MIDDLEBURY — Solomon Jewett (1808-94) of Weybridge kept a very impressive guest list. Presidents George Washington and Abraham Lincoln. Prince Albert of England. The Virgin Mary. Oh, and since they were all deceased, Jewett didn’t even need to open his door; as spirits, they all drifted in through the walls and hovered above his head. And he had the photos to prove it. Jewett’s “spirit photos” and other otherworldly keepsakes are now on display at Middlebury’s Henry Sheldon Museum of Vermont History. They’r … (read more)
