In memory of our Grandfather, Jesse Marcel Sr., we thought a social network site would be a great way for people to share their experiences with the paranormal. For those of you who do not know who he was, he was the first military officer at the scene of a UFO crash in Roswell, New Mexico, commonly referred to as the “Roswell Incident”.
This incident set the stage for UFO enthusiasts and Paranormal Investigators around the world to start the questioning, “what is the truth”, “are we alone” “what is our government not telling us”, “what is it that goes bump in the night?” It is has become a part of our everyday culture.
Since our father Jesse Marcel Jr., also knew the truth, (after all, his father showed him pieces of the UFO wreckage at the age of 9) he became fascinated with astronomy.
He began working on a project that would yield a telescope that could compete with the best telescopes out there.
It was contained underground in our backyard with a large rotating metal dome, it was magnificent, and we loved it.
From that point on our eyes had been opened too, looking through that eyepiece of the telescope was amazing there was just to much space out there for us to be alone. What a gift our father had given us, opening our eyes to the realm of the unknown.
Since most people have heard of the Roswell Incident, we wanted to share with you our experience with a haunting.
After our mother had passed away, our father remarried and moved to Helena Montana, we had been previously living in Clancy Montana, to a big beautiful house with a history, locals referred to this home as The Tatem-Young house.
Benjamin H. and Lydia M. Tatem came west as newlyweds in 1869, they settled in Helena where Tatem managed the Unionville mining claims of Philadelphia investors and operated Helena Iron Works. Tatem profited from his interests in the Bald Butte Mine near Marysville. The Tatems, famous for their hospitality, built this stunning Tudor style home circa 1895. In 1901, President McKinley appointed Tatem U.S. Assayer of Helena's federal office at 214 Broadway, Tatem died in 1915. In 1922, at age 82, Lydia Tatem was killed when she fell beneath the wheels of the Kenwood streetcar at Benton and Lawrence (this is who people think haunt the house since she was killed on the night of her anniversary), Lieutenant General Samuel Baldwin Marks Young and Anne Dean Huntley Young, sister of renowned Helena physician Dr. Maria Dean, subsequently purchased the home. In 1956, Carroll College acquired the property from Ellen Dean Child Nichols, Mrs. Young’s niece. Both nuns and priests had lived at one point or another in the house and from what we understood they heard things that could not be explained, as did we. The upstairs of the house seemed to have the most activity. Lights would turn on after we just turned them off. We would constantly hear what sounded like loud crashes as if someone had been trying to break in, running up the stairs we would hope to catch a glimpse of something but we never did. The entire family had different experiences, ranging from seeing glowing green lights and turned over dressers. Well after that experience he never stepped foot back in the house.
Well that is our story please tell us yours.
