Adventures and Posts

In June of 2025, we once again found ourselves drawn back to Spotsylvania Confederate Cemetery in Fredericksburg, Virginia. This quiet and often overlooked burial ground had left a lasting impression on us during our first visit in 2006, and nearly two decades later, we felt compelled to return. The goal was simple but personal—to see if the uneasy, chilling atmosphere we remembered so clearly would still be there. Our original visit in 2006 took place early in the morning, j

In June of 2025, we traveled to Richmond, Virginia, and one of the most anticipated stops on our itinerary was Hollywood Cemetery. Nestled along the James River, this historic cemetery immediately impressed us with its sheer size, rolling hills, and quiet, reflective atmosphere. From the moment we entered, it was clear that this was not a location you could fully appreciate in a quick visit—it demanded time, patience, and curiosity. Hollywood Cemetery is vast, and we quickly

In November of 2025, we traveled to Warren, Ohio, and once again made our way to the Pioneer Cemetery, a place we have come to know well over the years. Each visit feels somewhat different depending on the season, the weather, and the mood of the grounds, but this stop was special for one key reason. For the first time, we had access to a published brochure designed specifically for a self-guided tour of the cemetery. That simple addition entirely changed how we experienced t

In October of 2025, we heard about the tragic story of Antonio and Giuseppe Mittiga, who drowned in the Cuyahoga River on March 24, 1924, as they were trying to return home before dark and decided to take a shortcut going down the river.

In the summer of 2025, we traveled to Baltimore, Maryland, to visit several different historical and haunted locations. One of the stops on our list was the historical Old St. Paul Cemetery. Unfortunately, when we made our way down to the cemetery, it was closed to the public.

On Memorial Day of 2025, we traveled out to Oak Hill Cemetery in Youngstown, Ohio, to find some notable internments and to pay our respects for Memorial Day. We have recently conducted some research for our book and also needed to collect some photographs and video footage.

On Memorial Day in 2025, we traveled down the street to Calvary Cemetery to identify some locations that we were researching for a chapter in one of our new books. It was a wonderful day to spend in the local cemetery performing some research.

On June 21, 2025, we found ourselves in Baltimore, Maryland, and decided that we had to go and visit the gravesite of Edgar Allan Poe. Our research revealed that Edgar Allan Poe rests at the Westminster Hall and Burial Grounds, a mere six blocks away from our hotel. It was an incredibly hot day in Baltimore when we decided to walk from our hotel to the Westminster Hall Burial Grounds. The air was thick and heavy, the kind of summer heat that makes the pavement shimmer and th

In September of 2019, we traveled to Marietta, Ohio, and one of the locations we made a stop at was the legendary Mound Cemetery. This cemetery is not only known for the ancient mound in the middle but also for the paranormal claims of the Revolutionary Area soldiers that still roam the grounds.

In April of 2025, we traveled to East Gustavus Cemetery in upper Trumbull County, Ohio, to pay our respects to Frances Maria Buel. This trip has been on our bucket list for some time; however, we needed to get it done to finish off our book before we participated in the upcoming paranormal conference.

On June 18, 2025, we took the day and went on a little local adventure, stopping at a few locations that we covered in our new book...

In June of 2025, we traveled to Frederick, Maryland, and stopped at the Mount Olivet Cemetery. Our original plan was to see the grave of Francis Scott Key; however, we found so much more history. It was well worth our stop.

We were aware of the paranormal activity at the campus for some time now, and in December of 2024, Shawn decided to stop by the campus in February of 2025 to start looking into these claims and find out what could be the origin of the paranormal claims.

Gettysburg Soldiers National Cemetery - Every grave had a flag when we visited for Memorial Day 2023

From Memorial Day and running through Labor Day in 2022, notes of “Taps” fill the air every evening as the famous 24-note call is sounded...

Stopping at haunted locations in Toledo, Ohio would not be complete without including the historic Woodlawn Cemetery. Take a moment and...

On May 20, 2022 we set out on a quest with a goal we have been trying to accomplish for about fives years now. We set out to find the...

We have visited the Evergreen Cemetery in Gettysburg on many different occasions. We even go to the cemetery multiple times every time...

From spring of 2001 to the summer of 2002, Marianne participated in an archeological project with a team headed by Dr. White from...

In July of 2013, we went to Washington, D.C. and visited the Arlington National Cemetery. We had 2 places we needed to visit while we...