| Ancestors of Mormon Pioneers are justifiably | | | | persisted for several minutes. |
| proud of the heritage and history of the | | | | |
| brave people who settled Utah, Nevada and | | | | Capitol State Police are the security for the |
| California in the 1800s. | | | | Museum so they sent Officers to investigate |
| | | | and found the Museum secure each time they |
| One terrific organization devoted to | | | | saw unusual images or motion detectors went |
| preserving that heritage is the Daughters of | | | | off. |
| Utah Pioneers. Website for DUP. | | | | |
| | | | In an interesting side story, the Museum |
| Maureen Smith, the vice president of the | | | | director speculates that she may know who it |
| Daughters of Utah Pioneers took a few minutes | | | | is in the image. |
| to talk with me about the recent ghost | | | | |
| sightings at the museum. | | | | 20 Years ago a "sampler" was stolen from the |
| | | | Museum. A "sampler" is an embroidered piece |
| On October 10, 2007 Utah Capitol State Police | | | | of cloth that students of embroidery used to |
| saw an image on the monitors which come from | | | | prove that they knew their stitches. |
| the Daughters of Utah Pioneers Museum. | | | | |
| | | | A Museum staffer recognized the Sampler |
| One of the officers actually took a photo of | | | | listed for sale on eBay, and that staffer |
| the image in the monitor, and gave the photo | | | | contacted eBay, and sent documentation that |
| to the Daughters of Utah Pioneers Museum.See | | | | the item was stolen, so eBay contacted |
| the image here. | | | | seller. The eBay seller, who's family had |
| | | | purchased the sampler in good faith years |
| The monitors are in the Utah Capitol | | | | earlier, immediately returned the sampler to |
| building, and the images come from the | | | | Daughters of Utah Pioneers. |
| cameras in the Museum a few blocks away. | | | | |
| State Police watch the monitors, and respond | | | | During the interval of the images appearing |
| if there appears to be an intruder. | | | | to the State Police, and the return of the |
| | | | sampler, a Custodian reported that on one |
| The image appeared four times over an 8 day | | | | night he saw a young lady, dressed in black |
| period, and always appeared between about | | | | sitting on a bench in the museum foyer. |
| 11:00 PM and 3:00 AM. During these hours the | | | | |
| Museum is closed and empty, no one is inside | | | | The custodian explained that the museum was |
| accept cleaning or maintenance. | | | | closed and she must leave, he unlocked and |
| | | | opened the front door for her, she never |
| During this 8 day period the motion detectors | | | | spoke but arose and walked out the door, BUT |
| in the Museum were set off several times, and | | | | NOT DOWN THE STEPS! The girl floated above |
| the image appeared 4 times. The ghostly image | | | | the steps, and sidewalk, until she |
| appeared without setting off motion detectors | | | | disappeared! |
| sometimes, other times motion detectors went | | | | |
| off without showing the image. | | | | This story was brought to our attention by |
| | | | Carolyn Richardson, a Daughter of a Utah |
| Each time the image was seen it looked like | | | | Pioneer. The story originally appeared in |
| the same person, and the image always | | | | their newsletter. |