I have been a fan of the Whaley House since I visited it as a child in the mid-eighties. I have visited the Whaley House three times since SOHO took it over from the Historical Shrine Foundation, and I must say that I am extremely disappointed. Now, (to me,) it feels like an empty shell of its former glory. It doesn't seem to have the same feeling that it used to.I worked in the Old Town plaza a year or so ago, and the rumor was that since SOHO took over, there have been no more significant ghost encounters. Is this true?
I must say that most of my disappointment comes in the fact that the SOHO people really couldn't care less about the history and mystery of the Whaley House. I was a visitor during Halloween week in 2004, and I was appalled to see how ill-informed the docents were. They could barely answer any question asked of them, or they answered them incorrectly. Something as simple as the Whaley House HOURS went answered incorrectly.
You would also think that during Halloween, they would tell visitors at least a LITTLE bit about the paranormal activity of the house- but no- they dwelled more on the history of the "Whaley and Croswaithe" General Store. Many people left that night disillusioned.
I feel as if SOHO took over the Whaley House as a capital venture instead of truly caring for the house. All they seem to care about is the $$$.
Am I the only one to feel this way?
