As many have read, I have a different take on doing investigations. I had some spare time last night and decided to do a "quick" exploration of a local historic landmark known to be haunted. I went to Old St. Pauls Church, located at 2035 Old Conover Startown Rd. Newton, North Carolina 28658. This religious icon has a dark and unfortunate past. One of the most crucial pieces to remember is that slavery was legal and accepted in the south before the civil war. At one point, there was a group of slaves being chased by plantation owners and fled to the safety of the church. Unfortunately, the church was not a safe haven for slaves. They were murdered and beaten inside the church and the bloody hand prints from the slaves who tried to escape soaked into the wooden pews. They were never able to remove the blood stains and the hand prints are still noticeable to this day. The area is known for orbs, apparitions, unexplained noises and sounds.

I arrived at 2130 hours, thanked the spirits for allowing me to have the opportunity to investigate and ensure them I meant no disrespect.

I decided to use my new Canon EOS Rebel T3. I did not bring a audio recorder for this specific encounter. I ensured all the functions on my camera were working and I was familiar with each mode before heading out. My batter was charged to 100% and the memory card was recently formatted and 16GB. The sky was clear, slightly overcast in places. The location is not ideal because two main roads intersect at the church so there were constant cars/trucks coming through the area. The noise from them was a bit irritating. There were 3 street lights nearby that allowed me easy movement but did not inhibit my shots. I ensured all shots were angled away from all light sources if possible. I took around 200 photos before I left after one hour. The camera functioned perfectly but struggled with the lack of lighting. Automatic focus is great but even manual focus is difficult without proper backlighting or illuminated LCD equipment. The following are the only photos that showed any abnormalities that I could not disprove. No reflective items, light sources or other variables were found at the source or explainable.



 

























None of the items have been highlighted, so that the members must use their own skills to determine what piece of the photo have abnormalities. The two darker, shots show an orb that only came through on those images, in a location that I visually saw a shadow figure but could not get close enough to focus on the area. The un focused shots with orbs were the only way they would show since the focus kept missing them. These orbs are not light sources since the background was a forest with no homes. My lenses are brand new and clean with no smudges or makes on them. While these photos are not 100% and arguable in some forms, they were the best of the 200 photos I took. I am returning sunday for another attempt. The last two shots are the property historical signs, for reference.