The story is told of a janitor named Fred, a hard working no nonsense kind of guy who was a lifetime employee of the theater. One of his duties was to clean and reapir the rest rooms after the local high school dances that were held there were over. There was a constint flow of broken dispencers and days of painting over the graffiti and this always made him so angry.Then one day Fred died while doing his daily duties and after many, many years folks thought they had seen the last of old Fred. But Fred never left! The first sightings as far as we can tell, were less than a year after Fred died. His spirit is said to be the one today, who roams the back stage area of the theater turning lights off that have been left on and appearing to people from time to time. Also in the restrooms spooking young vandals. The Akron Civic Theater is a great place to go and see. It will amaze you, take my word on it you wont be sorry.
The theater was designed in 1929 by John Eberson and Thomas Lamb.Two of the foremost movie theater designers of the time, Their speciality was atmospheric theaters. The auditorium of Akron’s Loew’s Theatre (now the Civic Theater)was designed to resemble a night in a Moorish garden, with twinkling stars and drifting clouds traveling across the domed ceiling. Located on Main Street in beautiful Akron, Ohio the theater is said to be home to a ghost of a long ago employee.
The story is told of a janitor named Fred, a hard working no nonsense kind of guy who was a lifetime employee of the theater. One of his duties was to clean and reapir the rest rooms after the local high school dances that were held there were over. There was a constint flow of broken dispencers and days of painting over the graffiti and this always made him so angry.Then one day Fred died while doing his daily duties and after many, many years folks thought they had seen the last of old Fred. But Fred never left! The first sightings as far as we can tell, were less than a year after Fred died. His spirit is said to be the one today, who roams the back stage area of the theater turning lights off that have been left on and appearing to people from time to time. Also in the restrooms spooking young vandals. The Akron Civic Theater is a great place to go and see. It will amaze you, take my word on it you wont be sorry.
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I wanted to start by apologizing to everyone for our absent from our blog. We've been so busy and as you know I handle all the blog post and letter answering myself and I guess I got a little over welmed so I took a month off doing our blog, Im back now and ready to go. You've asked for these terms and meanings so here are a few more with more to come. Thanks for ready...
Roger Term : Ghost Hunting Meaning of Term : A research project conducted within strict parameters in order to investigate reports of ghosts, hauntings, poltergeists, or other paranormal events. Ghost hunters often use highly-specialized equipment to detect evidence of spectral activity. Term : Cold Reading Meaning of Term : A method of obtaining information about a person through asking a series of questions; this technique is often used by fake mind readers and stage magicians, who are trained to use this information to mimic a psychic reading. Term : Ouija Board Meaning of Term : A Ouija board (also known as spirit board or talking board) is a flat board marked with letters, numbers, and other symbols. It is used to communicate with spirits. It uses a planchette (small heart-shaped piece of wood) or movable indicator to indicate the spirit's message by spelling it out on the board during a séance. The fingers of the séance participants are placed on the planchette, which then moves about the board to spell out messages. Today I wanted to tell everyone about the investigation that took place Friday the 13th 2012. The house is thought to have been built in the late 1870’s. It’s called the Old Stone House because the builder used large stones and small rocks to build with, materials found at the river which is only 100 yards away through the thick back woods. The new owner is remolding the house as a winter hunting cabin. And since they started work strange things have been taking place such as, hearing noises in the walls at night, voices in the dark like two people carry on a conversation but you can never track where it’s coming from, lights turning on and off by themselves and these are just a few of the occurrences.
It was just getting dark when we arrived at the home and the owner was outside in the cold waiting on us. When we pulled close I could see she was upset by the look on her face. We got out and I wonder out loud why she was waiting out here in the freezing cold and she told us that as she was waiting inside until the lights started going off and on by themselves and she swears someone or something was walking around up stairs. And let me tell you, I saw fear in this poor ladies eyes, she was not going back inside this house. She told us that when the footsteps started upstairs, she started to walk up to investigate but as she near the top, the lights started going on and off really fast and she hear someone laughing. She ran down the steps, grab her coat on the move, hit the door at top speed and has been outside ever since and the she said, I’ve had it with this place, she was leaving for home and was never coming back, leaving it up to her husband to deal with it and she left. As I turned around towards the house after watching her leave down the long winding drive, I saw the lights go out, we grabbed our gear and headed in…..more later Ghost Hunting is the process of investigating locations that are
reported to be haunted by ghosts. Typically, a ghost hunting team will attempt to collect evidence claimed to be supportive of paranormal activity. Ghost hunters often utilize a variety of electronic equipment, such as the following types: the EMF meter; digital thermometer; handheld and static digital video cameras, such as thermographic (or infrared) and night vision; digital audio recorder; and computer. Traditional techniques such as conducting interviews and researching the history of a site are also employed. Some ghost hunters refer to themselves as a paranormal investigator. Apparition
The visual manifestation of a paranormal entity. The term is often used in reference to ghosts appearing as human figures or visions of light, although they may also take the forms of animals or inanimate objects. I picked this next one myslf. After taking thousands of pictures and never capturing anything like an "Aura", I took a picture of my dad, which turned out to be his last picture he died two days later. But in this picture of him there is a colorful glow all around him. I'm told I capture his "arua" on film. Since this day, I've taken houndreds of other pictures with this same camera and have never duplicated the shot. Rip Richard "Bud" Wright .. Aura A metaphysical energy in the form of invisible light which emanates from a person or object. The aura is believed to reflect the personality and emotional state; it may be seen by the naked eye of certain gifted psychics. We strated something new tonight, we've been asked to explian terms that we've used in blog post. Well to help out we will post terms and thier meanings. This should keep everyone on the same page..Ok here we go..
Elementals Meaning of Term : Also known as “earth spirits,” elementals are spiritual beings which inhabit all aspects of nature. Nearly all early religions believed that some form of nature spirit was a part of all living things; this concept is widely known as animism. Exorcism Meaning of Term : A ritual (often religious in nature) which is used to banish a demon or evil spirit which has been haunting a human being, animal, or particular physical location. The exorcist typically calls on a higher power to remove the malevolent being Electric Voice Phenomenon (EVP) Meaning of Term : Similar to a direct voice phenomenon, an EVP is a recording of a paranormal voice on audio equipment. In this case, the spoken material is not necessarily heard by witnesses at the time of recording. Hope everyone enjoyed the lession today, more to come.. Happy Hauntings... I got a email today from a guy who seems to think, if we are ghost hunters we must not believe in god. He says if there was a god the people who are dead would be in heaven or below in hell. I wanted to go on the record as saying, I myself believe in god, I trust in god and have given my soul to the lord. With that said, I wanted to say that maybe these people as he says, are in thier own hell as ghost. Doomed to walk the earth un-noticed without companionship alone. Maybe thats where god intened them to be. Or maybe they just need someone to show them where to go, help them. I can't say for sure, this is the reason myself and the rest of API members all got into the paranormal research. I think maybe you sould lighten up and see other people have opinions too.
We wanted to wish everyone a Happy Halloween, as you might have guessed this is one of our favorite holidays. So enjoy your trick or treating and all the ghost and gobblins that come out during Halloween...
Just got contacted about a house that might be built on top of indian burial grouns. The owners have seen the ghost of indians around their home now the faces of these indians seem to be appearing in picture taken inside the home also the owner has found arrow heads and other small artifacts in his basement floor as it was being dug up for water pipe service. He sent us pictures and they are pretty unbelieveable, we are looking forward to investigating this house and all the land surrounding it.
I got an email yesterday from a young lady living in Tampa Fl. She told be that she and her friends have been planing on going on a ghost hunt now for a few months. The place they are investigating is a cemetery founded in 1811, pretty old right, well she and her friends have been hearing stories for years about ghost that roam the grave yard at night. Theres one in particular about the ghost of a old slve women that sometimes follows visitors home. She was very affraid of this and ask if there was anything that she could do to help her. This is my responce to her. We believe this helps us when we enter any unknown cemetry and believe it can help you. We say this prayer aloud, "St. Michael the Archangle, defend us in battle. Be our protection against the wickedness and snares of the Devil. May God rebuke him, we humbly pray." then after your investigation and before you leave say this closing prayer," In the name of Jesus Christ, I command all human spirits to be bound to the confines of this cemetery. I command all inhuman spirits to go where Jesus Christ tells you to go, for it is he who commands you, Amen." I hope this gives you a little comfort and helps ease things a bit. API as a whole is not a religious group but we do think if taking a few minutes of our time to say a prayer that will help us stay safe, then its worth it to us.
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AuthorMy name is Roger Wright, I am co-founder of Akron Paranormal Investigations, we have been investigationg claims of the paranormal since 2004 in Oh, Ky, & Pa. Archives
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