The Watseka Wonder & The Roff Home

Your Visit: Tours, Ghost Hunts and Paranormal Investigations

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Upcoming Public Events

» Fri.-Sat., Sept. 24-25, 2010: Ghosthunting 101, two nights of training sessions with the Illiana Paranormal Society. Tickets on sale now.
» Fri.-Sat., Oct. 22-23, 2010: Psychic Medium Rick Hayes, Gallery Readings and Paranormal Investigations. Tickets on sale soon.

The Roff Home:
140 Years of History to Explore

The Roff Home is available for you to explore the bizarre case of the Watseka Wonder involving Lurancy Vennum and Mary Roff.

Come experience for yourself the Victorian home where the possession took place.

» Check Dates Available
» Private Tours
» Ghosthunting
» Paranormal Investigations
» Overnight Stays (NEW!)

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

In 1878, a 14-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.

On the Blog:
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.

Read about our historic preservation efforts on the Roff Home blog and see what discoveries we're finding under 140 years of paint!

"The Possessed" on SyFy

The Roff Home and the case of the Watseka Wonder were recently featured in the Booth Brothers documentary "The Possessed," released on DVD in May 2009. The show first aired on the SyFy network on Oct. 8, 2009 at 9 pm EST and again on Nov. 11, 2009 at 2 pm EST.

» Read more about "The Possessed"