History & local legend
Packwood House in Lewisburg became a museum displaying the collections of twentieth-century residents John and Edith Fetherston. Edith collected mirrors, and more than ninety were on display when director Richard Sauers invited paranormal investigators to visit in spring 2009.
Sauers had sometimes felt something brush against him while working in the house. During the first of two evening investigations, he and a researcher stood in a room containing John Fetherston’s portrait, with two mirrors facing one another.
In an interview published by The Daily Item on July 25, 2009, Sauers described watching his reflection disappear. He said he then saw Fetherston standing beside them.
Sources
- Brett Crossley, The Daily Item, full interview with Richard Sauers, July 25, 2009
- Bucknell University Lewisburg Architecture Project, history and photographs of 12 Market Street
- Preservation Pennsylvania, 2024 award account distinguishing the two former museum buildings, printed page 12
- Union County Historical Society, current activities and separate Water Street gallery
- Esri, point address for the former museum house on Market Street