On Saturday, Rita a
fellow ghost hunter and I had the opportunity of going to the Laurel Hill
Cemetery to do a ghost hunt with the amazing Free Spirit Paranormal
Investigators.
After paying the
low price for this entertaining event, we took our seats and waited for the
workshop on ghost hunting to begin. There were plenty of people there and we
were all eager to learn the particulars of ghost hunting.
Frank Cassidy and
Denise Vacca are the co-founders of this investigative team
The team includes
Sue Beatty, Darlene Sharkey, Michelle Books, Christine Napoli, Claire McClean
Kyle Cassidy (his son) and Anne (his wife). Here are some of the team.
Before we started
our tour through the historic cemetery, we were shown a short film and then the
workshop began with Michelle explaining the different types of hauntings.
Darlene followed
and explained what the group must do before they even bring their equipment to
the property of a person seeking their help. There are many questions that need
to be asked so that the team knows what type of a spirit they’re dealing with.
Sue was the third
speaker up and she explained about the equipment used by the team, which
covered everything such as cameras, voice recorders, EMF’s to register the
electromagnetic fields. It was noteworthy to learn that they make sure that the
sightings or events are not caused by natural occurrences.
Kyle presented
some of the audio evidence collected from the different cases handled by the
team. It really sends chills down your spine to hear a spirit’s voice captured
on a recorder.
Frank took the
spotlight and explained in more detail what is involved with their
investigations and what unexpected results they have come across. They are
careful not to accidently take home an unwanted guest or two and explained to
the crowd how to psychically protect themselves before the tour.
Once the workshop
was completed, we all eagerly headed out in three groups. Here are some
pictures of this beautiful cemetery.
I did see
something that night and informed Frank, who was in charge of our group. Twice
I saw a dark shadow, no distinct shape to tell if it was male or female, but
one was within fifteen minutes of our tour
The other sighting
was further down the trail and this shadow was much taller.
At the end of the
tour, after spending some quality time walking through the cemetery, we were
treated to snacks and wine, yummy.
I would definitely
recommend this event the next time Laurel Hills offers it to the public. You
will not be disappointed by the staff of the Free Spirit Paranormal
Investigators. They are a member of the National Trust Historic Preservation.
Laurel Hills
Cemetery has some great fall events coming up. Check them out at www.thelaurelhillcemetery.org
Good booing to all my
friends.
Wonderfully exciting post, Marie. Creepy to be sure. With my luck, one of the ghosts would be looking for a new home, no matter how much care I took NOT to entice it. My daughter loves this stuff and watches Ghost Hunters every week. ~Victoria Marie Lees
ReplyDeleteThank you Victoria. I carry my rosary beads, holy water and St. Michaels medal whenever I go ghost hunting. The best part is I get to visit amazing places like the Laurel Hill Cemetery.
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