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Our Haunted Courthouse

December 12, 2008 | 1:26 pm

What did the G.R.A.S.P. ghost-hunters find when they recently spent a night investigating the Old DeKalb County Courthouse?

Click here for all the spoooky details.

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Is Old Courthouse Staircase Haunted?

November 15, 2008 | 11:20 am
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Scott Snapped this Shot of the G.R.A.S.P Truck

A local group of ghost-hunters plans to shut themselves up in the old courthouse this evening to find out.

I’d say “The Death House” on Sycamore is a more likely candidate.  :-)

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Can You Hear Those Courthouse Bells Chime?

August 19, 2008 | 2:30 pm

Did you know that the courthouse is chiming again?  I didn’t.

As was written in the Winter 2008 DeKalb History Center newsletter, Artisan resident Jo Giraudo raised enough money last year to revitalize the playing of the Carillon Bells at the old Courthouse, which were turned off in 2006 during renovations.

But from what I’ve heard, thanks mainly to the office towers that flank the courthouse, the music has trouble getting beyond the immediate vicinity.  History Center staff have tried different placement, but to little avail.  Obviously if the bells have only been playing since the 1990s, this isn’t a new problem…most of our office towers predate that time.  But its yet another reason for me to shake my head as I walk by One West Courthouse Square.

Personally, I don’t think I’ve EVER heard the Courthouse bells.  When and how often do they ring?

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