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Tuesday, August 26th, 2008

Welcome to Our New Members

Thank you all for signing up with our organization! The project of exploring the paranormal field began as a hobby and a personal passion for Joe Giaquinto. We look forward to 2009 and plan on bringing you more events, workshops and research projects to help you understand and explore this field of study.

Teaser for Ghosts of Long Island TV Show
Produced & Directed by Terrence Smith
Pilot Episode - The Country House, Stony Brook, NY

A Lot is Happening in the Fall!

As we roll into September and October and the hint of Fall and Halloween make their appearance, the Ghost Hunters of Long Island team plans on adding a very full schedule of events for everyone.

We will offer historic & ghost tours, classic ghost investigations, séances and workshops all over Long Island. It will also be a very exciting time because Kerriann Flanagan Brosky's second Ghosts of Long Island book is due for release before Halloween. I was very happy Kerriann asked me once again to help her in my role as chief paranormal investigator. There will be fifteen to twenty booksignings, free lectures and several media appearances.

On our events calendar for the Fall we have added several book signings and other media events where Joe Giaquinto will appear with Kerriann. Kerriann also has several other events and Fall festival activities. For a complete list of her events where Joe will not be in attendance, please visit her web site at www.ghostsoflongisland.com. Also read our August 26th announcement.

There will be both free and paid events so everyone will have something they can attend that is within their budget. The daylight tours and outdoor investigations will be priced as before. We will also be offering limited seat special invitation events priced higher which are planned for after-dark, including investigations and séances.

We look forward to seeing many of you at these events!

Our End-of-Summer Party at Larry & Maggie's
Lots of Food, Spirits, Pool Splashingand a Few Ghost Stories

Bring your appetites and your swim trunks. Larry and Maggie are hosting an informal party at their home in Huntington this coming Labor Day weekend on Saturday, August 30th, from 2:30 PM to 5:30 pm. They have a wonderful swimming pool in the back yard which we're sure will be in full swing!

RSVP by email and we'll send you directions, or call us at (631) 834-7819.

This is a free event. See you there!

Investigation Planned
for Haunted Orient Church
Event Date: Sept. 20th, 2008

This is our official evening investigation to the haunted church of Orient. It is a lovely and historic building which includes a grandly restored Hook & Hastings pipe organ with 500 pipes. You will be in a structure that is 173 years old.

It is through the graciousness of a fellow director on the historic society which I serve that we have permission to visit this local community church in the evening hour when ghostly activity is at its highest.

In our last visit, we experienced several events and heard EVPs from resident spirits who visit the church from the great beyond.

Our investigation will begin with a tour and short talk about the history of the building and the pipe organ. We will then review the list of past ghostly phenomena.

Next our group will be seated as we begin our channeling session which will be conducted by Clairaudient Medium and EVP Specialist, Joe Giaquinto.

Members will be given the opportunity to help with research and ask questions of any spirits who wish to talk to us. The research will also include the use of several measuring instruments to help identify areas of spiritual energy.

Requirements for this ghost investigation include: Prior ghost hunting experience with our team (or past experience with other teams), an agreement to abide by the rules and respect private property and a professional, positive attitude.

This event runs into darkness and we are limited to a small group. Note the price increased for this event. For sign-up info, Link

Sagamore Hill Woman Spirit Prevalent During Our Visit
Return Visit Date: Sept. 14th, 2008

After working further on the EVPs, I now feel that we had a particular spirit who came through during our channeling session at Sagamore Hill. Her penetrating voice carried over the background noise and wind and is uniform during much of our Q&A.

What I'm feeling here is that we should return to the same location and continue our conversation with her as she may be related to the owners of the Sagamore Hill estate—perhaps Edith Roosevelt herself, or one of her staff.

We have planned a followup visit to Sagamore Hill for Sunday, September 14th, 2008 at 10:00am.

Here's the signup info: Link

At first I thought the voice may have been one of the children, but her dialogue sounds more like an adult who was giving us her opinion or some helpful piece of information.


Ghostly Man in a Tree!

In the photo below, an apparition of a black man appears in the tree wearing a white robe. This was sent in by Diane whose daughter was taking photos of the garden and discovered the image.


To Jeanne & Corey, the Dan Smith EVP is uploaded; now everyone can hear his voice for themselves!


Kerriann & staff at the Gourmet Goddess
(W
ho says paranormal investigations are work?)

Gettysburg, Pennsylvania

Read our member's account of their trip to Gettysburg this past weekend where they experienced several amazing events including a Class A EVP! Update... Mary and her family just returned from Gettysburg from their trip this past week. Check out her story, events and photos as well.


New Web Page Unveiled

For members interested in video and audio, including links to web sites like You Tube) we have added a new multimedia page.


Tappan Tunes

We have a new EVP from Tappan recorded in the tavern.


Mission Info

Our mission statement was updated with some text changes for clarity. Two additional goals were added. We also changed the background scenes to make the text easier to read.


Counting Up

We are getting unusually large hit counts from certain IP addresses which are way over our normal traffic. We are investigating them and have temporarily removed these numbers from our visitor counter until we decide whether to use them or not. This is why you see a change in our visitor tally today.


Sagamore Hill

We have some great new EVPs, photos and story info uploaded on the Sagamore Hill page tonight. Get the full story here.

Sweet Hollow Road has a new photo from our member, Peggy; she also added two photos to our Gettysburg page—a picture of a Civil War sharpshooter on the side of a building and in the window. The Gettysburg page also includes Christina's night ectoplasm images.

Our new announcements page is here.

Our monthly email newsletter page is here.

The Purpose of Things

First, I would like to congratulate all our members on the wonderful job you are doing this year. Your involvement in our activities, the personal stories you have shared, the photos and EVPs you have posted as evidence, and your professional manner in the field, have been truly great.

I also want to welcome our new members and thank you all for joining! As an organization it's important for all of us to remember that new members bring a wealth of knowledge and skills and new ideas to share. As time moves forward, the goals of our group will evolve based on what our members see is important.

Over the next few weeks I will be posting more information about our mission, goals and research projects on this page. A good portion of our members are from other states and countries so as our organization grows and we invite more people to join us and collaborate on research projects, I want to be sure everyone can get involved in some way.

One of our challenges will be to keep a diversity of activities to choose from but to link them together and stay focused. Perhaps we will pick the top 3–4 tasks so the group doesn't go in a hundred different directions and waste its energy.

An analogy would be having a word spelled out in blocks in front of you. The word isn't complete and readable until all blocks are fit together. Each block here is a research project or a workshop or a new feature on the web site.

I will also be explaining the rollout of our new premium/paid subscription services slated for late August. There will be several ways in the future to join our organization and web site.

For our organization to maintain our expenses, bring our members all of the scientific evidence, workshops, tours, lectures, photographic and EVP ITC, and so many other features and technologies, it is vital we have a continuous flow of money.

For the last two and a half years I have been running the organization out of pocket as a personal hobby and a passion of interest. But I would love to devote more time to the group and bring you the tools and scientific data to help you in your quest of discovery.

With the addition of our premium monthly subscription service you will be able to select exactly how much of the web site's features and activities you want to access. We will always have the free membership as well and encourage everyone to join us and have a look at the progress we are making.

Stay tuned for more info and thank you all again for being part of our journey.