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		<title>Video: The ghost in the gas station in Bulgaria</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Jul 2010 22:38:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cherlyn Gardner Strong</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A video making the rounds for paranormal scrutiny is an interesting one. The description of the video posted earlier this week states that the footage is from a surveillance video at a gas station in Bulgaria. You be the judge whether there is probable paranormal activity caught on tape. Fake or real, it&#8217;s pretty creepy. [...]]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A video making the rounds for paranormal scrutiny is an interesting one.</p>
<p>The description of the video posted earlier this week states that the footage is from a surveillance video at a gas station in Bulgaria. You be the judge whether there is probable paranormal activity caught on tape.</p>
<p>Fake or real, it&#8217;s pretty creepy.</p>
<p><a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bO8c9rAqw1c'>Ghost in a gas station in Bulgaria on You Tube</a></p>
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		<title>Exploring the haunted Kansas Mine in the Patagonia Mountains</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Jul 2010 20:22:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cherlyn Gardner Strong</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In 1946, Doris Siebold, a teacher in Patagonia, Arizona, gave her students an assignment. She asked them to collect and write down the folk tales of the Patagonia area for preservation. The collection was published in 1949. The resulting treasure trove of tales from 61 years ago contains many gems worth reading. The Patagonia area [...]]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In 1946, Doris Siebold, a teacher in Patagonia, Arizona, gave her students an assignment. She asked them to collect and write down the folk tales of the Patagonia area for preservation. The collection was published in 1949.</p>
<p>The resulting treasure trove of tales from 61 years ago contains many gems worth reading. The Patagonia area is rich in history and folk tales alike. Many of those tales originate in the ghost towns of Mowry, Harshaw, Lochiel, Duquesne and Washington Camp in the Patagonia Mountains.</p>
<div id="attachment_280" class="wp-caption alignleft" style="width: 310px"><a rel="attachment wp-att-280" href="http://tucsoncitizen.com/paranormal/2010/07/18/exploring-the-haunted-kansas-mine-in-the-patagonia-mountains/kansas-mine-002/"><img class="size-medium wp-image-280" src="http://tucsoncitizen.com/paranormal/files/2010/07/Kansas-Mine-002-300x225.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="225" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Kansas Mine/Photo by C. Strong</p></div>
<p>Today, we&#8217;ll explore the Kansas Mine near Washington Camp.You can see the chute on a drive down Duquesne Road, while driving through a  narrow mountain pass toward Nogales.</p>
<p>Still perched on the side of the  mountain on a dirt road, the mine has a story to tell. We&#8217;ll dig into this story to see what parts of the story can be substantiated.</p>
<p>Student Luz Rivera contributed this tale of the haunted Kansas Mine:</p>
<blockquote><p>The Kansas Mine is a mine on the Nogales and Washington Camp road. It is about half a mile from the Camp. This mine has killed more men than any other mine in the camp. It has killed forty-eight men in eighteen years. The last man killed Mr. Tony Rivera of Nogales, Arizona.</p>
<p>The reason this mine kills so many men is because it does not want to be worked because it is believed that it has a large amount of buried treasure either in ore, zinc or lead. This mine was closed for a period of nine months because the miners stated that it was haunted by a young man who was drowned in it just before the last man was killed. &#8211; <em>Folk Tales from the Patagonia Area, The University of Arizona Press, 1949.</em></p></blockquote>
<p>A search through Arizona Genealogy records reveals that Antonio &#8216;Tony&#8221; Rivera was killed at the mine on January 28, 1941, eight years prior to the story being published by The University of Arizona Press. Rivera&#8217;s <a href="http://genealogy.az.gov/azdeath/064/10641690.pdf">death certificate online</a> states the manner of death as a disturbing one. His head was crushed by a falling rock. It had been only his fifth day working at the mine.</p>
<p>It is unclear while researching this story whether the student, Luz Rivera, was related to Tony Rivera.</p>
<div id="attachment_281" class="wp-caption alignright" style="width: 310px"><a rel="attachment wp-att-281" href="http://tucsoncitizen.com/paranormal/2010/07/18/exploring-the-haunted-kansas-mine-in-the-patagonia-mountains/kansas-mine-004/"><img class="size-medium wp-image-281" src="http://tucsoncitizen.com/paranormal/files/2010/07/Kansas-Mine-004-300x225.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="225" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Kansas Mine remnants/Photo by C. Strong</p></div>
<p>The number of men killed at the mine was not verified via research. Searching through Mine Inspector records and death certificates did not support that many deaths. However, we can&#8217;t depend solely on records of the time. Records have been known to be lost or misplaced, or simply not recorded, especially as we research further back in time.</p>
<p>There was also no record of death by drowning in the years before Mr. Tony Rivera was killed. However, this doesn&#8217;t mean that it didn&#8217;t happen. Records reveal that there was a mine explosion that killed two men eleven months prior to Mr. Rivera&#8217;s death.</p>
<p><a href="http://genealogy.az.gov/azdeath/062/10621604.pdf">Pedro Camez</a>, 23, and <a href="http://genealogy.az.gov/azdeath/062/10621605.pdf">Robert Landers</a>, 48, were killed in an explosion at the mine on February 21, 1940. It is possible that the manner of death nine years later was mistaken by the informant of the tale. It is also possible that someone did drown at the mine, as reported, but there is no record of the victim. The young man haunting the mine could have been Camez, if the story of the haunting is true.</p>
<div id="attachment_283" class="wp-caption alignleft" style="width: 310px"><a rel="attachment wp-att-283" href="http://tucsoncitizen.com/paranormal/2010/07/18/exploring-the-haunted-kansas-mine-in-the-patagonia-mountains/kansas-mine-005-2/"><img class="size-medium wp-image-283" src="http://tucsoncitizen.com/paranormal/files/2010/07/Kansas-Mine-0051-300x225.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="225" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">more Kansas Mine remnants/Photo by C. Strong</p></div>
<p>The nine month closure of the mine could have been caused by the explosion. It was also not uncommon for mining to cease operation periodically for various reasons.</p>
<p>If it was closed for nine months due to a haunting, there would be no record to substantiate that claim, there is only oral history to consider.</p>
<p>Doris Siebold asked her students to name the informant of each story submitted to the book. This story is attributed to &#8220;Many Informants&#8221;, which does lend some credibility to the lore.</p>
<p>Whether the mine is haunted or not, this story and others are fascinating.</p>
<p>The Patagonia Union High School and the entire community is fortunate to have had a teacher like Doris Siebold. She had the foresight to preserve the area&#8217;s rich history and folklore for many generations to come.</p>
<p><em>* Correction: The date that the folk tale collection project began was 1946, instead of the 1949 date posted in the original version of this post. The University of Arizona Press published the collection in 1949.</em></p>
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		<title>Bank of America ghost likely active despite bank holiday</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jul 2010 18:58:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cherlyn Gardner Strong</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Bank of America is haunted. Employees saw apparitions. Doors swung open. Doors slammed shut. One dreaded door, the door to the furnace room, was avoided as much as possible. Employees considered that room to be the source of activity and simply steered clear of it.]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The Bank of America at 902 North Stone Avenue in Tucson is closed today due to the 4th of July holiday.</p>
<p>That doesn&#8217;t mean that there is no activity at the bank. Ghosts don&#8217;t work bankers&#8217; hours and they don&#8217;t take holidays. The branch is bustling with paranormal activity.</p>
<p>The strange goings on at this location have been reported for several years.</p>
<p>This particular location was established in 1948 as The Bank of Douglas. By 1960, the bank operated under the name Arizona Bank. In the 1990&#8242;s, bank mergers and acquisitions brought the names of banking giants like Bank of America and Wells Fargo to town. Banking customers at First Interstate and Arizona Bank underwent the painful process of bank account conversions. Perhaps that is what stirred up the ghost at 902 North Stone Avenue. The ghostly activity at the bank was rumored to have accelerated around that time.</p>
<p>Employees saw apparitions. Doors swung open. Doors slammed shut.</p>
<p>One dreaded door, the door to the furnace room, was avoided as much as possible. Employees considered that room to be the source of activity and simply steered clear of it. In 1997, Alan D. Fischer of the <em>Arizona Daily Star</em> paid a visit to investigate the rumored haunting. He witnessed the furnace door swing open for no apparent reason. He investigated the area and found no prankster around. He examined the door, which was too heavy to simply swing open by itself. He concluded: &#8220;I don&#8217;t have an answer, but I do have a strong belief that there is something going on there.&#8221;</p>
<p>One has to wonder whether there is something going on there today. The next thing to ponder would be whose spirit feels compelled to haunt the bank and why they would haunt it. No one knows the answers yet. It could be someone associated with the bank, or someone associated with the property prior to 1948.</p>
<p>While future dreaded mergers and acquisitions could change the name of the place, the activity of a nameless ghost may remain unchanged.</p>
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		<title>Gooch&#8217;s Ghost Gets Grilled</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 18:36:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cherlyn Gardner Strong</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Phyllis "Goldi" Golden, the psychic member of S.P.I.R.i.T., believes that the location once served the area as a brothel in the mid-1800's, around the time of the Gadsen Purchase. Golden says that the location feels like the O.K. Corral. She also felt that the most prominent presence at the location is the spirit of a beautiful woman named Cherie.]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Gooch&#8217;s Bar &amp; Grill in Tucson is the focus of an ongoing paranormal investigation.</p>
<p>The bar, formerly known as Belushe&#8217;s and The Rhino Pub, has long been reputed to be haunted. The bar at 1118 E. Sixth Street has changed names over the years, but the resident ghost has remained nameless until recently. She earned the nickname of &#8220;Gooch&#8217;s Ghost&#8221; over the last several months, since the time the bar changed hands. However, she may now have a name, resulting from the latest preliminary findings of a group of local paranormal investigators.</p>
<p>The team called Southern Paranormal Investigational Research in Tucson (S.P.I.R.i.T.) has spent the last few months documenting evidence of paranormal happenings at the bar. Creepy EVP and video evidence is posted for public viewing on the team&#8217;s YouTube page.</p>
<p>The YouTube videos posted last week document a team member&#8217;s psychic impressions of Gooch&#8217;s Bar &amp; Grill.</p>
<p>Phyllis &#8220;Goldi&#8221; Golden, the psychic member of S.P.I.R.i.T., believes that the location once served the area as a brothel in the mid-1800&#8242;s, around the time of the Gadsen Purchase. Golden says that the location feels like the O.K. Corral. She also felt that the most prominent presence at the location is the spirit of a beautiful woman named Cherie. Cherie is believed to have been the madam of a brothel that once operated on the property. In the video, Golden remarks that Cherie would have been the &#8220;Miss Kitty&#8221; of the era, operating a saloon, as well as a house of ill-repute. Cherie may have had a thing for French men and French wines. Maybe she still does. It is thought that disapproving local residents eventually shot and killed Cherie during a stand-off.</p>
<p>Since the investigation is still ongoing, the aforementioned information that Golden grilled out of the spirits has yet to be verified through historical records. The team is currently combing through Arizona Historical Society records to verify Golden&#8217;s impressions.</p>
<p>Access Tucson viewers may already know Golden from a previous public television stint as a psychic reader. She has also provided readings over the Tucson airwaves on a number of radio shows over the years. Golden works alongside fellow S.P.I.R.i.T. paranormal investigators Donny Bass, Ingrid Baumgart and Lisa Roybal.</p>
<p>The four team members have a combined 13 years of experience in paranormal investigations.</p>
<p>Team member Donny Bass will soon post new video evidence from the investigation at Gooch&#8217;s. The evidence from Gooch&#8217;s is still mounting.</p>
<blockquote><p><em>&#8220;We have captured many EVPs, mostly from a woman, but also a few from a man and one that sounds like a child.  So there is definitely more than one spirit at Gooch&#8217;s.&#8221;</em> &#8211; Donny Bass, team member, S.P.I.R.i.T.</p>
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<p>Additional information will be shared at the conclusion of the investigation. This will include a review of all evidence captured, digital copies of all photos, videos and EVPs, as well as a detailed written report of the investigation.</p>
<p>It will be exciting to learn of their findings, especially to have the chance to listen to more EVP evidence. Bass said, &#8220;One EVP captured a woman saying &#8216;Hey Donny&#8217;, so the ghosts seem friendly.  I don&#8217;t believe there are any evil spirits there. I think these spirits once lived in the building or on the land that Gooch&#8217;s now occupies.&#8221;   </p>
<p>Perhaps &#8220;Cherie&#8221; would appreciate a glass of fine French wine presented by a fine-looking Frenchman. If there are any willing volunteers who fit that bill, we&#8217;ll see you at Gooch&#8217;s tomorrow night.  In the meantime, we will anticipate the release of new evidence presented by the S.P.I.R.i.T team.</p>
<p>The two-part video of Golden&#8217;s psychic impressions can be found on YouTube:. Watch <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZIrPPQq3rc">Part 1</a> | <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1rdNS6xcNA&amp;feature=related">Part 2</a>.</p>
<p>S.P.I.R.i.T. is currently accepting new cases. The team investigates historical sites, residences and businesses where paranormal activity is believed to occur. If you would like them to consider your location, contact S.P.I.R.i.T. at <a href="mailto:spiritintucson@yahoo.com">spiritintucson@yahoo.com</a> for a preliminary interview.</p>
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		<title>The Paranormal Past and Present of Fort Lowell</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 16 Jan 2010 18:17:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cherlyn Gardner Strong</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[During my two-year stint as a resident of the Old Fort Lowell Historic District on Tucson&#8217;s northeast side, my paranormal curiosity was continually fed by intriguing tales of ghosts and hauntings. These accounts of hauntings aren&#8217;t limited to Fort Lowell park, where remnants of the United States mililtary camp are preserved.  Reported paranormal activity circulates well outside of the [...]]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>During my two-year stint as a resident of the Old Fort Lowell Historic District on Tucson&#8217;s northeast side, my paranormal curiosity was continually fed by intriguing tales of ghosts and hauntings.</p>
<p>These accounts of hauntings aren&#8217;t limited to Fort Lowell park, where remnants of the United States mililtary camp are preserved.  Reported paranormal activity circulates well outside of the boundaries of the park, and even into some of the old homes in the general vicinity. The accounts of ghosts and hauntings are known to have been circulating since the year 1900, nine years after the last living soldiers left Fort Lowell.</p>
<p>According to many accounts, the spirits of soldiers who died at Fort Lowell have never left.</p>
<p>It was first reported around 1900 that the ghost of a solder haunted the ruins of the old Fort Lowell. Residents of the area allegedly spent much time participating in a crude early form of ghost hunting. The residents were said to have spent countless hours, along with countless rounds of ammunition, firing at the ghostly soldier. The soldier would simply disappear upon attack.</p>
<p>It is said that the soldier turned the tables on one attacker and fired back in defense with a blast of rocks.</p>
<p>The newspapers of the time started covering the story. On December 14, 1900, the <em>Arizona Daily Citizen </em>(predecessor of the <em>Tucson Citizen </em>newspaper) reported that  &#8220;reputable citizens&#8221; continued to see the ghost. The story stated that these reputable citizens were preparing for a gun battle with the said spectre soldier, scheduled to take place that very evening.</p>
<p>The ghost was victorious, as the paper reported on December 28th that the ghost had returned to steal resident&#8217;s turkey on Christmas Eve. The <em>Republic</em> in Phoenix also ran the stories, as interest in all things paranormal grew at the time.  </p>
<p>If the reporting stemmed from an &#8221;inside joke&#8221; of some sort, there seems to be a missing article somewhere and we don&#8217;t get the joke today. Perhaps the stories were inspired by a reporter&#8217;s vivid imagination?</p>
<p>We&#8217;ll never know.</p>
<p>Interestingly, the stories have sparked my imagination about those pre-<em>Tucson Citizen</em> / pre-P<em>aranormal Old Pueblo</em> weird news accounts by the <em>Arizona Daily Citizen, </em>written well over a century ago<em>. </em>The newspaper published their last story about the ghost April 13, 1901 - not long before the name of the newspaper changed. Later that same year, records indicate that the <em>Arizona Daily Citizen</em> changed their name to the <em>Tucson Citizen</em>.   </p>
<p>Isn&#8217;t it ironic that not long <em>after</em> the<em> Tucson Citizen</em> ceased distributing a printed publication in 2009 (transforming into the online <em>TucsonCitizen.com</em>) that the <em>Paranormal Old Pueblo</em> blog was born into it?</p>
<p>We seem to have come full circle here. The thought intrigues me.</p>
<p>However, I am also intrigued by ghostly tales around Fort Lowell.</p>
<p>There are still reputable citizens living in the Fort Lowell area more than a century later. The reports of ghosts and hauntings in the area have not ceased.  </p>
<p>For example, a woman I know shared with me that her father&#8217;s home, the home she grew up in, is haunted. The old house stands near Craycroft and Fort Lowell Roads, and it houses at least one ghostly resident. The woman&#8217;s father still lives in the home and claims to have witnessed strange events, in and around the house, over the span of more than four decades.</p>
<p>Most interestingly, he said that he began hearing the sounds of the wagon wheels turning, along with the clomping of the horses&#8217; hooves upon the hard, dry desert ground. He stepped outside one day and witnessed  a ghostly horse-drawn wagon, steered by spectral soldiers. The eyes of the soldiers remained focused on their destination ahead, toward Fort Lowell Park. Then, the ghostly wagon simply vanished. According to the homeowner, he witnessed this event on more than one occasion and got used to it.</p>
<p>After a while, when he would hear the sounds approaching, he would simply go about his business and let the wagon drive by in peace. He says that the neighbors have learned to do the same.</p>
<p>Is the Fort Lowell area haunted? Or does the area simply spark our imaginations into a wild frenzy when we think about the soldiers who risked (and even lost) their lives at Fort Lowell?</p>
<p>We&#8217;ll never know.</p>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Nov 2009 16:52:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cherlyn Gardner Strong</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Jimi was at his dad's house, they said. I was quite confused, but insisted that there was a young boy in the back of the truck. The boy smiled at my sister and me. My dad said I was seeing things. As we pulled away, I noticed my sister still outside, waving her hand and smiling at us. A confused look came over her face before she turned around and went back inside her house.]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>When I had car trouble a few years ago, I called my sister to pick me up from work. She wasn&#8217;t feeling up to taking me all the way home that day. I hung out with her for a while and called my dad for a ride home. My dad arrived at my sister&#8217;s house in his full-sized pickup truck with a shell, with his friend Carly by his side in the passenger seat. My sister came outside with me to see me off. We both noticed a boy, who we identified as Carly&#8217;s son Jimi, in the back of the truck. He looked out of the truck&#8217;s shell at my sister and me. He looked happy to see us and gave us a huge smile. My sister and I commented about how we liked Jimi. I hugged my sister goodbye.</p>
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<p>As I approached the truck, Carly slid to the middle of the seat to allow room for me. I climbed in and took the passenger side seat. I greeted my dad, gave Carly a hug, and turned around to greet Jimi. Jimi wasn&#8217;t there.</p>
<p>I turned to my dad and Carly and asked, &#8220;Where&#8217;s Jimi?&#8221;</p>
<p>Jimi was at his dad&#8217;s house, they said. I was quite confused, but insisted that there was a young boy in the back of the truck. The boy smiled at my sister and me. My dad said I was seeing things. As we pulled away, I noticed my sister still outside, waving her hand and smiling at us. A confused look came over her face before she turned around and went back inside her house.</p>
<p>I called my sister later that night to tell her that there was no one in the back of the truck. She was as surprised as I was. She added that as we pulled away, she waved at the little boy, he waved back.</p>
<p>Months went by, during which time my sister and I received some ribbing about the ghost boy. Then it was forgotten, for while. Others started &#8220;seeing things&#8221; in the back of the truck, inside that  shell.</p>
<p>My dad worked as a contractor for a time for Qwest Communications, arranging for service and towing. One hot summer day, my dad answered a call for a broken down truck at Kolb and Valencia. The driver of the disabled vehicle was sitting against a fence when my dad pulled up. It was too hot for him to wait for my dad inside the vehicle. My dad examined the disabled truck, while the driver looked on. The driver asked if it was maybe a little too hot to let the kids stay in the back of the truck with no air conditioning. My dad said there were no kids in his truck. The driver took a closer look, and thoroughly examined my dad&#8217;s truck to satisfy himself. He said he distinctly saw kids looking out the shell windows.</p>
<p>Several months later, my dad took a job at a roofing company. One day, he arrived at the roofing yard, parked out front and walked in. Someone at the yard asked if the kids in the back of the truck were his grandchildren. My dad said that there were no children there. The inquirer decided to go outside to make sure. A couple other workers refused to even get near the truck at the mere thought of ghosts, particularly at the thought of ghostly children. The inquirer continued to insist that he saw kids looking out the window, and had even commented to another worker as my dad pulled in, saying that he was probably on his way somewhere with the grandkids.</p>
<p>Once since then, my sister and I joined my dad on a camping trip. Since we had other commitments, we only visited with him for a few hours and ate a steak dinner around the campfire. By nightfall, I kept my back to the truck, as I felt that someone was watching me. So did my sister. We drove back to Tucson through the Coronado National Forest late that night, feeling rather creeped out and quite jumpy.</p>
<p>My dad since removed the camper shell to install a tool box in the back of his truck. The  shell sits on my uncle&#8217;s property, reserved for occasional camping trips. I don&#8217;t know if the &#8220;children&#8221; are attached to the truck or to the camper shell. It could be a defect in the glass, but that would be an eerie defect, to say the least. My uncle hasn&#8217;t reported any activity associated with that shell stored in his yard. There&#8217;s seemingly no paranormal activity attached to the truck either.</p>
<p>One day soon, I will take a full camping trip with my dad. Perhaps those kids might come along with my dad. Although the kids in the truck look quite happy and not menacing in any way, I think I&#8217;ll keep my back to the truck again and let them play in peace.</p>
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		<title>The Whaley House: Government &#8216;authentication&#8217; of ghosts?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 18:53:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cherlyn Gardner Strong</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Whaley house is said to be haunted by Thomas Whaley, an early San Diego settler, as well as by the ghostly members of his pioneering family. The house even has a spectral dog running around the property. According to historians, this San Diego homesite that was chosen by Whaley in the late 1800's, was purchased despite his knowing that the location served as the local gallows for criminals.]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-166" src="http://tucsoncitizen.com/paranormal/files/2009/11/whaley.jpg" alt="whaley" width="140" height="106" />One of my favorite &#8220;haunted&#8221; locations is The Whaley House Museum in Old Town San Diego, touted as The Most Haunted House in America. The Whaley House Museum generates a healthy amount of money from their entrance fees. The museum revenue is supplemented by donated monies dropped into the &#8220;Save Our Heritage Organization&#8221; (SOHO) box near the exit.  The museum is a cash cow, whether it is haunted or not.</p>
<p>The Whaley house is said to be haunted by Thomas Whaley, an early San Diego settler, as well as by the ghostly members of his pioneering family. The house even has a spectral dog running around the property. According to historians, this San Diego homesite that was chosen by Whaley in the late 1800&#8242;s, was purchased despite his knowing that the location served as the local gallows for criminals.</p>
<p>I&#8217;ve visited the Whaley House in San Diego on numerous occasions. I was fortunate over the years to roam the house and property after hours. I was allowed to roam freely by a former Whaley House &#8220;ghost&#8221; docent. It is a different environment inside that house when it is experienced alone and unguided. The late Rod Serling of The Twilight Zone fame enjoyed a private visit to the home, based on his affinity of paranormal phenomena. Talk Show King, Regis Philbin, also visited the home when he was a San Diego television host in the 60&#8242;s. Philbin was even said to have fled the home, in the middle of the night, during the after hours visit. The King of Horror Movies, Vincent Price, also visited the home outside of the boundaries of a structured tour. I can truly attest to the fact that it is truly a &#8220;thriller&#8221; to be inside that structure late at night.</p>
<p>There is one widely circulated &#8220;fact&#8221; about the Whaley House, however, that makes me cringe. The Whaley House is said to be one of 30 locations nationwide, &#8220;authenticated&#8221; as haunted by the United States Department of Commerce.</p>
<p><strong><em>Huh?</em></strong></p>
<p>Let&#8217;s back up and examine this for a bit. The U.S. Department of Commerce certification: &#8220;haunted house&#8221;. What does Government involvement in bestowing any sort of classification on a &#8220;haunted house&#8221; mean for you and me?</p>
<p>First, there&#8217;s a big misconception here. The U.S. Department of Commerce does NOT claim that the Whaley House or the said 29 other locations are actually haunted by ghosts. Some internet sources name the the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, San Diego Chamber of Commerce, or even the California State Chamber of Commerce, as the government entities that have bestowed the &#8220;haunted&#8221; designation on The Whaley House. Depending on the source, the words &#8220;designated&#8221;, &#8220;verified&#8221;, &#8220;certified&#8221; or &#8220;authenticated&#8221; are often used along with the claim that the government recognizes the location as haunted. The one word that remains constant is the word &#8220;Commerce&#8221; associated with these claims.</p>
<blockquote><p>Definition: Commerce, n. 1. the activity embracing all forms of the purchase and sale of goods and services. &#8211; Source: <a href="http://www.thefreedictionary.com">www.thefreedictionary.com</a></p></blockquote>
<p>Throughout my years of research into this popular claim, I have yet to find said list of 30 &#8220;certified&#8221; haunted houses that any branch of any government has &#8220;authenticated&#8221; and published. If you have said list, forward it to me. In the meantime, I am going to apply some common sense to the scenario.</p>
<p>Our federal government does not certify locations as &#8220;haunted&#8221; places &#8211; at least in the sense of certifying that a location is legally haunted by ghosts. The Winchester Mystery House in San Jose, CA is also believed to be authenticated by government as &#8220;haunted&#8221;.</p>
<p>There is to be considered, what exactly is the government involvement with the official classification of these and other properties?</p>
<p>The government certification as &#8220;haunted&#8221; is simply misunderstood. The designation of a haunted house given to the Whaley House by the U.S. Department of Commerce is only partially accurate. The designation as a &#8220;haunted house&#8221; to a business that collects entrance fees from the public, serves multiple fiduciary purposes. The designation of any business, for any purpose, mandates that any business complies with structural codes, public safety requirements, property value assessments, business classification, and tax classifications. So, the United States and local government commerce divisions DO oversee businesses that are legally designated, and that DO operate haunted houses for amusement purposes.</p>
<p>If you think about it, there are many reasons why a location that is designated as a &#8220;haunted house&#8221; would have to comply with specific government inflicted rules. If someone freaks out, for example, there must to be easy access for the person to exit the structure. As importantly, rules are in place to allow prompt access of emergency personnel into the place of business. All places of business, in order to operate, are forced to comply with federal, state and local code, in every aspect. The Whaley House Museum dually operates as a haunted house. The government rules for businesses operating under the designation of a haunted house ensure that the paid public enjoys a safe visit to the said haunted location. Any claim that a government entity certified the house as &#8220;haunted&#8221; is only partially accurate.</p>
<p>The Whaley House Museum&#8217;s website states: &#8220;Although we cannot state positively that the Whaley House is really haunted, the voluminous documentation of paranormal occurances at the site makes a compelling case.&#8221;</p>
<p>This statement tells me that there is no government authentication or verification or certification of ghosts bestowed on the property. The Whaley House Museum has never referenced any government designation.  Yet, this &#8220;fact&#8221; is all over the internet and has been relayed to me by various persons. Even a Travel Channel show that featured the home in a &#8220;most haunted&#8221; segment referenced the government designation.</p>
<p>While I do think The Whaley House Museum is haunted, the United States government did not authenticate my belief that the location is haunted. The government simply ensured that my visit to the structure complied with local, state and federal regulations &#8211; even if one visit was after hours, which is a grey area, to say the least.</p>
<p>I decided, on my own, based on my personal experiences at the location, that I personally believe that the Whaley House Museum is haunted. Additionally, it is up to science to prove that ghosts exist, not the U.S. Department of Commerce, nor is it up to any other state or local branches of commerce regulatory agencies.</p>
<p><em>(As a side note, the rogue ghost docent who allowed access to me no longer serves on staff at The Whaley House. </em><a href="http://whaleyhouse.org/ghostly.htm"><em>After hours visits </em></a><em>can be pre-arranged for additional fees for a limited number of hours aftter closing.)</em></p>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:56:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cherlyn Gardner Strong</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Find out how you can chat with Alexandra LIVE during a ghost investation at The Stanley Hotel. Details following the conclusion of this interview.]]></description>
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<p><em>This is part 5 and the conclusion of my interview with Alexandra Holzer, daughter of Hans Holzer who was known as &#8220;Father of the Paranormal&#8221; and &#8220;Father of Ghost Hunting.&#8221;</em></p>
<p><em><span style="color: #993300"><strong>Find out how you can chat with Alexandra LIVE during a ghost investation at The Shanley Hotel. </strong></span><span style="color: #993300"><strong>Details following the conclusion of this interview.</strong></span></em></p>
<p><em><span style="color: #993300"><strong>________________________</strong></span></em></p>
<p><strong>Alexandra, I am attending the <a href="http://tucsoncitizen.com/paranormal/2009/11/03/tuscon-36-the-best-little-sci-fi-convention-in-arizona/">TusCon 36 Sci-Fi, Horror and Fantasy Literary Convention</a>, November 13th through the 15th here in Tucson. Do you have any advice for aspiring Tucson writers in this genre?</strong></p>
<p>Just write and write some more. Get it out and then go back to it with edits and don&#8217;t over work your work. If you find yourself doing too many rewrites you are doomed and will go mad.</p>
<p>Seriously, trust yourself, first and foremost, and trustthat your desire to write comes from within. The rest will happen. Writing is a slow, torturous process and you need to be strong to keep at it.</p>
<p>Your mind writes quicker than thy fingers to the keyboard. I remember watching my father type away on his Smith-Corona and using white-out and cursing a bit off and on as he smacked the carriage return lever to get to the next line. Ding. If you have distractions like children, chores, etc. in life, it takes longer but you&#8217;ll get there.</p>
<p>On publishing there are two routes you can go.  Back in the day all there was, was the traditional route in which the publisher did all the work from editing to promoting. They paid an advanced fee if what they felt the book would sell in a certain amount of time. The author would embark on speaking engagements and book signings at reputable stores.</p>
<p>Today, traditional still exists, but unless [the author is] well-known or up there in ranks, advances don&#8217;t exist and the author has to work very hard to tell the world about your new title. </p>
<p>The second route is self-publishing like a Lulu.com or Amazon.com in which you pay to have your own work published, distributed and sold. It all depends on what you can afford and what option suits you best in. I have done both and I prefer traditional.</p>
<p><strong>Question 7:  I married a skeptic. Is your husband a believer in the paranormal? </strong></p>
<p>He became more [of a believer] when I had my awakening over six-years ago. His uncle came through and I started rambling off to him about this gold cross that was from his confirmation and his uncle was yelling at me to him where he lost it and how reckless he was. Youth. What can you do? Many others for him and his friends started crowding my living room and it became a great big spirit party.</p>
<p>You know he has such great respect for my late father and those two were history buffs. So every year my father would get excited in gifting these huge coffee table books on the Civil War, Presidents, Nostradamus, Dracula and Castles. It was a love affair for literature and history. The spirit side came from me once I awoke back to my roots and all my childhood experiences having to deal with all that I didn&#8217;t want to when young. The main reason of that awakening was to get me back into my first love, writing. It was a spirit push and today I look back and am amazed how it works over there. I am lucky because some people never awaken and finish out their life path missing out on so much life. That&#8217;s how I see it anyway.</p>
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<p><strong>Thank you, Alexandra for chatting with me.  I had so many more questions. Fortunately, there&#8217;s an opportunity for fans to ask more questions this weekend!</strong></p>
<h2 style="text-align: center"><strong><span style="color: #993300">C</span><span style="color: #993300">hat with Alexandra during a LIVE broadcast this weekend during a live online ghost investigation at The Shanley Hotel!</span></strong></h2>
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<p><strong>WHEN? </strong>Friday, November 13th , 2009 at 8:00 pm ET (Friday the 13th!) &amp; Saturday November 14th at 10:00 pm ET. <strong>WHERE?</strong> <a href="http://www.ghostologymedia.com/">Online on GTV</a>. <em>Facebook users can also become a fan of </em><a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/edit/?id=158701940364#/pages/GTV/195852846345"><em>GTV&#8217;s </em></a><em>Facebook Page to receive reminders of the event. </em></p>
<p><em>After the LIVE event, stay up to date with Alexandra anytime, five different ways:</em></p>
<p>Facebook group for women in the paranormal field to interact with each other (and with Alexandra): <a href="http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=188724947753&amp;ref=ts">Woman In The Paranormal</a></p>
<p>Facebook Fan Page for <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Alexandra-Holzer/45302129522">Alexandra Holzer </a></p>
<p>Facebook Group: <a href="http://th-th.facebook.com/group.php?gid=77085925348">In Memory of Dr. Hans Holzer </a></p>
<p>MySpace: <a href="www.myspace.com/hauntingholzer">Haunting Holzer</a></p>
<p>Or keep up with Alexandra Holzer, via <a href="http://www.hauntingholzer.com"><em>her website</em></a><em>. </em></p>
<p><em><a href="http://tucsoncitizen.com/paranormal/2009/11/06/alexandra-holzer-woman-in-the-paranormal-interview-part-1-of-5/"><em>Part 1</em></a></em><em> | </em><a href="http://tucsoncitizen.com/paranormal/2009/11/08/woman-in-the-paranormal-interview-orbs-and-demons-part-2-of-5/"><em>Part 2</em></a><em> | </em><a href="http://tucsoncitizen.com/paranormal/2009/11/09/woman-in-the-paranormal-interview-paranormal-glass-ceiling-part-3-of-5"><em>Part 3</em></a><em> | <a href="http://tucsoncitizen.com/paranormal/2009/11/10/woman-in-the-paranormal-interview-true-ghost-story-part-4-of-5/">Part 4</a> | Part 5</em></p>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is part 3 of my interview with Alexandra Holzer, daughter of Hans Holzer who was known as "Father of the Paranormal" and "Father of Ghost Hunting", who is an accomplished paranormal authority herself.  ]]></description>
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<p>This is part 3 of my interview with Alexandra Holzer, daughter of Hans Holzer who was known as &#8220;Father of the Paranormal&#8221; and &#8220;Father of Ghost Hunting&#8221;, who is an accomplished paranormal authority herself.  </p>
<p><strong>Question 4:  What challenges have you faced as a woman in the paranormal?</strong></p>
<p>I am finding more and more that it looks more appealing to have men as the leaders versus woman. There&#8217;s nothing wrong with either but just seems from the up-springs of more paranormal cable television shows men seem to lead the pack. It feels a bit cavemanish to me. </p>
<p>Now, interesting enough on major networks for the shows &#8216;Medium&#8217; and &#8216;Ghost Whisperer&#8217;, they use a woman as the lead because the role is of being a medium. Funny. I feel like the perception perhaps could be women are only to be at the forefront and used as mediums and the men do the rest of the investigative work. I have had to and still am fighting tooth, nail and ghost to get my voice heard on many different levels. I bring a lot of different things to the table as a woman as a result of gender challenges. <br />
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It&#8217;s not just the fact of my father&#8217;s legacy which in itself is a huge torch to carry on and still too close to my heart. I am still grieving and have yet to place his ashes properly, as there have been family issues. But, I have them with me and I&#8217;ll leave it at that. </p>
<p>I am also a mother, nurturer, caregiver, writer, conceptual thinker, radio persona, and on it goes. I am not just focused on one particular area for the field. I am just too darn curious to learn about more than spirit activity and demons. I am looking for the meat, you know? I always can do what&#8217;s right for me as a woman and human being, and whatever work I do and associations I keep reflect upon my family; so I need to choose wisely and cautiously as the field itself has become quite a danger zone at times. I am referring to the human kind rather than the unknown.</p>
<p><strong><em>Continue to Part 4: <a href="http://tucsoncitizen.com/paranormal/2009/11/10/woman-in-the-paranormal-interview-true-ghost-story-part-4-of-5/">Woman in the Paranormal, True Ghost Story, Part 4 of 5</a></em></strong></p>
<p><a href="http://tucsoncitizen.com/paranormal/2009/11/06/alexandra-holzer-woman-in-the-paranormal-interview-part-1-of-5/">Part 1</a> | <a href="http://tucsoncitizen.com/paranormal/2009/11/08/woman-in-the-paranormal-interview-orbs-and-demons-part-2-of-5/">Part 2</a> | Part 3 | <a href="http://tucsoncitizen.com/paranormal/2009/11/10/woman-in-the-paranormal-interview-true-ghost-story-part-4-of-5/">Part 4</a> |<a href="http://tucsoncitizen.com/paranormal/2009/11/11/woman-in-the-paranormal-interview-readers-invited-to-ask-more-questions-part-5-of-5">Part 5</a><strong><em></em></strong></p>
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		<title>Have you ever had a haunting experience?</title>
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		<dc:creator>Cherlyn Gardner Strong</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Call for submissions! Have you had an experience with a ghost at work, home, or during your travels? If so, we would like to hear from you!]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Have you ever:</strong></p>
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<li><strong>&#8230;worked at a haunted location?</strong></li>
<li><strong>&#8230;lived in a haunted house?</strong></li>
<li><strong>&#8230;slept in a haunted hotel room?</strong></li>
<li><strong>&#8230;photographed or videotaped something you think is paranormal?</strong></li>
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<p><strong>If you responded &#8220;Yes&#8221; to any of these questions, we would like to hear from you.</strong></p>
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