Case File URL: http://www.nebraskaghosts.org/Investigations/Paplin/index.php

This investigation was arranged by and conducted jointly with Roger Merchant and his group Paranormal and Physical Investigators (PPI), based in St. Paul, NE. Many thanks to Roger for securing permission to investigate this site.

This is a beutiful little cemetery with a church on the grounds. The church is so pretty with original stained glass windows. I felt very peaceful at this location. I had no personal experiences on this investigation. I got no evidence on my equipment. We investigated with Roger and some of his friends. It was a good time.

It is a very peaceful place with a strong sense of history, and the grounds are well-kept by the locals. This reflects the pride that they take in their heritage. The church is a beautiful example of the classic Catholic church construction of the era, and appears to need minimal TLC to make it a functional building again. We had permission to explore the grounds, but did not have permission to enter the church building or the school/social hall, so we did not enter.

We were unable to detect the mysterious electrical field that Roger and his group had detected previously, although some interesting results were noted when probing around the church with a pocket shortwave receiver. The south and east sides of the building produced an enhancement of radio reception in the lower HF bands when the radio was held against the side of the building, while the north and west sides produced no enhancement. My working theory on this phenomena is based on the fact that it was near sunset at the time, and the enhancement could have been produced by grayline propagation and/or sunset enhancement of radio signals coming in from the south and east. The building may also have some lead content in the exterior paint, which could make the side of the building act like a big antenna for the shortwave receiver on the east/south sides and a shield blocking the signals while on the north/west sides.

No personal experiences or creepy feelings were noted. Two photos of interest were captured in the cemetery after dark; the first picture below (linked from the NPS Gallery) I believe to be a flash flare from the sign on the left side of the structure - but who knows? The second picture is presented as an example of false orbs; the "orbs" in the background are flash reflections from our vehicles parked on the road outside the cemetery.

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