Reminder to everybody that I will be on Skeptically Speaking tonight.

I’ll be on the “Speaking up” segment at the beginning of the show talking about skeptical activism on Facebook. Specifically in regards to our big win getting the Power Balance Facebook page taken down.

In any event, judging from the data we currently have there is no evidence of anything paranormal or supernatural at the Goffstown Historical Society. We did however come up with some interesting findings from a “ghost hunting” perspective.

Kitty, one of the members of the group that was helping with the investigation did get some orb pictures, while I didn’t get any. After some evaluation I have concluded that this has to do with the camera/lens type and the proximity of the lens and the flash on the camera.

The flash on Kitty’s camera is very close to the lens, this causes much less of an angle for flashback to occur. On my camera the lens sticks out much further, and the flash is a greater distance away from the lens. This causes less of a chance for the reflection to enter into the lens.

Another anomaly we found with Kitty’s camera seems to be caused by lens flare. I hope to demonstrate this in my full report.

Black “ghost fog” was recreated purposefully. I have one example using my finger, and Kitty recreated it with her camera strap. We were unable to capture anything else with the cameras.

We would like to thank Andi from the Goffstown Historical Society for her time and generosity. They have some really great items in their collection and we suggest that you all go check them out during their open houses. Just don’t expect to see any ghosts

All my photos are available here. All of Kitty’s photos are available here

RELEASE DATE: Granite State Skeptics to Investigate Haunted Building
On Halloween Night

Granite State Skeptics today announced that its members will conduct a
live investigation of a haunted building. The investigation will take
place on Halloween night, and is being sponsored by Granite State
Skeptics and Skeptical Analysis of the Paranormal Society.

“The SAPS team has extensive experience exposing myths about alleged
hauntings,” said Granite State Skeptics president Travis Roy. “We’re
excited to work with them, to get at the truth behind supposed
paranormal activity here in New Hampshire”

The actual location, in the greater Manchester, NH area, will be
announced on the night of the investigation, on the group’s Twitter
feed at twitter.com/gsskeptics. The group will also share live Twitter
updates, as their investigators look into various claims, including
ghostly apparitions, lights that spontaneously turn on and off, and
electronic voice phenomenon, or EVP.

After the investigation, the group will hold a meeting at the Hannah
Dustin Memorial in Boscawen, NH. Attendees will hear the story behind
the memorial, and examine the preliminary findings of the
investigation. The investigators will also take questions about their
findings, and the procedures used during their examination. Time
permitting, the group also hopes to announce a second investigation to
end the night.

Granite State Skeptics was created in 2008, as a place for like-minded
individuals to engage in informal discussion. After a hiatus, the
group has reformed, expanding its meetings to include guest speakers
on various topics, and committing to active skeptical outreach and
activism. From UFOs and ghosts, to psychics and alternative medicine,
Granite State Skeptics examines all forms of pseudoscience and the
paranormal from a responsible, scientific viewpoint.

The group’s meetings are open to the public. They take place on the
2nd Monday of every month, at Milly’s Tavern in Manchester, NH. For
more information, please visit www.granitestateskeptics.org. To learn
more about other investigations conducted by Skeptical Analysis of the
Paranormal Society, see www.skepticalanalysis.com.

CONTACT:
Travis Roy
Granite State Skeptics
travis@granitestateskeptics.org
http://www.granitestateskeptics.org

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We’ll see everybody at Milly’s on Aug. 10th!