Mysterious and spooky…

April 14, 2010 Arts & Entertainment, Local News Comments Off

On the third floor of the suspected haunted house on Stafford Road in Mansfield, P.R.O.O.F. members attempt to make audio contact with the spirits thought to lurk there. Here they use a specially made electronic receiver that provides them such contact. On the right sits Joe Galant who is being filmed by volunteer Kristy Baker on the left and documentary cameraman Joe McCarthy in the center. The P.R.O.O.F. organization whos place of business is Willimantic, recently signed a contract with Bravo and the SciFi channel to create a documentary on the paranormal. Photo by Al Malpa

On the third floor of the suspected haunted house on Stafford Road in Mansfield on Jan. 24, 2010, P.R.O.O.F. Paranormal members attempt to make audio contact with the spirits using a specially-made electronic receiver. The P.R.O.O.F. organization has a contract with Bravo and the SciFi channel to create a documentary on the paranormal. File photo by Al Malpa

On Saturday, April 24, P.R.O.O.F Paranormal will host a paranormal reveal and exploration at 1308 Stafford Road (RT 32) in Mansfield.

P.R.O.O.F recently investigated the historic home and found much evidence to deem it haunted.

The dwelling is the home of the former Mansfield Training School’s superintendent, with an interesting background.

Attendees at the event will be shown a slide-show of collected evidence including pictures, EVP’s and video, hear real tales of horror from the home owner and have the opportunity to investigate the home and its property.

Tickets are $15 per person and include light appetizers, the slide-show and an interactive investigation of the haunted location.

Reservations are recommended since this event is expected to sell out. Call 860-377-7755 or email brookeshannon@mac.com.

For more information, visit the Web site at www.teamproof.com

Posted April 14, 2010

Also see:

Mansfield Today, “Is a former MTS patient haunting her home?,” Jan. 30, 2010, http://mansfield.htnp.com/2010/01/30/is-a-former-mts-patient-haunting-her-home/

Museum of Natural History offers 'Kids-only' CSI workshop

April 14, 2010 Arts & Entertainment, Local News Comments Off

dna-from-russian-website-cr-500pixels A Kids-Only Workshop on Forensic DNA Analysis will be hosted by The Connecticut State Museum of Natural History, as part of the museum’s “Natural History of Health” series.

The workshop will take place from 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday, April 24.

Kids will learn how to extract and analyze DNA using the same equipment and techniques as research scientists at UConn.

Kids will join a team of forensic DNA technologists led by UConn researcher Caroline Jakuba. Using analytical techniques, they will solve a “crime,” with evidence discovered and collected by crime scene investigators.

The program fee is $25 (or $20 for members of the Museum of Natural History) which includes materials. Advance registration is required.

This program is for children ages 8 and above.

For more information visit http://www.cac.uconn.edu/mnhcurrentcalendar.html or call 860.486.4460.

The Connecticut State Museum of Natural History and the Department of Molecular and Cell Biology are part of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at UConn.

Posted April 14, 2010

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