Huntington Paranormal’s Blog

Hey everyone, it’s been a long time since any of us have posted on here so I thought I’d take a few minutes to update everyone on what’s been going on with the group.

Things have been relatively slow in the past few months. We have only done a few private investigations this year, we also did a lecture at the Cabell County Library in March and several of our members were interviewed on the Marshall University produced talk show Up Late. Be sure to check out the video, we have it up on our Video page.
Over the past few months I have gotten many e-mails from people hoping to become members of HPIR, for all of you who are interested please hang on a little longer. I hope to hold a recruitment meeting sometime this summer to allow those interested in joining HPIR to meet us and learn about what we do. I expect by fall things will once again pick up (investigation wise) and we will need to add more people to our team.

We have a few ideas for this summer such as offering a class or lecture of our own to the public. We of course will announce any plans we have on our website, so check back regularly. We do plan on attending the Mothman Festival once again this year, so if you are out and about in Pt. Pleasant during the festival come say hi!
This summer we will be celebrating our 2^nd year as a group! We have investigated many locations throughout the Tri-State in the past two years, and we hope to continue finding new and interesting places to research.

At the end of last year we had the great privilege to investigate one of Huntington’s most famous buildings….The Keith Albee Theater. Exploring every nook and cranny of the Keith’s interior was quite unlike any other investigation we have done to date.  The Keith Albee is indeed an impressive structure; however we were disappointed to find no evidence of paranormal activity while we were there.
Keep an eye open in the next few weeks for a new section I plan on adding to the website about the History of Huntington.

As always, if you are have any information on haunted locations to share or a question to ask our team please e-mail us at investigations@huntingtonparanomal.com
Thanks for stopping by!
Melissa
HPIR Founder

The next two weekends are going to be extremely busy for myself and HPIR!

September 7-8

Flatwoods Monster convention at the Capitol Plaza Theater in Charleston, WV.

September 9

Ghost hunt at the Anchorage (Putnam House) in Marietta, OH.  Sponsored by MOVGH.

September 15-16

HPIR will have a table at the Mothman Festival in Pt. Pleasant, WV.  Stop by and say HI!

I have successfully survived my first week of school and even got a 100% on my first Spanish quiz!  Muy bien!

But ugh…things have been pretty strange around my house lately…in both the paranormal AND just plain abnormal sense.  A few days ago my iguana somehow unhinged her cage and went on a little journey.  Fearing that she had been eaten by one of the dogs, I panicked…and totally overlooked her just hanging out in my underwear drawer.  I think she was laughing at me as I was frantically taking my bed apart, fearful I’d find her lifeless corpse underneath.

We’re also having our bathrooms remodeled…and that has stirred up a LOT of activity.  Last Tuesday while I was at school, my mom was here alone.  She said she kept hearing footsteps coming down the hall, someone tapping on her headboard, and horrid crashes coming out of my bathroom, despite there being literally NOTHING in there, lol.

Just yesterday, I saw our “main” ghost come down the hallway and seemingly stop at the entrance to my bathroom and disappear.  He didn’t have a happy look on his face…probably wondering why the heck we’ve gutted HIS bathroom, lol.  A few weeks prior, my mom had another experience while I was away.  She witnessed the front door slowly opening and closing, and the dogs watching someone walk down the hallway.

Hey everyone! I thought I’d start this first blog with a little about myself.  

I’m Theresa and I’m the Research Manager here at HPIR.  I’ve been a member since September, although I have about 6 years of experience in field research and investigation.

As Research Manager, it is my job to check into the background of the places we investigate, whether that be through newspaper articles, title searches, etc.  I am also working on a database of local haunted places and links to information regarding those places.  It is my goal for HPIR to be a central hub  for not only paranormal-related info, but for historical research on reported haunted places as well.

Unofficially, my research is a bit broader.  I maintain directories both on community referrals and resources, and also on resources for further research, lol.  If you ever need information about a historical society, library, courthouse, or genealogical society in the tri-state area, don’t hesitate to ask!

To satisfy my own curiosity, I also have several notebooks filled with articles and information on popular (and not so popular) paranormal concepts, and mundane causes that are mistaken for paranormal activity.  I usually post these on our message board, but again, feel free to drop me a message if you need more information. Right now, my interests are in sleep disorders and sleep-related phenomena.

I live in Winfield, WV, and in addition to serving as Research Manager and holding a board member position at HPIR, I’m also considered an “honorary” member at BSPHI, a group out of central Ohio.  Further, I’m a fixture on several paranormal message boards out there, as I love meeting and talking with people with similar interests to mine.

On a personal level, I’m 24 years old and have a degree as a paralegal.  I also go to Marshall, where I’m pursuing a psychology degree, with a concentration in research psychology. I’m also taking a genealogy class through WVU, and starting in October, will be taking a nine week course in astral projection. I have three puppies, a cat, a newt, and a mean little iguana, all whom I love dearly, lol.

So there’s the bio!  Feel free to drop me a line anytime at my email addy located on our Members page.

Oh, and MAKE SURE YOU TUNE IN THIS THURSDAY TO BLOGTALK RADIO!!

-Theresa

Join Theresa and Steve this Thursday August 16th at 10PM EST on BlogTalk Radio: The Open Mind hosted by Dave Francis of PRISM Paranormal. Be sure to call in with your questions and comments the call in number will be announced during the broadcast Thursday night so be sure to listen!

 http://www.blogtalkradio.com/hostpage.aspx?show_id=12013