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about 8 years ago
The Shadow Chasers conducted an investigation of the historic 1834 Herkimer Jail. The investigation included members of the Chasing Shadows 201 class from Herkimer County Community College. The team conducted a full site analysis with a variety of technology.   FULL INVESTIGATION REPORT
Shadow Chasers
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about 9 years ago
During the early 1900s, one of the defining events in American history was the Great Depression. Triggered by an extreme drop in the stock market after the relative prosperity of the turn of the century, the Great Depression affected the entire United States. Families lost their businesses, their homes, their farms. Occurring at the same [...]
Phil Nye
about 10 years ago
Steeped in history and legends, New York is filled with stories of the forgotten, eerie and the weird that influence us everyday. Lite 98.7′s Eric Meier has teamed up with Folklorist P.W. Creighton to explore the haunts and legends of New York. Through their travels into the dark and often overlooked spaces they will bring [...]
Phil Nye

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In 2008 the Shadow Chasers partnered with WPBS Television, Watertown PBS to investigate 6 historic locations and provide media support for the Folklore & Frost Documentary about Jefferson County along with 5 weekend tours. The documentary continues to be the top selling and requested documentary on WPBS, the tours sold out with more than 233 people in attendance raising more than $12,000 for WPBS and the WPBS Live segment was the highest watched/most called segment for the station in 2008.

2008 Locations

 

  • Paddock Mansion (Jefferson County Historical Society)
  • John Hoover Inn
  • Obrien's Pub
  • Sackett's Harbor Battlefield

 

 

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In 2009 the Shadow Chasers partnered with WPBS Television, Watertown PBS to investigate 6 historic locations and provide media support for the Folklore & Frost Documentary about St Lawrence County along with 6 weekend tours. The documentary continues to be one of the top requested documentaries on WPBS, the tours sold out with more than 200 people in attendance raising more than $10,000 for WPBS and the WPBS Live segment was the highest watched/most called segment for the station in 2009.

2009 Locations

 

  • Knowles Hall (SUNY Potsdam)
  • Satterlee Hall (SUNY Potsdam)
  • Hosmer Hall (SUNY Potsdam)
  • Brambles Inn & Gardens
  • Spanky's Diner
  • Pine Grove Cemetery 

 

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