Rising Sun, Maryland

BJ's Discoveries
--> Place, Mothers Day Weekend

First night Friday   5 9 08

Start time 9:15 pm, pictures were taken for the first half hour.  I started in the kitchen area and took about 75 pictures and did not get anything that I would call paranormal.  There were a lot of Orb's in there, even though this house did not have central heat or air. I can not say this is paranormal activity.

After the first half and a break I got monitor duty when three members went outside on the grounds. I did not see anything on the monitor that could be called paranormal but there were a lot of Orb's and the occasional light from a passing car on the wall by the front door.

So as you can see I really did not get anything the first night.

Second Night Saturday 5 10 08

I started off watching the monitor for the first half hour.  I did not see anything but the Orb's that were there the night before.  The second part of this night I was in the den sitting and taking pictures.  I did notice a few times seeing things out of the corner of my eye and when I turned there was nothing there.
When this happened and I took a picture nothing turned out.

The last part of the second night I was in the basement with a team member doing an Evp session.  We started to ask the questions that are always asked.  Is there anyone here that would like to talk to us? We started to ask "knock once for yes and twice for no" I must say on more than one occasion we got the knocks we wanted.  At one point I asked knock once for yes and twice for no, if we turn off our camera will you communicate with us and we heard one loud knock but i'm sure it was the house settling.

Bucky's Discoveries

Start 9:15 pm        5/9/08
I arrived at the clients house at approximately 8:00 pm and after some coffee preloading we got started, The client gave a quick tour of the house and grounds surrounding it and BJ as well gave a briefing as to the procedure we would follow and our pair up assignments.

I was paired up with Cora and we started in the computer room, the 1st session was interesting as it was photos only and we all observed a little noise control which I feel helped to get a feel for the environment of the house. I noticed a little flicker of movement on the desk at the computer key board  out of the corner of  my eye continually but when I would look directly at it  I couldn’t see anything and my photo’s in that room don’t appear to show anything. As for the room itself it was very comfortable and I felt no changes in temperature.
Next Cora and I moved in to the basement after a brief break, this time we decided it would be best to go completely dark closing the entrance door to the basement.

We did some EVP work “which I’m still listening too” and took photo’s of which I have 2ea each with some Orbs in them but that appears to be it. There did not seem to be a draft in the basement but there was a significant temperature difference from where the couch was located to the back wall. I did keep feeling a cold spot on my left elbow while seated on the couch. I didn’t have any uneasy feelings even in the dark of the basement, again the house was very comfortable and the basement was no exception to me. I was unable to make the 2nd night of the investigation but I did enjoy the time there and would like to thank the client and his wife for allowing us to do the investigation.

Kathy's Discoveries

On Friday night when we started our two night investigation. I began in the basement. I was down there for about 30 minutes. There was one point at about 10:00 pm where it did feel like the room got a bit colder. Other than that the room just felt very relaxed to me and very peaceful. I did not hear or see anything abnormal. I spent the next part of the investigation in the den room. I did not see or hear anything unusual in that room either. During the last part of Friday's investigation I was outside on the property around the client's house. The air was pretty still that night, but there was an occasional slight breeze. I did not see anything while I was out there. There was the occasional passing car and the sound of a neighbors dog that was outside whining to be let into the house. There are also lots of deer in the surrounding woods. I did not get anything on my EVP's. Some of the pictures I took outside of the house did show orbs, but I believe they were probably bugs, dust or dirt or maybe debris falling from the trees.

On Saturday before we began the investigation, I did take base reading of the house. There were no areas that had an abnormal reading. The investigation began at about 9:45. I started in the basement. I was there for about 35 minutes. It did not really have the same feeling that it did the night before. Again, I did not hear or see anything while I was there. I also did an EVP session in the basement which did not have anything abnormal. After that I was watching the monitor for about 30 minutes. There were two cameras that seemed to pick up an unusual amount of orbs. Some of them were very bright, some were larger than others. At one point it looked like a disco ball reflecting inside the room. I can not explain what could have caused this but I do not think it was paranormal. Some of the other group members did sense things or think they saw things at times during the investigation. The house is being monitored by (the client) and a recording device was set up to run through the night on Saturday. The recording device may be set up on other evenings as well and possibly a camera. There may be a future investigation depending on all of the findings.

Jose's Discoveries

You know, you can never really be prepared for what you'll find whenever you enter into an investigation. In preparing for any, I usually try to get a long distance feel to what I'll be getting into. I had a couple of things crossing my mind's eye. I first saw an Indian woman with a younger female standing side by side looking at me. Then a little while later I saw a trapper with the Davey Crocket racoon hat.
At the time, I had to take everything with caution to ensure that I'm not picking up from another location. There are times when Spirits, Ghosts, or whatever you want to call them sent everything and the kitchen sink at you to either confuse, or mess with you. After meeting and getting to know the homeowners a little bit, they took us on a tour of the property. When we reached the downstairs section of the home I couldn't believe what I was perceiving. It was like one of the walls of the basement just didn't exist. I was experiencing a panoramic view of another world. This was the world of an Indian tribe and everything that they saw in their existence. It was beautiful. The open fields, the hills, the clear and crisp sky. Looking around I saw Indian children running around a village complete with teepees, fire pits, and grazing horses. There were also mothers, wifes, elders, and several warriors milling about. I was experiencing an overwelming sense of peace. I was given an opportunity to understand the lives of this tribe before the onset of the Europeans.

These are the experiences that I always look forward to. What a great opportunity it was to do this investigation.

Cora's Discoveries

Friday May 9, 2008  9:15 pm

Bucky and I teamed up in the den where the computer is, for a non verbal session snapping pictures.  We were in there about 30 minutes with the door left open.  The room was dark and you couldn't see much of anything.  Occasionally there would be lights on the walls when a car passed outside.  Nothing showed up in the pictures that I took, but at sometime during that period I glanced up at the door and saw a figure of a tall indian entering the room.  He was only there for 2 or 3 seconds.  He was wearing bucksin pants and was bare chested with a beaded breastplate on his chest, and he had long straight black hair.  I didn't say anything to Bucky, because not being "sensitive" or a "medium" I assumed it was wishful thinking on my part, just my imagination.  I only mentioned it during the break after our turn in the basement, when Jose spoke about what he had seen in the den.  I'll leave that for Jose to tell. During our time in the basement I picked up what sounded like a long drawn out sigh on my digital recorder.  Nothing else happend that night other than an awfully lot of "settling" sounds when we were in the basement.

Saturday  May 10, 2008