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We've often been asked why we investigate more cemeteries than we do private homes or businesses.
While we welcome the occasion to investigate private homes, businesses and the like (within our local area for the time being), there are a number of reasons why most of our investigation and research involves cemeteries.
Over the years that we've been conducting paranormal research and investigation, both together and separately before we met, we realize that spirits of the departed often choose to remain at their 'final' resting place. Sometimes they don't know how to 'cross over', sometimes they just don't wish to leave either this realm or their graves. Sometimes they don't know that they're deceased, among many other different reasons.
We know that each cemetery visit is either a 'hit' or a 'miss'. There's been times where we have conducted research at burial sites where even when we haven't captured anything on film or tape, Jim often feels spirits around us.
Some don't like the idea that they're deceased. We've captured many an EVP where spirits are angry, downright mean on occasion. Some are sad, some are confused. Sure, we've gotten some good EVPs in homes, but we seem to gather more in cemeteries that we visit.
I photograph tombstones not only for our paranormal research, but for genealogical purposes. While in a cemetery, we both photograph a wide variety of stones so that we may include those photographs on genealogy sites, and places such as "Findagrave" as a gesture of kindess for family and friends of the deceased who live out of state, or live too far away to conduct local genealogy research on their own.
I also enjoy photographing unusual and impressive tombstones because they are quite simply that.....impressive, and awesome. I find the sight of beautiful and elaborate monuments a moving, loving tribute to those loved ones who have passed on. Even simple homemade stones are very touching to me.
On a side note, while we don't get a chance to investigate many abandoned places in our area, I have to admit that I'm sometimes a "chicken". It's one thing to get busted or chased out by the law. I'm actually more afraid of getting shot at by a local!
And in closing, as a rule we don't investigate cemeteries late at night, unless we've asked permission by local law enforcement to do so.
So far, we've not made any nighttime visits here in Texas.....yet. We don't know how well we will be received if we do ask permission.....but we've never had a problem back in Massachusetts when we've asked. We shall see how it goes out here, in the future.
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Monday, January 19, 2009
Site Updates, Emails, Winter Colds
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Over the past few months before the new year, we were graciously invited to conduct several investigations of private homes. At the request of each owner, we agreed not to publish our findings on our site. Both investigations proved to be uneventful, but the owners were just as happy to learn that they did not have a haunting.
When I finally did find time to update our website and get going on our emails, I got hit with the flu, big time. Then a few weeks later I came down with a cold. It just seems to run in cycles....
but since it's winter, 'tis the season for the damned colds and flu, right?
It's been too cold for me to stop at some local cemeteries to take photos and make recordings, and that aggravates me to no end!
Jim (my partner and cohort in paranormal adventures) claims that I've "climatized"....I complain that I'm cold when it's 60 degrees here in North Texas!
Maybe he's right. We're both from the Northeast, born and raised. Jim is from Massachusetts, I'm from New Jersey. When I spent 24 years in New England, I've experienced severe snow and ice storms that native Texans would never dream of. We know what it's like when our former state has shut down because of those storms. We've been residents of Texas for six years now, and Jim laughs when I reach for my jacket or coat when the temps drop below 60 here. So yeah, I think I've climatized.
But I'm very happy to be getting back to a regular schedule of website updates and answering those emails. We always enjoy hearing from our web friends, what would we do without you guys? You're all great!
Let's just hope I don't get anymore colds or flu, once a year is enough for me!
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Over the past few months before the new year, we were graciously invited to conduct several investigations of private homes. At the request of each owner, we agreed not to publish our findings on our site. Both investigations proved to be uneventful, but the owners were just as happy to learn that they did not have a haunting.
When I finally did find time to update our website and get going on our emails, I got hit with the flu, big time. Then a few weeks later I came down with a cold. It just seems to run in cycles....
but since it's winter, 'tis the season for the damned colds and flu, right?
It's been too cold for me to stop at some local cemeteries to take photos and make recordings, and that aggravates me to no end!
Jim (my partner and cohort in paranormal adventures) claims that I've "climatized"....I complain that I'm cold when it's 60 degrees here in North Texas!
Maybe he's right. We're both from the Northeast, born and raised. Jim is from Massachusetts, I'm from New Jersey. When I spent 24 years in New England, I've experienced severe snow and ice storms that native Texans would never dream of. We know what it's like when our former state has shut down because of those storms. We've been residents of Texas for six years now, and Jim laughs when I reach for my jacket or coat when the temps drop below 60 here. So yeah, I think I've climatized.
But I'm very happy to be getting back to a regular schedule of website updates and answering those emails. We always enjoy hearing from our web friends, what would we do without you guys? You're all great!
Let's just hope I don't get anymore colds or flu, once a year is enough for me!
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