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Niagarathisweek.com approached us to do an article about our team and our events at Roselawn.  Here is the article:

Ghost hunting returns to Roselawn Centre

Paranormal society coming to Port Colborne on May 12

by Richa Bhosale

Investigate the paranormal in a historic setting next month, when ghost hunting returns to the Roselawn Centre.

The stately three-story home in Port Colborne, built in 1860, will be the site of a paranormal discussion and investigation on Saturday, May 12, at 8 p.m. David Sadonoja, a member of the Paranormal and Historical Society of Niagara, said proceeds go to the centre, home to various cultural events in the city.

“The idea to help Roselawn came from my love of history. I saw that Roselawn was needing some much-needed repairs. Being the historian of a paranormal investigation team, I thought the team could run investigations and other events at Roselawn to help the centre operate in some way,” said Sadonoja.

The city was approached in November 2015 with an idea to run tours and ghost hunts at the centre. Since then, a variety of paranormal groups have trekked their ways through the historic building. During the May 12 event, guests will spend about 90 minutes investigating.

“During the investigation, (we conduct) a brief presentation about who we are, history of the building and some of the ghost stories will be discussed. Then the group splits into groups of 10 with an investigator in each, and the groups investigate the theatre and the Roselawn mansion,” explained Sadonoja.

Sadonoja shared an experience from last Halloween, when about 80 guests participated in a similar event.

“I had a group in the master bedroom. We asked if there was any one with us and if there was, we asked them to make a sound on the count of three. I counted to three and we heard four footsteps in the hallway leading from the master bedroom to the main staircase,” he said. “Several people heard these footsteps. To validate the occurrence, we asked the same thing and the same thing happened, clearer then the time before. Wish we had the recorders rolling. Greatest moment … so far.”

Sadonoja says the experiences at Roselawn have actually convinced some non-believers in the past.

“There are usually two different types of guests, the skeptic who is there for the history of the building and then people who believe in the paranormal,” he said. “I believe that Roselawn has turned a few skeptics into believers.”

The tour in May, said Sadonoja, will have a unique format. Usually they have 20 to 30 people at each tour, but this time there will be only 10 people at a time. The environment will be more suitable for hearing anything unexplainable as there will be less residual noise in the building, he explained.

Tickets for the event are $20 each and the tour is limited to those 18 years of age and older. Tickets are available by calling 905-834-7572 or visit the Roselawn Centre box office, at 296 Fielden Ave. in Port Colborne.

 

Here is the link to the original article.

https://www.niagarathisweek.com/community-story/8397232-ghost-hunting-returns-to-roselawn-centre/

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