Post by Jessie Desmond on May 1, 2015 8:37:50 GMT -9
The Blue Lady – 1840s
One of the oldest ghost sites in Alaska, Baranof Castle was home to the Baranof family. Alexander Baranof was the first Alaskan governor. The house overlooked Sitka Harbor, but burned down in 1894. Alexander’s daughter Irina was in love with a Russian naval officer, but was forced to marry another man. She committed suicide on her wedding night. It is said that her spirit would appear in the drawing room (where she died) or in the cupola, as if waiting for her lover to return. She is said to be wearing a blue dress, thus was deemed the ‘Blue Lady’. There were many sightings of the ‘Blue Lady’. Once the house burnt down on March 17, 1894, all of the hauntings ceased.
One of the oldest ghost sites in Alaska, Baranof Castle was home to the Baranof family. Alexander Baranof was the first Alaskan governor. The house overlooked Sitka Harbor, but burned down in 1894. Alexander’s daughter Irina was in love with a Russian naval officer, but was forced to marry another man. She committed suicide on her wedding night. It is said that her spirit would appear in the drawing room (where she died) or in the cupola, as if waiting for her lover to return. She is said to be wearing a blue dress, thus was deemed the ‘Blue Lady’. There were many sightings of the ‘Blue Lady’. Once the house burnt down on March 17, 1894, all of the hauntings ceased.