Ghost Hunt 9/1/12

ST. OLAF LUTHERAN CHURCH

St. Olaf Church in the 1900’s.

The church area were people come for prayers and morning communions.

The church in it’s much older days.

The church in the 2000’s.

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Some of the areas around the church.

1843 First Norwegian settlements in Wisconsin Dec. 7, 1844 First death = Halvor Ainesen Aasilrud Dec. 8, 1844 St. Olaf congregation organized Mar. 20, 1845 First marriage in St. Olaf parish = Hans Paus & Julia Gasmann Sept. 7, 1845 First baptism = Lars Larsen Jan. 25, 1846 Ole Rolefson Lojningen & Juro Margit Rolefsdatter were married in the log house that still stands on

Lincoln Road east of Norwegian Road (Elmer Johnson farm)

Apr. 26, 1846 First confirmation Nov. 22, 1847 St. Olaf incorporated and constitution adopted 1847-1848 First church built 1853 First Norwegian Lutheran Pastor = Nils Brandt Feb 2, 1860 St. Olaf declares itself independent of Episcopalian church 1871-1874 Second church built (dedicated Dec. 10, 1874 ) 1878 First parochial school June 13, 1881 First women’s organization = Ladies’ Aid 1896 First ice cream social 1900 First Sunday school 1901 First synodical affiliation = United Lutheran Church 1903 First service in English 1914 First youth organization = Young People’s Society 1918 First men’s organization = the Brotherhood 1919 First basement excavated 1920 First choir director = Everett Sorenson 1923 or 1924 Stained glass windows installed 1928 Electricity installed

1934 Last services in Norwegian

1947 Name change from St. Olaf’s Norwegian Lutheran Church to St. Olaf Evangelical Lutheran Church 1959 St. Olaf separated from St. Johns to become fully independent congregation with its own pastor 1960 Parsonage built 1960 Running water installed 1967 Parish hall built 1970 Sanctuary remodeled 1974 New wing added 1976 Dennis Johnson Pastor 1985 Larry Westfield Pastor 1988 St. Olaf petitioned to be in the Greater Milwaukee Synod 1994 150th Anniversary Celebration 2003 Ground breaking for expansion project 2004 Remodel and expansion project 2005 Pastor Westfield resigns -- current interim period2006 Matt Lee Pastor

This is where St. Olaf Church is located.

WHO WE INVESTIGATED WITH…

We investigated with the WCPS, which is a very good society of paranormal investigators.

WASHINGTON COUNTY PARANORMAL

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J. NATHAN COUCH

All About J. Nathan Couch

J. Nathan Couch grew up in Georgia. Currently, he is a resident of West Bend, Wisconsin, and loves the paranormal. He has grown up in Wisconsin ever since he was about 12 years of age. Nathan loved the paranormal stories that the folks in his Georgian city used to tell, and now, he has had many investigations, and caught LOADS of evidence. A few locations we know he has been to are: St. Olaf Lutheran Church, Schauer Art Center, Villisca Axe Murder House (Iowa), and Washington County Jail House & Courthouse.

All About Mike HokeMike Hoke has grown up in

Wisconsin his whole life, and has had many ghostly experiences. He joined Washington County Paranormal Society about five to ten years ago. He has been friends with Nathan for quite a while. His best experience with the paranormal was at the Washington County Court House Jail House. He was in the basement with Nate, and he was in the middle of asking a question, and he was brushed from behind in the neck. He said “I was right above an air vent, so I tried to see if some air was blowing through it, but it wasn’t. He has also been a believer his Whole life!