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I wanted to visit Shockoe Hill Cemetery and pay my respects to Mrs. Allan, Edgar Allan Poe’s foster mother. She loved young Eddie and he is a mentor to me and becoming an author. Of course I had equipment with me and got several EMF spikes around her’s and her husband’s grave. The PSB7 spirit box said “visitor” when I approached their graves. Was Mrs. Allan trying to acknowledge me or was it someone else? 
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May 2019 we conducted a mini investigation at Yellow Bluff Fort. Honestly, I didn't think there would be much to it, but wow, was a I surprised! We had some very high EMF spikes with nothing around to have caused them, major cold spots, and even an apparition seen by one of our investigators. Want to know more about this investigation? You'll have to wait for the book. Crystals I Always Have During an Investigation I almost always have crystals on me, whether I’m going on a paranormal investigation or not. I always carry a black tourmaline and a pink quartz in my bag. Another favorite is an amethyst. Many people are drawn to certain crystals, I have about 30 in the windowsill in the kitchen and about 15 in my jewelry box in different forms of jewelry. There are many different crystals for different uses.  There is so much more to me than the paranormal. Yes, I have been involved in the paranormal for more than half my life, I have published 5 books with more to come in my Historic Haunts series, and have done lectures and more. I am also a wife and a mom. This year my husband and I celebrate 7 years of marriage and our little girl turns 3.
I am also a scuba diver, surfer, love to kayak and paddle board. Can you tell I love the water?! I am also a conservationist and ocean activist, vegetarian, photographer, genealogist, historic re-enactor, and so much more. I just wanted to share a little about me besides the paranormal side. I do love my ghosties though. ~Jamie Pearce Author/Founder of Historic Haunts Investigations I often get asked the question, where do I need to go on vacation that is haunted?! Here are my top 5 for all 50 states. Please remember, these are my favorites. You will notice that many lists have the same locations, this should tell you there is something to the stories.
~Jamie Pearce Author/Founder Historic Haunts Investigations Florida 1. Robert the Doll, Key West 2. St. Augustine Lighthouse, St. Augustine 3. May Stringer House, Brooksville 4. Walt Disney World, Lake Buena Vista 5. Don Cesar Hotel, St. Petersburg Beach Louisiana 1. Myrtles Plantation, St. Francisville 2. Oak Alley Plantation 3. Lularie Building, New Orleans 4. Dauphine Orleans, New Orleans 5. Marie Laveau's Grave, New Orleans Georgia 1. Andersonville Prison 2. Pirate's House, Savannah 3. Fort Pulaski, Savannah 4. Moon River Brewing Company, Savannah 5. Jekyll Island Hotel, Jekyll Island South Carolina 1. Fort Sumter, Charleston 2. Old Exchange and Provost Dungeon, Charleston 3. Poogan's Porch, Charleston 4. White Point Gardens, Charleston 5. Battery Carriage House, Charleston North Carolina 1. Grove Park Inn, Asheville 2. Biltmore Estate, Asheville 3. USS North Carolina, Wilmington 4. Black Pelican OBX 5. Brown Mountain Lights Virginia 1. Poe Museum, Richmond 2. Peyton Randolph House, Colonial Williamsburg 3. Capital Building, Colonial Williamsburg 4. University of Virginia, Charlottesville 5. Monticello, Charlottesville Washington DC 1. White House 2. Capitol Building 3. Hay Adams 4. Octagon House 5. Patterson House Maryland 1. Poe House, Baltimore 2. Edgar Allan Poe's Grave, Baltimore 3. Admiral Fell Inn, Baltimore 4. Dr. Samuel Mudd's House, Waldorf 5. Lord Baltimore Hotel, Baltimore Pennsylvania 1. Poe House, Phildelphia 2. Eastern State Penitentiary, Philadelphia 3. Gettysburg Battlefield, Gettysburg 4. Independence Hall, Philadelphia 5. Jennie Wade House, Gettysburg Alabama 1. Sloss Furnace, Birmingham 2. Bear Creek Swamp, Prattville 3. USS Alabama, Mobile 4. Kate Shepard House B&B, Mobile 5. Bryce Hospital, Northport Mississippi 1. King's Tavern, Natchez 2. McRaven, Vicksburg 3. Myrtle Grove Cemetery, Lumberton 4. Grand Opera House, Meridian 5. Deason Home, Ellisville Massachusetts 1. Lizzie Borden House, Fall River 2. Maplecroft, Fall River 3. House of Seven Gables, Salem 4. Danvers State Hospital, Danvers 5. Bunker Hill, Boston Rhode Island 1. Nathanael Greene Home, Coventry 2. Belcourt Castle, Newport 3. Seaview Terrace, Newport 4. Breakers Mansion, Newport 5. Biltmore Hotel, Providence Connecticut 1. Norwich State Hospital, Norwich 2. Seaside Sanatorium, Waterford 3. Fairfield Hills State Hospital, Newton 4. Union Cemetery, Easton 5. Dudleytown, Cornwall New Hampshire 1. Isle of Shoals, Portsmouth 2. Kimball Castle, Gilford 3. Alton Town Hall, Alton 4. University of New Hampshire 5. Mount Washington Hotel, Bretton Woods Delaware 1. Dead President's Tavern, Wilmington 2. Fort Delaware, Delaware City 3. Deer Park Tavern, Newark 4. Bellevue Hall, Wilmington 5. Rockwood Mansion, Wilmington New Jersey 1. Jersey Devil, Pine Berrens 2. Greystone Park Psychiatric Hospital, Parsippany 3. Trenton Psychiatric Hospital, Trenton 4. Devil's Tower, Alpine 5. Seabrook Wilson House, Bayshore New York 1. 9/11 Site 2. Buffalo Central Terminal, Buffalo 3. Rolling Hills Asylum, East Bethany 4. Belhurst Castle, Geneva 5. Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, Sleepy Hollow Maine 1. Portland Head Lighthouse, Portland 2. Nubble Lighthouse, York 3. Kennebec Arsenal, Augusta 4. York Harbor Inn, York 5. Coach Stop Inn, Bar Harbour West Virginia 1. Hilltop Hotel, Harpers Ferry 2. Harpers Ferry 3. Lake Shawnee Abandoned Amusement Park, 4. North Bend Rail Tunnel 19 5. West Virginia Penitentiary, Moundsville Ohio 1. The Ridges, Athens 2. Ohio State Reformatory, Mansfield 3. Fairport Harbor Lighthouse, Fairport Harbor 4. Moonville Tunnel, McArthur 5. Franklin Castle, Cleveland Indiana 1. University of Notre Dame, South Bend 2. Willard Library, Evansville 3. Hannah House, Indianapolis 4. French Lick Springs Hotel 5. Bridge, Avon Illinois 1. Bachelors Grove Cemetery 2. SMC Cartage Co. Site, Chicago 3. Wrigley Field, Chicago 4. Eastland Disaster Site, Chicago 5. Illinois Executive Mansion Missouri 1. Lemp Mansion, St. Louis 2. Jesse James Farm, Kearney 3. Ravenwood, Bunceton 4. "Exorcist House", St. Louis 5. Governor's Mansion Kentucky 1. Waverly Hills Sanatorium, Louisville 2. Camp Taylor, Louisville 3. Kentucky State Penitentiary, Eddyville 4. Old Talbott Tavern, Bardstown 5. Bobby Mackey's Music World, Wilder Tennessee 1. Delta Queen, Chattanooga 2. Graceland, Memphis 3. Greenwood Cemetery, Chattanooga 4. Orpheum Theatre, Memphis 5. Carnton Plantation, Franklin Arkansas 1. Crescent Hotel, Eureka Springs 2. Empress of Little Rock B&B 3. Basin Park Hotel, Eureka Springs 4. Magnolia Hill B&B, Helena 5. State Capitol Wisconsin 1. Pfister Hotel, Milwaukee 2. Grand Opera House, Oshkosh 3. Hotel Hell, Maribel 4. St. Joseph's Hospital, Marshfield 5. Octagon House, Fond du lac Minnesota 1. Wabash Street Caves, St. Paul 2. James Gable House 3. Fitzgerald Theatre, St. Paul 4. Washington Street Bridge, Minneapolis 5. Palmer House Hotel North Dakota 1. Chateau De Mores, Medora 2. San Haven Sanatorium, Dunseith 3. N.D. State University, Fargo 4. St. Joseph's Hospital, Dickinson 5. Totten Trail Historic Inn, St. Michaels South Dakota 1. Hotel Alex Johnson, Rapid City 2. Homestake Opera House, Lead 3. Mount Rushmore Brewing Co. Hill City 4. Orpheum Theatre, Sioux Falls 5. Bullock Hotel, Deadwood Montana 1. Little Big Horn 2. Grand Union Hotel, Fort Benton 3. Copper King Mansion, Butte 4. Bolder Hot Springs 5. Montana Territorial Prison, Deer Lodge Colorado 1. Molly Brown House, Denver 2. Stanley Hotel, Estes Park 3. Hotel Jerome, Aspen 4. Hotel Colorado, Glenwood 5. Colorado Prison Museum, Cannon City Utah 1. Devereaux Mansion, Salt Lake City 2. Ben Lomond Hotel, Ogden 3. Mountain Meadows Massacre, Veyo 4. Rock Canyon 5. Rio Grande Depot, Salt Lake City Oklahoma 1. Steve Lion Inn, Guthrie 2. Belvidere Mansion, Claremore 3. Gilcrease Museum 4. Cherokee Strip Museum 5. Fort Washita, Durant Texas 1. Spaghetti Warehouse, Houston 2. Jefferson Hotel, Jefferson 3. Presidio La Bahia, Goliad 4. Baker Hotel, Mineral Wells 5. Animal Industries Building, College Station New Mexico 1. Roswell 2. Laposada Hotel, Santa Fe 3. Luna Mansion, Los Lunas 4. Dawson Cemetery, Cimarron 5. Santa Fe State Penitentiary Nevada 1. The Flamingo, Las Vegas 2. Area 51 3. Hoover Dam 4. Boot Hill Cemetery, Pioche 5. Silver Queen Hotel, Virginia City California 1. Hotel Del Coranado 2. Winchester Mystery House, San Jose 3. Alcatraz, San Francisco 4. Roosevelt Hotel, Los Angeles 5. Queen Mary Oregon 1. Witches Castle, Portland 2. Shanghai Tunnels, Portland 3. Highway 101, Cannon Beach 4. Oregon Vortex, Gold Hill 5. Lafayette Cemetery Washington 1. Thornwood Castle, Lakewood 2. Kells Irish Pub, Seattle 3. Campbell House, Spokane 4. Mount Baker Theatre, Bellingham 5. Oxford Saloon, Snohomish Iowa 1. Villisca Axe Murder House, Villisca 2. Squirrel Cage Jail, Council Bluffs 3. Franklin Hotel, Strawberry Point 4. Edinburgh Manor, Scotch Grove 5. Malvern Manor, Malvern Kansas 1. Amelia Earhart Birthplace, Atchison 2. Sallie House, Atchison 3. Beaumont Hotel, Beaumont 4. Sentinel Hill 5. Eldridge Hotel, Lawrence Vermont 1. Golden State Inn B&B, Proctorsville 2. Marble Inn, Fairhaven 3. Hartness House Inn, Springfield 4. Norwich University, Northfield 5. Brattleboro Retreat Tower, Brattleboro Idaho 1. Owyhee Plaza, Boise 2. Idanha Hotel, Boise 3. Old Idaho State Penitentiary, Boise 4. Egyptian Theatre, Boise 5. Shoshone Indian Ice Caves, Shoshone Alaska 1. Badarka Road, Chugiak 2. Historic Anchorage Hotel 3. Hotel Captain Cook, Anchorage 4. Red Onion Saloon, Skagway 5. Alaskan Triangle Hawaii 1. Manoa Falls 2. Pearl Harbor, Oahu 3. Wahiawa Botanical Gardens, Oahu 4. Nu'uanu Pali Hwy. Oahu 5. Iolani Palace Michigan1. Waugoshance Lighthouse2. Detroit Masonic Temple3. Traverse City State Hospital4. Grand Hotel, Mackinac Island5. Greenfield Village Arizona1. Copper Queen, Bisbee2. Birdcage Theatre, Tombstone3. Jerome Grand Hotel4. Palace Saloon, Prescott5. Fox Theatre, Tucson Wyoming1. Old Faithful Inn, Yellowstone2. Plains Hotel, Cheyenne3. Occidental Hotel, Buffalo4. Wonder Bar, Casper5. Irma Hotel, Cody Nebraska1. Alliance Theatre, Alliance2. Devil's Canyon3. Black Hill, Decatur4. Seven Sisters Road, Nebraska City5. Corner Stone Mansion B&B People always ask me about some of my favorite locations I have written about. So...here we go and I will break them down by book, starting with Historic Haunts Florida.
Historic Haunts Florida 1. St. Augustine Lighthouse, St. Augustine Florida I have always loved lighthouses and my very first trip to this one I saw a full body apparition I believe was a former light keeper. 2. Robert the Doll, Key West Florida Ever since I heard about Robert for the first time a long time ago, I couldn't wait to meet him. When I did, he didn't let me down. 3. Sunshine Skyway Bridge, Sarasota Bay Florida I have always hated this bridge, even the original one before the current one. I still don't like that bridge. 4. John's Pass, Madeira Beach Florida One of my favorite places as a child with a story to tell. 5. Versace Mansion, South Beach Florida I have always been a fan of Versace's work and visiting his mansion was a very interesting experience, it wasn't a planned trip. Historic Haunts Florida II 1.Don Cesar, St. Petersburg Beach Florida I loved looking for the Pink Lady every time we went to the beach as a kid and always thought she had a story of her own. 2. Coral Castle, Homestead Florida I was fascinated with this place as a little girl and honestly still am. 3. St. Paul's Churchyard, Key West Florida This beautiful yet spooky church yard has a very interesting past. 4. Lowry Park Zoo, Tampa Florida Animals can return as spirits just as humans can... 5. Sunland Hospital, Orlando Florida A very sad site even though the hospital is gone. There is still a strong energy here. Historic Haunts of the South 1. Capital Building, Colonial Williamsburg Virginia Colonial Williamsburg is my favorite place in the United States and you will always find locations from this historic gem in my South books. I am actually working on Historic Haunts Williamsburg, 2. Myrtles Plantation, St. Francisville Louisiana I wanted to investigate this beautiful plantation since I first saw it on tv when I was about 5 years old and finally had the opportunity more than once and Chloe made herself known. 3. Monticello, Charlottesville Virginia Thomas Jefferson, my ancestor's former home and houses many ancestral ghostly tales. 4. Old Exchange and Provost Dungeon, Charleston SC This amazing piece of history is where I caught my first full body apparition in a photo! 5. College of William and Mary, Williamsburg Virginia One of the most beautiful and haunted campus'. Historic Haunts of the South II 1. Tuckahoe Plantation, Richmond Virginia My 9th great grandparents built this house and many of my family still haunts it. 2. Randolph House, Colonial Williamsburg Virginia Another one of my ancestor's homes in which they haunt. 3. Dauphine Orleans, New Orleans, Louisiana A haunted.........bordello.......?!? Why not?! 4. St. Francis Inn, St. Augustine Florida I have had so many experiences here over the years it has to be on the list. 5. Pirate House, Savannah Georgia Great food with very intriguing ghost stories. Historic Haunts of the South III 1. Poe Museum, Richmond Virginia Edgar Allan Poe is one of the reasons I became an author. His house in Richmond is near and dear to my heart and the first time I experienced his spirit. 2. Drayton Hall, Charleston SC I have always loved old plantations. I don't like the sad history that most of them hold but the beauty is what draws me in, and the ghosts too. 3. Bruton Parish Church, Colonial Williamsburg Virginia A ghostly organ playing in a church late at night when no one is there...that is a must for my list. 4. Mount Vernon, Mount Vernon Virginia First President of the United States and a big reason we have our freedom. My first trip here I had a major post cognitive experience. Recently while researching the Ambler House Ruins we figured we would conduct an unofficial investigation at Jamestown. Surprisingly, we got very little activity. We did get a few high EMF spikes and a few words through the PSB7, including Indian. I used to live in Williamsburg and visited Jamestown on a regular basis and there is definitely a presence here. The energy is strong from all that has taken place here over the last 400 plus years, I think the weather made everyone and everything run and hide.  I often get asked how paranormal investigations are done. Well, all teams have their own method but we at Historic Haunts Investigations do a lot of research about the locations, paranormal reports, and people involved. We want an idea of what the location is about and what is supposedly going on before we get there. We want to have an idea of what and where we need to focus on. If paranormal events are occurring only at 2pm, there is no point in doing an investigation at midnight.
We chat with residents, employees, other investigative teams who may have been involved int he past, neighbors, etc. We want to see if all the stories jive with each other. We do base readings for EMF and temperature so we know what is different when we start investigating. We also try to be aware of traffic sounds, sounds of nature, traffic lights and traffic patterns that might be reflecting into the building etc. All this matters during an investigation. We set up our equipment and begin a professional and proper investigation. After the investigation is done and we return home, we go through all the still photos, video footage, audio, etc. Evidence review can sometimes take awhile. It all depends on how long the investigation takes and how much area we had to cover. After we go through everything we get in touch with the people at the location and let them know what, if anything, we found. That being said, I treasure all the actually paranormal evidence we have captured over the years. ~Jamie Pearce Author/Founder Historic Haunts Investigations We want to take a second to wish our beautiful daughter, London, a very Happy 3rd Birthday!! She is part of the team even at such an early age. (Only locations that are safe and nothing negative.) She seems to have a gift already so we can't wait to see if that continues. Happy Birthday, Snuggle Bunny. We love you. ~Mommy & Daddy  Many people are curious about what type of equipment we use while doing a paranormal investigation. We actually use many different things.
We have a few different EMF Meters that read the electromagnetic energy. We take base readings at all locations to see what is normal so when we start the investigation we know what isn't normal. We have K2, 822 Digital, Mel Meter (which also does temperature readings), and a Gauss Master. It is great to use different meters to get the most accurate reading. We have different temperature meters and as with the EMF, we do a base reading to see what the normal temperature is so we know when there is something possibly manifesting. The PS7 and other types of "spirit boxes" give the spirits a chance to communicate. The PS7 works off radio waves where you use straight white noise. We have actually captured many EMFs this way. Other spirit boxes have words programmed and you let it run during the investigation and see what it says. I don't put a lot of stock in this unless it is actually coming up with words that fit in with the specific location. As always, we use our senses. What do you see, smell, hear, taste, feel, etc? You always have to pay attention to all of these. If you focus only on the equipment you could miss something very important. There are several ways to capture or attempted to capture EVPs. You can use an old style tape recorder (we do have one), digital records, and real time recorders where you can actually hear while you are recording. We also use trigger objects. If you know there spirit is a child, we put toys out to try and communicate with the child. One time we knew the spirit was obsessed with makeup so I put out a tub of lipstick and eye shadow for her. We've also used candy, playing cards, cigarettes, etc. It just depends on where you are and what spirits you are dealing with. Last but not least, we have several; types of cameras from still cameras, digital cameras, infrared, full spectrum, and thermal cameras. We also try to incorporate some Victorian era methods as well. We try to be very thorough in all our investigations. ~Jamie Pearce Author/Founder of Historic Haunts Investigations |
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