Lockwood-Mathews Mansion In Norwalk To Hold Halloween Ghost Tours

NORWALK, CT — The Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum will host a riveting and chilling program titled "Ghosts, Seances & the Great Beyond: Halloween Tours at the Mansion," chaired by LMMM volunteer Rose Carroll with a script written by docent Midge Lopat, in October.

Tours will start Oct. 21 at 5:30 p.m. and run through Oct. 23, then take place again Oct. 28-30, according to a news release provided by the museum.

Admission is $20 for non-members and $18 for members. Children under 16 must be accompanied by an adult.

According to the museum, many people in the Victorian era believed it was possible to communicate with the dead, and consulting with mediums was part of a mourning ritual as well as a coping mechanism that even titans of industry, political leaders and renowned scientists were known to explore, including Cornelius Vanderbilt, Queen Victoria and Thomas Edison.

The mansion will open its doors to these ghosts of the past and share stories that will thrill and chill visitors of all ages. Beware of bumping into ghosts walking across the walls of the mansion's period rooms, as they see no obstacles, especially on Halloween, according to the museum.

More information on Halloween tours is available at www.lockwoodmathewsmansion.com.