Haunted Halls: Gillette Castle

Explore the haunted halls of Connecticut's century old Gillette Castle. Built by actor, author, inventor and playwright William H. Gillette (1853-1937), Gillette Castle includes secret rooms, hidden bars and seaweed insulation! With many ghost sightings over the years, is the ghost William Gillette who died on the property? Or his valet, Yukitaka Osaki (1865-1942) who also died on the estate? Could it be one of Gillette's many siblings who passed away? Or his beloved wife, Helen "Ella" Gillette (1860-1888)? Find out in this video.

Sources:

Find A Grave, "Helen Carroll Ella Gillette", https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/40726502/helen_carroll-gillette#view-photo=20523891

TripAdvisor, Gillette Castle State Park, https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g33764-d107170-Reviews-Gillette_Castle_State_Park-East_Haddam_Connecticut.html

The Rockfall Foundation, "The Aunt Polly at Gillette Castle", https://rockfallfoundation.org/geo-subsea-part-3-the-aunt-polly-at-gillette-castle-state-park/

Mark Burnett, University of Northern Iowa, "William Gilette and American Theatrical Realism", https://scholarworks.uni.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2475&context=etd

Emma Wiley, "Yukitaka Osaki and Gillette Castle", Connecticut History dot Org, https://connecticuthistory.org/yukitaka-osaki-and-gillette-castle-one-of-hadlymes-first-japanese-immigrants/

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