Group to investigate historical sites in search of paranormal activity, present its findings.
HARTLAND TOWNSHIP -- Tales of specters in several historical Hartland buildings will be investigated by ghost hunters today.
"For years, there have been stories about unexplained activities in the settlement," said Carol Taggart, an employee of Cromaine District Library in Hartland.
"This is an opportunity to find out more about them and to share the results and some Hartland history with the public in October," she said.
Investigating the idea for a fall library program, Taggart called the Southeast Michigan Ghost Hunters Society, a nonprofit research group from Lansing. The group was formed in 1996 and says it has checked out hundreds of buildings for paranormal activities, using equipment such as digital cameras, thermometers, Geiger counters and electromagnetic sensors.
Director and psychic Brad Mikulka walked Hartland streets on a fact-finding trip, sensed some type of spirit activity and decided to do a full-blown investigation.
"I had a vision of some people at the library, and also felt some activity at the graveyard across the street," said Mikulka. "I felt excitement that something big happened in the '20s, judging from people's clothes. They were all dressed up."
Mikulka and a team will investigate four Hartland sites: the Florence Dearing Museum (circa 1842), the Music Hall (circa 1858), the Cromaine District Library (circa 1927) and the Hartland Cemetery, which dates to 1840. The investigation is closed to the public.
Ghost hunters will present their findings and results from other investigations at an Oct. 26 program co-sponsored by Cromaine and the Hartland Area Historic Society.
Sally Brodie will be interested in seeing what the ghost hunters find.
While never seeing anything over her 25 years of employment at the library, she has occasionally heard an unexplained noise and had an uneasy feeling when alone in the building.
"When you come in early and open up the building, part of the procedure is to check the whole building," Brodie said.
"On the third floor I get such an uneasy feeling sometimes that I don't want to go upstairs."
Deborah Davis Locker is Metro Detroit freelance writer.
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