Tuesday, December 28, 2010
The End of 2010
We also sadly ended up getting in a bit of a disagreement with a local team. What over you might ask? To put it simply it was over a client that we both took on. And when you have two teams that investigate in different ways, you get what we had here. Outside of what I know from the client and there own web page, I know very little else and feel that it was a matter that could have best been worked out had clearer heads prevailed.
We also found our self's on a episode of the show "Psychic Kids: Children of the Paranormal". It was a fun wild ride that I never dreamed would have happened to us. And I don't think that any of it sunk in until the night Chip and the kids were filming with me at the house used on the show. We were in one of the bedrooms and it dawned on me that not only was I really filming on that show but I was working right next to Chip. The kids on that show were so much more then I could have ever dreamed of as well. I have never met kids that were so smart and really seemed to have a gift. They really did pick up on things in that house that they really could not have known before hand. Some of which did not even make the show, and outside of what I knew about the house from our investigation there, some of it was new to me and there was no way that anyone on the show knew about it. So yes these kids may have changed my mind abit on psychics. And they have become the first ever to get a honorary membership in to the GMPS team.
As far as investigations go, we had so many cases this year that I am sure that we doubled what we did in 2009. Some of them were very haunted and others not so much. But that is the way of this business is. For the first time this year we caught a shadow figure go past a camera, a teddy bear fly out of a closet with no one in the room, had a documentary filmed and shown in Public about us, and even topped our most collected EVP's from one location in one night. Yeah it totaled 31 for a span of three hours. And at the same investigation something locked a door on us and dropped a heavy whisk about half way across the kitchen from where its kept. Also for the first time ever for the GMPS team, we hosted a public investigation in Laurel MD that by all accounts went very well.
By fall now only did we do another workshop but we were also asked to be a guest at a Special Kids Halloween event in Carroll County which ended up being on the front page of the local news paper.
We also lost some team members along the way this year. No they did not die, but life outside of the team made it necessary for them to leave. And while we will miss all who left, we did also bring on a few that seem like they will work out well and we are always looking for others to join the team.
The winter was just as busy so far for us as the rest of the year has been. With our last revile done just days before Christmas, we already have 2 cases lined up in Jan 2011.
Who knows what 2011 will bring for the GMPS team. But I wanted to thank all of you who follow us online here, facebook, twitter, myspace, our web page or where ever else. And the GMPS team wishes you the very best for 2011 and beyond.
Bill Hartley
Founder/Lead Investigator
GMPS
Monday, November 1, 2010
Wanna Be A Member
On Sat I also did a kids Ghostbuster event where I got the chance to talk to kids about ghosts. I will be the first to say that I am not thinking that the little ones are up on there ghosts and all. But I was very surprised by the questions some of them had. And I think it went well. Here is a link to a story about it from the front page of the Carroll County Times. http://www.carrollcountytimes.com/news/local/article_9e949b78-e498-11df-b5b5-001cc4c002e0.html?mode=story
2. You must live in the Baltimore area or are willing to travel to for as needed assignments.
3. You must have the time needed to become a member.(please do not apply if you have alot going on and think you can fit us in)
4. Your family must be ok with you wanting to become a paranormal investigator.
5. You can follow all the rules that are set forth by the GMPS.
6. You must be very serious about wanting to help others and are not doing it cause it looks fun on tv.
7. You have your own transportation to locations
8. You can pass a full background check
9. You are willing to work all jobs within the GMPS.(Interview, walk through, research, investigation, set up and break down, and evidence review to list a few)
10. You have no issues with travel, health, working with others, working all night, working in the afternoon, and have no personal drama.
As a member of team 2, you will be expected to take part in evidence review but will not be allowed access to any investigation locations until your background check is done. Then you may be asked to come out on investigations depending on need for extra investigators or of training. After you become a full member after your 6 month probation you will be allowed to investigate with out any limits.
Thursday, September 2, 2010
A Very Special Event
The
Department of Parks and Recreation,
And
The Greater
Are pleased to announce a very special workshop and public investigation of
Snow Hill Manor on
Snow Hill Manor was originally built circa 1755 by Samuel Snowden on 500 acres that he received as a wedding gift from his father. Snow Hill Manor is a 2 1/2-story brick plantation house of late Georgian style that is located on 15 acres of land in
Have you ever wanted to try your hand at paranormal investigating and want the chance to do it with a team that has been in the field for a number of years? Want to see if you have what it takes to find what goes bump in the night? Are you a skeptic or a believer in ghosts? This is your chance to not only try out paranormal investigating, but a chance to investigate a location that has a lot of stories attached to it. On Oct 22nd, there will be a modified workshop as you the public will be allowed to take part in a mini investigation of this Historic Manor. During this you will learn a little bit about the history of the house, see a short video on the GMPS team, and get hands on training on the tools of a ghost hunter. Take part in an EVP section to see if the former owners or there slaves are still walking the halls and rooms of this old house. And what investigation would be complete with out evidence. So we will go over the recorders there on the spot and see if anyone was home. George Washington him self has visited this house, but does he ever stop by of a visit even now?
Do you have what it takes to be a paranormal investigator?
Want to find out?
As this is a very special event and seating is limited to 15 people only. And over 18 will be permitted to this event.
We are not putting a price on this event, but we will be taking donations at the door for the upkeep of Historic Snow Hill Manor. So please be kind and donate what you can.
To reserve your seat, please call Mary Schiappa at 301-725-6037.
There will be no walk-in’s allowed.
And please remember the night of the event, do not have on any cologne or perfumes, nothing that hangs or jingles, no sandals or flip flops and bring a flashlight.
For more info on Snow Hill Manor, please visit there webpage at
http://www.pgparks.com/places/eleganthistoric/snowhill_intro.html
And more on the Greater Maryland Paranormal Society, visit there webpage at