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News From David Raby and The Shadows WIthin

April 2022 - Vol. 2 Issue 1

 

This photo is from Devil's Den in Gettysburg, this month's featured paranormal experience is from this location.  And no, that's not an orb - just a lens flare! 

YOUR SPIRITED ADVENTURE AWAITS!

Join us for an epic year! 

A Spirited Evening at Ventfort Hall Mansion and Gilded Age Museum

104 Walker Street, Lenox, Massachusetts

(413) 637-3206

For more information: gildedage.org

Saturday, April 30, 2022 (7pm - midnight)

Saturday, July 9, 2022 (7pm - midnight)

Saturday, October 29, 2022 (7pm - midnight)

 

$38 per person ($20 for ages 12-18 and 19-23 with valid student ID)

 

We return to Ventfort Hall for three group paranormal investigations in 2022! Are you brave enough to explore the rooms of a haunted mansion in the dark? Come join us as we attempt to communicate with the departed who still walk amongst the hallways of Ventfort Hall. The evening begins with a brief lecture on the history of the building and a sampling of some of our favorite paranormal evidence. After that, we go lights-out for an exciting adventure!   

 

100% of the proceeds of ticket sales to benefit Ventfort Hall Mansion and Gilded Age Museum! 

 

Please note. As of this writing, proof of vaccination, ID and masks are required for our events at Ventfort Hall Mansion. 

 

 

A Spirited Evening at Fort Adams

90 Fort Adams Drive, Newport, Rhode Island

(401) 841-0707

For more information: fortadams.org

Thursday, June 9, 2022 (8pm - midnight) 

Thursday, July 14, 2022 (8pm - midnight) 

Thursday, August 11, 2022 (8pm - midnight) 

Saturday, October 15, 2022 (8pm - midnight) 

$40 per person  

 

We return to Fort Adams for four group paranormal investigations in 2022! Are you brave enough to explore the haunted tunnels and rooms of a haunted fort in the in the dark in an attempt to communicate with the departed who still walk amongst the historic and massive fort? The evening begins with a very brief lecture on the history of the building. After that, we go lights-out for an exciting adventure!   

 

100% of the proceeds of ticket sales to benefit Fort Adams! 

 

Please note. As of this writing, there are no mask mandates at Fort Adams. 

SPECIAL GUEST INVESTIGATOR JOINS US ON OCTOBER 15 AT FORT ADAMS! 

 

My favorite part of our public investigations is meeting so many amazing guests. I also get a chance to meet other authors and paranormal investigators. For our October 15 investigation of Fort Adams, Luann Joly will be joining us as a special guest investigator.  She will be a lead investigator with me on this investigation. I'm thrilled to work with this amazing author and investigator.  

 

In case you don't know Luann, she is the founder of Whaling City Ghosts in New Bedford, Massachusetts (founded in 2004). She has over thirty years of experience in this field and is the author of Dead Whispers: Ghostly EVPs. She has also appeared on an award-winning documentary about the Bridgewater Triangle and most recently appeared in The Curse of Lizzie Borden (now streaming on Discovery+)

 

We hope you can join us for this special investigation! 

NOW AVAILABLE IN HARDCOVER!

I'm excited to announce that Walking Amongst the Shadows: Houghton Mansion is now available in a hardcover edition! 

 

You can find the new hardcover edition on Amazon. They will also be available for purchase at any of our public events. 

 

More exciting news about other book titles will be announced this upcoming year!  Please stay tuned!  

 

 

 

 
Purchase on Amazon

WHAT'S NEW FOR '22? 

 

We are very eager to kick off our investigation season of 2022. As you saw from the schedule, we have seven public investigations for this year, split between two amazing locations. That's not all we do - we also have private investigations scheduled within the gaps on the calendar.  Who needs sleep, right? 

 

At the end of each event, I decompress and think of ways to make each event better than the last. I look at new technology (and old technology) and different experiments to try. 

 

So, what's new for '22?  

 

First of all, we're getting rid of the pesky break that we used to schedule in the middle of an event. Ideally, the break was a chance for people to use the restroom, look at their texts, etc. But quite often, instead of guests feeling refreshed, we would lose momentum during the event, and it took a while to begin again. We tested removing the break last October and it worked well. As a result, we'll move on without the break as it provides our guests more time to investigate and more memories to make. 

 

This year we will use an EVP Spike Sensor during the investigations. The EVP Spike Sensor utilizes a very sensitive microphone to detect audio spikes and illustrates any spike with a highly visible colored light display. It is useful during EVP sessions to alert us of a possible response.  

 

While I always look to introduce new technology, this year I will be looking towards the past. I found the spirits at Ventfort Hall have learned how to manipulate modern equipment a little too well. I've never seen spirits that have advanced so quickly! They are quite good at turning off equipment, draining batteries, and preventing technology from working. They even began messing with credit card technology - and not just mine. So, in order to get around this, I am looking at old standbys to incorporate into the evening. We will use pendulums and, believe it or not, a compass to detect radical changes in the electromagnetic field. Of course, I'll bring cases of modern equipment and hope that the spirits will be kind to us.  

WALKING AMONGST THE SHADOWS

A Ghostly Roll Call 

Devil's Den - Gettysburg

July 22, 2020  

 

Gettysburg is one of the most surreal locations to conduct a respectful paranormal investigation. While the bloodiest battle of the Civil War took place on the hallowed grounds, the beauty of the landscape is indescribable. I've seen dense fog shroud the battlefields in the morning, a herd of deer gracefully hop over wooden fences, I've enjoyed sunsets and sunrises from the quiet fields. However, you cannot escape the sheer amount of energy present throughout the battlefield. 

 

For me, Devil's Den has always been an interesting location in the battlefield. I could sense the overwhelming feeling of sadness at that location. In 2020, I spent parts of two days investigation the large battlefield. On day two, I was all alone in Devil's Den exploring the large rock formations shortly after sunrise. As I reached the top, I was surprised to hear what sounded like a man close to me groaning in pain. I looked around and saw that I was still all alone. While others have seen full-bodied apparitions at this location, I happened to experience a residual energy of a man suffering from the throes of battle. 

 

On day one, however, I received my biggest surprise. I played a recording of reveille from my digital recorder and started to call out the regiments who had taken position at Devil's Den. To my surprise, I received four intelligent responses in a very short amount of time, two from the Phasmabox, one from a spirit box, and one was an EVP (electronic voice phenomenon). I had both the Phasmabox and spirit box running at the same time. 

 

When I called out for the 4th Maine, a voice came through the Phasmabox saying "Right here." I called out the 44th Alabama, the response of "here" came through the spirit box. So, I had made contact with both Union forces and Confederate forces. I then asked if the Hood's Division was present, and through the spirit box was a "yeah".  I went through a bunch of other regiments and the replies stopped. I asked if there were any other troops present, and the most surprising was an EVP I recorded with the voice saying, "Maine 7th".  Somehow, I failed to write that down on my list and did not call out to them. I did some research and confirmed that the regiment did take position in the Devil's Den area. 

 

One of the many amazing experiences we had at Gettysburg, I'm looking forward to our next visit there.  

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