History & local legend
The Everhart Museum opened in Scranton’s Nay Aug Park in 1908. Its founder, Dr. Isaiah Fawkes Everhart, was a physician and businessman with a strong interest in natural history. The museum brought together scientific specimens, art, and cultural objects for the public.
Its ghost tradition imagines the founder still moving through the galleries. The Lackawanna County tourism bureau recounts reports of whispers, sudden chills, and objects apparently shifting without anyone touching them. Some tellers attribute the presence to Everhart himself.
The stories have also drawn organized investigators. In October 2020, the museum announced flashlight tours featuring John and Keriann Balucha of Wyoming Valley Ghost Tours, who were to discuss their investigation of the building.
