Heather Murphy from History Channel is looking for your stories for a chance to be on a new TV show that will be filming in Salem for 2 weeks in the summer.

Contact:
E-mail: hmurphy@pilgrimstudios.com
Phone: (818) 478 4609

Join us to explore the halls of the USS Salem!

The PRAB is proud to announce the return of Public Investigations for 2012. This year, we are commencing with:

THE USS SALEM, QUINCY, MA.   Book here!

Your investigation will include:

A tour of the famous ship

The presentation “The Science of Paranormal Research”

An investigation with the PRAB.

Schedule

20:00 – 20:30: Arrive at the ship and meet and greet the members of the team

20:45 – 21:30: Presentation -”The Science of Paranormal Research”

22:00 – 01:30: Live Investigation of the ship.

Cost: $50

History of Location (from www.uss-salem.org)

Ordered by the US Navy on 14 June, 1943, USS Salem (CA 139) was laid down on 4 July, 1945 at the Bethlehem Steel Company’s Quincy Yard in Quincy, MA and launched on 25 March, 1947. She was commissioned at the Boston Navy Yard on 14 May, 1949.

USS Salem served a distinguished 10 year career as flagship of the US Sixth Fleet in the Mediterranean and the Second Fleet in the Atlantic. During her career she served as host to such notables as the US Ambassador to Spain, John D. Lodge; the Honorable Thomas S. Gates, Undersecretary of the Navy; Admiral Arleigh A. Burke, USN, Chief of Naval Operations; the Shah of Iran; the President of Lebanon and the King and Queen of Greece.

Although Salem never fired her mighty guns in anger, her very presence served as a stimulus for peace during those troubled times that came to be called the Cold War. She served as a Lady of Diplomacy, rather than as a means of exerting brute force.

Imagine a small city placed in “mothballs”, stored for 35 years, and then reopened and restored to it’s former glory. When USS Salem was decommissioned on 30 January, 1959 and joined the Atlantic Reserve Fleet at the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, Dwight D. Eisenhower was president of the United States and everyone was watching I Love Lucy on their new television.

In October of 1994, Salem once again made her way north to her birthplace in Quincy, where she is now the centerpiece of the United States Naval and Shipbuilding Museum. Bill Clinton was president of the United States, people were watching Murphy Brown and Beverly Hills: 90210 on their big-screen TV’s and “surfing the net”. Now “crewed” by a staff of museum professionals and enthusiastic volunteers, she is being restored to her full glory.

On 14 May, 1995 – 46 years to the day since her original commissioning – Salem was recommissioned – this time as a member of the Historic Naval Ships Association. She now serves her country once again with her new mission of teaching people of all generations our nation’s rich history of shipbuilding and naval duty.

Book here!

See our ad on Boston.Com for directions and more information!

The Mount Washington Hotel is located in the beautiful Bretton Woods area of Carroll, New Hampshire.   According to Wikipedia.Org, the hotel was built in 1902, for the cost of 1.7 million dollars, by the millionaire Joseph Stickney.  After making his fortune as a Coal broker and Railway Tycoon, Stickney wanted to provide his lovely wife Carolyn with a palace to match her beauty.

Within a year of the Hotel’s completion, Joseph Stuckney was dead.  His wife Carolyn continued to live in the Hotel, and it soon became a symbol of opulance and luxury in the early 20th Century.  According to an article on 25 Haunted New England Inns on Boston.Com, Carolyn Stickney often hosted luxurious dinner parties at the hotel, and she routinely spied her guest’s attire from a hidden vantage point on her balcony.  Her spy work would always allow Carolyn to arrive at dinner dressed to out-do all her guests.  Carolyn’s opulant lifestyle would continue when she married Prince Lucinge of France, and Princess Carolyn remained the owner of the estate until she died in 1934.

According to RealHaunts.Com, the ghost of Carolyn Stickney has been seen peering down from her balcony (perhaps trying to see her guests’ attire), and guests have reported hearing “ghostly” music throughout the hotel.  Further, according to some guests, the smell of perfume floats throughout the hotel, and televisions change channels by themselves.  Interestingly, a beautiful handcrafted four-post bed in Room 314 is said to be a manifestation point for Carolyn Stickney’s apparition.

The Hotel was featured on the TV series Ghost Hunters in 2008, and a seemingly amazing EVP (perhaps too amazing to be believable) was captured:

Whether or not you believe the evidence and personal claims of paranormal activity, The Mount Washington Hotel remains a beautiful example of a Grand Hotel in the White Mountains of New Hampshire.  Declared a National Historical Landmark in 1986, the Mount Washington hotel is a perfect destination for anyone wishing to stay where history meets relaxation.

Trainee Paranormal Investigator – List

NOTE: Final application date is Sunday, 24th March at 23:59 EST – No Applications will be processed after this date

Position Discription:

Position on Offer:
Trainee Paranormal Investigator

Position Description:

The Trainee Paranormal Investigator works within a team that provides a scientific investigation into supposed paranormal phenomena. The successful applicants will undergo training in paranormal investigation and use of equipment along with discussion in emerging theories of paranormal research.

About the Paranormal Research Association of Boston

Since it’s inception in September 2008, the Paranormal Research Association of Boston has helped a large number of residential and commercial clients with their paranormal issues. The PRAB is a non-profit association who exclusively use scientific means to investigate claims of paranormal activity. When we enter a client location, we go in with an open and scientific mind to verify or provide alternative theories to supposed paranormal events.
We do not employ psychics or sensitives in any of our investigations, as evidence from these sources cannot be verified by scientific means at this time.
We provide investigations free of charge to members of the public, businesses and supposedly haunted locations. In addition to this, we also give talks and presentations in an attempt to educate the public in the science of paranormal research.
The PRAB has enjoyed extensive media coverage.
The Paranormal Research Association of Boston is founded on the same fundamentals of Ian Murphy’s previous endeavor, the Paranormal Research Association of Ireland. In it’s 4 years, the PRAI became one of Ireland’s leading paranormal associations and continues to grow.

Requirements

The successful candidate will:
*Have a strong interest in the science of paranormal research
* Be 20 or over.
* Enjoy solving problems and working in a structured environment
* Be focused and helpful to all out clients
* Be bound by the PRAB Confidentiality Agreement
* Experience is a plus, but not necessary as all training will be provided
* Please fill out all questions comprehensively: Applications with short answers are unlikely to progress to stage 2

Promotion prospects:
As this is a start-up Association, the primary management members will be taken from the pool of applicants. These positions include but are not limited to Training Officer, Deputy Lead Investigator and AV Analyst.

Remuneration:

As the PRAB is a non-profit Association, no benefits or payment can be offered.

Trainee Paranormal Investigator reports to:

Lead Investigator, Organizational Unit Leaders and Core Members

Note: The Paranormal Research Association of Boston has been certified by the Criminal History Systems Board for access to conviction and pending criminal case data. As an applicant for the position of trainee paranormal investigator, a criminal record check will be conducted for conviction and pending criminal case information only and that it will not necessarily disqualify you.

Process:
Stage 1: Online Application
Stage 2: Selection and interview with Core Team members (Note: Travel may be required; no expenses can be offered.<
Stage 3: Offer of position and training

To apply, follow the link on our webpage

The Paranormal Alliance is an initiative by the Paranormal Research Association of Boston and Paranormal New England to create an established route for groups to work together efficiently. It is an agreement which is entered into by an individual paranormal investigator or paranormal research team. Any team that joins the paranormal alliance shares information on new technology, history and other relevant information with other members of the alliance. All information shared is subject to a confidentiality agreement between the alliance.

Click to visit The Paranormal Alliance Website!

Who can join the Paranormal Alliance?

The Paranormal Alliance is open to any paranormal research team that wishes to join. We only ask that you:

* Agree to share information on any experimentation you are engaged in
* Provide investigations to members of the public free of charge
* Agree to attend Paranormal Alliance meetings, which helps strenghten the community.

How do I join?

You can send a request to us telling us all about your team, and how you think being part of the alliance will help both you and us to:

Click to send Email, and an alliance member will get back to you shortly.

One of the big challenges of managing a paranormal team with a high demand for it’s services, is keeping an eye on everyone’s schedules. Since we all do this on a voluntarily basis,  we all have other commitments. Along with our internal software that manages clients, PCMS, I needed a reliable, easy to use , professional service that will help manage the team and make sure everyone has the latest information on investigation / presentation scheduling and that we could track our data analysis after the project.

I looked through a number of open source programs and some other sites when I came across OnePlace. Not only does this fantastic service have everything I need, but they also have a Giving Back Program where they will give non-profits like us their Silver plan for free. They are very in line with the PRAB’s core ethos of helping others, which is why they are helping us out and have included us in this program.

So, if your team has a need for good management of your team, I urge you to check them out. You won’t be disappointed. And, again, thank you OnePlace for this! It is very much appreciated!

In conjunction with Jam’n 94.5 FM Boston, The Paranormal Resarch Association of Boston will investigate a private residence on Thursday night, October 27th, 2011.

The Melrose, MA home was built in 1888, and was purchased by the Mason family in 1907.  The Mason’s had a family of five children, the youngest of whom, sold the residence to the current owner, Dianne in 1993.

Dianne claims that she has heard a woman’s voice multiple times at 2:14 AM, coming from the area near the top of the staircase.  She also claims to hear children’s laughter.

Our team will arrive on-location around 7:00 PM EST, and conduct a full Scientific Paranormal Investigation.

Follow along here for LIVE blogging, and Twitter *at*PRAB_Nate and *at*PRAB_Brad for photos and updates during the night!

We’ll present our evidence LIVE On-Air Halloween Monday morning, on Jam’n 94.5 FM Boston, on the Ramiro and Pebbles show!  Hope you can tune in!

Updates:

10:39 PM — We’ve been at the house for a few hours now.  Some VERY interesting personal experiences!  Right now, we have a static night-vision camera at the top of the stairs, where the homeowner’s friend saw the apparition of a woman in blue.  Also have a DVR static recorder in the master bedroom, where the homeowner hears a woman’s voice and children’s laughter.

11:02 PM — Just went to pick up static camera and voice recorder.  Camera was TURNED OFF — seems to have been a battery issue, eventhough when we placed the camera around 10:35 PM, there were 43 min remaining on battery indicator.

2:30 AM — Finished off the investigation.  Some VERY interesting personal experiences, that Brad and I will have to try and figure out.  This was an extremely interesting case.   Now, for evidence review!  We’ll present any findings on Monday morning, during the Ramiro and Pebbles show, Jam’n 94.5 FM Boston!

Thanks to all of you who followed along!