Good Times! Good People @ The Hannah House Paranormal Meet & Greet

What do you get when you combine tons of paranormal groups, Keith Age, Dan T. Hall, Wanda Lou Willis, Paranormal State-The New Class, Psychics, Authors, a band, oh and lets not forget Justin Bieber (see pictures below) and a whole bunch of people that love the paranormal??  You get the The fifth annual Paranormal Meet & Greet at the Historic Hannah House.  This year was the T.R.A.M.P.S. first year attending and participating in the meet and greet.  I can say, it will not be the last.  What an awesome time it was for everyone.  Mingling, catching up with friends, and meeting new people in the paranormal field.  Actually talking to people face to face and not on Facebook or via email is so much more personable.
Getting to the meet and greet we headed out bright and early from Fort Wayne and arrived with little or no problems at all.  The wonderful welcome we received from fellow investigator Joe Garavagila (SPIRIT Paranormal Consulting) at he registration desk was just what the T.R.A.M.P.S. needed.  Joe, you made our day!  We needed to hear that!  Thank you!
Our table and display looked good especially since I waited till the last minute as usual to have everything done.  The only big issue was the tri-fold board and easel that would fall down with every little gust of wind, however nothing duck tape can't fix and hold!  LOL

Shanna and JB 

I would like to give a shout out to Gail and Derrick of SSIP, Amy Hansford, of the Phantom Tribe and Indianapolis Paranormal Examiner, Tracy Bacon, Demononolgist, of IPI, Mike Zoiss of Indiana Paranormal-IPI , and Steve Edwards of NCP it was very nice to see all of you again!  I would also like to say thank you to Danielle Garrison (even though I never got a chance to speak to her except through email) for doing a great job of organizing this awesome event! The team and I would like to give Shanna Leadman of iGhost a big round of applause for taking Dedee up on a her dare to hang out with our life size cut out of JB (Justin Bieber) what a good sport she was dragging him around to all the tables and letting kids get their picture taken with it.  The team and I had an awesome time and will be returning to The Hannah House to investigate with SSIP on September 10th, 2011.  Can't Wait!
After the Meet and Greet the team and I decided to stop off at Crown Hill cemetery and hang out.  This was second time for Nicole and I visiting there and we wanted the rest of the team to see this huge, beautiful, and peaceful cemetery.  We took some pictures and headed to an abandon convalescent hospital near by.  Everyone but me decided to get out and explore.  I have this big fear of GETTING ARRESTED AND GOING TO JAIL so I decided to sit in the car.  Luckily no one was arrested and Nicole got some cool photos and I sat in the car in "the hood" hoping an praying a Crystal Meth Tweeker or Cop (I don't know which would be worse) wouldn't show up.   We ended our stay in Indy eating at The Slippery Noodle, which is know as one of the best blues bars.  This is the oldest bar in Indy built in 1853 as a road house bar for the railroad.  It's was used a part of the underground railroad, during prohibition whiskey was made in the basement.  It was a brothel where a patron was murder during a fight over one of the women.  And yes, the bar is known for being haunted!  The food was great and the atmosphere was wonderful.
The evening ended with a horrible storm that scared the bejeesus out of us while driving home and we had to pull over and wait out the storm.  Thankfully we all made it home safe and sound, sadly, five people lost theirs lives at the Indian State Fair grounds in Indy when a stage collapsed on them while waiting for Sugarland to perform.  Another 40 were injured.  Our thoughts and prayers go out to their families and friends.
The Team and I enjoyed our time in Indianapolis at the Free Paranormal Meet and Greet at The Hannah House.  We can't wait till next year!  GOOD JOB to everyone that helped to make this such a great event!  THE T.R.A.M.P.S. HAD A FUN!  And why wouldn't we?  We're Tramps!

HANNAH HOUSE FREE PARANORMAL MEET & GREET

 Saturday, August 13 · 12:00pm - 4:00pm
Hannah House3801 Madison Ave. Indianapolis, IN

The T.R.A.M.P.S. are gong to to one of the many paranormal groups hosting the 5th annual FREE Paranormal Meet and greet on Saturday August, 13th 2011 in Indianapolis at the historic haunted Hannah House, 3801 Madison Avenue Indianapolis, Indiana 46227. The event will begin at 12:00 p.m. and last until 4:00 p.m.
This is an outdoor event, please plan for the weather. Happens RAIN OR SHINE!  Hannah House. Admission to the event is FREE! Open to the public!

Meet these special guests and more:

Keith Age founder of The Louisville Ghost Hunters Society also the Host and Associate Producer of the highly acclaimed documentary Spooked series which includes Spooked: Ghosts of Waverly Hills Sanatorium, Children of the Grave, The Possessed, The Haunted Boy, the secret diary of the Exorcist Case and Soul Catcher, trail of Fears, seen on the Syfy Channel.
Meet the cast of Paranormal State: The New Class from A&E's Paranormal State “The New Class”
Chris Dedman from A&E's Paranormal State entitled "I AM SIX". Chris has also been featured on the Travel Channel's Most Terrifying Places in America, Ghost Adventures, and the Discovery Channel's Ghost Lab.
Jason Sullivan Founder of Midwest Haunts and the YouTube video series Ghost Hunting 101
Dale Kaczmarek President of the Ghost Research Society, Editor of The Journal, Author of Windy City Ghosts and Windy City Ghosts, A Field Guide to Spirit Photography, Illuminating the Darkness: The Mystery of Spooklights, Field Guide to Ghost Hunting Techniques, and much more.
Wanda Lou Willis author of Haunted Hoosier Trails and More Haunted Hoosier Trails and Ghosthunting Indiana: America's Haunted Road trip.
questions? email Danielle Garrison dani@gevco.net
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=168780033150714

"official" host teams so far:
1.    I.T.A.R.
2.    iGHOST
3.    Indianapolis IGT
4.    Indiana-SPI
5.    Indy Ghost Hunters
6.    PGR-IN
7.    Quest Paranormal
8.    The Fort Wayne Shadow Chasers
9.    The Phantom Tribe
10.    W.P.I.R.G. (also a Sponsor)
11.    T.R.A.M.P.S.

Listen to the class A evp we caught at Hannah House in March of 2010. "Share the Light"

What's In A Name ?

Recently it's been brought to the groups attention that others don't want to associate with our group because of our acronym.  (T.R.A.M.P.S.) which stands for The Research And Metaphysical Paranormal Society.  Well...if that's the case then I guess big names like Disney and Frank Sinatra are in trouble.  You know, we tramps realize that there is a derogatory and slang meaning behind the word "tramp" However, it wasn't always the case with this word.  Take for example: the meaning of the word tramp:  A tramp is a long term homeless person who travels from place to place as an itinerant vagrant, traditionally walking or hiking all year round. In British English meanwhile a tramp simply refers to a homeless person, usually not a travelling one.While some tramps may do odd jobs from time to time, unlike other temporarily homeless people they do not seek out regular work and support themselves by other means such as begging or scavenging. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tramp  If you want to read more about the word tramp click the Wikipedia link above.  Which leads me to one of my favorite movies, The Lady And The Tramp which is a story about a little well to do dog that falls for a homeless vagrant dog that travels from place to place.  So all this negative talk about our acronym led me on a quest for all the different ways tramp has been used in the past.  We covered, the Disney movie.  Another movie called The Tramp staring Charlie Chaplin and lets not forget the song The Lady Is A Tramp.  Another one of my other all time favorite songs when I was little was by Cher, Gypsys,Tramps & Thieves.  Then my most gratifying find of all was an article on Tramp souls.  Which low and behold it's linked with the paranormal!  So those of you who don't like our acronym we totally respect that.  It's not like we called ourselves SLUTS, WHORES or  HOOKERS.  We were simply were being creative and really liked what we came up with,  We definitely do not represent the derogatory and slang term of the word.  If you think about it, we are a few paranormal enthusiast tramping all over the place in search of a little bit of truth and pieces of evidence.  In the mean time The Research And Metaphysical Paranormal Society will stick with the acronym T.R.A.M.PS. I think it suits us.  NOW GET YOUR MIND OUT OF THE GUTTER!  Lol

He's A Tramp "Lady And The Tramp" 

Frank Sinatra "The Lady Is A Tramp"

Welcome

Welcome to our first T.R.A.M.P.S. FILES Blog.  On behalf of myself (Andrea Schroeder & Nicole Procise- both Co-Founders of The Research And Metaphysical Paranormal Society) and the entire team we thank you for visiting.  This blog will be used to document, inform, and share our experiences with anything and everything paranormal.  We will not limit it to just paranormal.  We will also explore topics in the metaphysical realm.   
First of all, a little bit of history about the group.  The Research And Metaphysical Paranormal Society (T.R.A.M.P.S.) was founded in July 2009 by myself (Andrea) and Nicole Procise.  We have known each other in passing because she is my mothers neighbor, but only became close due to the paranormal events that were taking place in my home that my family and I had moved into in the fall of 2008.  In my opinion, Nicole is a very gifted individual.  She is what I would call a medium.  She talks to the dead!  Some people think she can tell the future, make things happen on command, She is always saying "now wait a minute!  I just hear the messages from the dead, I can't tell your future! " I myself, was very impressed with the things she knew that were going on in our home and shortly after that our friendship blossomed and took off and the next thing we knew, T.R.A.M.P.S. was born.  I guess you could say we shared a common interest  and passion for the paranormal.  Nicole with her love of history, science and appreciation for abandoned old homes and buildings.  Me, with my fascination of the spiritual world, wanting to know the truth and if there is anything else out there.  The two of us set off on a journey to find our answers.  However, we couldn't do this alone.  We have a great group of people that have joined our journey to find the truth, some of the individuals for only a short time and some that have been with us since day one!  Everyone that has crossed our path these past two years has touched our lives in some way or another.  We have a love and appreciation for them all.
The group has had there share of very exciting times and great experiences, from filming an episode with Firecracker Films for an Animal Planet series called "Night Terrors"- to local events, investigating awesome haunted locations and meeting so many new friends in the Paranormal field.  We have also had our share of struggles too.  Being in this field can also take a toll on you and the team, even if you think you are prepared to fight some of the darker sides of the paranormal and metaphysical world.  All and all I would say there have been no regrets so far.  Being a paranormal investigator has been nothing but a constant learning and rewarding  experience,  I am the first to admit, I do not know everything, nor will I ever.  The spiritual would is full of questions and I am hoping little by little that myself and Nicole along with the great group of people we have on our team, and the others out there in the same field, together we will find some of the answers.  Thank you for reading this and we hope to keep you entertained and please subscribe to our blog.

Spirituality can not be defined, but can be described as a journey to the center of the Soul.

- Peter Kemmsies