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noon with a presentation about his experiences with paranormal activity over the past 30 years. He started his presentation with a viewing of Terror in the Woods, which discusses his first Bigfoot sighting at age 13. He discussed other paranormal phenomena of West Virginia. Stan Gordon, of Greensburg, followed Dave’s presentation with an in-depth discussion of Bigfoot sightings around the area. Stan has been researching paranormal phenomena for over 60 years; his special sightings hotline was established in 1969 and has received large amounts of activity, especially recently. The last speaker of the day was Steve Hummel, curator of the Archive of the Afterlife in Moundsville, WV discussed how he first became interested in the paranormal. He also brought several items from his museum as part of his presentation.
hose with an interest in the strange and unusual gath- tions with a discussion about their investigations around the ered at the EQT REC Center on May 18th for Greene Greene County area, including the Greene County Historical County’s first-ever paranormal convention. The con- Society and the site of the Crow’s Rock Massacre. vention ran from 10am to 4pm with speakers scheduled Joey & Tonya Madia of Leavittsburg, Ohio, following throughout the day. Following the event, at 6:30pm, a pre- Outsides Paranormal, presented a slideshow featuring highsentation was given at the Hartley Inn in Carmichaels called lights from their paranormal investigations. They discussed Paranormal Pastries. Speakers for the event included Outsider living in ‘the holler’ and their encounters with fairies, portals Paranormal, Joey & Tonya Madia, Dave Spinks, Stan Gordon, and the Men in Black. Joey and Tonya also gave a second preand Steve Hummel. The event drew people from 11 counties sentation later that evening at the Hartley Inn about paranorin 3 states. Organizer Kevin Paul, author of Haunted Hills and mal investigation, while attendees enjoyed the all-you-can-eat Hollows: What Lurks in Greene County Pennsylvania, shares, dessert buffet. “SWPA HauntedCon exceeded my expectations and proves After their presentation a short break was held for lunch that there is indeed sufficient regional interest to work with before the next presenter, during which attendees were able to our partnering organizations, paranormal investigators, and grab a bite to eat and spend time browsing the vendor’s wares vendors toward a larger event next year.” – which included art, jewelry, pottery, books, clothing, and Kevin adds, “Many thanks to those attending, the vendors, more. It also offered the perfect opportunity to talk with the the speakers, the volunteers, those who helped with publicity, presenters one-on-one about their experiences. Dave Spinks, from Fenwick, West Virginia, led the afterand the staff of the EQT Rec Center for making the first annual SWPA HauntedCon a success.” Outside Paranormal, a local paranormal investigation group, Stan Gordon discusses sightings with Outsider Paranormal talks about their Dave Spinks signs a book for convenopened the a convention-goer. investigations. tion attendees. presenta-
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Vendors provided an assortmanet of unique items for purchase.
GreeneScene Magazine •
JUNE
2019
