GOTHIC GRAVEYARD WALK - Sunday, Oct 26 - 3:30 PM

GOTHIC GRAVEYARD WALK AND TAMPA GHOST WATCHERS MEETING

Celebrate Halloween with friends -
New, Old, and Dead at
Oaklawn Cemetery, founded 1850
Morgan and Harrison Streets
(Downtown Tampa)
Join historian/actor Maureen Patrick
for a guided stroll through Tampa’s first public burying ground, where history is often amusing and
frequently bizarre.

3:30 – 4:30 p.m.
Sunday, October 26, 2008

Ms. Patrick will appear in elaborate Mourning Attire as
Miss Prudence Fipwhistle (born 1855 – died 1899)

To reach Oaklawn, take I-275 South to Downtown East-West (Jefferson St.) exit. Stay far right at bottom of ramp. Go straight at signal; cemetery on right. Parking adjacent.

$5 donation requested at tour’s end
benefits Tampa Historical Society, Inc.

TAMPA GHOST WATCHERS WILL HOLD A BRIEF MEETING AT OAKLAWN IMMEDIATLY FOLLOWING THE WALK.

Campout at Wimauma Sat, Oct 11 and Oct 12

Claire's group has been conducting an investigation at the Red Hawk Ranch. The owners have extended to us a great invitation. This is a FREE event. However, please bring food and drink as you need.

If you have never participated in a Native American Circle at Sunset you have missed a lot. If you cannot or select not to campout, that is ok, plan to arrive about 5 PM and bring a dish for a covered dish event that will last until approximately 9 PM. Thanks, Bill
RSVP to Claire at financlaire@verizon.net Please be sure to let her know if you are coming to the Spirit Circle or if you plan to campout.

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FROM BRAD and BRENDA:

WE ARE OFFERING AN OPEN INVITATION TO TAMPA GHOST WATCHERS TO JOIN US HERE ON REDHAWK RANCH ON SATURDAY OCT. 11TH FOR A WEEK-END RETREAT.

OUR GATES WILL BE OPEN AT 8 AM SATURDAY MORNING SO THAT YOU MAY COME EARLY AND ENJOY THE WHOLE DAY HERE. BRING YOUR TENTS - CAMPING EQUIPMENT - CAMERAS - ENOUGH FOOD AND DRINKS FOR YOUR FAMILY AND YOUR CHILDREN ARE VERY WELCOME.

WE ARE ON 18 BEAUTIFUL ACRES IN A PARK LIKE SETTING AND WE HAVE A SPRING FED CREEK WITH SMALL WATERFALLS THAT RUN THE FULL LENGTH OF THE PROPERTY. WE HAVE PICNIC TABLES - 8 FT. PORCH SWINGS HANGING FROM THE ANCIENT OAKS - A DELUXE WOODEN OUTHOUSE - A SHOWER HOUSE - A LIGHTED PICNIC AREA W/3 CHARCOAL GRILLS - HORSE SHOES - KNIFE AND AXE THROWING - MUSIC -
AND AT DUSK WE WILL HAVE SACRED NATIVE AMERICAN CIRCLE FOR THOSE WHO WISH TO PARTICIPATE. THE CIRCLE IS: BEING SAGED & BLESSED UPON ENTERING THE CIRCLE TO REMOVE ANY NEGATIVE ENERGY. YOU MAY BRING A BLANKET OR BAG CHAIR TO SIT ON IN THE CIRCLE. WE BRING IN THE 4 DIRECTIONS AND BLESS FATHER SKY AND MOTHER EARTH - WE HAVE A PRAYER - SONGS - STORIES TO SHARE AND JUST HONORING THE ANCESTORS THAT HAVE GONE BEFORE US. BRING YOUR INVESTIGATION EQUIPMENT AND WE THINK YOU WILL BE AMAZED. THE 11TH IS 2 DAYS BEFORE THE FULL MOON, SO IT WILL BE A GREAT NIGHT FOR CAMERAS. THIS IS OUR HOME AND ALL ARE WELCOME TO EXPLORE THE ENTIRE 18 ACRES AND THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO FEES, BUT WE ARE ASKING THAT OUR HOME BE OFF LIMITS BECAUSE OF OUR 2 PRECIOUS TINY DOGS INSIDE.

YOU MAY PITCH YOUR TENTS ALONG THE CREEK OR ANY SPOT THAT SUITS YOU. YOU MAY DRIVE OVER TO THE CAMPGROUND AREA TO UNLOAD YOUR VEHICLE AND WE ASK YOU TO THEN PLEASE PARK OVER BY THE BARN TO KEEP THE AREA CLEAR FOR BEAUTY AND GREAT ENERGY. PLEASE COME JOIN US FOR A WONDERFUL TRIP BACK IN TIME WHERE THE SKY IS SO CLEAR AND WITH NATURE AND LIFE ALL AROUND US. THE SOUNDS AT NIGHT ARE WONDEROUS. WADO .....(THANK YOU ) BUD & BRENDA HOSHAW
4110 CR579 S WIMAUMA, FL. 33598
813-634-5352

WE ARE JUST MINUTES EAST OF SUN CITY & WILL HAVE SIGNS TO HELP GUIDE YOU.





Please let Claire know ASAP if you have an interest in attending. Due to a prior commitment I will arrive late on Saturday.
Thanks to Claire for arranging this and especially to Bud and Brenda for the hospitality.

Bill

Next Meeting: Sunday, Sept 21 - Time to Be Announced

PLEASE MARK YOUR CALENDAR FOR THIS DATE. Watch for more details here soon.

Sunday, Sept 21

We had an afternoon picnic just over a month ago, and are considering doint it again, please give us your thoughts.

Members, Guests, and Interested Others are Welcome to Attend !

Ybor City Paranormal Conference

Thank you to everyone that made this another successful event.

We had a very interesting program and agenda. Your responses are very important to us, and we welcome your comments - Good and Bad.

See our coverage on WFLA Channel 8 here

The St. Petersburg Times here

The Tampa Tribune here.

Thanks, Bill

What Do You Think This Is ?

Have a look at the attached video clip from CNN, and post your thoughts.

You can see the video here

Tap Con

Tap-con was disorganized but we knew it was going to be before we went. There were good friends, great speakers and it was a wonderful experience to meet 500 other paranormal investigators. It was great hearing all their experiences and listening to their different theories. We traded business cards like a game of "Go Fish", and I hope to see those faces again at our events. It was great having such a sharing and learning experience with fellow Tampa Ghost Watcher members at my side. I would like to thank, Debbie, Angela, Cathy, Mike, Linda, Jamie, Bill, Claire, Jose, Rosemary, Nancy for sharing the experience and making it more wonderful for me.
We had some fun experiences with Robert the doll. I forgot to ask permission to do EVPs with him and to my dismay that whole section of tape was blank. I wont forget again! My lesson in manners I guess. Debbie had a playful experience with something messing with her recorders. Her digital recorder was missing upon arrival, returned to the top of her purse that last day we were there. When we went to Bills room for a small get together, Debbie's microphone on her analog recorder was destroyed, pulled off the wire completely. We searched the room to find no sign of even the smallest piece of it laying around. On another occation we searched the room for Debbie's glasses, walking in and out of the room to get ice I was surprised to find her glasses neatly set out side our door upon my return, where I would have to have step on them to enter and exit the room. Perhaps it was a playful spirt, perhaps it was menopause, but we enjoyed the experiance. Linda and I both experience being physically touched by something the basement. We were not in the same group which made it more significant that it was in the same area. I was sad that Denise couldn't make it due to Tom's illness. Sending Denise and Tom big Huggs and prayers. Get well soon WE NEED YOU BACK!!!
I agree that it was poorly run by Tapcon but I have to say that the people around us made it all worth the cost. The actual Taps group did everything possible to make up for the mess that Tapcon made out of their reputation. Would I do it again? No! I think I would rather spend my money on some of the Tampa Ghost Watcher excursions which have the same people experiences but don't have the chaos and confusion brought about by poor management. As for the Biltmore (White Queen of the Gulf) she holds my heart and if I had to sleep in a toilet I would and will return.
P.S. I went to experience the spirits, not to stay in a luxury hotel. I have to say our room was clean and nice, what we saw of it. I understand the hotel was over booked and probably rented rooms not usually in service. But I think overall the hotel staff went above and beyond to keep things together and shouldn't be condemned for one maid that didn't do her job. The Biltmore is scheduled for a complete renovation. Probably because its a very old building with many structural problems. But old buildings are where ghosts tend to hang out and I would have slept in the Leakey cellar if they would have let me.

TAPSCON

I will be publishing an article about Tapscon soon. Will provide a link here when it is posted.