The paranormal conference in Mt. Joy, Pennsylvania was delightful. Opening the conference was the owner of Bubes Brewery, Sam Allen, sharing the wonderfully rich history of the Brewery. Such a nice person and served delicious treats, drinks and food for the entire day. The old Brewery/hotel is been kept alive with period décor to match its history.

This was Rick Fisher's 8th Paranormal Conference. His research and active participation within the realm of the paranormal is only surpassed by his intense interest to bring honest data to the field. He spoke to the group about the hoaxes that go on in the television programs about ghosts. He suggested they are okay to watch for entertainment, but revealed fraudulent acts made to excite the thrill seekers only. As he spoke, he showed very compelling prove in his visual clips of various paranormal shows. Rick runs the Paranormal Society of Pennsylvania. Good job Rick!

And, I would like to add the tremendous work of Rick's girlfriend Marilyn Shultz.

Marilyn assumes the quiet supporter behind Rick. She is a hard worker for the causes Rick presents. She is thoughtful and had beautiful baskets of Pennsylvania goodies awaiting the speakers in their hotel rooms. Thank you Marilyn, for all you do!

Rick has published a book, Ghosts of the River Towns and is working on a second one about Ouija Boards. This one will be a collaborative effort with Rosemary Ellen Guiley.

You can visit his website here.

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Kelly Weaver was the next speaker. Kelly is a gifted Psychic/Medium, an author and teacher who enlightened us with how you can discover your past lives, what personality you are and how you may correct things in life after life. Kelly not only shared this information, but gave handouts for the entire group. Kelly, along with her husband John runs The Spirit Society of Pennsylvania, a large group of like minds. She also has meditation CDs and her wonderful book entitled "Whispers in the Attic, Living with the Dead". Kelly also does readings that help people find their path in life.

She and her husband John share a love of art and history. John is also a MUFON Field Investigator.

They are a dynamic duo!

You can visit their website here.

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After a nice break and lunch, Karl Petry took the podium. Karl is a Clairvoyant; he uses Psychometry and tunes in the past with Retro cognition. He is very accurate. He used a case history for his topic; the Daisy case from beginning to end. Karl is easy to listen to and his wife Sue assists him with the slideshows or movie clips he shares with the crowd. Karl is also an independent filmmaker. He has several movies for sale, including The Ghosts of Angela Webb, Ironbound Vampires, Requiem for a Vampire, The Larksville Ghost and The Haunting of Danbury House. Karl is also a paranormal investigator. Karl has worked with many groups, displaying his talents in remote viewing and psychic abilities to help with homicides, missing people and kidnappings.

You can visit his website here.

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Then, it was my turn to talk about your belief in ghosts. It was great fun and I was honored to share the dais with such great paranormal speaker/participators. Rick gave me a copy of the Haunt Hunters handbook for the psychic investigator. What a treat as I was a member of the Haunt Hunters back in the early 1980s. My thanks to Sue Petry for working my little CD of pictures on the big screen and the glass of ice cold water that saved me from beginning to cough. I have two books, Ghosts? I Think So! and Ghosts? Maybe!

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The last speaker of the day was a delightful person, Craig Telesha, known as the gadget guy, a man who fix just about anything. Craig will entertain and enlighten you with his knowledge of how things work and most of all how you can adapt them into working paranormal tools. He will show you with illustrations and photos how to adapt most anything you can find into a useful tool. Craig has also published a book entitled "Strange Frequencies, A Practical Guide to Paranormal Technology". He is the Technical Director for the Spirit Society of Pennsylvania. He is relaxed, humorous and full of paranormal information.

You can visit his website here.

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I will add one more tid-bit before I close. The weather was beautiful and warm, making our stay in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania a delight. The rolling fields were starting to be green; some of the trees are budding and some flowering. The area is a lovely place to be and seems to welcome you. The people are genuine and warm. It was a trip my husband and I will always remember. I would also like to thank Ghostec members Gary and Nanci for being there. It was a comfort to see them and know part of the Ghostec team was there to support me. Also, I was especially glad to have my husband Gene there.

                      Gary Hall                   

Nanci Hall

Gene Sereno