New Jersey Paranormal Research

Researchers Present:

Mark Johnson
Equipment: Sony Cyber-Shot DSC-S75 Digital Camera, Sony HVL-F1000 flash, Sony TRV22 Digital Camcorder, Olympus VN-1800 Digital Audio Recorder, Olympus Pearlcorder S921 Microcassette recorder, Cell Sensor EMF Detector, Homeland Security Camera & Monitor System Model 01875, JVC 4-Head VHS VCR, Motorola 14-Channel two-way radios.

Chris Rogers
Equipment: HP Photosmart 320 Digital Camera

Mike Mittentag
Equipment: Olympus 2100UZ digital camera, Night Owl- NOCX2 Night Vision Scope, Sony Clie NX80v digital audio recorder, and Sony Portable Cassette Recorder TCM929.

Raul Malave
Equipment: Sony 5mp dsc-v1 digital camera with tripod, Toshiba external mike for digital voice recorder, Raytek mini non contact infrared thermometer, infrared motion detector with alarm, Polaroid A600 instant camera, electro sensor mini EMF detector, Olympus VN-1800 digital audio recorder, Cobra 2 Mile two-way walkie-talkies.

Chuck Harder
Equipment: Kodak EasyShare CX7430, Sony ICD-B120 Digital Recorder, Kodak EasyShare DX6440, RCA RP5020 Digital Recorder, Dell Inspiron E1705 Laptop, Ezonics Cam IV Webcam

Darren Large
Equipment: Canon PowerShot A70 Digital Camera, Panasonic RN-505 MIcrocassette Recorder, Cell Sensor EMF Detector, Motorola Channel TalkAbout radios.S), Directed Video 12v Mobile VCR

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The Hainesburg Mansion
Columbia, NJ

Date:	10/14/2005	Temperature:	60 Degrees
Time:	9:00 PM - 12:00 AM	Humidity:	97%
Location:	Columbia, NJ	Barometer:	29.96 and falling
Weather:	Rain	Photos Taken:	788
X-Ray:	Normal	Positive Photos:	125
Geomagnetic Field:	Quiet	EVP:	9
Moon Phase:	Waxing Gibbous - 83% visible	Video:	14

History: The Hainesburg Mansion was built in 1828 by Andrew Smith. In 1885 the mansion was purchased by railroad magnate Jacob S. Andress, who built on to the house by adding on a third floor, and adding the two ornate towers on the northern side. Jacob Andress lived in the mansion with his wife, Minerva, and their sickly son, Gilbert. It's said that Gilbert was crippled and confined to a wheelchair, so his father installed a rope elevator that covered all three floors for him to move about. Gilbert battled pneumonia throughout the winter and spring of 1890, finally succumbing on August 11th, three days shy of his ninth birthday. He is buried at a cemetery just down the street from the mansion. The family held on to the house until the early part of the 20th Century when it changed hands several times and went through a variety of transitions. In the 1920's it operated as an illegal speak easy, and in later years hosted several restaurants, shops, and even a discothèque in the 1970's that had a seedy reputation and was eventually shut down.

The mansion experienced hard times in the 1980's when it was abandoned for a number of years. Transients used it as a flop house, and it suffered greatly from vandalism and decay. The house was finally purchased at a sheriff's sale in 1991, and the new owner set about restoring the old mansion to its former glory.

Today the Hainesburg Mansion is currently host to the Somewhere In Time boutique, and is once again a shining jewel of the community.


The Hainesburg Mansion - Circa 1890	The Hainesburg Mansion - 2005

Gilbert S. Andress 1881 - 1890	Somewhere In Time Boutique

Activity Reported: Workmen who originally worked on the mansion's restoration recorded hearing the sound of toys falling from the upstairs portion of the house, but no toys were ever found. Also, childlike scribbling that said "Gilbert's Room" appeared on a door. One of the current residents reports standing near a closed door when the door knob rattled violently, as if someone were trying to open the door. Upon investigating they learned that they were alone in the house.

Investigation Summation: We were proud to be joined by our friends from Tri-State Paranormal Research for this investigation, which was also was featured in the October 30th edition of The Star-Ledger. Right from the beginning researchers felt that the third floor was the most active area of the house. Researcher Kerri M. from TSPR who is a sensitive immediately felt a female presence in a third floor corner room as well as an older woman's presence near one of the tower rooms. Although researchers experienced activity on all three levels of the mansion, the "hot spot" of the evening seemed to be on the third floor. One researcher heard someone call her name in this area while another researcher experienced footsteps directly behind him while he was alone. Several researchers also experienced something lightly touching their heads at various times throughout the investigation. Cold spots were felt on the first floor, and camera batteries seemed to drain at an unusually high rate as well. Many positive photo and video evidence was collected, as well as several remarkable EVP's including the voice of a woman, a man, and what sounds like a young boy.

Click on thumbnails to view full-sized photos.

	Orb captured in doorway to a third floor corner room. A majority of the activity recorded throughout the investigation happened in or near this room. 9:05 PM - Sharon H. (TSPR)		Bright orb captured in the empty third floor corner room when TSPR researcher Kerri sensed a female energy leaving the room through the floor. 9:11 PM - Kerri M. (TSPR)

	Taken a few seconds after the previous photo showing multiple orbs as the energy continues to leave the room. 9:11 PM - Kerri M. (TSPR)		Orb captured in the third floor corner room near TSPR researcher Kerri shortly after she complained of feeling dizzy. 9:18 PM - Sharon H.( TSPR)

	Small orb in second floor bedroom. 9:48 PM - Mike M.		Orb captured in downstairs boutique. 9:49 PM - Chris R.

	Large orb captured inn active third floor corner room. 10:01 PM - Raul M.		Bright arched anomaly captured in a third floor front room at roughly the same time that TSPR researcher Ali M. (in background) captured an EVP in the same area. 10:19 PM - Raul M.
	Orb captured in downstairs boutique. 10:16 PM - Chuck H.		Large orb in third floor common area. 10:44 PM - Mark J.

	Bright orb captured on second floor. 11:02 PM - Raul M.		Very large orb in second floor elevator room. 11:09 PM - Mark J.

	Multiple orbs in third floor corner room where we encountered most of our activity. 11:16 PM - Chuck H.		Another bright orb captured in downstairs boutique. 11:18 PM - Kerri M. (TSPR)

EVP's Captured

(Click underlined links to listen to EVP's)

EVP 1	-	Up on the third floor, researcher Kerri S. accidentally bumps into a door causing a loud bang. This is immediately followed by a young woman's voice saying, "Now!" - 9:07 PM - Sharon H. (TSPR)
EVP 2	-	A few seconds after the previous EVP in the same room, what sounds like a male sighing is also captured. - 9:07 PM - Sharon H. (TSPR)
EVP 3	-	Also in the same third floor room, two investigators are talking when a third female voice can be heard saying, "It's a joke...it's a joke. No!". No one else was in the room at the time of this recording. - 9:35 PM - Sharon H. (TSPR)
EVP 4	-	Captured on digital video, what sounds like a young boy's voice whispers, "Let me out!" Click here for the enhanced filtered version as well as the original video file clip. - 9:44 PM - Mark J.
EVP 5	-	Captured on the second floor in the bathroom by the stairway, a voice says, "How are you?" - 9:56 PM - Ali M. (TSPR)
EVP 6	-	In the same third floor bedroom where the first EVP was captured, a man's voice says, "Dana." There was no one named Dana present during this investigation. - 10:22 PM - Ali M. (TSPR)
EVP 7	-	This final EVP was recorded on the first floor in the front parlor by the windows. A man's voice whispers, "Here comes that thing." - 11:41 PM - Ali M. (TSPR)


Video Clips (Click underlined links to view videos)
Video 1	-	An orb streaks out of a third floor bedroom and arcs over TSPR Investigator Sharon H. before vanishing into a far wall. - 9:15 PM - Mark J.
Video 2	-	A bright orb moves upwards in a third floor bedroom. - 10:43 PM - Mark J.
Video 3	-	An orb appears between two investigators on the third floor. - 10:50 PM - Mark J.
Video 4	-	An orb slowly moves above a photographer's head in a third floor bedroom. - 11:14 PM - Mark J.
Video 5	-	An orb appears outside a third-floor window. This has been determined not to be an insect or reflection. - 11:19 PM - Chuck H.
Video 6	-	A pulsating orb moves behind NJPR investigator Mike M. - 11:27 PM - Mark J.
Video 7	-	A few seconds after the previous clip, another orb moves behind Mike in an arcing motion. - 11:27 PM - Mark J.
Video 8	-	An orb streaks across a room on the second floor past NJPR investigator Chris. - 11:30 PM - Darren L.
Video 9	-	A bright orb moves through a third floor bedroom. - 11:34 PM - Mark J.
Video 10	-	On the second floor, a bright, dense orb flied into frame, pauses momentarily, and then changes direction to fly into a closet. - 11:35PM - Darren L.

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