SPIRIT SOCIETY OF PA - OLDER PHOTOS, STORIES, ETC. PG 2

Taken at one of Mid-State PA's most legendary haunted sites - The Moonshine Church and Cemetery, near Fort Indiantown Gap, where Fred Raber, victim of the "Blue-Eyed Six" is buried.  The photographer claims the circled child was not there that night and that when it was shown to the others in the pic, they confirmed this as well.  A close examination suggests this may be an apparition:  Although in a position that would be no further distant from the camera than the other figures (note the feet) it is much fainter. At a investigation here a few years ago, a CGF member recorded clear EVP of a young child's voice near where this photo was taken.

Taken at the US Hotel in 2002, this photo illustrates the value of duplicity in authenticating anomalous photos.  "Orbs", as we have learned over the years, are too suspect to be considered paranormal in nature without correlating evidence.  In this case, the anomaly was captured by both my (JDW) still digital camera and the camcorder held by Ed Dubil Sr.  Ed had alerted us by saying he had one in the viewfinder and from the far doorway, I took this shot.  His video of the anomaly suggested it was closer to my side of the room and was moving slowly but steadily and horizontal.  Additional correlating evidence of the activity in this room that night came from my Tri-Field meter, which was set up here and sounded several times when no humans were present, suggesting moving EM fields were present. This  second floor room is one of the most active in this historic and haunted hotel in Hollidaysburg, near Altoona.  Kelly and I have visited here several times in association with the Allegheny Mountain Ghosthunters, and on this occaision, it was part of a bus trip co-sponsored by Kelly and the AMG.  Ironically, Hollidaysburg is the birthplace of Cecil Downing, the noted dowser and Kelly's great uncle, who passed on the day after we returned from this trip.

Look at the HUNDREDS of spirits in this photo! OK, anyone who has been doing this for a while will note the proliferation of DUST PARTICLES in this image!  I even admit there were times we -- and lots of other ghosthunters -- once believed there was something to these "cluster" shots. (This was before we understood how the proximity of a built in flash to the lens in most early digital cameras illuminated these particles) There is something very curious about this pic, though, which was taken as Kelly was leading a group through the haunted Sickman's Mill (Lancaster Co) during a "Camping with Spirits" weekend in 2001. Kelly had mentioned she "felt" that "someone" was following the group and asked me to take some photos. I took one shortly before this, and got a few stray dust particles. I then took this one, and although no one had moved, there was a considerable amount of dust stirred up.  I then noticed the "streak" anomaly which looks like a comet just in front of Kelly. Could this fast moving object be what stirred up all the dust? (An SSP "Haunted Tent Event" is planned for June 05. To learn more, please click here)

While camping at Little Buffalo State Park in 2001, Kelly and I went to dinner at the nearby Newport Hotel. "Feeling" it was haunted, she asked our waitress about any paranormal activity and we were later given an impromptu tour  by the owner.  Not expecting to go ghosthunting on this weekend, I had only my still camera, and in the basement had taken a random shot seconds before this that showed nothing. Kelly said "Take another one, someone is behind me" and this is the result.  An unexplained rush of cold air was felt at the time of the photo, and though I searched the surrounding area for any object that may have passed in front of the lens, none could be found.  I cannot say with certainy what caused this but Kelly's statement and the cold I felt make a strong point for it being truly paranormal in nature.