GHOSTS AT THE GALVEZ

It was late in the afternoon on Friday, July 2, when the phone rang at the shop. The voice of the young lady on the other end informed me she was the concierge for the Historic Hotel Galvez. She began to relay a story to me that, as a Galveston Island resident, I was somewhat familiar with.

The story goes something like this...a young lady checked into room 500 waiting for her fiance to return from sea when she found out that his ship was lost. Overcome with grief she hung herself in one of the turrets. Unbeknownst to her he had survived and returned to discover the tragedy whereupon he also committed suicide. Now the two souls are trapped in the Hotel Galvez and there are many accounts of haunting by staff and guests.

It seems there was a guest at the hotel who knew of the story and wanted to have the couple's relationship spiritually "blessed" on the 4th of July. The concierge was trying to find someone who understood the situation and could provide the needed "service." I would have loved to do this myself, but I had big plans for Independence Day, so I called our most popular psychic, Sharon Michelle Davis. She agreed to help out.

Reporting back, Sharon said the hotel staff served as witnesses to the ceremony in room 500, which had been set up as a bridal suite complete with champagne and scattered rose petals. Well, the next day, as Sharon was preparing to get a massage, her and her masseuse had a strange experience involving two "lights."

To hear Sharon's full account come to the next meeting of Galveston Ghost Hunters at The Witchery, Sunday, July 18, at 6pm.