Join Mount Paranormal on a 1 hour investigation at the Old Penola Cemetery and a 3 hour investigation at Sharam Cottage, Penola.
We will do a 1 hour investigation at the Old Penola Cemetery on Old Penola Rd, starts 6.00pm to 7.00pm, we will then move to Sharam Cottage from 7.30pm until 10.30 pm.
Sharam Cottage was built early in 1850 of blackwood slabs and bark for the roof was made out of timber from the banks of a nearby swamp, this was the home of Christopher Sharam, boot maker and Ellen Patching. The family moved into a two roomed slab cottage. He built a second cottage of sawn slabs in the mid 1860s to accommodate his growing family.
The cottages remained in the Sharam family, with descendant Sarah, known as “Granny Davis” being the last to live there until 1941 when it was purchased by Bob Fennell. The Penola Branch of the National Trust of South Australia purchased the property in 1981.
Lets see if we can have a conversation with Christopher, Ellen or their 15 children.
Sharam Cottage & The Old Penola Cemetery