The myth of the Hatchet Lady, Old Town Albuquerque

For the story, check out the video below.     After reading several comments about this myth on YouTube, I decided to write a little bit about this particular "ghost" since I was one of the narrators in the video and SGHA was the original entity that investigated and researched this story. There are several … Read moreThe myth of the Hatchet Lady, Old Town Albuquerque

Image Analysis: Using Photoshop to compare the density levels of selected objects

  The Histogram dialog gives you everything you want to know, and then some. First, you should convert the image to grayscale. This can eliminate color variations from skewing the results. First figure out what particular pixel you plan to sample, and what range of similar pixels is appropriate to include in the sampling. Set … Read moreImage Analysis: Using Photoshop to compare the density levels of selected objects

Applied Science: Conservation of Matter and Energy

  Generally speaking, conservation means that in an isolated system a given physical quantity does not change with time. An especially important and useful conservation law is that matter and/or energy are neither created nor destroyed over time; they merely change form, and their sum total always remains the same. For example, the chemical energy … Read moreApplied Science: Conservation of Matter and Energy

Image Analysis: A Spectral Selectivity Metric

A digital image can be treated as a data set to extract information. Each pixel's intensity value is a measure of how much energy was used to generate it within the band of spectrum used to produce the image. The sum of the pixel intensities is a measure of the total energy used to create … Read moreImage Analysis: A Spectral Selectivity Metric

Ultrasonic waves and ghostly experiences

The following is an excert from "The Complete Ghost Hunter" by C. Polston and B. Carter   Some ghostly phenomena may have a scientific explanation that is not all in the mind. New research into some hauntings has revealed that many of the classic signs of ghosts can be explained as the result of very … Read moreUltrasonic waves and ghostly experiences

New Mexico State Penitentiary (Old Main) Investigation

Photographs from our ghost hunts and investigations at Old Main can be found at the link below; Photographs of the New Mexico Penitentiary by SGHA  We were not able to identify any alternative explanations for the phenomena that were reported by the witnesses. The most notable of the reported phenomena is the observation of a human-shaped … Read moreNew Mexico State Penitentiary (Old Main) Investigation

KiMO Theater Investigation

One of the most famous haunts in Albuquerque is the KiMo Theater. A young boy named Bobby Darnall died when a boiler exploded in 1951. The cast and crews of production companies performing at the theater claim that the ghost of Bobby will pull a variety of tricks to sabotage their performances if they do … Read moreKiMO Theater Investigation

La Fonda Hotel Investigation

   According to several sources, the hotel is haunted by several different apparitions. One is believed to be Judge Slough who is apparently prone to swooping through the hallways late in the evening. Also, there is also several reports of a man who walks through the dining room and jumps through the floor where the … Read moreLa Fonda Hotel Investigation