<a href="http://www.msplinks.com/MDFodHRwOi8vczQ4LnBob3RvYnVja2V0LmNvbS9hbGJ1bXMvZjIwMy95b3VyLXN3ZWV0NjY2L0dob3N0JTIwSHVudGVycy8/YWN0aW9uPXZpZXcmY3VycmVudD1Mb2dvdGFwcy5qcGc="; target="_blank"><img src="http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f203/your-sweet666/Ghost%20Hunters/Logotaps.jpg"; border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br> <br> TAPS (The Atlantic Paranormal Society) is headed by Jason Hawes and Grant Wilson and includes a close-knit group of paranormal researchers. Built on Jason and Grant’s mutual interest in getting to the bottom of everyday, paranormal occurrences, TAPS is an eclectic but unified bunch and certainly not what you’d expect to find at the forefront of paranormal investigation. They’re neither Ph.D. scientists, nor zany, theatrical hotline psychics. Jason and Grant are plumbers by trade, and their TAPS colleagues are in similarly ordinary professions. Factory worker, office manager, teacher these are respected members of a small, blue-collar Rhode Island community where many of the TAPS members were born and raised.<br> <br> Upon meeting, Jason and Grant became fast friends; both possessed a marked interest in paranormal research. Soon, they began to seek out others like themselves people with a level-headed, driving interest in the paranormal. Within a year, TAPS was formed, and through word of mouth it developed a reputation for helping people with unusual domestic problems. Originally headquartered in a spare room of Jason’s apartment, TAPS fields phone calls, e-mails, and personal visits from people who have or claim to have a nonphysical entity interfering with their lives. Depending on the nature of the haunting, a select group of TAPS field researchers will load equipment into a van and drive sometimes as far as 300 miles to investigate. Despite the expenses they incur on gas, equipment (infrared cameras, night-vision goggles and the like) and time off from their day jobs, they know they could never charge for their services that would make them much more likely to be labeled charlatans.<br> <br> It has been more than a decade since Jason and Grant met. Since then TAPS has grown in size and scope to become one of the most respected paranormal-investigation groups in America. It now has branches across the United States and affiliates in 12 other countries. TAPS members are, like Jason and Grant, humble, self-assured, distinctive and inquisitive; they search for answers, but are comfortable with unsolved or unproven conclusions. Through the years, Jason and Grant have not forgotten why they do this to find answers for themselves, and to help others who have experienced paranormal activity but don’t know what to do about it.<br> <br> Today, TAPS’ founder, Jason, is in his early 30s, a plumber and the father of three girls and twin sons. Jason enjoys spending quality time with his children, deep-sea fishing and writing screenplays he has written four in the sci-fi/thriller genre. Grant, the father of three young boys, is also a plumber, as well as Jason’s confidante and best friend. Their families are close Jason’s kids consider Grant an adopted uncle and Grant’s kids view Jason the same way. Their wives, also friends, are respectful of the TAPS mission but keep their distance. Each one has asked her husband not to bring his paranormal work home with him.<br> <br> When he’s not hunting ghosts or holding down a day job, Grant enjoys whipping up a mean Italian dish (he spent two years in Italy and speaks the language fluently), writing songs on the piano and guitar and penning a 25-volume series of high-fantasy novels.<br> <br> Over the years, TAPS has accumulated clients with surprising speed victims of troubled or restless spirits who needed their help. Jason, Grant and the others who have joined the group investigate haunted houses throughout New England and encounter all types of human ("regular" ghosts of dead people) and inhuman (entities such as demons) hauntings.<br> <br> <br> <a href="http://www.msplinks.com/MDFodHRwOi8vczQ4LnBob3RvYnVja2V0LmNvbS9hbGJ1bXMvZjIwMy95b3VyLXN3ZWV0NjY2Lz9hY3Rpb249dmlldyZjdXJyZW50PUphc29uSGF3ZXMuanBn"; target="_blank"><img src="http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f203/your-sweet666/JasonHawes.jpg"; border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br> <br> <a href="http://www.msplinks.com/MDFodHRwOi8vczQ4LnBob3RvYnVja2V0LmNvbS9hbGJ1bXMvZjIwMy95b3VyLXN3ZWV0NjY2Lz9hY3Rpb249dmlldyZjdXJyZW50PUdyYW50V2lsc29uLmpwZw=="; target="_blank"><img src="http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f203/your-sweet666/GrantWilson.jpg"; border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br> <br> <a href="http://www.msplinks.com/MDFodHRwOi8vczQ4LnBob3RvYnVja2V0LmNvbS9hbGJ1bXMvZjIwMy95b3VyLXN3ZWV0NjY2Lz9hY3Rpb249dmlldyZjdXJyZW50PVN0ZXZlR29uc2FsdmVzLmpwZw=="; target="_blank"><img src="http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f203/your-sweet666/SteveGonsalves.jpg"; border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br> <br> <a href="http://www.msplinks.com/MDFodHRwOi8vczQ4LnBob3RvYnVja2V0LmNvbS9hbGJ1bXMvZjIwMy95b3VyLXN3ZWV0NjY2Lz9hY3Rpb249dmlldyZjdXJyZW50PURhdmVUYW5nby5qcGc="; target="_blank"><img src="http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f203/your-sweet666/DaveTango.jpg"; border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br> <br> <a href="http://www.msplinks.com/MDFodHRwOi8vczQ4LnBob3RvYnVja2V0LmNvbS9hbGJ1bXMvZjIwMy95b3VyLXN3ZWV0NjY2Lz9hY3Rpb249dmlldyZjdXJyZW50PUtyaXNXaWxsaWFtcy5qcGc="; target="_blank"><img src="http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f203/your-sweet666/KrisWilliams.jpg"; border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br> <br> <a href="http://www.msplinks.com/MDFodHRwOi8vczQ4LnBob3RvYnVja2V0LmNvbS9hbGJ1bXMvZjIwMy95b3VyLXN3ZWV0NjY2Lz9hY3Rpb249dmlldyZjdXJyZW50PUFteUJydW5pLmpwZw=="; target="_blank"><img src="http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f203/your-sweet666/AmyBruni.jpg"; border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br> <br> <br> Season 1 Investigations:<br> ~Brenda’s House (Altoona, PA)<br> ~Mishler Theatre (Altoona, PA)<br> ~Altoona Railroaders Memorial Museum (Altoona, PA)<br> ~The Lighthouse Inn (New London, Conn.)<br> ~Stones Public House (Ashland, Mass.)<br> ~Race Rock Lighthouse (New London, Conn.)<br> ~Eastern State Penitentiary<br> ~Church House (upstate New York)<br> ~Fortuna Apt. (New Bedford, Mass.)<br> ~Tapton House (Philadelphia, PA)<br> ~New Boston Inn<br> ~Ulbrich Home (Pittsburgh, PA)<br> ~Johnson Home (Albany, New York)<br> ~Adam Zubrowski’s House<br> <br> Season 2 Part 1 Investigations:<br> ~Myrtles Plantation (New Orleans)<br> ~Grafton Case<br> ~Cranston Case<br> ~Deville House<br> ~Brennan’s Restaurant<br> ~Mordecai House<br> ~U.S.S. N. Carolina<br> ~Bradley Playhouse<br> ~Harris Firehouse<br> ~Ledge Light House<br> ~Merchant House <br> ~Tanguary Home <br> ~Sutcliffe House <br> ~Astor’s Newport Mansion <br> ~Roselle Park <br> ~Worthington Home <br> ~Rolling Hills Asylum <br> ~Eastern State Penitentiary Revisited <br> ~Ogden House <br> ~Winchester House <br> ~Queen Mary<br> Season 2 Part 2 Investigations: <br> ~Lizzie Borden House <br> ~Mansfield Prison <br> ~Crescent Hotel <br> ~Ellis Home <br> ~Waverly Hills Sanatorium <br> ~Mades’ Home <br> ~Paladium Theater <br> ~Leonards House <br> ~Valentown Museum <br> ~Willard Library <br> ~Domestic Disturbance <br> ~Hodgeman Home <br> ~Hartford Conservatory <br> ~St. Augustine Lighthouse <br> ~Domani’s Restaurant <br> ~St. Augustine Jail<br> ~Stone Lion Inn <br> ~Edgerly Home <br> ~Stanley Hotel<br> <br> Season 3 Investigations:<br> ~Birdcage Theater (Tombstone, AZ)<br> ~Copper Queen Hotel (Bisbee, AZ)<br> ~Ok Corral<br> ~Johnson House (Vermont) <br> ~West Virginia Penitentiary<br> ~Veau Residence<br> ~Bucksteep Manor<br> ~Best of the Stanley <br> ~Leap Castle (Ireland)<br> ~Lisheen Castle (Ireland)<br> ~Viaduct Tavern (Ireland)<br> ~Hellfire Caves<br> ~The Tedeschi Home<br> ~The MacLean Home<br> ~Keffer Home (Chesapeake, VA)<br> ~General Staton Inn (Rhode Island)<br> ~USS Lexington (Corpus Christi, TX)<br> ~Warwick City Hall (Rhode Island)<br> ~Manson Murders (Oman Home)<br> ~Charlie Chaplin Studios<br> ~Sedro-Woolley (Northern State Hospital)<br> ~Underground Tunnels (Seattle, Washington)<br> ~The Presidio (San Francisco, CA)<br> ~Lullaby Lane (San Francisco, CA)<br> ~Gibbons House (Seattle)<br> ~Moore Theater<br> ~St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church (Washington)<br> ~Sprague Mansion (Rhode Island)<br> ~Lyceum Bar & Grill (Salem, Mass.)<br> ~Hawthorne Hotel (Salem, Mass.)<br> ~Waverly Hills Sanatorium (Louisville, Kentucky) - Halloween Special (LIVE)<br> <br> Season 4 Investigations:<br> ~Fort Mifflin (Philadelpia, PA)<br> ~Burlington County Jail (Mt. Holly, New Jersey)<br> ~McArthur House (Norwich, Connecticut)<br> ~Clapp Memorial Library (Belchertown, Mass.)<br> ~Attleboro House (Bristol County, Mass.)<br> ~Cashtown Inn (Cashtown, PA)<br> ~Medeiros’ house (Norton, Mass.)<br> ~Prospect Place (Trinway, Ohio)<br> ~Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (near Dayton, Ohio)<br> *Arnold House<br> *Building 70<br> ~Mt. Washington Hotel (Bretton Woods, New Hampshire)<br> ~Ruffstone Tavern (Providence, Rhode Island)<br> ~The Goldfield Hotel (Goldfield, Nevada)<br> ~Old Washoe Club (Virginia City, Nevada)<br> ~Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum (Weston, West Virginia)<br> ~New Haven Home (New Haven county, Connecticut)<br> ~Palace Theater (Manchester, New Hampshire)<br> ~Colonial House Inn (Cape Cod, Mass.)<br> ~Moss Beach Distillery (Moss Beach, California)<br> ~The Red Mill (Clinton, New Jersey)<br> ~Proprietary House (Perth Amboy, New Jersey)<br> ~Fort Delaware (Pea Patch Island, Delaware)<br> ~Slater Mill<br> ~Pettibone Tavern<br> ~HoofFinFeathers Carriage Inn (North Kingstown, RI)<br> ~Stiteler House (Groton, Connecticut)<br> ~Buffalo Central Terminal (Buffalo, New York)<br> ~Seven Sisters Inn (Ocala, Florida)<br> ~Renaissance Vinoy Resort (St. Petersburg, Florida)<br> ~Oak Alley Plantation (Vacherie, Louisiana)<br> ~The Tracey House (Windham County, Connecticut)<br> ~The Winery At Marjim Manor (Appleton, New York)<br> ~USS Hornet (Alameda, California)<br> ~Fort Delaware (Pea Patch Island, Delaware)- Halloween special LIVE<br> ~Mckeehan House (Topsfield, Mass)<br> ~Clovis Ave. Sanitarium (Clovis, California)<br> ~The Windward Grille (Essex, Mass.)<br> ~Maritime Museum (San Diego, CA)<br> *Star of India<br> *Berkeley<br> ~Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouse & Fort Constitution (New Castle, NH)<br> <br> Season 5 Investigations:<br> ~Hannum House (Glen Mills, PA)<br> ~Betsy Ross House (Philadelphia, PA)<br> ~Star Island (Portsmouth, New Hampshire)<br> ~Kimball Castle (Gilford, New Hampshire)<br> ~The Mount - Edith Wharton Estate (Lenox. Mass.)<br> ~Cuban Club (Ybor City (Tampa), Florida)<br> ~Trelles Clinic (Ybor City (Tampa). Florida)<br> ~Belcourt Castle (Newport, Rhode Island)<br> ~Saccos Bowl-Haven (Somerville, Mass.)<br> ~Georgia Aquarium (Atlanta, Georgia)<br> ~Gaither Plantation (Covington, Georgia)<br> ~Spalding Inn (Whitefield, New Hampshire) (GHI investigation)<br> ~Essex County Hospital (Cedar Grove, New Jersey)<br> ~Ladouceur House (Blackstone, Mass.)<br> ~Brentsville Historic Centre (Prince William County, Virginia)<br> ~Samuel Mudd House (Waldorf, Maryland)<br> ~Edgewood Plantation (Charles City, Virginia)<br> ~Essex County Penitentiary (North Caldwell, New Jersey)<br> ~Thornbury Farm (Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania)<br> ~Lee-Fendall House (Alexandria, Virginia)<br> ~Union County Courthouse (Elizabeth, New Jersey)<br> ~Macneil House (Hopkinton, New Hampshire)<br> ~Church of St. Andrew (Staten Island, New York)<br> ~Benton House (Chicago, Illinois)<br> ~Isle of Pines (Thousand Islands, New York)<br> ~USS Salem (Quincy, Massachusetts)<br> ~Cornwall Jail (Cornwall Ontario, Canada)<br> ~Fort Henry (Kingston, Canada) ~Congress Theater (Chicago, Illinois) ~Briarhurst Manor (Manitou Springs, Colorado) <br> <br> ***If your going to make a new topic it MUST have something to do with the Paranormal...all other posts WILL be deleted!!! 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