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Lancaster County, Pennsylvania · Cemeteries

Saint James Episcopal Churchyard

The Woman at Ellie’s Grave

The Romanesque brick tower and arched windows of Saint James Episcopal Church on North Duke Street.

History & local legend

During an October 2011 visit to Lancaster, author and medium Rob Gutro joined a tour that passed through the churchyard of Saint James Episcopal Church. He later described seeing a woman dressed in gray, with lace-trimmed clothing, buckled boots and her hair pinned up. She appeared to direct his attention toward a small grave marker.

Gutro interpreted the encounter as a mother introducing him to her daughter. When he examined the stone, he found the name Ellie, which he connected with that impression.

Sources

  1. Rob Gutro, October 20, 2011, personal account and photograph of the row of stones at Saint James
  2. Saint James Episcopal Church, history and burials in its Lancaster churchyard
  3. Saint James Episcopal Church, visiting the historic site
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Visiting

Historic downtown church and churchyard.

Image credit

Smallbones, via Wikimedia Commons · License