“We never know what to expect,” said Anthony Grothaus, founder of the Interstate Paranormal Research group which hosted an event earlier this year at the George Taylor House in Catasauqua.

“We hope to raise more money for the house and the restoration committee and to also get more people interested in the field of paranormal investigation,” Grothaus said prior to the benefit event.

The team assists clients dealing with potential paranormal activity in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware and Maryland.

Members of the team and any investigator who books a ticket to an event can help to detect deceased spirits using a variety of ghost hunting technologies.

Upon touring a site, guests are shown a variety of devices used to detect, film or capture evidence of a spirit from the other side.

Equipment used included REMPODs, which detects energy disturbances and fluctuations, as used in major ghost hunting TV shows, Shadow Sensors, Sony AX 100 4K video camera, Zoom Q2n4K drop cameras, Deadlight LLC infrared video lights, Zoom tripod recorders and Sony Drop recorders.

A portal box was used which picks up radio frequencies and is believed to be used by spirits to talk and communicate. Other equipment included an EDI Plus which detects and measures ghost activity, motion- or touch-activated light-up cat ball play toys to detect motion, K2 and various EMF reading devices.

A vortex dome triggered by static or triboelectric fields as a motion-detecting device for ghosts, and laser grids to detect shadows and movement with vibration proximity sensors were also used.

“I had witnessed a black shadow move across the ceiling in the basement, blocking out the laser grid beams,” said Grothaus of the late-night event where guests were taken on a tour through each room in the house to experience ghost hunting and hopefully walk away with some personal stories to share of their own.

Unexplained activity took place at the George Taylor House event including the sighting of a half body apparition and direct interaction with equipment when asked specific questions directed toward the three reported entities in the house.

The three ghosts most reported to be present at the George Taylor House are George Taylor himself, who was the signer of the Declaration of Independence along with his wife, Ann. Another ghost by the name of Hanna is believed to be spotted in the attic where she paces from window to window searching for her husband who was lost at sea.

Whoever the ghosts may be, a ghostly presence has been heard to be sensed by visitors and ghost hunters alike.

“Every time we’re here, something happens and the activity becomes more and more,” says IPR Investigator Megan Bisignaro of Drexel Hill.

Several personal experiences took place including one person becoming so emotionally touched by an unseen force he had to go outside to gain his composure, Grothaus said.

Another attendee had his shirt tugged on twice in the night and one of the IPR Investigators, Brenda Demski of Maryland, had her leg touched on the second floor stairway landing.

Cat ball activations in the basement, portal session communications and the sound of a woman’s scream could be heard during the paranormal investigation.

“I was upstairs on the attic stairwell when I felt someone grab my arm,” says Rob Hess of Catasauqua, a member of the board of directors and volunteer at the George Taylor House. “I turned around and nobody was there. I got that cold feeling with pins and needles on my face.”

At the end of the night, guests were invited to watch several clips of compelling evidence from previous investigations.

Joseph J. Biagioli of Quakertown attended the event.

“They did a wonderful job for us and plenty of activity,” he said. “Best experience I’ve had.”