Bush House Museum in Haunted Oregon

Asahel Bush II moved to Salem, Oregon, in 1850 when he was 26 years old. He had originally relocated to Oregon to start a newspaper. He called it ‘The Oregon Statesman’, however, he sold it less than 15 years later and moved into banking. It was in Salem that Bush II met Eugenia, the love of his life, who he married. Unfortunately, their marriage was short-lived as Eugenia came down with TB and died in 1863. This triggered Bush II to build his dream house, and in 1876, the Italian-style Victorian mansion was born. The couple had four children together, of which Bush II was now the sole parent. When Eugenia died, they were aged 6, 4, 2, and 1 years old. Despite this, they all grew up well-adjusted and did very well for themselves. The exemption was the youngest daughter, (also called Eugenia), who developed schizophrenia when at college. Although her father did his best to find good hospital treatment for her mental health, it was hard to come by in this era. She lived in a psychiatric hospital until she was 52, then spent the last 18 years of her life at the Bush House with a nurse. 

Paranormal Activity
Eugenia was separated from her family for 34 years of her life due to mental illness. Despite being well-treated in the private hospital, it wasn’t the same as being at home with her family. The entity of Eugenia is thought to still live at the Bush House Museum. Entities can choose whatever age they show themselves at, normally picking the happiest time of their lives. For Eugenia, this was during her childhood before her mental health deteriorated.  There have been reports of people seeing a young girl’s apparition, acting in ways similar to what young Eugenia would do. For example, Eugenia always felt the cold and loved to turn the heating up. The apparition does the same thing. Because the rest of the family members also lost so much time with Eugenia, some of their entities have thought to return to the house to be with her, including her father, Bush II. People who still have connections to the Bush House Museum say they can feel cold spots and see human-like shadows when no one is there.