The Truth behind the “Cursed” Millionaire Heiress | Sarah Winchester

[@11trina]

I love and have a lot of respect Sarah Winchester . I’m from San Jose CA and as a child we lived right across the street from this mansion, I’ve been inside this mansion a million times, it’s absolutely beautiful ❤️

[@mischievousgirl9217]

Tell us about it

[@Humble-iq5ue]

Yeah I've been to her mansion a few times and it is indeed a trippy ass place. I never got a chance to take the basement dungeon tour.

[@Humble-iq5ue]

@@mischievousgirl9217 there's a lot of doors and hallways that lead nowhere. It's mind boggling. There's a lot of tiny stairways and small, tight spaces everywhere too. It's like a damn maze in there. Lots of unfinished parts as well. Easy to get lost too. The house feels booby trapped. The overall vibe of the place is creepy!

[@treatwomenright33]

ah i lived near the house too growing up, kitty world was my favorite toy store growing up, im surprised i forgot all about this, ty. Winchester horror movie brought me here.

[@Humble-iq5ue]

I live down the street from her house. Grew up out here. I truly do believe she was running from spirits. She believed she was being haunted by all the souls that died by the hands of the Winchester rifle that her husband created. I'm not gonna sit here and preach but I think spirits are around .

[@thankyouverymuch]

It would be cool to have a video game set in an exact copy of that house, even if it's not a game but just a way to roam around the house and explore it.

[@EskimoPagan]

A VR version, or someone incorporating it into a game would be really cool.

[@Jamie77ize]

I’m suprised that there isn’t one yet!

[@ratchelmurphy3548]

That would be so cool. Premise, you have to escape the ghosts that Sarah was trying to escape.

[@neva_nyx]

@@ratchelmurphy3548 so would we need to plan new additions to keep us safe? Never follow the same path in and out? This could be an amazing game.

[@iamthatbxtxh]

This!!!!!

[@MandyMeowington5]

San Jose native here and awesome job telling Sarah Winchester’s story!! I’m so glad you acknowledged that her motivations were more than likely not linked to anything superstitious or paranormal. I honestly think expanding on that mansion was like an art project for her, something to lose herself in while grieving her family.

[@miss.conduct8083]

Interesting bit to add: During the earthquake, Sarah was trapped in her bed and found later by the builders. Jesus, that in itself would be horrifying.

[@epiphanyc.]

Miss. Conduct808 she was trapped in her parlor not her bedroom, she closed up the parlor and never worked on it....I use to love going to that house and just looking from the outside in..... I can’t count the number of times I have visited that grand old house.

[@lilyk7887]

That room still has signs of the earthquake. Creepy feeling in the room

[@lilyk7887]

They actually had to break in through a door. That door is still there with markings from people trying to get inside

[@donnageorge6506]

@@lilyk7887 😲😲😲

[@miss.conduct8083]

@@mgenigma5 OK! 😒💯👏🏼👏🏼

[@tonilambert8481]

I loved the Sarah Winchester story. I've heard it before but you made it so much more intriguing. Thank you for that.

[@ForgottenLives]

I'm so glad! :)

[@CleoPhoenixRT]

THIS is what I've been looking for! No overly sensationalized paranormal "scream in your ears every time they see a curtain move" stuff. I've been really interested in hearing more about her story. Thanks so much for this!

[@ForgottenLives]

Glad you liked it!

[@tystephens5190]

This is the first time I’ve heard that it wasn’t necessarily spiritualism that drove her to continue to build on the her house. You told such a compelling story!

[@mijiyoon5575]

Those are difficult subjects to master: Foreign language, math, playing musical instruments & visionary thinking & WOW she had over half a *billion* in assets !!!

[@dianheffernan3436]

Its nice and quite appreciated that maybe not all of us have this higher education but even for us more commoners,we are thankful for common skills of math some home safe medical and such,thank you

[@bunnymad5049]

Well researched! I've watched so much about Sarah but no one has ever mentioned the earthquake. That makes such sense! Thanks!

[@Lady.Tijuri]

Hi, hv u seen the movie, it's pretty good & it actually has a scene towards the end where it's an earthquake tht kinda close out the movie, very well done in my opinion, anyway hv a wonderful day 😊

[@nataliemclain8229]

You might want to redo your research as it is well documented and talked about what happened to her home. She was even trapped in a bedroom during it. They used an ax to get her out of that room in which to this day you can see the ax marks on that bedroom door.

[@kimberlybates6261]

She's my 4th cousin. Never knew this until getting involved with genealogy. Awesome thank you.

[@NanaD-ve9tt]

Kimberly Bates. Wow. That’s cool 😎! You never know. I’m getting ready to do the same . I’d love to be descendant if someone from titanic idk it’s just fascinating to me and my great and great great grandparents are all from Ireland. Blessings to you.🕯💟☮️

[@christinalikoski4937]

Wow how exciting to be connected with such a history!

[@Sirianstar10]

Very cool!

[@jjbentley9]

Really that's cool...😁

[@brittanywarren8151]

Wowwwww

[@reneebarger5194]

Thank you for offering a more accurate biography of Sarah. She also had two other homes & a houseboat in which she spent most of her time after the earthquake. The “project” house was on the fruit ranch, which was very well run by her. There was a dehydration plant and a packing plant. She paid better wages & benefits than other local growers. The “rumors” really started after union activists pressured her workers. She was very supportive of her family & charities. She even built a TB hospital. It is probable that she was Rosicrucian, the first Temple is not far from the ranch. She did not want to remarry, which in those times was unheard of for a widow with wealth. She was someone I have admired most of my life. I have visited the house many times, but don’t take the fabricated publicity as truth. The house is an example of creativity & genius, any Freemason would recognize the symbology within.

[@ForgottenLives]

Thanks for the extra information! Very interesting :D

[@reneebarger5194]

Forgotten Lives You are much appreciated. If interested in other Gilded Age personalities & architecture check out the Vanderbilt family & the Idle Hours estate (obvious similarities to Winchester properties).

[@arlenef3934]

That gave a completely different perspective on Mrs. Winchester. Fascinating! She wasn’t as crazy as she’s been portrayed.

[@ashleycrowe6649]

She is honestly a architectural Genius, some of the features in her house blow me away. She seemed like an amazing woman. 💕

[@bohemiansusan2897]

My favorite person! The house in San Jose is a must see! I don't buy into the cursed or haunted stories, mostly as they didn't appear until almost two decades after her death. She was a simple eccentric that had the money to engage in her favorite hobby of design and building, using the latest in modern conveniences.

[@bohemiansusan2897]

@@mgenigma5 Sarah did do a few oddities of her own architecturally, that is the charm of the house though. Recently hidden rooms have been found and are now part of the tour. Apparently behind one of doors that opens into a wall, damaged rooms from the 1906 earthquake were found. One set of rooms was where Sarah was trapped for a long time before rescue. Another set of rooms elsewhere were found and again damage from the Earthquake. PTSD wasn't understood back then, so rooms that Sarah and staff were trapped in were sealed off as a way of dealing with the trauma. Quite different than the myths.

[@jackiereynolds2888]

I really adore these multi- story turn of the century wood frame houses. My great-grandmother had one. When family would visit, I would sneak off to explore. I never did learn how many rooms it had, staircases, windows, or how many actual floors it had for that matter. A very creepy house. Hallways and causeways everywhere. Huge rooms, tiny rooms. Some off the back behind old clothes in a closet. Weird rooms of all kinds all over the house. Watching this post, I was reminded of it. And I do remember a rather narrow staircase off the second or third floor kitchen that went nowhere ! That was a very long time ago. To this day, I still have dreams/night- mares about it. Usually about getting lost in it.

[@leviathanhomecooking]

As someone who loves architecture and interior design, if I was ridiculously rich I'd too might build a crazy mansion where I can experiment with its artistic design. Lol The house is quite a work of art. That could explain the confusing floor plan; it's merely for aesthetic purposes.

[@bohemiansusan2897]

I've been to the house and its gorgeous. I think that building was a way to deal with depression. She had a unique sense of humor when it came to the number 13. Mrs. Winchester used to hold parties for her employees children and local orphans. It was her greatest pleasure. As to being a recluse, arthritis can be very debilitating and treatments that we have today didn't exist back then.

[@debbieandmarc]

I've been there many times. It's such a pretty house and very interesting. Thanks for a great tale and good pictures. There is a ghost tour around Halloween also.

[@Green4CloveR]

I grew up in San Jose, CA. Sarah wasn't crazy. She cared and respected the carpenters and craftsmen that worked for her. She wanted to keep them employed to help support their families and to further establish their crafts. She had unlimited funds so why not continue to improve the architecture in her house as technology progressed? She had stairs lowered to ease her joint pains, she had plumbing added to simplify her gardening hobbies, etc. Just cause we don't understand an old lady's thoughts doesn't mean we should associate it with the supernatural. She treated her house like LEGOs she must have enjoyed building and rebuilding. I did so when I had unlimited money playing SIMs

[@neva_nyx]

That doesn't work with anything ever written about her? I understand the sentiment with her construction crews, but she had a sever psychological illness.

[@Chance-98]

That would make sense to explain some of the odd things in the house. However, doors leading to walls or straight drop offs and stairs going into ceiling doesn't help her joint pains nor simplify her gardening or anything else. She was either crazy or very superstitious with a strong fear of the afterlife

[@firefighterchick]

I think it was a combination of both. I think she was brilliant and had a an amazing mind for architecture, innovation and design. I also believe that the loses of her daughter and husband left her vulnerable to charlatans that made her believe that her had to fend off bad spirits.

[@connectingseas7173]

Her being wasn’t only her joint pain. Or her knees. Which is stronger her brain or her knees? Don’t know

[@lumi2sea561]

​@roseronnie9 I know this is an old comment, but hopefully someone else will read this and gain some understanding. The doors and stairs that lead to nowhere are because of the 1906 earthquake where most of the mansion was destroyed. Sarah was older and ill by then and asked that the house be cleaned up and fixed for safety, but no longer had the strength to build. With those rooms now gone, you lose a lot of context for the mansion. Because of her passion for building, which was a "man's job" in those days...she was deemed crazy by high society. Plus her fairness and respect to minorities, her depression and wanting to live a quiet life, it was easy for people back then to tell stories. The browns, who bought the home after her death, saw this to their advantage. It's said they added extra things to her home to make that magic number of 13. Also many other stories. People who knew her were very angry about this. Sarah was giving, fair, artistic, living her dream to build and added state of the art ideas into her home. Which, by the way, ran on its own money because it was a fully functional farm as well. If you go, you can see that not every window has 13 things, that her home was filled with beautiful ornamented rooms. It's filled with so much light because she loved stained glass and indoor gardening. Also, there is absolutely no proof that she did anything with the spirit world. Zero. But it sure did and still does sell a lot of tickets.

[@shannonflaherty353]

I toured this house once, it is so beautiful but mind blowing! You can become very disoriented when walking around.

[@peggyjaeger9280]

Another fascinating story. The truth is much more interesting and nuanced than the fiction surrounding her life.

[@ForgottenLives]

Thank you!

[@laurel237]

I love this. I’m from San Jose and very familiar with this house. I agree with you that the curse is false. I think Sarah was just having a great time.

[@lindafurr2404]

I think losing her only child messed her mind up. So much money and how to spend it. Never mind giving to the poor.

[@tracysemonik7040]

Well, she DID keep all of those independent carpenters and builders and craftsmen and groundsworkers employed, as long as she lived. And she was involved in Freemasonry, they're huge into charity. Some of their mystique is the secrecy, and a small part of THAT is a tenant of charitable work not being something you flout in front of people. You don't do it for appearances. You give anonymously. If she was giving to charity, she wouldn't stand up and be counted. Not if she was so into Freemasonry as to use their symbolism all over that house. But I don't know that for certain. I DO know that when I visited, the tour guide mentioned how grateful her workers were for how much she paid and for maintaining employment for themselves and even their children as they passed their trades on. Passing judgement on someone from the past using our modern morality as a measure doesn't make us any better than calling her names if she WAS a selfish person anyway.

[@jennyeagan1840]

@@simonaclutter3138 Agreed! Am moneywise 'poor' myself. Hate it when other 'poor' 'people' demand the rich ones automatically need to dump into their panhandling bags(when many could have gotten jobs!). If someone more wealthier has it in their hearts to give, usually through food banks, then it makes it more worthwhile to me, that I and others waiting patiently in need, were well thought of. It came from their hearts, not demanded. I call these random acts of kindness, sharing as 'many blessings'.

[@jennyeagan1840]

There is no written record or proof she did or did not give to the poor. Perhaps she did, as an anonymous donor and probably through her church or a local town church. Think she kept herself safe with all of that crazy building from unsafe people demanding, lurching at her wealth. The house in her day would have provided from break in's, robberies, peeping toms, con men and solicitors.

[@dianheffernan3436]

I really thought she might send under studies to do basic skills to the poor,enough to get by a bit better

[@LucianCorrvinus]

Actually there are manystiries by the workers and some towns people of anonymous donations, critical sustenance, college education paid for by some benefactor, that they maintain only could if been her doing. As Well as numerous tales of her refusal to become part if the 'charity' circuit of the upwardly mobile if the day. Meanwhile she employed in staff and workers or the three shift day 24/7 AND fed them all....

[@BlaizC]

I went to the Winchester house about 30 years ago. We didn't have much time to spend there because we had to catch a flight, but it was really interesting. She innovated a lot of interesting things, like a kitchen sink with its own drainboard, and stairs that were much easier to climb than normal since there were wider and shorter than most stairs, although, of course, the flights had to be twice as long. I think it was partly done because she had an active mind and needed something to focus on, and there wasn't much for a woman to focus on then other than their homes. The stories of ghosts and spirits that the guides tell were amusing, though.

[@traceyvalentinebass1641]

Plus she was only 4 ft tall

[@daveszymborski9193]

I read an article recently which said many believed that Sarah continued to build not only because she enjoyed it, but to inject money into the local economy, for the Greater Good. There was not a lot of industry there at the time, and she literally had money to burn.

[@thankyouverymuch]

Sounds like NRA propaganda to try to make a murder-tool manufacturer look good and to take attention away from the guilt over all those people murdered with her family's guns.

[@daveszymborski9193]

@@thankyouverymuch The article refuted the common lore that she built because of some spiritualist telling her if she didn't keep building 24/7/365, the spirits of those killed with Winchester guns would torment her. It cited letters she wrote, where she did stop construction, I think in the winter & during holidays. The point the author was advancing is that the spirit lore seemed to show up after Sarah died, and the new owners of the house were turning it into a tourist attraction.

[@scharf74]

Any reports of her donating anything? Building homeless shelters and orphanages? Asking for a friend.

[@daveszymborski9193]

@@scharf74 "Building homeless shelters"? In 1900? You're looking at her with a 21st century eye. The concept of a "homeless person" requiring shelter is post WWII. Before that, people believed that creating jobs was the way to help society. 1900 was the era of the hobo, riding the rails looking for work.

[@scharf74]

@@daveszymborski9193 They had soup kitchens and orphanages back then, are you serious? They’d been around for centuries.

[@Humble-iq5ue]

I've been to her mansion a few times! It's such a trippy place no doubt!

[@waywardpelican]

I visited the mansion as a child with my parents. It is a memory that has vividly stuck with me. The story of the curse was very much emphasized by the docent.

[@btetschner]

Very interesting, I did not look any further into the stories of the spirits communicating with her. This video offered a different view of her than I have heard before. Thank you for the video.

[@annfisher3316]

I am impressed with her family's view of education for women and wonderful she found a like-minded husband.

[@elaineforan4751]

Could you imagine leaving your car keys down in one of the bedrooms and forgetting which one! You would still be looking 6 months later!

[@katrinahartman7323]

The Winchester house was also an inspiration to Steven king's 'Rose Red'.

[@PollyJuice]

"His only male born son"? Now I want to hear about all those female born sons!

[@Humble-iq5ue]

There's tons of female born sons today 😂

[@Professional_444]

Plenty of unviable unborns

[@QueenSugar72]

😂🤣

[@buebitohonguito4061]

🤣🤣🤣

[@grapeshot]

Her view on landscaping is bizarre indeed. Although spiritualism was a very popular religion at the time considering it gained a very large following in the aftermath of the Civil War.

[@scharf74]

Spiritualism is not a religion.

[@mitchmad64]

THIS IS NOW MY FAV CHANNEL THE AMOUNT OF WORK AND DETAIL IN THESE DOCUMENTARIES IS INCREDIBLE. AMAZING TRUE STORIES. WELL DONE

[@amazinggrace3207]

Just found your channel and subscribed straight away. Love it. Well done from Ireland.💚

[@ForgottenLives]

Thanks!

[@coyotemojo]

This was on my paper route as a kid. I biked past it 100's of times before dawn, the scariest thing I saw were the dobies that patrolled the grounds at night. I also learned the basics of driving on the pole position game in the lobby.

[@LilyChilman777]

I've wanted to see her mansion ever since I first heard of it, though this is the first time I've heard so much about her life and its all so interesting, so thank you for the time you put into not only this video, but all of them!

[@JamiJR]

Eh, I don't buy that she was just trying to build a legacy. Her era was full of spiritualism and it makes far more sense that she believed she was cursed then just trying to have fun. Plus if you've seen the house in person as I have there's just things that can't be explained about "just leaving a legacy" such as bushes cut in specific shapes that point to certain rooms out in the garden, the front door being nailed shut during her lifetime because she didn't want anyone, no matter how important, to come in through the front door, etc.

[@doriscastillo8020]

No she was mentally ill I think that she was building a door to go through the space maybe she was seeing the paradise and never sought that was infinite?its like building stairs to heavens

[@JamiJR]

@@doriscastillo8020 I didn't say she WAS cursed, I said she BELIEVED she was cursed.

[@karaamundson3964]

I've always wanted a REAL story about SW. Thanks!

[@ForgottenLives]

Hope you enjoyed it!

[@bassfishingwiththeantichri2921]

Fun fact ~ If you take the tour of the house you will see a bathroom sealed off with glass in the door jam. During a tour, somebody used the bathroom leaving a big turd in the non functioning toilet.

[@linzandbaby]

Hahaha

[@HeathertheGreat_]

😂

[@bilindalaw-morley161]

Thanks. Well written and narrated, and your research has presented a much more sensible and sane motive for the building.

[@ForgottenLives]

Thank you!

[@mssqrlgrl5469]

Love this story. You tell it so well

[@karenbrown4524]

Oh, my goodness! You do sensational work. I'm generally a quiet listener, but had to break my silence, finally, to tell you how much I enjoy your work.

[@sinjinmonsoon9055]

Ive been to the house many times. They make mrs. Winchester out to be a nut and into the supernatural. Its just an old house with alot of masonic influence. Not haunted. Its fun to go see but boy do you get sold a story.

[@ForgottenLives]

I'd love to visit one day!

[@tracysemonik7040]

Sarah Winchester reminds me of Mary Shelley. Do you know the best way for jealous men to make a smart, progressive woman get taken much less seriously? Start rumors to make her moody, crazy, consumed by grief, and obsessively into the dark arts, to start.

[@killjoyneonashes5736]

She was a family friend of someone I'm close to, and I'm lucky enough to get told a lot of stories about her and her house. From what I've been told, she was nowhere near crazy, just maybe a bit eccentric for the times.

[@lilyk7887]

Then you remember her seance room inside of like a closet? If that's not nuts then I don't know what is. Also what's with the door to nowhere? A door for a possible suicide one day? Weird.

[@lilyk7887]

@@ForgottenLives how far away are you from it? It's in my state and I've been there once with a group but now they're allowing people to go by themselves with a map. I hope to go and record stuff this time instead of just doing pictures outside since no pictures or anything was allowed inside but if alone...must be allowed?

[@carolynross1248]

Hi my Forgotten Lives you are the best thing about my day!!😘 This story intrigues me so much I can only hope she had great times in life especially while traveling....because most things you see or read like to talk about her “curse”. I hope that was very much exaggerated but if not it is so sad that “mediums” of the time could get such a hold on people’s minds.😞 I did watch that movie and really didn’t enjoy the direction it chose. Thank you again and I can’t believe I caught your post so fast!!❤️

[@ForgottenLives]

Thanks for the support and comment :D

[@carolynross1248]

Forgotten Lives I love everything about your channel and if I over comment just tell me to chill lol! First time I listen is usually at night in bed then go back to watch and thumbs up and comment. I find you are good for my soul I am going through a grieving process.💔

[@sunjewel9064]

Finally! An explanation that makes sense.

[@zahria]

Thanks? Thank you ! Yet another amazing, intriguing and enchanting tale. We enjoy them tremendously. They even stay with me . Unlike other videos which are soon forgotten.

[@ForgottenLives]

Glad to hear it, thanks !

[@gailhandschuh1138]

Have heard this story before and am still convinced that the spiritualism of the age made many believers absolutely mad. And with more wealth they seem to have been more vulnerable than the poorer ovulation.

[@swedishpiggi]

Oh my, this reminds me so much of Stephen Kings movie "Rose Red" Has anyone here also seen it? Hugs from Sweden

[@waderaney7]

Good 🎥

[@KKNunya]

Loved Rose Red!

[@TheeIceshark]

@piggi nilsson - Stephen King based Rose Red ON the Winchester House :-)

[@swedishpiggi]

@@TheeIceshark lol oh my, that make sence why it reminded me of the movie then! Thank you so much hugs

[@TheeIceshark]

@@swedishpiggi Most welcome! I loved that series! Because, and let's face it, Rose Red was an awesome (if admittedly homicidal) house :D

[@nataliemclain8229]

I used to work at the Winchester House. And there is indeed proof in letters she wrote to her Niece who lived with her along with many other people that she was indeed a spiritualist. And yes she did use the seance room. There are many records of what went on in the house. And there is inface the representation of 13 in the house in many different ways. Because 13 was her favorite number and she considered it lucky.

[@balqisroslan334]

Her story is in my english text book. Glad to know more about her

[@annika5893]

I've never heard of this (though I know about Winchester rifles of course), I'm glad I stumbled across this in my recommended videos. Thank you for telling the story, both the myth and the most likely reality of it. It's funny to imagine someone think the following in their dying moment: "oh, the gun of that specific brand has gravely wounded me, I only have a few moments left and so I'll curse the manufacturer's wife, that'll teach them!"

[@Theturtleowl]

I knew about the house, but not about the person. Thanks for making a video about Sarah herself.

[@LisaNH934]

Fascinating! Would love to see that house in person :) thanks 👍

[@ForgottenLives]

Thank you!

[@waderaney7]

Always a treat to hear these forgotten folks😉

[@VasilikiTzalachanihappy]

That was such an interesting video! Thank you for sharing!

[@ForgottenLives]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@kayscrochethaven]

I wanna go see that house!! Great story!! Thank you for sharing!!

[@chennytv8843]

Its an awesome experience..once it re opens I recommend going. Your guides tell u everything about Sarah and the house..There's also an area that explains the earthquake damage to the house... I just sent feb..

[@chennytv8843]

*went

[@annstillwell730]

Cool place . I've been twice. Really creepy. Stairs going nowhere and seance room that can only be opened from the inside.

[@kayscrochethaven]

@@chennytv8843 Since I live in Alabama it'll be a long while before I get to go. Maybe one day though

[@ForgottenLives]

Thanks for watching!

[@garrethgoodworth2494]

Such a great story! Never gets old, no matter how many times I hear it. Now I have a reason to go to California!

[@JOYOUSONEX]

Good recounting of Winchester's life. More than I ever knew.

[@ForgottenLives]

Thank you!

[@jennyeagan1840]

Quite possibly one method to her 'madness' might be quite logical. Since she was a single woman, and also wealthy, she may have been attacked in some fashion, conmen or vicious males. Since she had monies, but wanted to stay stable in a home, the designs were meant to be a bit confusing for conmen, soliters, maybe even gossipy church women..? She did not resort to guns, this home, in her day&time was to ensure her physical&financial security from the outside world, where inside she could remain private, secluded yet cozy in her own home...??

[@einezcrespo2107]

I used to live near Winchester Mystery House and and the Century Movie theaters was next to it. Very huge mansion. I would get lost in it!

[@lillanna615]

It's breathtakingly beautiful artwork in every corner

[@sheilayoung8007]

Such an interesting story and lady!! Quite eccentric!!

[@paulinefairbrother6647]

Wow, that was fascinating! Enjoyed that very much. Thanks for such a great video ❤️

[@ForgottenLives]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@brushedbeauti5831]

The Winchester arms building is currently a luxury apartment building. Winchester Lofts on Winchester Avenue.

[@ELKE-]

Greetings FLives. I just wanted to express my appreciation for this video. Great story! Thank you

[@ForgottenLives]

Thank you very much as usual!

[@ELKE-]

@@ForgottenLives No problem! Thank you!

[@nancyM1313]

Love hearing about this lady. Thanks. 🙏

[@ForgottenLives]

Happy to hear it!

[@andanotherthingwithhollypa9775]

Oh my gosh! This was amazing! I knew some things about SW, but not her entire life story. Thank you FL!

[@BeagleLove13]

She may have been on to something because that house doesn’t feel like anyone ever lived there. It’s as spirit free as the model home in a modern subdivision.

[@breonawarren1507]

I mean nothing worse than being rich & bored. Might as well pour the money into a project just for the hell of it.

[@Odanti]

I can remember going through the Winchester Mansion in the early 60's and 70's. My family lived in the San Jose area. My mother and her family were Spiritualists. I think my family loved Sarah's non-conformist personality. Us kids loved going through all the rooms of the house. Back in the 1960's, and 1970'd you got to see the whole Mansion for one price. I loved the Winchester Mansion. Thank you Sarah Winchester for building such a magnificent home. ❤️

[@splashenful]

I visited there back in 1987, when I visited California.

[@sinjinmonsoon9055]

I was there in the early 70's and they were selling off everything that was left. I remember the guide telling us to be careful as a lot of the wood was rotted. There was nothing around for miles. Things have sure changed. Good memories

[@arcanaj]

I've been there. It's enormous. And, as I understand it, she also made sure her growing estate was completely self sufficient.

[@mollypinto4666]

Beautiful. Thank you for sharing 💗

[@CradleEpiscopalian56]

According to Family Search, Sarah Darlene Lockwood Pardee Winchester was born 1 September 1839 in New Haven, Connecticut. *Its strange that most people died near their birthdays, isn't it?

[@monte4955]

Thanks FL, interesting story. Always enjoy these, great narration. 👍

[@ForgottenLives]

Glad you enjoyed it!!

[@LucianCorrvinus]

Sarah inherited millions, and turned it into billions thru her developing a catalogue of patens to rival Edison.

[@barrjensen]

Awesome as usual!

[@ForgottenLives]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@barrjensen]

Love this channel!

[@melissacunningham3211]

Great vid, always interesting.

[@ForgottenLives]

Glad you think so!

[@pj5712]

Love this thank you so much for sharing

[@ForgottenLives]

My pleasure!!

[@9687loveless]

I live 15 min from new haven!! I never hear about past stuff by me! Awesome! 😊👍🏻

[@steffaniabercrombierealtor3343]

I have had the opportunity to tour the mansion several times. It is very interesting. I have seen the stairs to nowhere. I’ve seen the door that opens to a two-story fall. I’ve been in the séance room. I really want to go back and do the behind-the-scenes tour, which takes you into parts of the home that are not usually visited by the tour itself. They do tell the story of Sarah believing in spirits and that she kept building to keep the spirit happy. But some tour guides will also tell the other story, which is that the curse was made up after she passed away in order to increase interest in the house and bring in more tourists. I am not sure what I believe. Not sure why she would have a séance room if she did not plan on using it. She did seem to be paranoid. She did not trust her servants and there are lots of Things in the house for spying on her servants. Overall I don’t think she was a very nice woman and definitely a bit of an oddball. If you have a chance to go visit the house, definitely do so. It is worth the trip.

[@catonkybord7950]

I want a sitcom about her and her spirit house mates. "Everywhere you look, everywhere you go, there's a face (there's a face), of somebody who haunts you!"

[@nicoleashleyknox]

500-600 rooms!? Why!? How many people live there!?

[@colinsushiboy745]

They most likely for her parties and impress her rich friends. Has nothing to do with bloody spirits and the other nonsense.

[@213LotusBlossom]

Great 👍🏻 story about the life of Sara Winchester! What a woman brilliant, great mind!

[@historiadesconocida2148]

Great investigation :D

[@anniej1834]

Fantastic video and narration as always love your channel stay safe ❤️ x see u next week

[@ForgottenLives]

Thank you kindly :)

[@mkcollectibles9387]

Tyvvm...was so interesting to hear of hear earlier life & reasonings. Thanks.

[@lisahinton9682]

3:31 - look at that strange beard! I've seen lots of pics from back then and have never seen a beard quite like that one. I wonder if he was a bit of a rebel.

[@Humble-iq5ue]

The seemed to be a very popular style of beard back in the 1800s

[@lanacampbell-moore4549]

Thank You For Sharing 😊

[@ForgottenLives]

My pleasure 😊

[@josephshattuck5210]

I love all these stories great job

[@noneyourbiz8886]

Awesome video. Your still as good as the first time I heard you. Love it 🖤💚🖤💚

[@ForgottenLives]

Happy to hear that :)

[@mischievousgirl9217]

I have done so much reasearch and this is so helpful thank you

[@bettyjames4155]

Thank you for another fascinating video. Sarah was probably a bit eccentric, but she was not as crazy as legend suggests.

[@ForgottenLives]

Glad you enjoyed it :)

[@UNSOLVABLE]

Aha the Winchester Mystery House, a truly fascinating home. What a great place to play hide & seek.

[@mijiyoon5575]

That's exactly what I was thinking...children would adore that place

[@UNSOLVABLE]

@@mijiyoon5575 not just children 😂 I would adore this place. Definitly somewhere I hope to visit in the near future.

[@mijiyoon5575]

@@UNSOLVABLE I priced it...$39.00+ for each adult ...not a fortune but not cheap for 2 people it is $80.00 for what is a house tour

[@UNSOLVABLE]

@@mijiyoon5575 for me it would also include flight from London. But at some point in the future I will find myself passing by it. Agree it is not cheep, but I think I'd find it hard to say no 😂

[@mijiyoon5575]

@@UNSOLVABLE After plane fare what is $39.00 We toured the Biltmore House in N.C years ago & now tickets are $50.00 each or $40.00 a week in advance; we did the French Broad River float; it was fun. We had a canoe

[@jenniferofholliston5426]

I think she was a bit like Elon Musk. So much money, how to spend it? Pursuing a very expensive passion, of course.

[@anglovetree3308]

The mansions a memorial for victims of the Winchester rifle, it was a museum of furniture, foreign interiors, stained glass windows etc. from her travels, the doors & stairs were left by the earthquake, the geometry patterns are used in design & upgrade for her disabilities.

[@chrisabshire82]

Everything from Connecticut is haunted 😭 I'm convinced of it!

[@dianheffernan3436]

Ditto!

[@59tante]

I enjoy your vocal delivery

[@cadillacdeville5828]

I'm late but here. I wouldn't miss your uploads 🤗🤗🤗🤗

[@elizabethshaw734]

I was at Winchester and she although not known in my lifetime was the size of my grandmother exactly