The Girly Ghosthunters

"The Girly Ghosthunters" was a 30-minute Canadian paranormal TV series. It was first broadcast on Friday, January 14, 2005, on the Canadian SPACE specialty channel. The thirteenth and last episode was broadcast April 15, 2005. As of September 8th, 2008, the show is still shown on air on SPACE every week at the 7:00am EST time slot on Mondays. The show featured four young women visiting alleged and/or documented haunted locations in the province of Ontario. To visit these locations, they have a motorhome with the Girly Ghosthunters logo on the sides, driven by a guy named Schultzy. Also, they used modern ghost hunting equipment, in an attempt to document any existence of ghosts, apparitions and other phenomena in any of those places. Before doing so, they interviewed a few people at each locale to understand the history of the building and hear how the place was haunted. After the investigation was over, you are shown any evidence they collected from the chosen location they feel was, in their opinions, has paranormal activity. "YOU DECIDE" (this is the preamble for each group of evidence at the end of each episode) for yourself whether it is true or an elaborate hoax. The show was produced by Buck Productions, Inc. [ [http://www.buckproductions.com/level0.htm Buck Productions] ]

The Four Girly Ghosthunters and Mascot

* Dana Matthews: The "spiritualist." Her favorite ghost detection tool was the divining rods. In the show's introduction, it was named as the "dousing rods". They are one and the same.

* Corrie Ashton Matthews: The "scientist." She is the sister of Dana and her favorite tool was the digital camera.

* Jen Kieswetter: The "researcher." She was the main person responsible to give the other girls information about the places they were going to investigate for ghosts, apparitions or other paranormal phenomena. Her favorite tool was the digital audio recorder.

* Nicole Dobie: The "adventurer." Her favorite tool was the specialized pendulum that looked like the foucault's pendulum with a board to let a "spirit" answer any questions the holder asked.

* Gnomie: The Girly Ghosthunters' mascot. It was a typical garden gnome.

Other Ghost Hunting Equipment Used

* A ouija board - used in Episodes 1, 6, 7, 9 and 13.

* An infrared camera - used very briefly in Episode 5 and in very short intermission spurts within an episode.

* An EMF detector - used in Episodes 3, 5, 9 and 11.

Episodes

* Episode 01: 2005.Jan.14 - The Grand Theatre [ [http://www.grandtheatre.com/ The Grand Theatre in London, Ontario] ] in London.
* Episode 02: 2005.Jan.21 - Fort George [ [http://www.pc.gc.ca/lhn-nhs/on/fortgeorge/index_E.asp Parks Canada's Fort George National Historic Site] ] in Niagara-on-the-Lake.
* Episode 03: 2005.Jan.28 - Ottawa Jail Hostel [ [http://www.hihostels.com/dba/hostels-Ottawa-Jail-Hostel-011004.en.htm Hostelling International's Ottawa Jail Hostel Page] ] (member establishment of an international chain called "Hostelling International").
* Episode 04: 2005.Feb.04 - The Bytown Museum [ [http://www.bytownmuseum.com/EN/main.html Bytown Museum] ] in Ottawa. The Rideau Canal beside it was named a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2007.
* Episode 05: 2005.Feb.11 - The Masil Farmhouse (a private residence on an acreage) near Ajax.
* Episode 06: 2005.Feb.18 - Drummond Hill Cemetery [ [http://www.niagarafalls.ca/city_hall/departments/parks_recreation_and_culture/cemetery/locations_and_histories/drummond_hill.asp Official Drummond Hill Cemetery Site] ] in Niagara Falls.
* Episode 07: 2005.Feb.25 - Banting House Inn [ [http://www.bantinghouse.com/ Banting House Inn] ] (a bed and breakfast lodge) in Toronto.
* Episode 08: 2005.Mar.04 - The Werx [ [http://www.clubzone.com/c/Hamilton/Gay_Club/The_Werx.html Club Zone's Werx Page] ] (a bar) in Hamilton.
* Episode 09: 2005.Mar.11 - The Cherry Hill House (an Italian restaurant) in Mississauga.
* Episode 10: 2005.Mar.18 - Fort Henry [ [http://www.parks.on.ca/fort/home.htm Fort Henry National Historic Site] ] in Kingston.
* Episode 11: 2005.Apr.01 - The Angel Inn [ [http://www.angel-inn.com/ The Olde Angel Inn] ] in Niagara-on-the-Lake.
* Episode 12: 2005.Apr.08 - Cedar Island [ [http://www.pc.gc.ca/pn-np/on/lawren/index_E.asp Parks Canada's St. Lawrence Islands National Park] ] [an island campground (accessible only by "boat") and part of the St. Lawrence Islands National Park] near Kingston.
* Episode 13: 2005.Apr.15 - The Hermitage [ [http://www.hauntedhamilton.com/local_hermitage.html Haunted Hamilton's Hermitage Page] ] in Ancaster (a suburban community of Hamilton).

References

External links

* [http://www.thegirlyghosthunters.com/website/index.html Official Website]
* [http://www.spacecast.com/shows_2311.aspx SPACE show page]
* [http://epguides.com/GirlyGhosthunters/ The Girly Ghosthunters at epguides.com]
* [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0970480/ The Girly Ghosthunters at IMDB.com]
* [http://www.channelcanada.com/Article691.html Channel Canada article]
* [http://www.tv.com/the-girly-ghost-hunters/show/67799/summary.html The Girly Ghosthunters at TV.com]
* [http://www.hauntedhamilton.com/index.html Haunted Hamilton]