Roff Home: As seen on SyFy in "The Possessed"

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The Watseka Wonder: America's First Documented Case of Spiritual Possession

In 1878, a 13-year-old girl named Lurancy Vennum moved into the Roff Home for 100 days, with the unbelievable claim that she was being possessed by the spirit of Mary Roff, the Roff daughter who had died 13 years earlier. Read more | Download eyewitness account

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Experience Evidence from Past Investigations

The many investigations of the Roff Home over the past three years have yielded a strange set of evidence, from recordings to photos to video to testimonials from past investigators. Check out the evidence.

Paranormal Bookings Strong in 2012

Both spiritual and human activity are picking up at the Roff Home. As of spring 2012, groups from Illinois, Indiana and Ohio are booking investigations in the home throughout the summer and into the fall. Read more.

As Roff Home Reopens, Inaugural Investigation Grants Wish through Make-A-Wish Foundation

On Feb. 10, 2011, the Roff Home reopened its doors with an investigation by Paranormal Generation. To christen the Roff Home's reopening, the group teamed up with the Make-A-Wish Foundation to help grant the wish of a girl with Hodgkins lymphoma, who dreamed of going on a real ghost hunt.

The girl was 13 years old, the same age as Lurancy Vennum when she moved into the Roff Home in 1878, and the group performed their investigation on Feb. 10, 2011, the 133rd anniversary of Lurancy's first day in the Roff Home.

The Roff Home was proud to help make that wish come true as part of the home's focus on helping to bring healing and positivity into the world.

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Victorian Architecture &
Historic Preservation

Completed in 1868, the Roff Home is a Victorian home ? specifically, Victorian Italianate ? and the first brick private residence in Iroquois County, Illinois. Currently, the Roff Home is undergoing extensive renovation to expose and renew its original Victorian detail.

After a year-long hiatus, restoration work has again begun on the Roff Home. Read about historic preservation efforts on the Roff Home blog and see what discoveries lurk beneath 140 years of paint!