The Wolcott House

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             Several instruments were used to detect the super natural, digital and 35mm cameras, Hall Effect gauss-meter, electroscope, ultrasonic sniffer, digital thermometer and relative humidity gauge. The basement has the presence of several people. The "several people" could be from when James Wolcott had meetings with military personal or from when the basement was used as a stopping point for the Underground Railroad. Chris Woodyard, an author for the super natural also visited the Wolcott House. She stated that she saw the image of a large woman with a flat, piggy face in the basement. The woman's sleeves were rolled up as if she"d been doing the laundry. Woodyard saw the woman swearing and hitting a child. Mary Wolcott had a very large household, six children; she would have had help, the census records from the late 19th century listed a maid in the house. Mary had a daughter, Mary Ann, she was the only girl, a sister was born to her in 1837, but she died when she was 3 weeks old. Mary Ann was responsible for helping her mother iron, cook, wash dishes, bake bread, churn butter, spin and weave. The five boys would have had to feed the animals, clean their stalls, milk the cows and tend to the chickens and geese. Geese were allowed to run free until an ordinance was passed in Maumee in 1866. .
             It is documented by N.A. Reiter and L.L Schillig that in a bedroom off of the hallway there is a feeling of sorrow. Two females are present; they appear to be mourning the death of a baby or very young child. The mother of the child seems to be ill also, it is clear that the cause of both illnesses is childbirth. The baby was Emily Wolcott; she would have been Mary Wolcott's youngest daughter, but she died after 3 weeks. .
             A glass nursing bottle from the late 19th century is on display at the Wolcott House. Mary Wolcott would have used this bottle to feed her children. The bottle is about 5 inches long by 2-3 inches wide.