We are excited to return to our roots as paranormal investigators with The Cemetery Project! A series of videos documenting the history of Wyandot County, Ohio cemeteries, along with our paranormal investigations and findings.
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We are still doing client requested investigations and programs for your library or group! See the Services page for more information on that.
Also, our Blog has some good advice if you think your location is haunted and you need help.. Thanks, we appreciate YOU!
Find the videos on our youtube channel, the link is on the home page, subscribe (it's free!) and click the bell to receive reminders when new videos are added!
We are still doing client requested investigations and programs for your library or group! See the Services page for more information on that.
Also, our Blog has some good advice if you think your location is haunted and you need help.. Thanks, we appreciate YOU!
**C.A.P.E.R.S. Presentation! September 27, 2018 in Upper Sandusky, Ohio**
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Ohio Public Library Tour 2017
C.A.P.E.R.S. was pleased to present programs at seven public libraries in 2017! It was an honor to open in March at the new Carey school building with our public premiere of "The Haunted Halls of Carey School". Our hometown crowd, competing that evening with a home basketball game and special school board meeting, was the largest and most supportive by far with around a hundred folks in attendance. Popcorn and a movie! Next up was a trip to Jackson City in southern Ohio in June. September found us at Sidney, with C.A.P.E.R.S. being the first presentation in their new state of the art adult programming room! October, always a busy month for paranormal investigators, saw us travel to West Jefferson and Grafton Mills. Willard was our last stop of the season in early November. Thank you to the libraries for inviting us and those attending! Your kind attention and great questions made our day! A few photos from each library below. Hover over photo for caption and click on photo to enlarge.
C.A.P.E.R.S. attended the Old Mill ParaFest in November for the fourth year running! Held in Dundee, Michigan we had the pleasure of speaking with and listening to the presenters for 2018, along with many of the other paranormal investigators attending . C.A.P.E.R.S. was proud to, once again, be a Kickoff Sponsor for this fun event! Hover over photos for captions, click to enlarge.
Haydenville Cemetery, Hocking County
Sitting on a hill above the "Last Company Town" in Ohio, many of the residents found their final resting place. Haydenville was home to a brickworks making a glazed brick used primarily in drainage pipe. Many of those buried in the cemetery had been employed there. After taking money out of their paychecks for rent of a company house and groceries at the company store, there would be little left, if any. While in the area, several C.A.P.E.R.S. members made a stop to conduct an informal investigation. New to us were two family vault type graves, covered with old concrete slabs. Local legend tells of someone buried under the slab who reaches out to grab those brave enough to pass close by. While we didn't lose any team members, we did notice a very heavy energy directly around the slabs which are breaking down with age. Quite a few of those buried in the cemetery were young children, many from the same family. The town was hit by epidemics in the late 1800's and early 1900's with 1918 burials reflecting the pandemic Spanish Flu. Many of the graves are unmarked. In the 1950's, several employees of the brickworks volunteered to dig graves for family members. Unfortunately, they sometimes found a grave in the location they had chosen to dig! While we did not garner any hard evidence, the area seems worthy of a closer look, including the Haydenville Tunnel and Wolf Cemetery nearby! Photos below! Click on photo for caption
Sitting on a hill above the "Last Company Town" in Ohio, many of the residents found their final resting place. Haydenville was home to a brickworks making a glazed brick used primarily in drainage pipe. Many of those buried in the cemetery had been employed there. After taking money out of their paychecks for rent of a company house and groceries at the company store, there would be little left, if any. While in the area, several C.A.P.E.R.S. members made a stop to conduct an informal investigation. New to us were two family vault type graves, covered with old concrete slabs. Local legend tells of someone buried under the slab who reaches out to grab those brave enough to pass close by. While we didn't lose any team members, we did notice a very heavy energy directly around the slabs which are breaking down with age. Quite a few of those buried in the cemetery were young children, many from the same family. The town was hit by epidemics in the late 1800's and early 1900's with 1918 burials reflecting the pandemic Spanish Flu. Many of the graves are unmarked. In the 1950's, several employees of the brickworks volunteered to dig graves for family members. Unfortunately, they sometimes found a grave in the location they had chosen to dig! While we did not garner any hard evidence, the area seems worthy of a closer look, including the Haydenville Tunnel and Wolf Cemetery nearby! Photos below! Click on photo for caption
Spring 2016
Exciting news! C.A.P.E.R.S. has received permission to conduct an investigation of the old Carey School building this summer! The building, which houses K-12, is set to be demolished at a later date. The students will be starting classes this fall in the new building. The old building, a part of the community 95 years, holds fond memories for many. Stories of it being haunted have been told and the feeling continues today. Stay tuned as our Team goes in for a look around. Definitely a monumental task!
All hail to our Carey High School, her praises we now do sing.
All hail to our Alma Mater, our loyalty and love we bring.
Fond memories and friendships dear, will live throughout each year.
Our voices praise her to the sky, our hearts are bound to Carey High!
Exciting news! C.A.P.E.R.S. has received permission to conduct an investigation of the old Carey School building this summer! The building, which houses K-12, is set to be demolished at a later date. The students will be starting classes this fall in the new building. The old building, a part of the community 95 years, holds fond memories for many. Stories of it being haunted have been told and the feeling continues today. Stay tuned as our Team goes in for a look around. Definitely a monumental task!
All hail to our Carey High School, her praises we now do sing.
All hail to our Alma Mater, our loyalty and love we bring.
Fond memories and friendships dear, will live throughout each year.
Our voices praise her to the sky, our hearts are bound to Carey High!
Winter 2016
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Doug and Sylvia sharing some of our Case findings at Upper Sandusky Library-Photo courtesy Daily Chief Union
Upcoming Events! ~Autumn 2015
~C.A.P.E.R.S. will present programs at four of our local libraries this Autumn! Join us as we share some of our experiences with paranormal investigating. These events are free of charge and open to the public. We look forward to seeing you!
Check the photo gallery below for a few snaps from our library presentations. C.A.P.E.R.S. was featured in the Daily Chief Union following presentation at the Upper Sandusky library and a "teaser" article in the Carey-Progressor Times prior to our program at the Carey library. We had a great time! Thank you!!
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~C.A.P.E.R.S. will present programs at four of our local libraries this Autumn! Join us as we share some of our experiences with paranormal investigating. These events are free of charge and open to the public. We look forward to seeing you!
Check the photo gallery below for a few snaps from our library presentations. C.A.P.E.R.S. was featured in the Daily Chief Union following presentation at the Upper Sandusky library and a "teaser" article in the Carey-Progressor Times prior to our program at the Carey library. We had a great time! Thank you!!
Hover over photos to see caption or click to enlarge.
The 2nd Annual Old Mill Parafest in Dundee, Michigan on Saturday November 8 was attended by several C.A.P.E.R.S. members. We enjoyed last year's conference and was not disappointed this time around. Lectures by some of the top people in the paranormal investigating world, a vendor's section, good food and community! We can't wait for next year!! See gallery below for a few photos from this Autumn's event. Hover over photos for caption or click to enlarge.
~Informal investigation~ Several of our investigators spent a gorgeous October day at Malabar Farm State Park near Lucas, Ohio. The special event that evening was the production "The Ghost Of Ceely Rose" written and directed by Mark Sebastian Jordan. (For more on Ceely Rose and Malabar Farm, please scroll down to Summer 2014) As part of the farm wagon tour, we were allowed inside the Rose family home, where Ceely poisoned her family in 1896. See photos and audio below!
Bedroom in the Ceely Rose house where we hear a possible EVP. The others on the tour were downstairs, and our investigators were the only ones remaining on the second floor of the small home. While you can hear the tour group talking downstairs, listen right after the investigator asks Ceely the second time "is this your bedroom?"
We hear a soft spoken female response of "no".
Audio clip below!
We hear a soft spoken female response of "no".
Audio clip below!
Coming up the stairway to Sarah's Room and the fourth floor at the Golden Lamb Inn.
Late Winter 2015~Several team members enjoyed an over night stay at The Golden Lamb Inn in Lebanon, Ohio, recently voted Ohio's most iconic hotel. It is also the oldest continuously operating business in the Buckeye state since Jonas Seaman opened a "house of public entertainment" here in 1803. While the historic accommodations, excellent food and drink were a big draw, the Inn is also reputedly haunted. That's our kind of place!
Our room was located down a quiet hallway on the fourth floor, which was added in 1878 to accommodate the railroad workers in the area. The fourth floor also houses several museum rooms. Sarah's Room is decorated as a Victorian era child's room and in memory of Sarah Stubbs, who lived there with her mother after her father passed away. Sarah's uncle, Issac Stubbs Jr. was the general manager of the Inn at the time. Sarah's Room is only viewable by looking through a glass window in the door, but there is definitely a strong energy of some sort emanating from within.
While our guest room did not display any strong paranormal happenings that night, the bathroom, originally part of another guest room, did feel odd. The hallway was most active, with a possible EVP recorded outside our guest room door! Listen to the audio below and click on photos to enlarge.
Our room was located down a quiet hallway on the fourth floor, which was added in 1878 to accommodate the railroad workers in the area. The fourth floor also houses several museum rooms. Sarah's Room is decorated as a Victorian era child's room and in memory of Sarah Stubbs, who lived there with her mother after her father passed away. Sarah's uncle, Issac Stubbs Jr. was the general manager of the Inn at the time. Sarah's Room is only viewable by looking through a glass window in the door, but there is definitely a strong energy of some sort emanating from within.
While our guest room did not display any strong paranormal happenings that night, the bathroom, originally part of another guest room, did feel odd. The hallway was most active, with a possible EVP recorded outside our guest room door! Listen to the audio below and click on photos to enlarge.
The EVP above was captured on the fourth floor hallway at The Golden Lamb Inn. The investigator asks, "did you work on the railroads?" and we hear a breathy "no" in response! Squeaky floorboards in the background.
Autumn 2014~Carey Area Paranormal Energy Research Society celebrates 3rd Anniversary!!!
C.A.P.E.R.S. attended the Old Mill ParaFest in Dundee, Michigan on Saturday November 8. Well known speakers in the paranormal field gave interesting presentations and fielded questions from the audience. Along with the informative presentations, a vendor area was available and a Ghost Hunt later that night with the featured speakers. While C.A.P.E.R.S. did not participate in the Ghost Hunt, we were able to tour the second and third floor of the museum, capturing an interesting photo. Proceeds from the event were donated to the preservation of the Old Mill. S.W.P.I. (Spirit World Paranormal Investigations) and M.P.I. (Metro Paranormal Investigations) partnered with the Historical Preservation Society of Dundee to put this convention fundraiser together. Great day!!! and we plan on next year if the event is held again! Photos below. Hover or tap on photos in gallery for caption.
C.A.P.E.R.S. attended the Old Mill ParaFest in Dundee, Michigan on Saturday November 8. Well known speakers in the paranormal field gave interesting presentations and fielded questions from the audience. Along with the informative presentations, a vendor area was available and a Ghost Hunt later that night with the featured speakers. While C.A.P.E.R.S. did not participate in the Ghost Hunt, we were able to tour the second and third floor of the museum, capturing an interesting photo. Proceeds from the event were donated to the preservation of the Old Mill. S.W.P.I. (Spirit World Paranormal Investigations) and M.P.I. (Metro Paranormal Investigations) partnered with the Historical Preservation Society of Dundee to put this convention fundraiser together. Great day!!! and we plan on next year if the event is held again! Photos below. Hover or tap on photos in gallery for caption.
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Photo on left, looking up the stairs to the third floor, in the Old Mill Museum. At the time, we were the only living folks on the second and third floors. We noticed a "shadow" moving on the red portion of the banner. There were no fans moving, although a draft from a nearby window may have caused some sort of movement. When we looked closer at this photo, we noticed what could be a face on the black part of the banner! We have no explanation for that. There also looks like a seated figure on the red banner if you look closely. Wrinkles in the material or a ghostly apparition? The Old Mill regularly sponsors ghost hunts and is reportedly haunted with many instances of paranormal phenomena.
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Vinton County, Ohio
Vinton County, in Southeastern Ohio, was the destination for several C.A.P.E.R.S members in late September. First stop Moonville! Located in the remote hills of Zaleski State Forest, just a 1/4 mile hike off the gravel road at the bridge that crosses Racoon Creek. the travelers arrived at the Moonville Railroad Tunnel, built in 1856. Samuel Coe gave the Marietta and Cinncinnati Railroad the right of way for building the railroad through his coal, clay and iron ore rich land. Soon, families arrived to work in the mines and the railroad provided a way to ship the minerals. The town of Moonville sprang up around the tunnel. At one time, up to 100 families called Moonville home with most of them working in the Coe mines.
Today, the 250 ft long arched brick tunnel gives you a feeling of having stepped into a place outside of time. All that is left of the once thriving mining community are a few telephone poles and barely visible foundations of buildings..and the tunnel. The wooden trestle that carried the trains over Racoon Creek is now gone too. What remains are the stories of the folks who lost their lives to the train, which was the only means of transportation besides walking. Walking the tracks cost some their lives as did those who fell or jumped off the moving train. The oldest account is of an unknown brakeman falling under the wheels in 1859. There are also documented train wrecks, in 1880 and 1938, that involved lives lost. The last family left the area in the 1940's, when jobs were far and few between.
While C.A.P.E.R.S did not capture any photo or audio evidence of a paranormal nature, the energy surrounding the tunnel is very eerie and it isn't hard to believe that a few ghosts inhabit the area! The Moonville Cemetery sits high on a hill on the opposite side of the gravel road. Guarded by a huge old oak tree, few tombstones remain. The name Coe was spotted on three of the markers., one having been in the 30th Ohio Infantry. The cemetery felt peaceful and secluded. Visitors to the cemetery have left items: coins, crosses, teddy bears, etc. in remembrance of those who had once been born, lived and died in Moonville.
Just a few more miles down the road, at Lake Hope State Park, is the Hope Furnace. In operation from 1854 to 1874, the giant structure once burned hot fires, melting the iron ore into iron for manufacturing Civil War weapons among other things. Sitting now like a forgotten temple to the fire gods, this place also has a desolate feel and is said to be haunted. Approximately 100 workers would have been employed here. The town of Hope Furnace once sat directly across St Rt 278. Today there is a parking lot for backpackers who hike the Zaleski Forest and few signs that a community ever existed there except a cemetery, which we missed. Next time...
Click on photos in gallery below to enlarge!
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Vinton County, in Southeastern Ohio, was the destination for several C.A.P.E.R.S members in late September. First stop Moonville! Located in the remote hills of Zaleski State Forest, just a 1/4 mile hike off the gravel road at the bridge that crosses Racoon Creek. the travelers arrived at the Moonville Railroad Tunnel, built in 1856. Samuel Coe gave the Marietta and Cinncinnati Railroad the right of way for building the railroad through his coal, clay and iron ore rich land. Soon, families arrived to work in the mines and the railroad provided a way to ship the minerals. The town of Moonville sprang up around the tunnel. At one time, up to 100 families called Moonville home with most of them working in the Coe mines.
Today, the 250 ft long arched brick tunnel gives you a feeling of having stepped into a place outside of time. All that is left of the once thriving mining community are a few telephone poles and barely visible foundations of buildings..and the tunnel. The wooden trestle that carried the trains over Racoon Creek is now gone too. What remains are the stories of the folks who lost their lives to the train, which was the only means of transportation besides walking. Walking the tracks cost some their lives as did those who fell or jumped off the moving train. The oldest account is of an unknown brakeman falling under the wheels in 1859. There are also documented train wrecks, in 1880 and 1938, that involved lives lost. The last family left the area in the 1940's, when jobs were far and few between.
While C.A.P.E.R.S did not capture any photo or audio evidence of a paranormal nature, the energy surrounding the tunnel is very eerie and it isn't hard to believe that a few ghosts inhabit the area! The Moonville Cemetery sits high on a hill on the opposite side of the gravel road. Guarded by a huge old oak tree, few tombstones remain. The name Coe was spotted on three of the markers., one having been in the 30th Ohio Infantry. The cemetery felt peaceful and secluded. Visitors to the cemetery have left items: coins, crosses, teddy bears, etc. in remembrance of those who had once been born, lived and died in Moonville.
Just a few more miles down the road, at Lake Hope State Park, is the Hope Furnace. In operation from 1854 to 1874, the giant structure once burned hot fires, melting the iron ore into iron for manufacturing Civil War weapons among other things. Sitting now like a forgotten temple to the fire gods, this place also has a desolate feel and is said to be haunted. Approximately 100 workers would have been employed here. The town of Hope Furnace once sat directly across St Rt 278. Today there is a parking lot for backpackers who hike the Zaleski Forest and few signs that a community ever existed there except a cemetery, which we missed. Next time...
Click on photos in gallery below to enlarge!
Hover over photo for captions!
Summer 2014
An anomaly is captured as the investigator is feeling a presence and gazing upwards. Coincidence?
Ohio State Reformatory~Mansfield, Ohio
The world famous prison in north central Ohio lived up to it's billing when C.A.P.E.R.S took a self guided tour of the facility on Saturday, August 16. Whether your interest is with the paranormal, history or movies/music videos, the Mansfield Reformatory is sure to please!
The cornerstone was laid November 4, 1886. Taking 10 years to construct, the Reformatory opened it's doors to the first young offenders in September 1896. 155,000 men were incarcerated here over the years until the doors closed December 31, 1990.
Many acts of violence have been committed here, including a murder in solitary confinement. There was also an accidental death in 1950. The warden's wife was reaching for her jewelry box in a closet of the living quarters, when a loaded gun fell and discharged a bullet into her lung. She passed away three days later from pneumonia.
The Ohio State Reformatory has been featured on many television shows including Ghost Hunters and Ghost Adventures. Four major motion pictures have been filmed here as well as music videos. A truly fascinating and energetically intense location! ~See photos below, hover or click on photo for caption.
For more info: www.ohiostatereformatory.org
The world famous prison in north central Ohio lived up to it's billing when C.A.P.E.R.S took a self guided tour of the facility on Saturday, August 16. Whether your interest is with the paranormal, history or movies/music videos, the Mansfield Reformatory is sure to please!
The cornerstone was laid November 4, 1886. Taking 10 years to construct, the Reformatory opened it's doors to the first young offenders in September 1896. 155,000 men were incarcerated here over the years until the doors closed December 31, 1990.
Many acts of violence have been committed here, including a murder in solitary confinement. There was also an accidental death in 1950. The warden's wife was reaching for her jewelry box in a closet of the living quarters, when a loaded gun fell and discharged a bullet into her lung. She passed away three days later from pneumonia.
The Ohio State Reformatory has been featured on many television shows including Ghost Hunters and Ghost Adventures. Four major motion pictures have been filmed here as well as music videos. A truly fascinating and energetically intense location! ~See photos below, hover or click on photo for caption.
For more info: www.ohiostatereformatory.org
Check out the face in the window! It looks like a man wearing a hood. The original photo is in the gallery below. Partition between rooms on the second floor.
Malabar Farm~Lucas Ohio
Several C.A.P.E.R.S. team members took a day trip to Malabar Farm State Park in Richland County, Ohio. Malabar Farm was the home of Pulitzer Prize winning author, farmer and conservationist Louis Bromfield. Mr. Bromfield purchased three farms near Lucas, Ohio in 1939 and named the place Malabar Farm. Several stories of hauntings surround the farm. Occurrences are reported at the Big House where the Bromfields lived and at the Rose House, one of the farms purchased and where Celia Rose murdered her family in the Summer of 1896.
Ceely had fallen in love with Guy Berry who lived at the neighboring farm where Ceely's father operated the old Schrack grist mill. Poor Ceely was "dull witted" and "painfully plain" and the young man was not interested, although he was kind. To save her feelings, he said her family didn't approve of him. Ceely persisted in telling everyone they would marry anyway. Embarrassed, her father forbade her to see the young man. Ceely, blaming her family for keeping them apart, performed the ghastly deed of murdering her family by poisoning them with arsenic rat poison. Ceely put the poison in the family's cottage cheese one morning at breakfast. Her father David died quickly on June 30, her brother Walter a few days later on July 4. Her mother recovered and talked of moving away, so Ceely put another dose of poison in her morning coffee and her mother, Rebecca died July 19. Being the time before forensics, law enforcement officials were stumped until they enlisted a friend of Ceely's to talk with her at which time she relayed what she had done. Celia Rose was tried for murder, declared insane and taken to the Toledo Asylum as a ward of the state in late 1896. In 1915 she was transferred to the State Hospital in Lima, Ohio where she died in 1934. She is buried in that institution's graveyard.
Ghost Hunters did an episode at Malabar Farm in 2013. Our photos below.
For more info: www.malabarfarm.org
Several C.A.P.E.R.S. team members took a day trip to Malabar Farm State Park in Richland County, Ohio. Malabar Farm was the home of Pulitzer Prize winning author, farmer and conservationist Louis Bromfield. Mr. Bromfield purchased three farms near Lucas, Ohio in 1939 and named the place Malabar Farm. Several stories of hauntings surround the farm. Occurrences are reported at the Big House where the Bromfields lived and at the Rose House, one of the farms purchased and where Celia Rose murdered her family in the Summer of 1896.
Ceely had fallen in love with Guy Berry who lived at the neighboring farm where Ceely's father operated the old Schrack grist mill. Poor Ceely was "dull witted" and "painfully plain" and the young man was not interested, although he was kind. To save her feelings, he said her family didn't approve of him. Ceely persisted in telling everyone they would marry anyway. Embarrassed, her father forbade her to see the young man. Ceely, blaming her family for keeping them apart, performed the ghastly deed of murdering her family by poisoning them with arsenic rat poison. Ceely put the poison in the family's cottage cheese one morning at breakfast. Her father David died quickly on June 30, her brother Walter a few days later on July 4. Her mother recovered and talked of moving away, so Ceely put another dose of poison in her morning coffee and her mother, Rebecca died July 19. Being the time before forensics, law enforcement officials were stumped until they enlisted a friend of Ceely's to talk with her at which time she relayed what she had done. Celia Rose was tried for murder, declared insane and taken to the Toledo Asylum as a ward of the state in late 1896. In 1915 she was transferred to the State Hospital in Lima, Ohio where she died in 1934. She is buried in that institution's graveyard.
Ghost Hunters did an episode at Malabar Farm in 2013. Our photos below.
For more info: www.malabarfarm.org
Celia Rose
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Rose Family Farm House
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While we were not able to go inside the house, it definitely had a creepy feel outside. We see a face in the lower right side of the upper pane. This is an upstairs window on the back or creek side of the house where a face is said to sometimes be seen!
The Big House at Malabar Farm
Window directly above the front entrance to the Big House. Something appears to be on the inside looking out. An animal perhaps? (although there are no animals inside the house present day) or just a reflection? You decide.
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Same window from the inside looking out. This was a favorite place for Mr. Bromfield to stand and view his farm.
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Old pioneer cemetery at Malabar Farm. We heard a crow as we entered the fenced area and upon leaving, but no other time. Very eerie! Seemed to be the guardian of the place...
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Very old tombstones. The area was settled in the 1820's.
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Winter 2014
Our welcome at the Dorcas Carey Public Library on February 10, 2014! Wonderful evening with a great audience!!
2-10-14 Photo courtesy Carey Progressor-Times
We are excited! CAPERS has been asked to present a program about our group at the local library!! We are hoping you will join us for a fun, informative evening. This event is free of charge and light refreshments will be provided.
See you there!
Monday, February 10, 2014 at 6:30 pm
Dorcas Carey Public Library
236 East Findlay Street
Carey, Ohio
See you there!
Monday, February 10, 2014 at 6:30 pm
Dorcas Carey Public Library
236 East Findlay Street
Carey, Ohio
Autumn 2013
CAPERS enjoyed a first time investigation of a woods in late October! Along with our findings (see Photos and Video/EVP's) the client has shared photos from the location post-investigation. We share one below..
CAPERS enjoyed a first time investigation of a woods in late October! Along with our findings (see Photos and Video/EVP's) the client has shared photos from the location post-investigation. We share one below..
Mist "kids" lower middle and gray orb middle right. The presence of children was sensed during the earlier investigation and voices captured on digital recorder. Photo by client 11-14-13
Summer 2013
Look for an article about C.A.P.E.R.S. in late July, early August in one of our local newspapers! A staff writer for the Daily Chief Union in Upper Sandusky, Ohio will be interviewing some of our team members as well as photographing us at the site of a local investigation. Stay tuned......
To celebrate our TWO year anniversary, C.A.P.E.R.S. enjoyed a Cookout-Potluck-Social at Headquarters with the entire team and a few family members attending- 15 in all! Perfect weather, delicious food and fun!!!
Photo courtesy of the DAILY CHIEF UNION
Late Winter 2013
Several C.A.P.E.R.S. members took a late winter vacation to Florida with a visit to St. Augustine! While there, the fort, Castillo de San Marcos construction started in 1672, was on the list of places to visit. St. Augustine is known for it's many haunted locations and the fort is no exception. While taking photos in a section of the powder magazine, several anomalies were captured. Access to the room is a half door opening which required crawling through, but was well worth the effort! The room felt intensely heavy and unpleasant! Later, the story behind the powder room was discovered while searching the internet.
In 1784, Colonel Garcia Marti took over duties at the fort. His wife, Delores, was said to have been romantically involved with her husband's chief officer, Captain Manuel Abela. One day as Colonel Marti was studying maps with Captain Abela, he noticed his wife's perfume very heavily on the Captain. Delores and Manuel soon disappeared, Delores supposedly going home to Mexico and the Captain on assignment to Spain. The legend says that Colonel Marti lured his officer and wife into the powder magazine, chained them to the wall and had a section sealed off. Maybe this legend was the inspiration for Edgar Allen Poe's story "The Cask of Amontillado"?
When a cannon fell through the gun deck in approximately 1832, the sealed off room was discovered along with bones and ashes. The scent of a lady's perfume was also said to hang heavy in the air. Reports of a woman dressed in white have been reported ever since.
The truth will never be known, but take a look at the photos. What do you think?
Several C.A.P.E.R.S. members took a late winter vacation to Florida with a visit to St. Augustine! While there, the fort, Castillo de San Marcos construction started in 1672, was on the list of places to visit. St. Augustine is known for it's many haunted locations and the fort is no exception. While taking photos in a section of the powder magazine, several anomalies were captured. Access to the room is a half door opening which required crawling through, but was well worth the effort! The room felt intensely heavy and unpleasant! Later, the story behind the powder room was discovered while searching the internet.
In 1784, Colonel Garcia Marti took over duties at the fort. His wife, Delores, was said to have been romantically involved with her husband's chief officer, Captain Manuel Abela. One day as Colonel Marti was studying maps with Captain Abela, he noticed his wife's perfume very heavily on the Captain. Delores and Manuel soon disappeared, Delores supposedly going home to Mexico and the Captain on assignment to Spain. The legend says that Colonel Marti lured his officer and wife into the powder magazine, chained them to the wall and had a section sealed off. Maybe this legend was the inspiration for Edgar Allen Poe's story "The Cask of Amontillado"?
When a cannon fell through the gun deck in approximately 1832, the sealed off room was discovered along with bones and ashes. The scent of a lady's perfume was also said to hang heavy in the air. Reports of a woman dressed in white have been reported ever since.
The truth will never be known, but take a look at the photos. What do you think?
Large orb in upper right corner. Is that the face of a man with a pointy beard just down and to the left of the orb?
Fainter orb seen to the left of the one in photo above. Man's face not seen in this picture.
White mist seen in the lower corner of the room by the floor.
Areas of white mist on the opposite side of the room, facing same direction as first three photos.
Several areas of white mist appearing in this photo taken at opposite end of room.
Looking back through the entrance of the sealed off area of the powder magazine. Light anomaly on the floor
This stairway was closed off to the public, but the photographer felt the need to snap a picture here. An orb is in the upper right hand side.
View from the gun deck looking out to Mantanzas Bay.
Autumn 2012
~New Equipment! C.A.P.E.R.S. is adding a full spectrum video camera with still photo capability and a full spectrum illuminator for our investigations. Encompassing both ultra violet and infrared light, this will definitely improve and heighten our results. A spirit box is also in the works. We can't wait to try them out!
~Listed with ParanormalSocieties.com which is a national/international online directory for paranormal research groups.
~C.A.P.E.R.S. will be ONE year old on Saturday September 8, 2012!
~Autumn is a busy time for everyone especially paranormal investigators. As the year is coming to a close and the days shorten, paranormal activity increases. C.A.P.E.R.S. is looking at several upcoming investigations at private residences, scheduling a group photo shoot/social night and checking out a few cemeteries. 'Tis the season! Happy Hunting!
~Listed with ParanormalSocieties.com which is a national/international online directory for paranormal research groups.
~C.A.P.E.R.S. will be ONE year old on Saturday September 8, 2012!
~Autumn is a busy time for everyone especially paranormal investigators. As the year is coming to a close and the days shorten, paranormal activity increases. C.A.P.E.R.S. is looking at several upcoming investigations at private residences, scheduling a group photo shoot/social night and checking out a few cemeteries. 'Tis the season! Happy Hunting!
Full Harvest Moon rising
C.A.P.E.R.S. will be taking a break during the upcoming Thanksgiving and Yuletide season. We have several exciting locations to investigate in early 2013! Wishing everyone a safe and enjoyable hoilday season with family and friends!!!
