my long, light-blue cotton dress, beautiful in its plain classic couture. As I approach Menokin Plantation, I am startled by a voice saying, “There it is; there is the house”, and I glance ahead and see a stately Georgian manor home, impressive in its size, architecture, and tidiness. A fleeting moment later, my eyes focus back into the twenty-first century, where I see a large roof, and a portion of the house I had just perceived. I feel there is a man named Frank who lives here, along with a lady, and there is another man associated with this address. There is a brotherly connection between two of these three.


My eighteenth century excursion seemed to last minutes, when in reality, it had been only seconds. I found myself still sitting in the dog-haired backseat of historian Mark Nesbitt’s Volkswagen in my shorts and t-shirt, listening to the now-embodied voice of his wife Carol, as we pulled into the parking space in front of the Menokin Visitor’s Center. I had taken care not to learn about the bygone days of these beautiful acres, until I could experience Menokin in my own way. As an Investigative Medium, I work with historians, authors, archaeologists, and detectives to find out what history has not revealed. And as a remote viewer, I do not always know what era I glimpse or through whose eyes I connect. Finding out is part of my fun. My interest does not qualify me to discuss what historians have documented, but nonetheless, I wear this gift as my key to antiquity. History is easier to experience in this


century, with the advent of new media and non-profits such as the Menokin Foundation, who dedicate their time and money to preserve the past for all to experience. Sarah Dillard Pope, Menokin Foundation Executive Director, welcomed us to the Visitor’s Center, and explained, “At the foundation, we want people to experience history however it speaks to them. Some walk for exercise and recreation, to experience Menokin through nature. Others experience Menokin through the architecture of the house, the fragments, and how they fit together. Others enjoy their experience through reading displays of letters and personal accounts from those who lived here.” She presented me with a locket, which had recently been found by archaeologists who were working in a


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Two chimney stacks, contributed by Leslie Rennolds.


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