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 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. Read more | Download eyewitness account

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New Year's Eve Public Event: Join Spirit Medium Michelle Ollis for Readings and a Paranormal Investigation

Join spirit medium Michelle Ollis on New Year's Eve for a special gallery reading, as well as an overnight paranormal investigation with an area paranormal investigative team.

Gallery Reading Session: 7 pm to midnight: $20
Gallery Reading Session + Paranormal Investigation: 7 p.m. to 4 a.m., $35

More info on Facebook or call 917-304-7015. To purchase tickets, call 917-304-7015 or email info@roffhome.com.

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.

The Roff Home Reopens with Focus on Healing, in a Nod to the Original Watseka Wonder

After closing for cleansing in early November 2010, the Roff Home has now reopened. New rules apply to groups seeking to investigate the home, with a focus on the spiritual and emotional healing that is at the heart of the Watseka Wonder story. 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 new focus on healing, 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.

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.

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!