A History of Ghost Hunting

Ghost hunting has been part of our fictional and historic narratives since the Ancient Greeks. This lecture will take you on a historical paranormal investigation starting with Homer’s The Odyssey to the Middle Ages to 19th century spiritualism to present day ghost hunting techniques. The second half of the lecture will involve an interview/discussion with paranormal investigator, Vinny Carbone, who currently conducts paranormal investigations at the historic Morris-Jumel Mansion and throughout the U.S. and then we’ll open up the floor for questions.

About the lecturer:
Marie Carter is a writer, editor, and tour guide who hails from Scotland. She is a tour guide with Boroughs of the Dead, a macabre and ghostly historical walking tour company. She designed and leads the tour “Haunting Histories and Legends of Astoria.” She is also the author of The Trapeze Diaries and the editor of Word Jig: New Fiction from Scotland. Please check out Boroughs of the Dead tours at www.boroughsofthedead.com.

About the special guest:
Initially, a theater professional for many years, in the fall of 2015, Vinny Carbone presented his paranormal inspired site-specific play, AWAKENING IN INK premiered at the Morris-Jumel Mansion Museum. Vinny is currently in his second year at the Public Programming and Event’s Manager at Manhattan’s oldest house, The Morris-Jumel Mansion Museum located in Washington Heights. There he combines his experience as a theater administrator and artist to develop programming to ensure repeat guests and new audiences alike.

Vinny has been seriously investigating claims of the paranormal throughout the US since 2011 and has been featured in Metro Newspaper (NYC), Vialogues.com, dnainfo.com “This Is New York” podcast, Weather Channel’s United States of Awesome, the New Learning Times vlog series “Seen In NY”, The Bodega Podcast, and Travel Channel’s “Haunted USA”. He has also facilitated lectures at Columbia University’s Teachers College and the Morris-Jumel Mansion museum in New York City, where he leads bi-monthly paranormal investigations open to the public wanting to learn more about the topic. He is a proud member of Gotham Paranormal Research Society (TAPS Family Member).