SJ Web Site Reviews - Ghosts in SJ??

In my never ending search for cool South Jersey Web Sites, I discovered something very alarming: there are real ghosts out there, “out there” meaning South Jersey. There is actually a site, South Jersey Ghost Research, entirely caught up in the subject, and it’s legitimate. How’s that make you feel? Yeh, me, too, so I decided to look more deeply into the matter. This group, South Jersey Ghost Research, is a member of the Historical Society of New Jersey, Camden County, and has been around since 1955 – lends credibility, doesn’t it? Not only that, but their web site has appeal. Take a look at the homepage: they invite you to “join in the quest to understand ghosts better”. As an official, non-profit organization, they investigate and are involved in research, with the main goal to help people who are, well, being haunted. They will do this for free, too, so you know they are serious about their research.

A “click” on the Houses and Buildings link will take you to Woodbury’s Court House. In a nighttime investigation prompted by the night shift reporting ghost sightings, the crew took their equipment and began their search. Pictures prove the presence of apparitions, as does the motion detectors going off for no apparent reason. Gives you chills, right? The site is current, too, and includes well-documented proof of sightings very through out South Jersey. If the courthouse is too calm, try the link to Cemetery Research, then follow the trail to Bellmawr. Again: proof positive that we aren’t always alone at night when we think we are… this visit turned up numerous pictures that show the presence of spirits and a “white figure”. After viewing the pictures I was both doubtful and fascinated. You simply have to visit the site to understand the absolute acceptance of ghosts.

While you may be feeling either squeamish or skeptical when touring this site, a click on the link to the Ritz Theatre in Oaklyn will afford you some recognition of how laid back and fearless these ghost busters truly are. They have documented evidence that the Ritz harbors many ghostly apparitions and have visited them many times before. The pictures are from a training session, undertaken to give new recruits experience with ghosts in a known location. Fascinating to me, who prior to this article felt that ghosts were a questionable and fleeting phenomena, not one that you could visit at will.

Speaking of visiting at will, you may want to delve into some South Jersey shore area sightings at Jersey Ghosts - NJ Hauntings. There are two great links with intriguing ghost stories. To this writer these seemed more entertaining than scary. The stories have the hint of folklore and legends that make them seem more socially acceptable somehow. The “Parkway Phantom” is an enduring figure who roams mainly around Toms River but has been sighted in various places along the 173 mile long Parkway. The story cites references and historical facts and will definitely hold your interest. While you’re on a roll with ghost stories, you may want to hit the link for Cape May Ghost Story and Atlantic City Whispers, both short, firsthand accounts that will make for super late night reading. If you are a shorehound like me, you will relate to the areas mentioned with clear visual details.

The main site, Jersey Ghosts, is very user friendly and has some interesting transitions. It appears well maintained and invites submission of personal ghost stories. So if you’ve been looking for an audience and have a somewhat untraditional story, here’s that opportunity to literally tell the world.

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Author: Staff Writer Janis Labenz