Perspective ghost hunters
don't conduct research for one of three reasons.
(1) They think that research sounds like too much
boring scientific work.
(2) They don’t know how or where to begin researching.
(3) They don’t understand that good research is
easy to do and will aid in any investigation.
Newspapers should also have a research department.
If you need structural records or names of past occupants you can
Check the local library, the town hall, or the county
courthouse. Some people may feel intimidated about calling the courthouse
or city hall because they're government run buildings, but that's exactly
why they're there. Give them a call or visit and they will point you in
the right direction. Another way to gain information may be through a
title search company, however, they will charge you a fee. Of course,
there's always the Internet. If you don't have access to an Internet connection
you should be able to use a computer at your local library. Most are set
up with Internet access for the public.
There are so many ghost hunters and skeptics that
go into a ghost hunt without doing any research. They spend a couple days
at the haunted location and nothing happens so they label the case a hoax.
If they would have spent a couple hours researching they might have been
able to turn up some useful information.
Maybe the ghost only appears on the anniversary
of its death. If the ghost hunter or skeptic doesn't have that information,
then of course they won't see or experience anything supernatural on a
randomly chosen day. A good ghost hunter must try to determine what kind
of ghost they are dealing with first through research so that they'll
have a better change of experiencing the supernatural.
Research is key for any good ghost hunter.
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