Bridgeport California
Mendocini House
Park Rangers experience a motherly spirit.
Playful, curious child spirits are also housemates!
DESCRIPTION
The Mendocini House is a small wooden cabin that was built by an Italian fellow whose last name was Mendocini, who drove freight trucks from Aurora. It was a simple house, but a lot of love, food and family made it a wonderful family home. it is big enough and in great enough shape to be a place used by rangers to live in.
HISTORY
Being a union town, there was money to be made, working in Bodie. While the miners preferred to live in rugged cabins near the Standard Mine where they worked on Bunker Hill, other people preferred to live closer to town so their children could attend school and live in an actual neighborhood. The Mendocini children played with the children who lived in the nearby houses in their little suburb.
Several generations of Mendocini family members lived in this house, that they loved and took care of. Daughter Anna grew up and lived there, perhaps with her own family. They may have been one of the families that were some of the last to leave, for their home was in good enough condition to become home to a series of park rangers.
HISTORY OF MANIFESTATIONS
Families who loved each other in life, who fill their home with love and joy, who celebrate life with food and making good memories with each other, will sometimes continue to do so as they remember the good times in spirit-form.
People who enjoyed taking care of their families and guests while alive, sometimes continue to do so while in spirit form, interacting with people who stay in their old, earthly home.
Children in spirit-form continue to play in their favorite spots while they were alive.
MANIFESTATIONS
The Entities of the Mendocini children
They have been known to follow visitors or rangers all around the house. These spirit children are curious about visitors, who they see as their new house-mates.
These child spirits still play outside, as their laughing and the sounds of their playing can be heard outside and around the house.
The Entity of either Mrs. Mendocini or of daughter Anna and family/friends
These spirit people have shown hospitality to the rangers, tried to meet their needs by making them feel welcome, and also tried to give their ranger guests what they wanted, though it is hard to do when you don’t have a body anymore.
Upon opening up the houses after a long winter when no one had been living there, a ranger was greeted once by the wonderful aroma of Italian food cooking.
Another ranger, who had just moved into the house, made himself some lasagna, but regretted the fact that he didn’t have any garlic to add, because he loved seasoning. As he ate his lasagna, his eyes started to water, and he felt a burning sensation in his sinuses. He had to go outside quickly to get some air. When he came back, the house smelled of garlic. Either Mrs. Mendocini or Anna likes to look after the needs of her guests.
On his second night in the house, this ranger was sitting alone by himself, reading. Suddenly, he heard a party going on, with the sounds of various disembodied voices. As no radio was on, he went outside, but could hear nothing coming from his neighbor fellow rangers. When he came back inside, the volume of disembodied voices had risen, the party now being in full swing. He courteously thanked his hostess for trying to brighten up his existence by inviting him to their gathering, but that he had a lot of reading to do. She must have respected his wishes because the disembodied voices disappeared.
STILL HAUNTED?
Most Probably so. The Mendocini family has chosen to stay in their beloved family home, remembering all the love and good times they experienced here, and in turn show caring hospitality to the rangers who stay here.
Many rangers who have lived in this house have reported the hospitality given them by the Mendocini spirit-people.
No hard evidence has been posted on-line of any investigation done here. Perhaps, they are not allowed in as to not disturb the environment of the cabin or bother the known spirits.
LOCATION
Hwy 395
Bridgeport, California 93517
(760) 647-6445
The Mendocini House is located near the intersection of Prospect Street and Union Street, across from the J.C. Wallace House. Park Street runs behind it. It was built in the quiet suburbs of Bodie.
SOURCES INCLUDE
- All Photos by Tom Carr.
Our Haunted Paranormal Stories are Written by Julie Carr
