Author: John C. Fowler

State of the Watchmen 2015

Sony 540 TVL IR Bullet Video Camera
Sony 540 TVL IR Bullet Video Camera

2015 came upon us quickly as some of the plans we’ve laid out the last few years have finally come to fruition. As usual we co-hosted the 3rd Annual Paranormal Journeys Expo with www.paranormaldictionary.com, again benefiting the historic and beautiful Graeme Park in Horsham, PA!   We filmed an episode with the Ghost Detectives at Jennie Wade House & Museum in Gettysburg, PA – which can be viewed in our ‘Video‘ section.  We also worked with Black Moon Paranormal Society at Point Lookout Lighthouse in Maryland.  While our “investigation” list is small – we’ve been going with quality over quantity this past year.  We also expanded to Midnight Watchmen with a satellite team located out in the Gettysburg/York area.

2016 – So what does this new year hold for us?  I know this year we sadly will not be holding a pje#2016, as time has been at a premium and anyone who has run an event/expo knows all so well – time is needed to put on a great event with scheduling and setup.  We hope to have one in 2017, though anything is possible for 2016…  I am very pleased to announce that we will be attending and helping with the ghost hunts at the second annual Pennhurst Paracon in June and we are working on securing a location to film with the Ghost Detectives for this year.  Also we are looking for some new members to help fill out our ranks.  I think thats its for now.  Let’s see what’s next!

As I will repeat until the end of time: In closing I’d like to thank my team from our current members to the ones who are no longer with us, as all of you have had an influence on what the Midnight Watchmen have become and will be tomorrow. Their are not words for me to express my joy and happiness in doing what we do, for me it was a dream since I was child to be a “ghostbuster”, this the next best thing to that, only thing we’re missing is an Ecto-1, but if that’s all we’re missing that ain’t too bad….

Gettysburg Trip 2015 with Ghost Detectives!

Orphanage Renovation Feb 2015
Orphanage Renovation as of February 2015

Where do I start?  It was a helluva of a week at Gettysburg, PA as we investigated the Hall of Presidents, Jennie Wade House Museum & The Orphanage (along with the former Solider’s Museum which is closed and under renovation), the last two we did with Bob Christopher & the Ghost Detectives!  We finished the weekend alone in the Orphanage to do our own thing.  It was a great time sharing knowledge and seeing some new gear!

Hall of Presidents (1/29/2015):

The hall seemed very quiet, we start review this week, but I will say that Hall of First ladies freaks me out…. We did find a ton of odd RF/EMF spikes through out certain sections, but I believe they are from the furnace kicking on/off. We had heard a scratching noise a few times which we debunked to heat kicking on and vent movement behind a door causing it.

Orphanage & Old Solider’s Museum (1/30/2015):

After we split up teams with the Ghost Detectives we started investigating in the Basement with a new Trigger Object – A Life Like Dog that Vortex Ghost Gear makes as a trigger for the children. I think the trigger dog is a great idea.  We did not hear or see it go off all night, but we had a camera on it for over 24 hours. So stay tuned for that, as some staff working in the gift shop above it relayed they heard it go off before we came in to investigate again!  As we were starting in the basement one of the Ghost Detective team members was over whelmed with emotions and sadness, she had to go outside for some fresh air.

Jennie Wade House (1/31/2015):

Well again we split up teams and started investigating – it started off slow.  The “real time” record went off by itself a few times, I believe it was because the “hold” button was left off and recorded was bumped during the night at times.  Also a few odd noises on it were debunked as an insulin pump going off from the person wearing as she had it too close the recorder.  After we switched up some members we all heard some odd noises and voices – I also heard the sound of pot under the bed sound like the lid lifted or was moved, but that could be from heating/cooling of the house.

Orphanage & Old Solider’s Museum (2/1/2015):

We did some experimenting at Orphanage on our own just as a team & tried using remote E.V.P. questions with someone on a spirit board who can not hear the questions being asked. During a normal session with the board we did get some names to go off of, but it is possible subconsciously the reader had known these names before hand and they popped out.   A few odd noises were heard in the section that was old Soldier’s Museum that is in process of being renovated – I heard what sounded like footsteps and voices. Also in the basement I heard a female voice a few times softly – it is possible that is was our only female, but she was in section that we hadn’t heard anyone else in from where we were sitting.

So like always at the end of the day (investigations) the review will tell us what we have if anything…. though we did catch what sounded like a little girl on a recorder I was testing out at the end of the night.

Peace,

John C. Fowler

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State of the Watchmen 2014

MW K2 State of Watchmen 2014Every year I initially have trouble writing these years in review – I’m always afraid i’m forgetting something…. Anyhow this year the Midnight Watchmen along with www.paranormaldictionary.com held our second annual Paranormal Journeys Expo this year benefiting historic and beautiful Graeme Park in Horsham, PA.  The event was a success  with a public ghost hunt at the Keith House and many people attending not just the lectures but  stopping by to see & chat with the many vendors. New to our paranormal adventures is Marc Huffer who is working with us this year and I feel brings some new ideas/enthusiasm to the team.  We were asked to do a joint investigation with NJ ROPE on the famous Battleship New Jersey and had a blast exploring the battleship.  We’ve been quieter investigation wise then i’d like this year, but I have a feeling that will change soon.

2015 –  What’s Next? Well Paranormal Journeys will have a 3rd year with as of writing this information coming soon. Our annual Gettysburg trip is coming up in January which we plan on using for various paranormal experiments (which we will make available for download – we share!), some of which i’m not sure if they have been tried before.  We also maybe be expanding somewhat stay tuned for that announcement as well.

As I will repeat until the end of time: In closing I’d like to thank my team from our current members to the ones who are no longer with us, as all of you have had an influence on what the Midnight Watchmen have become and will be tomorrow. Their are not words for me to express my joy and happiness in doing what we do, for me it was a dream since I was child to be a “ghostbuster”, this the next best thing to that, only thing we’re missing is an Ecto-1, but if that’s all we’re missing that ain’t too bad….

Peace,
Cedric
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Paranormal Dictionary Is Moving Forward!!!

Over the last few years since starting  www.paranormaldictionary.com many hours have been spent building a solid base for the site and attempting to get the word out…. Now the next phase is too build a comitee to not only moderate the site when it reopens for new users (keep spam out) or to help find/fix references, but to help build the definitions in a way that is easy to read and complete. All of us in the para world use terms – some correct some not so much and that doesn’t include the regional terms!

Our little comitee which has members from Pennsylvania, California, Illinois and Massachusetts is looking for help… If you are interested and serious email myself or [email protected] ! My goal is simple – talk & knowledge = future. Sure that may sound corny but without a strong knowledge base how will the para community move forward? Come join us!!

Peace,

John C. Fowler

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