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Ok, I mentioned this to Les last night in chat, but i figured I'd post it here.
St. Josephs in Fremont is an old cemetery where most of the graves are from the late 1800's early 1900's. There are many pioneers of the Mission district, which used to be it's own town until Fremont was incorporated in 1956.
Graves range from elaborate monuments to ply wood crosses with painted on names.For the most part, the cemetery is in disrepair. Lot's of sunken graves, cracked marble, ground squirrels as far as the eye can see.About once a year they bury a new person there, but it's not very often at all. It's not very often that I ever seen any one else there except the occasional dog owner letting their critter roam.
I don't know that it is haunted but I have good reason to think there are some very pissed off tenants there.
Up until earlier this year there were graves from front to back, most unmarked. At the very back there were a few with Head stones that were from about the 1950's. Well a while ago the church who operates St Josephs decided to move all the graves from the middle and back of the cemetery to the front. I assume they plan to sell the land for houses because real estate in this area is very expensive and there are more and more houses every day.
While they were in the process of moving the graves my friend Ashley visited and found a large garbage pile from the exhumations. In the pile were parts of old coffins, coffin nails, brass handles, cloths, personal effects,headstones, statuary, and even bones. Ashley was very disturbed that these things were mixed in with the general dirt and brush and decided it was better that she take them and care for them then they get thrown away. At the time the new graves were not marked, so it wasn't like she could dig a hole and throw them in with them. Now SOME of the graves are marked but it would be impossible to know what goes with who, as they were all just thrown in a pile mixing.
So now Ashley has a big box of "grave stuff" in her front room and has an Angel statue with one leg. The missing leg has been replaced with a melted pillar candle so she can stand and is also propped up to keep her up right. She often falls over for no real reason, and Ashley has woken up at night by the feeling of a presence that clears it's throat next to her bed.
I think this would be a cool place to investigate because I know that if I was dug up from my resting spot of 50-something years, that I or my family choose for me, moved me, and then didn't even respect me enough to be careful that all my items stayed with me, I'd be pretty damn pissed.
Gate to St. Joseph's on Mission Blvd.
This is the view you get if you are standing in the now graveless back field looking at Mission Blvd.
This is the view you get when your back is to the street. This field had many residents in unmarked graves. The eucalyptus tree on the left was about 100 feet from where the head stones for the graves in far back used to be. You can still see the the barren square where the back hoe dug up the residents that were there.
Posted : 04/04/2008 8:17 pm
Ok, I mentioned this to Les last night in chat, but i figured I'd post it here.
St. Josephs in Fremont is an old cemetery where most of the graves are from the late 1800's early 1900's. There are many pioneers of the Mission district, which used to be it's own town until Fremont was incorporated in 1956.
Graves range from elaborate monuments to ply wood crosses with painted on names.For the most part, the cemetery is in disrepair. Lot's of sunken graves, cracked marble, ground squirrels as far as the eye can see.About once a year they bury a new person there, but it's not very often at all. It's not very often that I ever seen any one else there except the occasional dog owner letting their critter roam.
I don't know that it is haunted but I have good reason to think there are some very pissed off tenants there.
Up until earlier this year there were graves from front to back, most unmarked. At the very back there were a few with Head stones that were from about the 1950's. Well a while ago the church who operates St Josephs decided to move all the graves from the middle and back of the cemetery to the front. I assume they plan to sell the land for houses because real estate in this area is very expensive and there are more and more houses every day.
While they were in the process of moving the graves my friend Ashley visited and found a large garbage pile from the exhumations. In the pile were parts of old coffins, coffin nails, brass handles, cloths, personal effects,headstones, statuary, and even bones. Ashley was very disturbed that these things were mixed in with the general dirt and brush and decided it was better that she take them and care for them then they get thrown away. At the time the new graves were not marked, so it wasn't like she could dig a hole and throw them in with them. Now SOME of the graves are marked but it would be impossible to know what goes with who, as they were all just thrown in a pile mixing.
So now Ashley has a big box of "grave stuff" in her front room and has an Angel statue with one leg. The missing leg has been replaced with a melted pillar candle so she can stand and is also propped up to keep her up right. She often falls over for no real reason, and Ashley has woken up at night by the feeling of a presence that clears it's throat next to her bed.
I think this would be a cool place to investigate because I know that if I was dug up from my resting spot of 50-something years, that I or my family choose for me, moved me, and then didn't even respect me enough to be careful that all my items stayed with me, I'd be pretty damn pissed.Gate to St. Joseph's on Mission Blvd.
This is the view you get if you are standing in the now graveless back field looking at Mission Blvd.
This is the view you get when your back is to the street. This field had many residents in unmarked graves. The eucalyptus tree on the left was about 100 feet from where the head stones for the graves in far back used to be. You can still see the the barren square where the back hoe dug up the residents that were there.
I would be interested in checking this out, is it possible you can foward me the details of its where abouts? I am kind of concerned for your friend, bringing back objects from places where the dead are, always seems to bring people extremely bad luck, or mass infestation of paranormal activity to their homes. If I were her I would immeditely bring back the stuff.
Posted : 05/04/2008 5:54 pm
thank you warped for taking the time to write this out and tell us
about the place. certainly is an interesting cemetery!
it would be groovy if the team could get there
to check it out. 😁
Posted : 05/04/2008 7:23 pm
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I would be interested in checking this out, is it possible you can foward me the details of its where abouts? I am kind of concerned for your friend, bringing back objects from places where the dead are, always seems to bring people extremely bad luck, or mass infestation of paranormal activity to their homes. If I were her I would immeditely bring back the stuff.
I agree. I think she should bring it back. I think I know where the Angel goes, but not specifically to who, but the rest of the stuff should probably just be buried back in there some how. I guess she feels though that since theres no way to tell what went with who, that they would be equally pissed if it was put in the wrong place. I'll talk to her about it though. Maybe we can make a day of digging holes and burying things 🙂
As for where exactly it is, I haven't been able to find an address for it. But it is On Mission Blvd, which is a main drag in Fremont. I could tell you how to get there from 880-S. Take the Mission Blvd off ramp and go back over the freeway to the hills. You are then on Mission Blvd. Follow it straight and you will go under 680 . Stay straight on Mission and you will find yourself surounded by McMansions. St Josephs is right there on the left side. You will see a huge concrete retaining wall and the stairway leading to the cemetery from the street. Also the arch says St Josephs on it which is helpful. I was able to find it on Google maps by searching St. Josephs cemetery fremont, ca.I will also e-mail you this in case you don't check back here.
Posted : 05/04/2008 8:27 pm
I have been to that cemetary before. I forgot about it being open and not protected. The day I was there......there were some new graves from the day before. I stood over their graves, talked to them a bit and said a prayer. Took pictures and EVP's but didn't get anything but I was only there for about an hour.
Would love to go back with my LiveSciFi.tv team.
Posted : 05/04/2008 9:45 pm
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I have been to that cemetary before. I forgot about it being open and not protected. The day I was there......there were some new graves from the day before. I stood over their graves, talked to them a bit and said a prayer. Took pictures and EVP's but didn't get anything but I was only there for about an hour.
Would love to go back with my LiveSciFi.tv team.
Oh cool!!
I have spent a lot of time there. As a little girl my sister would take me there a lot and we "made friends" with one of the residents. It's a boy died about a year before we moved to Fremont and he went to my sisters new high school. When she was told the story of how he died we went to go see his grave and we have been "taking care" of him every since. Any time I feel bad I always go sit on his grave and pour my heart out to him. Try as I have for years now I have never been able to find any info on him, other than that there was a death certificate. No obit, or death announcement, no articles in the paper about sports achievements, nothing. I really would love to see a picture of him.
It's not like I hang out there daily but I do like to go there and spend time now and then and check up on things. That's kinda the reason I have been putting off trying to get any EVP's there. I almost don't want to know that there are spirits roaming where I spend my time 🙂
Although I really would like to see if I could get a few key people to talk to me.
Posted : 05/04/2008 10:55 pm
I have been to that cemetary before. I forgot about it being open and not protected. The day I was there......there were some new graves from the day before. I stood over their graves, talked to them a bit and said a prayer. Took pictures and EVP's but didn't get anything but I was only there for about an hour.
Would love to go back with my LiveSciFi.tv team.
Oh cool!!
I have spent a lot of time there. As a little girl my sister would take me there a lot and we "made friends" with one of the residents. It's a boy died about a year before we moved to Fremont and he went to my sisters new high school. When she was told the story of how he died we went to go see his grave and we have been "taking care" of him every since. Any time I feel bad I always go sit on his grave and pour my heart out to him. Try as I have for years now I have never been able to find any info on him, other than that there was a death certificate. No obit, or death announcement, no articles in the paper about sports achievements, nothing. I really would love to see a picture of him.
It's not like I hang out there daily but I do like to go there and spend time now and then and check up on things. That's kinda the reason I have been putting off trying to get any EVP's there. I almost don't want to know that there are spirits roaming where I spend my time 🙂
Although I really would like to see if I could get a few key people to talk to me.
I will be headed out to this location this week to check it out..thanks warped!
Posted : 07/04/2008 4:59 pm
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I have been to that cemetary before. I forgot about it being open and not protected. The day I was there......there were some new graves from the day before. I stood over their graves, talked to them a bit and said a prayer. Took pictures and EVP's but didn't get anything but I was only there for about an hour.
Would love to go back with my LiveSciFi.tv team.
Oh cool!!
I have spent a lot of time there. As a little girl my sister would take me there a lot and we "made friends" with one of the residents. It's a boy died about a year before we moved to Fremont and he went to my sisters new high school. When she was told the story of how he died we went to go see his grave and we have been "taking care" of him every since. Any time I feel bad I always go sit on his grave and pour my heart out to him. Try as I have for years now I have never been able to find any info on him, other than that there was a death certificate. No obit, or death announcement, no articles in the paper about sports achievements, nothing. I really would love to see a picture of him.
It's not like I hang out there daily but I do like to go there and spend time now and then and check up on things. That's kinda the reason I have been putting off trying to get any EVP's there. I almost don't want to know that there are spirits roaming where I spend my time 🙂
Although I really would like to see if I could get a few key people to talk to me.I will be headed out to this location this week to check it out..thanks warped!
lol, anytime. I was wondering if any one happened to go by this weekend. I drove by twice on my way to and from hiking and both times I saw a car in the drive way. I was suprised. I can go months and months without ever seeing one car and then there were 2 in one day 🙂
Posted : 07/04/2008 7:30 pm
I have been to that cemetary before. I forgot about it being open and not protected. The day I was there......there were some new graves from the day before. I stood over their graves, talked to them a bit and said a prayer. Took pictures and EVP's but didn't get anything but I was only there for about an hour.
Would love to go back with my LiveSciFi.tv team.
Oh cool!!
I have spent a lot of time there. As a little girl my sister would take me there a lot and we "made friends" with one of the residents. It's a boy died about a year before we moved to Fremont and he went to my sisters new high school. When she was told the story of how he died we went to go see his grave and we have been "taking care" of him every since. Any time I feel bad I always go sit on his grave and pour my heart out to him. Try as I have for years now I have never been able to find any info on him, other than that there was a death certificate. No obit, or death announcement, no articles in the paper about sports achievements, nothing. I really would love to see a picture of him.
It's not like I hang out there daily but I do like to go there and spend time now and then and check up on things. That's kinda the reason I have been putting off trying to get any EVP's there. I almost don't want to know that there are spirits roaming where I spend my time 🙂
Although I really would like to see if I could get a few key people to talk to me.I will be headed out to this location this week to check it out..thanks warped!
lol, anytime. I was wondering if any one happened to go by this weekend. I drove by twice on my way to and from hiking and both times I saw a car in the drive way. I was suprised. I can go months and months without ever seeing one car and then there were 2 in one day 🙂
I wasn't there...and I don't think anyone else from our team was there =)
Posted : 07/04/2008 7:50 pm
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arrg
Posted : 20/04/2008 5:06 pm
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ok, I went there yesterday and had a lot of fun. I wanted to show you guys a a couple of pictures
this is the new headstone they put up on the new plot for the people they moved
This is a really interesting piece of glass I found in the back feild by where all the old tomb stones were. It,s a very thin piece and may be frosted, or it's just worn from time. It doesn't look like glass from a bottle, Im thinking maybe more flower urn
And this is a pic i snapped standing at the new plot. If you see to the right but they piney tree there is a white-ish smear. That may be my hair, Im not sure. does any one have a good way to tell? I was being very carefull not to get hair in front of the lens so I'm not sure.
I have some possible EVP's as well, but I will post those later when I figure out how
Posted : 20/04/2008 5:07 pm
Moving bodies/graves of those who have been laid to rest is wrong in so many ways. I can't believe the church allowed it.
Posted : 21/04/2008 12:06 am
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Moving bodies/graves of those who have been laid to rest is wrong in so many ways. I can't believe the church allowed it.
Yeah, Im pretty damn surprised too.
Posted : 21/04/2008 1:36 am
Moving bodies/graves of those who have been laid to rest is wrong in so many ways. I can't believe the church allowed it.
Yeah, Im pretty damn surprised too.
cool stuff warped! thanks for the update 😉 I think i might go check the place out next
Posted : 21/04/2008 2:37 am
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Moving bodies/graves of those who have been laid to rest is wrong in so many ways. I can't believe the church allowed it.
Yeah, Im pretty damn surprised too.
cool stuff warped! thanks for the update 😉 I think i might go check the place out next
Hey Tim? did you happen to check out the EVP's I posted. I don't know for sure that they are anything special but I'd like to get others opinions on them.
Posted : 21/04/2008 7:22 pm
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