites that I have come across! Thank you for doing a very good job!
@StrangeandSinister16 ай бұрын
Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed it.
@johnshields68527 ай бұрын
Cemetery's are sacred ground, it's were we go to RIP, spirits are in every cemetery.
@EdGein924 ай бұрын
Some people get cremated.
@ouslander17 ай бұрын
Growing up in Oak Lawn, I visited numerous times back in the 1990's. Other than an odd feeling whenever we were there, we only saw light anomalies over the pond. Our time there was minimal, Police patrolled frequently especially around Halloween. Btw, Great content. Enjoying your channel. 👍👍
@StrangeandSinister17 ай бұрын
Thank you. Yeah it seems the lights are one of the more common sightings there.
@profkaren6 ай бұрын
Hey I grew up in Oak Lawn, too. Somehow I never went to Bachelors Grove. We did hang out at Rocky Glen in the '70s though.
@bonejangler34315 ай бұрын
I've been there about 3 or 4 times. One time, in the late Eighties, we went there quite late on a Summer night. There was a not quite full moon. It was kind of hot, and, no wind. In one spot inside the cemetery, there was a cold spot. I was the first one to notice it. I told my two friends to stand there, and, they both said, that, in that one spot, it was as it were twenty degrees cooler. We saw white and blue orbs. The blue ones were over the pond. The white ones were in the woods on the far side of the cemetery. We saw a two story house, kind of deep in the woods. It was white or some kind of lighter color. It's hard to say exactly which color, because it was much darker in the woods.
@StrangeandSinister15 ай бұрын
That's really interesting. Thank you for sharing. It seems like a lot of people see those floating orbs.
@lizardspoint7 ай бұрын
Greetings from Kim from Nottingham, England, such a interesting article x
@StrangeandSinister16 ай бұрын
Thank you.
@mikehurtuk28486 ай бұрын
Great video, your history is spot on with the research I've done on this place. I grew up by the grove, and have some really odd stories, some of which, I'm still trying to process in my head from years ago. I believe the woods and the road leading up to the cemetery are more haunted than the cemetery itself. My most recent experiences there, less than 2 years ago, happened in the afternoon and happened just on the side of the road leading to the cemetery.
@StrangeandSinister16 ай бұрын
I feel the same way. For me, the woods are more creepy than the cemetery. Did you see the glowing orbs in the woods?
@morphergaming05316 ай бұрын
Wow, they really cleaned that cemetery up. Nice to see
@StrangeandSinister16 ай бұрын
Yeah it's a lot better now. I remember when the grass was overgrown and garbage everywhere.
@AmericanBeautyCorset4 ай бұрын
I know this place.. My Gramps said it was creepy in 1930s! In the 80s when I was in H.S. people would call this make-out point. Because it was secluded, and a good place to hang out, and get High. Someone Dared me that I wouldn't walk through the Cemetary on Halloween night! It was the creepiest and weirdest place I've ever been to in my life. I didn't stay long enough to see any thing! I took off running, and hopped back in my BF car! There was a rumor that people were going there for Satanic worship. That's when the police started patroling more often and locked it up at night. Thanks for a great video. You brought back a lot of memories, of my long lost youth. 😁
@StrangeandSinister14 ай бұрын
Thank you for the comment. There were satanic rituals there and idiots digging up graves. The police patrol it after dark and arrest for trespassing.
@AmericanBeautyCorset4 ай бұрын
@StrangeandSinister1 Yes, I knew people who were arrested hanging out there in the early 90s. My old BF had a friend who saw an apparition supposedly in the Cemetary. We used to joke around and ask how stoned was he when he saw it?? Lol 🤣
@StrangeandSinister14 ай бұрын
lol
@sweetssamy7 ай бұрын
I just found your channel and I really appreciate. Hope you post more content soon. Your new subscriber from Brazil🇧🇷😉 Samantha
@StrangeandSinister17 ай бұрын
Thank you. I'm working on a new video.
@DeathSnacker6 ай бұрын
You are absolutely right. It IS the woods, not the cemetery. There is something malevolent in those woods.
@StrangeandSinister16 ай бұрын
Did you see a ghost or anything in the woods?
@suzannemarchewka14345 ай бұрын
I went there a few times over 25 years ago. My friends told me lots of stories. That picture was in the newspaper and we saved it. There’s a pond right there by the graves like a cove and the road goes right over it and it is said that right there where the pond is by the graves back in the day the mob dumped hundreds of bodies of people they killed there. We had to climb through a tear in the fence back then and it was small. A lot of tales about that place. I also briefly lived by resurrection cemetery where famous Mary is said to roam.
@StrangeandSinister15 ай бұрын
The mob dumping ground legend is an old one. I talked about it in the video. I'm going to do a video on Resurrection Mary. I did one on St. James Sag not from there.
@earthcultr5 ай бұрын
3 of us went on a friday the 13th (not saying that amplified the experience, just kind of funny how the timing worked out) and while we did not find the moving house we did hear this door slam shut several times. it was like every 5 minutes for about 20 minutes before we said nope and left lol
@StrangeandSinister15 ай бұрын
That's weird. I've never heard about door shutting noises there. Another viewer left a comment recently about the vanishing house they saw in the woods and glowing blue and white orbs.
@earlofcumbrae-Ground_Zero7 ай бұрын
Great content! More frightening stories please!! ☠️ 🐕 ❤️
@StrangeandSinister17 ай бұрын
More to come! I'm working on a new one. Thank you for watching.
@ACDC51505 ай бұрын
Love these videos my man, i grew up in Oak Lawn & used to go to all these spots
@StrangeandSinister15 ай бұрын
Glad you like them! 🙂👍
@rgarlinyc6 ай бұрын
This is the 2nd video of yours that I've watched now. The thing I especially like is your walking-around videography (oh, and the driving-there too) as this takes me right slap-bang there to experience the place for myself. Then, your clear and convincing voice wraps things up perfectly. Thanks a lot; you have me hooked; please keep them coming! 👏🏻👏🏻
@StrangeandSinister16 ай бұрын
Wow, thank you for the awesome feedback and for checking out my videos. I'm working on a new one now and should have it out soon.
@sharronb24766 ай бұрын
@@StrangeandSinister1I'm hooked as well, can't wait to see more! 👻
@snapdragon66015 ай бұрын
Great video. I like your personal story and the extra work you put in to look up old newspaper articles and records relating to the stories. 👍
@StrangeandSinister15 ай бұрын
Thank you! I appreciate that.
@marymullings38236 ай бұрын
Any cemetary at is so creepy. Your right, your senses are on high alert. We have a big cemetary here in Kingston. Beautiful to walk through in daytime, but night, forget it. Lol Keep up the great stories.😊
@StrangeandSinister16 ай бұрын
Thank you.
@kaybeekal6 ай бұрын
I love that you have footage along with your narration. Not many people do! You seem to be based in the Midwest, I’d love to see some Minnesota hauntings if you ever happen to be that far North!
@StrangeandSinister16 ай бұрын
I won't be able to travel for every video, but I think it makes it more interesting to see footage of the actual location in the story. I might eventually travel to MN. I did a video on Summerwind up in northern WI.
@michaelleeper36497 ай бұрын
Take a look at the old settlers cemetery in Bensenville, Il. It's off Church street, North of Grand Ave and has an old school house next to it.
@StrangeandSinister17 ай бұрын
I'll add it to my list of places to look into. Thank you.
@michaelleeper36497 ай бұрын
@@StrangeandSinister1 I believe that there are actually 2 small cemeteries side by side. You are looking for the Churchville Schoolhouse on the north side. You may see a sign for Fischer Woods first
@StrangeandSinister17 ай бұрын
Is there a known haunting there?
@michaelleeper36497 ай бұрын
@@StrangeandSinister1 just rumors when I was a kid in the 70-80s. Mists and shadows but I have never experienced anything in that time period. We would ride our bikes around there.
@georgewilson11845 ай бұрын
Geoffrey Baer from PBS channel 11 Chicago claims that most of the people buried there are victim s of the Eastland boat disaster that Capsized in the Chicago River 90 years ago you can go on line & look that up it was pretty tragic downtown Chicago a company excursion over to some town in Michigan everyone for some reason all moved to one side of the ship and it capsized and a lot got thrown in the river and some got trapped below deck & could not be rescued in time
@StrangeandSinister15 ай бұрын
Yes, there's a historical marker at the river where it happened. I've watched documentaries about it. Tragic event. I have no idea if what the guy claims is true.
@teresacorrigan30767 ай бұрын
Man you are brave. Walking in woods. So scary. 🇨🇦
@StrangeandSinister17 ай бұрын
That place is really creepy at night. Walking through the forest was more scary than the cemetery.
@WVgrl597 ай бұрын
Are you a city person?😊
@teresacorrigan30767 ай бұрын
@@WVgrl59 🌃
@zoeyrochellezhombie8297 ай бұрын
Walking through the woods is scary? Maybe at NIGHT and BY YOURSELF, but during the day, not so much.
@minniemercury48186 ай бұрын
I'm from CA and visited family in Illinois back in 2018 and visited Bachelor's Grove. it was beautiful. But this was during the daytime.
@StrangeandSinister16 ай бұрын
It's an interesting place.
@garycorbin27894 ай бұрын
Three years ago i was immediate need of a public amenities building, and being in a regional area it was looking desperate, when from the road i saw a door open on the mourners building in the local cemetery on its own , the toilet hadnt been in use for over a decade and usually locked tight and its usually un manned . I am very grateful for the guardians and residents to this day .
@christinamellow98246 ай бұрын
I love hearing about the history of old cemeteries. Thank You ❤❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉🎉
@StrangeandSinister16 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it! Thank you! :)
@xanderharris11046 ай бұрын
I live about 30 miles away. I'm going there in April
@StrangeandSinister16 ай бұрын
Awesome. Ghost hunting?
@xanderharris11046 ай бұрын
@@StrangeandSinister1 not in particular. Just always wanted to. And it's relatively close
@wandac3966 ай бұрын
There’s a bike path right next to bachelors cemetery. I used to go by there all the time when I lived in oak lawn.
@StrangeandSinister16 ай бұрын
Leave a comment after your visit and let me know how it was. It's a nice place to go for a walk and look at the graves.
@jjsams43876 ай бұрын
The vanishing house is a classic residual haunting. That house stood in those woods probably pre - Civil War. Now it appears to those with the perception to connect with the past as an after image.
@StrangeandSinister16 ай бұрын
Probably, but who knows.
@GM-yn9nc5 ай бұрын
Such a terrifying forest in the daylight ... can't imagine visiting in the dark!!!
@StrangeandSinister15 ай бұрын
It's really scary at night.
@ichidonlee15124 ай бұрын
I’ve seen the light, red and orange. We were going to go in on a Halloween night years ago, but after seeing the orbs, changed our minds. I would love to investigate here at night.
@StrangeandSinister14 ай бұрын
That's cool. I don't recommend going there at night. Law enforcement patrols it all the time after dark
@ichidonlee15124 ай бұрын
@@StrangeandSinister1 we have some buddies on the department. We would set it up before we went in there, but it’s something I would love to do one of these nights.
@marymullings38236 ай бұрын
I'm so glad youtube put you in my algorithm. ❤
@StrangeandSinister16 ай бұрын
Thank you! :)
@NoBudgetBits-5 ай бұрын
Excellent episode. It makes me wonder what you all saw were wood sprites? The knocks, the orbs. As you said, not associated with the cemetery but the woods. So cool!
@StrangeandSinister15 ай бұрын
I don't know, but it was really weird and cool at the same time.
@oldtimeoutlaw6 ай бұрын
What sick people would steal someone’s grave stone? Thats really really insane!
@StrangeandSinister15 ай бұрын
Thankfully, some of them were recovered. One was found in the backyard of a home.
@Polemodrome5 ай бұрын
I'll tell you what profiles: douchebag Greek fraternity guys undergoing "rites of passage" or maybe people practicing various forms of sorcery involving bones as accessory to perform rituals... I wish secret societies and fraternities would be completely abolished, nothing good come out of them. Too many entitled bastards get away with extreme forms of hazing and there is this disgusting disregard for equality of chances as secret societies promote classist influence peddling in favor of an elite.
@virginialewis80466 ай бұрын
You know I believe there’s a special place in hell for people that do grave desecration. There’s no sense in it. Blows my mind how senseless people are
@StrangeandSinister16 ай бұрын
I agree.
@modeyman1016 ай бұрын
I’m happy and bummed that I found this channel.. happy because it’s great content and bummed because now I get to be freaked out when I’m home alone. Thaaaaaaanks….
@StrangeandSinister16 ай бұрын
lol Thank you. Glad you enjoyed it.
@irmajeannava5 ай бұрын
Fascinating video...very sad of the desecration to the graves 😢
@StrangeandSinister15 ай бұрын
Yes I agree. Thank you for watching!
@zoeyrochellezhombie8297 ай бұрын
Skeptics are terrified of things existing beyond their thimble sized box. Bachelors Grove is on my bucket list.
@danielslara20106 ай бұрын
keep making videos, they are awesome.
@StrangeandSinister16 ай бұрын
Glad you like them! More videos are on the way :)
@jakederanged72957 ай бұрын
Seeing the desecration, it's no surprise that there is unrest.
@StrangeandSinister17 ай бұрын
Agreed.
@tetravenixyetiblazer40055 ай бұрын
My Aunt, father and grandmother had a story about them finding and taking a bone from the grounds. They had some bad luck and tried to get rid of it but it kept reappearing. They would throw it in a trash can outside and the next day it would be on top of the lid. Eventually, my grandmother found out and made them take it back. My dad was too afraid to go into the grounds and just ended up throwing it from the car or something.
@StrangeandSinister15 ай бұрын
😦 Evil bone! Good thing they got rid of it.
@critterscute36426 ай бұрын
Bachelor’s Grove gave me the creeps visiting there during daylight hours and with a group of friends in the late 70s. When they decided to go back at night, I made up an excuse for having to go home. No thanks! Another commenter mentioned Resurrection Cemetery. I don’t remember the whole Resurrection Mary story, but the girl in the white dress legend lives on. Thanks for these interesting videos. Red Gate Woods, Maple Lake, etc., no shortage of material to cover. I’m hitting Subscribe!
@StrangeandSinister16 ай бұрын
Thank you. The Resurrection Mary story is really old. The ghost gets dropped off at the cemetery and vanishes at the gates. What's the story with Red Gate Woods?
@critterscute36426 ай бұрын
It’s where Chicago Pile 1 (first artificial nuclear reactor) is buried. People have reported seeing monks from an old nearby church making their way through those woods and surrounding area. That’s all I’ve heard on that area. @@StrangeandSinister1
@StrangeandSinister16 ай бұрын
That sounds really interesting.
@jokarpo67235 ай бұрын
Been there seen the phantom houses, weeping mothers grave was ice cold this place is legit as it gets
@cowboytroy30335 ай бұрын
Very nice channel and not " over narrated" like so many...he sounded like a regular guy not some thespian reading Shakespeare...please don't change.
@StrangeandSinister15 ай бұрын
Thank you! I appreciate that. I just tell the story and try to make the video interesting.
@cowboytroy30335 ай бұрын
@@StrangeandSinister1 you certainly succeed your content is really good
@StrangeandSinister15 ай бұрын
🙂
@esham9766 ай бұрын
The orbs thing I find it fascinating people are so alarmed. My grandfather farm had the orbs in Treeline behind the pasture. My grandfather would say leave them alone he couldn't tell you what they were. But said they were harmless. I grew up seeing them and not being afraid or concerned about them. Now grandfather had farm in North Carolina. We lived in Michigan, but we would go visit our grandparents on the major holidays xmas Thanksgiving Easter.
@StrangeandSinister16 ай бұрын
Cool story. I wasn't too afraid of the orbs I saw that night. I mean it was creepy but I didn't feel threatened by them. My one friend was really scared.
@SaginawCareerComplex6 ай бұрын
Doesn't look anywhere near as isolated as the Ghost Adventures episode would have us believe.
@StrangeandSinister16 ай бұрын
The cemetery is isolated, but not in the middle of nowhere or anything. The pond is in between 143rd street and the cemetery. You can see cars going by on the road. But the remaining three sides of the cemetery are surrounded by a dense forest.
@ellennewth63057 ай бұрын
I know a lot of people who have seen orbs. People who have no interest in or fascination with the paranormal.
@StrangeandSinister17 ай бұрын
At Bachelors Grove?
@ellennewth63057 ай бұрын
Not at this particular cemetery,@@StrangeandSinister1
@nancyerie96662 ай бұрын
Im from Villa Park, Illinois. I like your videos about Illinois. Please do Indiana, I live there now. Thank you🌽
@StrangeandSinister12 ай бұрын
Thank you. I actually have a few places in mind. I'd like to do a video on Stepp Cemetery at some point.
@chiefinwithlalo52864 ай бұрын
The video was amazing I appreciate it brother🙏 I’ve came to this cemetery a couple of times with my friends at night and honestly it is a little scary sometimes you feel like you hear something and there’s so many trails that lead to different places it’s weird.. I have the videos on my channel for anyone wondering but yea man for sure haunted!
@carolescutt22577 ай бұрын
Just stumbled accro😂your fledgling site ❤ great start and new subscriber here xx
@StrangeandSinister17 ай бұрын
Thank you Carole.
@danielroydrawe6 ай бұрын
I've seen white orbs in a cave on the island of Saipan. At first there were six, but after I bowed to them and spoke in Japanese three of them disappeared deep inside the cave while the remaining three accompanied me until I left the cave at which time I bowed and said goodbye in Japanese.
@StrangeandSinister16 ай бұрын
Creepy! 😦
@jimmccord48712 күн бұрын
Very informative presentation, thanks for posting! It's really disturbing to view a cemetery mostly of monument/grave stone bases due to cowardly vandals destroying the markers.Most of the burials date so far back that there most likely ancestors remaining or if solving in the area near the cemetery.It's nice that the grounds are maintained, just wish the graves weren't desecrated.
@StrangeandSinister110 күн бұрын
It's upsetting to see cemeteries destroyed. Almost every cemetery I've covered on my channel has been vandalized.
@mr.pickles8106 ай бұрын
Majority of roads that go on an angle (northwest south east southwest northeast) in the chicagoland are known as Indian trails. Archer ave. State road in Burbank and southwest Highway. Alot others.
@pookie46606 ай бұрын
Same on the north side: Northwest Hwy, Milwaukee Ave. Just a Cliff Claven, but Half Day Rd. only took 6-8 hours by buggy from Chgo not a half day. The name comes from Chief Hafda who was very integrated into society in that area in the 1800s.
@snickers2877Ай бұрын
Thanks for doing this video, the long walk through the surrounding woods, paths, and additional tid-bits about the place. (Also all the other Chicago area places!) I didn't get much past the cemetery entrance on the main path, when we went about 15 years ago. I sure felt drawn further down that path to look for foundations, etc. That access path gives it a unique feeling over other ways to get into cemeteries. The pond was one green slime pit. It was daytime and nothing paranormal happened. We had a digital recorder and multiple cameras taking the same shots. There were a lot of the ubiquitous orange day lilies covering one section of the cemetery, near the area where the white lady photo was taken. We each took our turn sitting on the same headstone base that she was on and having our photos taken. I knew the professional photographer who was able to examine the original photo/negative. It was legit. No messing around with it. It struck me as profoundly sad, rather than scary, to see headstones tossed all over the place, broken, or missing. Bachelor's Grove is the worst of the worst. I don't know how they would be able to reconstruct the cemetery to what and where things should be. Not sure if people were maintaining it at that time. I noted a large "crater" in front of a headstone, so people were still digging around graves.
@StrangeandSinister1Ай бұрын
Thank you for sharing your experience going there. I've never had anything paranormal happen there in the daytime either, only at night. I agree, it's terribly sad seeing the cemetery like that. It's probably the worst one I've been to for desecrated and missing gravestones. Did you watch the video I made on Aux Sable Cemetery? It's similar to Bachelor's Grove Cemetery but more secluded.
@snickers2877Ай бұрын
@@StrangeandSinister1 - Yes! I watched it earlier tonight. I was surprised at an even longer path and a more hidden cemetery. Very good condition too, but maybe that's because it's pretty far out of the way in quiet Minooka. I do not do night visits. As a teen, my friends thought it would be grand to go into one of the overcrowded Forest Park cemeteries. I stayed in the car and they didn't return for over an hour. I was very scared sitting by myself in the car. I'd flip out if something paranormal happened in the daytime.
@StrangeandSinister1Ай бұрын
Same, I don't visit at night either. My night time experience there was over 20 years ago. I actually plan to make a video on Forest Home Cemetery. It has some interesting graves and stories.
@snickers2877Ай бұрын
@@StrangeandSinister1 - Yes, it was either Forest Home or Jewish Waldheim that I was stuck in. Whatever one was wide open at night. I'm now way over the age to be doing any of this, but my daughter, step-daughter, and step-granddaughter all wanted to see Bachelor's Grove years back. We also did a day at Graceland. That's one gorgeous cemetery.
@StrangeandSinister1Ай бұрын
Nice. I made a video on Graceland Cemetery.
@gokathygo6 ай бұрын
I went there 3 times, I didn’t see any ghosts except my friend had a pic with a ghost in it, we think. The only place to park is across the street in the parking lot for the Rubio woods forest preserve and there is a trail that has a chain across it, that’s the trail into into the woods that leads to the cemetery, i remember walking past a house that’s near the entrance next to the trail, my co worker tried to tell me there is no house there, i don’t think it was a ghost house , it’s near the street , I walked passed it all three times I’ve been there, I remember thinking who lives here.
@StrangeandSinister16 ай бұрын
Was it the blue house on 143rd street? The house is kind of near the entrance, but there are no houses in the woods near the cemetery.
@gokathygo6 ай бұрын
@@StrangeandSinister1 ok that’s what I thought, that’s the house I passed, she tried to tell me it’s not there and that’s the ghost house i didn’t think so, who the heck lives there lol I bet they have stories to tell
@gokathygo6 ай бұрын
@@StrangeandSinister1 yes, I know it wasn’t a white farm house and it was near the entrance
@StrangeandSinister16 ай бұрын
In the woods on the other side of the creek there are remnants of a building back there. I was going to walk back there and put that in the video but there were thorn bushes everywhere. But as far as the phantom house goes, it's really interesting. It's usually described as a white victorian style farm house.
@roxanneweichinger93186 ай бұрын
This was a great video, thanks for sharing it.
@StrangeandSinister16 ай бұрын
Awesome thank you for checking out my videos! 🙂
@roxanneweichinger93185 ай бұрын
@@StrangeandSinister1 ☺️You’re welcome.
@Heather-w9xАй бұрын
I have been to the Grove. In my teens. Im now 50. I had an experience and id not like to share it with everyone. Its personal and was scary.
@StrangeandSinister1Ай бұрын
Sounds like it was a frightening experience 🫢.
@Mattnoble802 ай бұрын
I live in a rural area in eastern NC, from my home you can look into the pasture where there is a cluster of trees. There are no headstones left, not that there ever really were but it is a slave cemetery. There have been orbs seen and voices heard near the trees.
@frozack8mgs626 ай бұрын
What kind of disrespectful pos would do things like to peoples resting place
@anaolguin26046 ай бұрын
We have a bachelors grove cemetery in Texas too
@StrangeandSinister16 ай бұрын
Is it haunted?
@Perc30io2 ай бұрын
Just left hella scary! The energy is crazy
@StrangeandSinister12 ай бұрын
Did you go at night or during the day?
@Perc30io2 ай бұрын
@@StrangeandSinister1 12AM-2AM
@Perc30io2 ай бұрын
We heard a man’s voice loud & clear but ofc no one was around & we took off running instantly 🏃🏽♂️💨
@StrangeandSinister12 ай бұрын
I believe it. Those woods are scary as hell at night.
@monikaherbstler67736 ай бұрын
I know it's been told to death, but are you going to do a video on Resurrection Mary? I never did get out to Resurrection Cemetery to see the marks on the old gates before they replaced them, but I've seen pictures. There's all these great haunted locations out here (southwest Chicago suburbs) but I never seem to be able to find the time to get out to them... Other people plan to take vacations or go on a cruise when they retire. When I finally retire I'm going ghost hunting! 😂
@StrangeandSinister16 ай бұрын
I might eventually do a video on Resurrection Mary. It's an interesting story. I think I have a book with a picture of the marks on the gates.
@joelex79666 ай бұрын
Interesting, thanks for sharing.
@StrangeandSinister16 ай бұрын
Thank you for watching!
@newlam79587 ай бұрын
The cemetery sure was cleaned up compared to years ago when it was full of weeds.
@StrangeandSinister17 ай бұрын
It's a lot better than before. The grass is cut in the summer.
@DaysGoneByBrenda7 ай бұрын
Just subscribed to your channel, thank you! I love it!
@StrangeandSinister17 ай бұрын
Thanks for subbing!
@marchmadness764 ай бұрын
Been there many times. Never seen any orbs or the woman in white. 😞. My best friend told me he saw the woman in white towards the end of the trail on his way out!
@StrangeandSinister14 ай бұрын
She's been seen by many people.
@godzillamaster34Ай бұрын
I went up there on Friday the 13th in October with my girlfriend and best friend. We didn’t see any orbs but we had similar experiences with weird knocks and random cracks in the woods. It was very scary. I don’t think the cops take it quite so seriously anymore. There was one waiting for us to come out but they saw that we just had flashlights and stuff and knew we weren’t doing nothing crazy.
@StrangeandSinister1Ай бұрын
The knocking and cracking sounds were really weird, and the sounds followed us along the trail. Those woods are creepy as hell at night.
@godzillamaster34Ай бұрын
@@StrangeandSinister1 I’ve been up there twice, once in the day with a friend and once at night. That pond was really surreal both times but at night it was so dark it looked like a black void. It really felt like whatever goes on doesn’t come out.
@StrangeandSinister1Ай бұрын
The pond was a rock quarry in the 1800's. In the summer it has that green algae on the surface that makes it look more creepy.
@kanati3 ай бұрын
It's a had a lot of work done on it since I was there a few times in the 90s. I had a few incidents there... Saw a....... half-body apparition? Just the upper half of someone walking outside the fence. It was pretty dark but could make it out clearly. Went to check and there were no footprints in the sand outside the fence were it was. Another, we placed a recorder on a headstone and went down to the swampy area. When we came back we retrieved the recorder and despite being the only people in the cemetery, you could clearly hear someone walk up to the recorder, pick it up, and set it back down on the headstone. No footsteps leaving. And lastly... we saw an "orb" of light across the cemetery down by the swamp area. It hovered for a half second or so and then did a loop in the air a couple feet in diameter and disappeared. Given the smell down there though... I have to believe that it really was swamp gas. But the other two incidents? No explanation.
@StrangeandSinister13 ай бұрын
The tape recorder story is creepy. It's possible someone walked into the cemetery and picked it up, but if you didn't hear footsteps leaving then who knows. It's definitely creepy.
@sylviajohnson58637 ай бұрын
Just found your channel. Great content. I’m pretty sure a phantom farmhouse has been seen in this area as well. Your new subscriber in Alaska~
@StrangeandSinister17 ай бұрын
Thank you! Yes, I mentioned the phantom farmhouse in the video.
@sylviajohnson58637 ай бұрын
Tq, don’t know how I missed the farmhouse. So looking forward to more great vids~
@DasDutchman562 ай бұрын
I've been by there a few times but never entered. It was spooky just driving past in the 70s and early 80s.
@StrangeandSinister12 ай бұрын
It isn't scary for me during the day, but after dark is another story. The forest around the cemetery is creepy.
@crafty_history6 ай бұрын
Interestingly, the woman in white story is the exactly the same as a story about a cemetery here in Indiana. The image of the woman is in 19-teens to 1920s clothing, so the first story wouldn't fit since it was 1944.
@StrangeandSinister16 ай бұрын
Sounds interesting.
@Jay-n2627 ай бұрын
That is a creepy cemetery to visit at night.
@StrangeandSinister17 ай бұрын
It is. Creepy place.
@Jay-n2627 ай бұрын
I grew up near a creepy cemetery. In grade school a friend and I were back there leaning against a tall monolith that fell over. We booked it out of there on our bikes but returned a few hours later and noticed it was back up and sealed. After that I used to have nightmares about the place for a long time.
@StrangeandSinister17 ай бұрын
That does sound creepy.
@Maryann-ir6gkАй бұрын
R .I.P. TO EVERY SPIRITS. People need to show Respect to the those who died.
@Thatgirl6022 ай бұрын
I will be going here in October I can't wait
@StrangeandSinister12 ай бұрын
Nice. 👍 Perfect time to go there.
@Thatgirl6022 ай бұрын
@@StrangeandSinister1 my friend has family buried there she is from Illinois and she agreed with the orbs that there are orbs everywhere there. She also brings toys for the infant there.
@StrangeandSinister12 ай бұрын
Leave a comment after your trip and let me know if you saw any ghosts or orbs. If you explore the other side of the creek adjacent to the cemetery, there's a trail back there that goes to a house foundation/cellar hole. I was going to include that in my video but the trail was overgrown. The weeds won't be as bad when you go in October.
@thegrimreaper19915 ай бұрын
Great video 👍🏻
@StrangeandSinister15 ай бұрын
Thanks!
@Occult_Detective6 ай бұрын
Awesome
@BrentFoley-rw7xn5 ай бұрын
I enjoy your channel very much. I see a lot of videos about Illinois, would you consider making one about "Old Oakbrook" and the hauntings there? It's an interesting and scary place at night but very beautiful!
@StrangeandSinister15 ай бұрын
I'll certainly look into it. What's the story behind it?
@BrentFoley-rw7xn5 ай бұрын
@@StrangeandSinister1 It is the site of an old Mafia killing ground from the 1920s/1930s, there is a very beautiful but very eerie church. It's a site of many hauntings.
@StrangeandSinister15 ай бұрын
It sounds interesting. Thank you for sharing the idea. I'll add it to my list of places to consider for haunted location videos. I'm going to be covering some true crime stories including gangster related stuff. Maybe this location has a good story for that. I really like places where true crime and the paranormal overlap.
@gokathygo6 ай бұрын
This is a great channel!! There was a street in Bartlett called munger road, do you know anything about it? Now theres houses but it I drove down there when there was nothing, what’s the story there?
@StrangeandSinister16 ай бұрын
Thank you. I've heard of Munger road, but I don't know the story. Is that the road where the school bus got hit on the train tracks? The ghost kids push the car over the tracks or something like that. Maybe I'm thinking of something else. Another viewer mentioned Munger road. I'll have to look into it more.
@gokathygo6 ай бұрын
@@StrangeandSinister1 yes that’s it, but I heard a guy killed his family or something there too, idk, that would be a good video to to, there is a horror movie that was made called munger road, I need to watch it
@StrangeandSinister16 ай бұрын
I should watch the movie. I know it's been out for a while. I'll definitely add Munger road to my list of places and check out the story you mentioned.
@georgewilson11845 ай бұрын
Munger rd is now a industrial park and access to Elmhurst Chicago Stone Co. when I drove semi truck in the 90s I would use it as a short cut to advoid traffic on Route 59 Sutton rd I would drive it south from Bartlett rd to stearns rd it was gravel & very ruff & desolate it was the way to get into one of Elmhurst Chicago stones many material yards never saw to many cars just Mixers & Dump Trucks it was like unexplored but toward the end of the 90s they paved it & started their developement work and prevented running threw to Bartlett rd on the north & stearns on the south the road did a sharp jog to the left about the length of a couple of football fields then you turn right & continue south to stearns and I believe it also continued on south of stearns in the 90s it was rural but toward the end of the 90s they started to develope the area I think it went as far south as Smith rd In rural WestChicago town ship the way I remember it but that was many many moons ago I had to retire from trucking in 2004 at 39 years old do to illness the last time I was up in that area in my own car was about 2014 it’s all changed now I would not recognize any of it oh well that’s progress
@wandac3966 ай бұрын
I took a picture of the grave with the infant daughter. When looking at the picture on my phone, it looked like a shadowy man standing in front of the headstone. Actually looked similar to the picture of the man you showed in the beginning of the video.
@StrangeandSinister16 ай бұрын
Wow, that's cool. Are you referring to the picture of Stephen Rexford?
@wandac3966 ай бұрын
@@StrangeandSinister1 yes
@stevefoster51726 ай бұрын
I've been there several times myself. The last time I was there 3 friends and myself was standing by the entrance and we heard a growl that sounded like it was from a big cat type of creature. We all turned our flashlights toward the area and nothing was there, but we decided that it was enough for one night and left.
@StrangeandSinister16 ай бұрын
It might have been a raccoon. Either way, it would be scary to hear that.
@stevefoster51726 ай бұрын
@@StrangeandSinister1 It was a deep and chesty growl. Not exactly like a lion's but that is as close as I can get to describing it! It definitely wasn't a small animal.
@StrangeandSinister16 ай бұрын
That would definitely be scary. Mountain lions can sound like that but it's unlikely that's what it was.
@stevefoster51726 ай бұрын
@@StrangeandSinister1 No it wasn't a lion or a cat or a dog, there was nothing there.
@StrangeandSinister16 ай бұрын
😦 The woods there are scary. A lot of people have had weird things happen there.