Why We Investigate (mostly) Cemeteries

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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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