A Better Look At Will's Pic Thanks To John G.

Here is Will's pic, as sent to me by another reader who tried to make it easier to see. John said he thinks this is a strange picture. I agree. Thanks John for the better view!

A Picture Sent In By Will at Thompson Park

One of the many people that I have met this year on all the tours we did was at the Thompson Park Ghost Walk on Saturday. His name is Will (pictured on the right). He took this picture. He said he initially ignored it as dust until he noticed the orb that is to the far left. A closer look reveals a possible apparition. This was taken at the Amphitheater on the circle. Is this the Blue Lady come to check us out? Have a closer look and let me know what you think. Will could be the first person to get a picture of the Blue Lady!

October Was The Best Month, But...

I am glad it is over. I am all about research and discovery. The tours are fun, but the best part for me is finding out about all of it to begin with. Thank you to The Morning Journal and The East Liverpool Review for running the stories about Ghosting 12 Paranormal. We had the Lisbon Ghost Walk to benefit Columbiana County Families Of Homicide Victims on Sept 27. 100% of the proceeds went to this organization to help them get their non profit status. With out those articles, we would not have gotten the opportunities that have opened up for us. If you haven't seen the articles, they are listed on our new web site: http://www.ghosting12paranormal.com/

Our new opportunities include another school to investigate in our future, at least three new areas to tour, an out of state adventure by invitation, and 9 private investigations. If you are interested in an investigation in your area or a possible tour of your hometown, please let me know. Especially if it is in Columbiana County!

P.S. If you haven't noticed, our shirts say Ghost 12 Paranormal. It was a printing error, but I think that everything happens for a reason, so we left our first shirt this way. We have been blessed in more ways than one because of this. Future shirts will say Ghosting 12, but that is the future.

Jackman Cemetery of Fredericktown Christian Baptist Church

One of the older cemeteries in the area is the Jackman Cemetery, off of Rt 170 going toward Fredericktown. As I search for the history of Fredericktown, I stumbled across the story of this little graveyard and thought it interesting. It is only a little larger than Bowman's, though not as eerie.

This group of head stones are the oldest, easily found by the presence of foot stones. Set up like a bed almost, the head stone is where the head is and the foot stone is where the feet are. It was done for only a short period of time, in general around the mid 1800's. All four of these stones have one and look like something out of an old movie. The stone I was looking for was that of Joseph Stockdale, who died in 1847. He was the first person buried on this property.

It turned out to be the third one over. He died on March 17, 1847. The property was not bought until July 15, 1847 by John Jackman and two other trustees of the Fredericktown Christian Baptist Church. They paid only $25 for one acre of ground for the use of the cemetery. It is said that the first person buried in a graveyard is charged with watching over it. All was quiet and peaceful in this little cemetery, though there are questions that I ponder after my visit there. That is another story though because I have to research it first.

The cemetery was later named Jackman Cemetery after John Jackman, the founder of the Fredericktown church who was also the pastor for over 35 years. He died in 1866. His stone lies face up on the ground, slowly being covered by dirt.

There are fence posts that line the area, though there is no longer an actual fence any more. The stones are not organized in any sort of fashion. Some face one way while the very next row faces the opposite direction. There are very old stones and then some newer ones, too. As you can see by the picture on the right, it is overgrown in places, and some stones stand a lonely vigil in the woods.

There are also home made stones there like these two, made from what appear to be regular stones found by the family members and the names of their loved ones carved carefully into them.

It is these stones that I find the most interesting in this little graveyard. And it is not doubt these stones that will be here 100 years from now still telling the world who lies beneath them.

Thompson Park Ghost Walk November 7

We had a nice crowd this evening. There were a lot of cameras going, and a lot of recorders. I uploaded 844 pics tonight to my computer so I have a lot of things to look at. These pics are just some of what we got.

And as usual, Marie graced us with her presence, hovering above Alan in this picture.

We have one more walk at Thompson Park this year. December 5 at 7pm. The winter walks can often be the best. Hope to see you there. Look for a more in depth story about tonight coming soon.

Ghost Walk at Thompson Park Tonight At 7pm!!

We are just going around the circle tonight, which I haven't done since July, so bring your gear and come to the park tonight. I am sure the ghosts there have missed us.

Pictures from Dave of Fairview

Pictures of Fairview from Dave's eye. He was with another group and these are the images he captured. Except for the one of Dave taking a picture, which was taken by Cheri.

I will not soon forget this night. It was full of adventure and mystery. But mostly fun. Every one there had a great time and all left with the belief that the Fairview school was haunted.

Many thanks goes to Nick and Mindy for allowing us to come there. Also to everyone who came and made it such a great evening. We have sifted through the over 1000 pics we took and are now starting on all the EVP. That will take some time. But a future story is on the way with news of what we find.

As you can see by these pics, there were a lot of EVP sessions. We had 4 teams that night and everyone covered all 4 sections.

From 11pm to 5am we worked the buildings. They skipped and played and wrote foul language on the board. Question after question was asked to not just the principle but the cooks, the janitor and the teacher with the high heels.

Every one there took the whole investigation very seriously and that is why I think we did so well. No one joked around all night. We had nothing but serious ghost hunters there and that makes all the difference.

I know my group got some great EVP and I am eager to find out what every one else got.

Are These For Real?

The picture of the Rottweiler is my dog Neecha. She is sitting on my husband's lap because she thinks she fits there. She weighs about 100 lbs. Our vet is upset at us because she feels Neecha is over weight. Personally, she just wouldn't look right any other way.

But these other pics I got in an email yesterday. Are any of these gigantic K9's for real?

I honestly don't know. Could you honestly walk a dog that size like the one in the picture above? What would that guy do if his pet saw a rabbit? I think he'd have to jump on the horse to catch his dog.

They look real in some pics, but others look doctored. I don't know.
I have seen a Great Dane as large as a small pony once up at the old Salem Humane Society. The owner kept the dog with her in the office. I thought it was stuffed until it moved its head. Whoa!

Have you ever seen a dog this large? Would they even be considered dogs or some genetically altered creature? I know there are large breeds out there, like the Russian Wolf Hound, but come on now. These guys? Let me know what you think.

Forever Carved In Stone

Down beside Culbertson's Mill in Fredericktown, are some very large rocks along the creek. The rushing water has carved large holes all through them.

You will also find the names of people who have been here years ago. I do not know any stories to these names, though I would guess that most were done by men. Pam Green, Bert Wilson, J.J. Seldner, Bobbi, Henry, and H.C. Shaffer were here. When, I do not know. Did they know each other? Was Miss Green there in 1940 and Mr. Shaffer came this way in 1920? Couldn't tell ya. Did they live in town? Did they vacation here? I just don't know.

But you will find their names etched in stone, either by their own hand, or the hand of someone who loved them. If you know any of these people and their story, please send it along. Their names must have a story some where.

More Interesting Pics From The Oct 30 Investigation

The night was very active at the start of the investigation on Friday. We found we got a couple interesting pics that caught my attention. Jon took the one of the squiggly light, and Dave got the big red orb.

The squiggly light is interesting because Jon was alone. I would say it was the camera on the wrong setting but there is no light source there. Also a cob web would be more of a straight line.

The red orb is in the bar room area. There was a lot of activity in this room in the early evening. The search of the data is continuing. I should have a final story about the school on here by Friday. Any one taking pics that night, if you have any interesting ones, please send them to me and I will put them on the blog.