Farnsworth House Investigation – Part Two EVPs, Apps, Cat Balls… and a Lot of Air Conditioning

by Roxanne Crouse March 3, 2026

Farnsworth House Investigation – Part Two

EVPs, Apps, Cat Balls… and a Lot of Air Conditioning

The Farnsworth House has a reputation. Guests and staff have reported heavy footsteps in empty rooms, shadowy figures in the hallways, unexplained voices, and objects that seem to move on their own. With that kind of lore, you’d expect activity to be constant.

So for part two of our investigation, we focused heavily on audio.

And spoiler alert: it was not a good night for EVPs.

Spirit Talker, Ghost Tube, and Static Sessions

We started early again to avoid disturbing other guests with noisy equipment. Spirit Talker and Ghost Tube were first up, followed by a static session.

We asked direct, controlled questions:

Can you understand what we are saying?
Did you live in Gettysburg?
Were you happy during your life?
Are you responsible for the noises we hear at night?
Is there something specific you want us to know?

Some responses popped up on the apps:

“No”
“Brother”
“Tradition”
“Please listen”
“Strong”
“Finish”
“Higher”

Interesting words? Sure. Clear, relevant communication? Not really.

The building itself is extremely noisy. You hear cars outside. You hear people above you and below you. There’s a restaurant downstairs. There are doors closing, wood creaking, and the constant hum of heating and cooling systems.

Unless something happens clearly inside the room, it’s impossible to confidently label it paranormal.

EVP Sessions: Two Recorders, Ten Questions

For the second half of the session, I switched to voice recorders — five yes/no questions per recorder, just like the night before.

Questions included:

Can you affect the temperature in this room?
Did you live here before 1900?
Were you involved in an accident?
Are you trying to protect someone here?
Can you manipulate electronic devices?

After reviewing:

The video audio
Recorder #1
Recorder #2
And the ambient sound

There were no clear EVPs.

Nothing whispered.
Nothing hidden in playback.
Nothing that couldn’t be explained by environmental noise.

Honestly? I expected more from a location with this reputation.

Ear Scout Experiment

Next, I tested an app called Ear Scout, which amplifies surrounding sound. I recorded everything so I could layer the enhanced audio over the video later.

After reviewing the files carefully:

Nothing.

No clearer voices.
No unexplained whispers.
Just the same environmental noise.

We even re-tested without headphones plugged in to make sure the mic source wasn’t affecting quality. The second run sounded better technically — but still no paranormal evidence.

The Time-Lapse Test

While we went to dinner, I left a time-lapse camera running on our equipment.

According to legend, the entire house is haunted. If that’s the case, something should happen when investigators leave the room, right?

What we observed:

A picture moved slightly.
The sign hanging on the door shifted.
EMF on the bed spiked.

At first glance? Interesting.

But after correlating timestamps, we realized every movement and EMF spike matched perfectly with the air conditioner turning on and off.

The lesson here is important: environmental controls matter. Airflow can move lightweight objects. Electrical systems can influence EMF readings. If you don’t rule those out first, you’ll convince yourself you caught something paranormal.

Time lapse also has a limitation — no sound. Next time, I plan to run both time lapse and real-time recording so we have full context.

The Cat Ball Incident

Now here’s where things got weird.

While we were sitting still — not moving — the cat ball went off on its own.

This was the only time during the entire investigation that it triggered without obvious physical interaction.

We tested it.
We stood up slowly.
We cleared space around it.
We watched carefully.

It triggered again once… and then stopped.

Was it paranormal?

Possibly not. These devices are sensitive. Vibrations, subtle air movement, or internal battery quirks can cause activation. But I’ll admit — this was the most interesting moment of the night.

Still not evidence. Just… interesting.

Thermal Sweep

We finished with a thermal scan of the room.

The heater produced visible heat rising upward, which looked dramatic on camera — almost like an apparition forming. But visually cool doesn’t equal paranormal. It was clearly heat displacement.

No cold spots.
No unexplained shapes.
No temperature anomalies beyond normal airflow.

Exploring the Grounds

Before dinner, we explored around the property — inside and out.

The building reportedly has over 100 bullet marks from the Battle of Gettysburg (many filled in and marked). You can actually see them along the exterior walls. That history alone gives the place an atmosphere.

At night, shadows stretch dramatically across the courtyard. If someone says they saw a shadow figure out there? I can see how that happens.

Old lighting + uneven surfaces + expectation = shadow person.

It’s a perfect psychological setup.

Final Thoughts on Night Two

This was not a strong EVP night.

We captured more at the 1863 Inn than we did here — which is interesting considering the Farnsworth House’s intense haunted reputation.

If investigators are frequently capturing EVPs here, I genuinely believe the noise level plays a role. This building carries sound everywhere. It would be very easy to misinterpret distant voices, street noise, or movement from other guests as paranormal activity.

That doesn’t mean nothing ever happens here.

It just means that this night, under controlled observation, we did not capture compelling evidence.

Part three will move into full night vision investigation.

Maybe 9:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. really is the “ghosting hour”… or maybe that idea needs better sourcing than “because someone said so.”

We’ll keep testing.

Stay curious, spooky cats. 🐾