25/02/2026
Hi all! New member here, but I have been coming to Gettysburg regularly since I was a kid back in the 1970s, and it all started with my dad (a Navy combat veteran of WWII), who loved American history, and especially the Gettysburg battlefield.
We lost him in 2010, but my wife and I are also frequent travelers to the battlefield, and are carrying on his legacy.
That said, I'm generally agnostic when it comes to all things paranormal -- maybe yes; maybe no. It's really not my bag.
But...maybe, sometimes, something sneaks through our defenses for a reason...or maybe not.
And then there is the picture I have posted below: it is a "selfie" taken by my wife in the basement of the Dobbin House in July of this year while we were waiting for our drinks.
I am the bearded old fart on the left in the blue shirt, and my wife is on the right (also in blue). But, if you look closely between our heads (which I have circled, and especially if you can enlarge the photo), there is another image of an (older?) heavily bearded man on the wall behind us.
But here is where is gets even stranger -- the wall behind us in the picture is NOT a mirror of any sort (it's a stone wall), and neither is there a traditional bar mirror in front of us (which is full of wine and spirits). So it's clearly not a mirror image of me and my beard.
I don't know what to think of it...but I openly and non-judgmentally welcome your comments!
Thanks for letting me in!
-Mike