ParaQuest! Paranormal Conference
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Visit www.vaparaquest.com to pre-register!
About ParaQuest:
First held April 1-2, 2011 in Lynchburg, VA, ParaQuest was a first of its kind conference, a collaborative effort of Seven Hills and Bedford Paranormal Societies and intended as co-op of paranormal interest and talent in VA.
Speakers included authors L.B. Taylor Jr., Beth Brown, Alpheus Chewning and Pat Bussard. Other presenters included Debbie Carvelli on out-of-body experience, Benton Bogle of the Rhine Research Center on Remote Viewing, Carol De La Herran of the Monroe Institute on Healing with Frequency, Billy Willard of the VA Sasquatch Watch, Trevor Carter on Unidentified Aerial Phenomena, Dr. Shari Stacy and Clayton Trout of Dark Objects Radio on the UFO/Paranormal connection, Pat & Stephanie Bussard on burial customs of the Victorian Age, Sue Swiatek, the VA state director of MUFON, Mike St. Clair of VIPER paranormal on hoaxes and fakes, Rick Youells and David Parrish on a tech-talk panel, Tara Bryant on Cellular Memory in the Transplant Scenario and Alan May on A History of Spirit Communication.
ParaQuest hosted a Friday night reception with musician Jason Ring and magician David Condoures of Smith Mountain Light and Magic. There was a variety of vendors, a blood drive and after-hours Ghost Tours hosted by Seven Hills Paranormal Society.
Check out some of the ParaQuest reviews from speakers and attendees:
“Virginia ParaQuest – Voted ‘Best Drama-Free Paranormal Conference’ by Attendees”
by Beth Brown; The Paranormal Paradigm
True Tales of Ghostly Encounters
by Pat Bussard; The Loafer Magazine; April 5th Edition, page 9
ParaQuest 2011 Review
by Elena; MsElenaeous Rants and Raves blog
Visit Central Virginia ParaQuest’s wesbite for more details!!
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SHPS on WSLS TV 10 Halloween Special
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Check out SHPS segment on WSLS Our Blue Ridge segment- Halloween special!!
CLICK HERE
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Avenel’s Uneasy Spirits
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Uneasy spirits
By Casey Gillis on Oct. 13, 2010
BEDFORD — Peggy Graybill’s first ghostly encounter at the Avenel was more than 30 years ago.
She’d always been fascinated with ghosts. After hearing that the historic Bedford home was haunted, she started staking it out on weekends with a friend.
They’d sit in her car, watching the house, which was abandoned at the time but has since been restored by the nonprofit Avenel Foundation.
After four or five weekends in a row with absolutely no sightings, they were antsy. Read the rest of this entry »
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Lynchburg Ghost Tours
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Lynchburg Ghost Tours
“The Real Deal with Seven Hills…”
Lynchburg Ghost Tours is expanding our tours!
Due to the huge success of our fall season, LGT, sponsored by Seven Hills Paranormal, will be offering haunted history tours by appointment throughout the year, subject to availability and group size.
COMING SPRING 2011- Paranormal Adventure Weekends with Mariner’s Landing Resort!! SHPS is in the process of establishing a NEW haunted history tour of Smith Mountain Lake and the surrounding vicinity- including Huddleston, Moneta and Goose Creek. The tour will be offered as an exciting and informative activity for resort guests interested in the darker history of Smith Mountain Lake.
Lynchburg Ghost Tours
Join real life paranormal investigators as we explore Lynchburg’s Haunted History in this 1 1/2 hour driving tour, journeying through the city’s oldest historic districts and sites of special historical significance. The tour includes brief stops at some of Lynchburg’s more “active” sites (we will not go inside the buildings), review of evidence collected in SHPS investigations, stories of personal experiences from our Investigation team, hands-on demonstrations of our investigative equipment, and possibly a mini field investigation (time permitting).
May not be appropriate for children under 10. All children must be in a seat per VA passenger laws.
Please contact tara@sevenhillsparanormal.com for reservations and for more information. Tour dates subject to staff availability.
Please see our full calendar of training workshops, meetings, investigations and events at our Meetup group: http://www.meetup.com/lynchburgparanormal/
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Showcase Magazine article featuring SHPS
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October 2009 edition of Showcase Magazine; Investigations of the Paranormal featuring Seven Hills Paranormal Society by Gary Takacs
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Avenel House; Bedford, VA
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Avenel House; Bedford, VA
October 17, 2008: Avenel House investigation; Bedford, VA
Built circa 1838 by William M. Burwell and his wife, Frances Steptoe Burwell, Avenel has been the centerpiece of social, cultural, and political life in Bedford, VA for over 150 years. In 1906, Avenel was purchased from the Burwell family by J.W. Ballard. The home remained in the Ballard family until 1985 when it was purchased by the non-profit Avenel Foundation. Guests of Avenel House include authors Edgar Allan Poe, George Bagby, General Robert E. Lee (the table from which he drank his morning coffee still stands in the house), and it is speculated that Thomas Jefferson himself visited the house, as one of the Burwell men was his Secretary. Read the rest of this entry »
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