2006
03.12
03.12
“As displayed on their website at: http://www.merchantshouse.com/index.html
The Merchant’s House Museum is New York City’s only family home preserved intact — inside and out — from the 19th century. Built in 1832 just steps from Washington Square, this elegant red-brick and white-marble row house on East Fourth Street was home to prosperous merchant Seabury Tredwell and his family for 100 years.
Today, the house offers a rare and intimate glimpse of domestic life during the significant period of the 19th century when New York City transformed from a colonial seaport to become the center of U.S. culture and commerce and a “world city” on a par with London and Paris.”
But what they obviously don’t mention is that the Merchant’s House Museum is also haunted. And during the 2005 Sci-Fi Ghost Hunter season, the well funded team from “TAPS – The Atlantic Paranormal Society” based on personal invitation had actually filmed and televised their investigation of the “Merchant’s House Museum” which had produced some results giving indication that perhaps there might be forces at play. But otherwise there was really nothing to worry about.
But what they obviously don’t mention is that the Merchant’s House Museum is also haunted. And during the 2005 Sci-Fi Ghost Hunter season, the well funded team from “TAPS – The Atlantic Paranormal Society” based on personal invitation had actually filmed and televised their investigation of the “Merchant’s House Museum” which had produced some results giving indication that perhaps there might be forces at play. But otherwise there was really nothing to worry about.Normally when TAPS conducts an investigation, you seldom hear of any other group stepping in because most people just won’t question the final judgment of TAPS who have by now established themselves the leader in paranormal investigation and research.
In truth, I like both Jason & Grant. Have communicated with them both in the past. And as sometimes happens we have had our differences. Regardless, there still exists some measure of respect for the work that they do within the paranormal. But because the paranormal in the mind of many, including those of TAPS, who more or less regard it still 
as ”virgin” territory, you would think there should still be grounds for further expansion upon any particular subject.
as ”virgin” territory, you would think there should still be grounds for further expansion upon any particular subject. Then so be it.
TAPS allegedly had struck out with the Merchant’s House Museum.
PRAIR on the other hand who works with far less equipment and funding had not.
PRAIR had gone to the Merchant’s House Museum. Where our initial investigation, unbeknownst to it’s owner, had been conducted outside. Mainly because we had not felt they would had been comfortable with our proposal to investigate.
They have since been contacted regarding our findings.
Director J. Burkhart is an independent, innovative, psychic medium paranormal researcher with more than 30 years field experience involving anomalous, cryptozoological, diabolical possessions, hauntings, indigenous shamanic, and ufological exploration.
