The Times of South Carolina has a nice article about the Georgetown Paranormal Society (GPS).

These men take what they do seriously. As paranormal investigators, they investigate (for free) claims of haunted homes or buildings claims, Williams explained, that they set out to disprove.”People wonder if there is something after this life. We look at that in a scientific way and take an approach based on a lot of on site research and data collection,” he said. “We want to educate the public about phenomena that happen in the home.”And the research involves much more than a quick sweep of a residence or building. When GPS members investigate a “haunted” place, Williams said they take anywhere from 8 to 12 hours of video and audio recordings. After the on site data collection is finished, there’s even more work to be done. The investigators then review the evidence logging everything “down to sneezes and coughs,” Kopcho said to see if there’s evidence of paranormal activity.When the last bit of audio/video has been examined, Kopcho added, he and the investigators try to “explain what went on without naming it paranormal.”"Most of what’s seen and heard has some sort of logical explanation,” he explained.And “debunking” haunted homes and buildings is something GPS members have done a lot of since the society opened its doors a year ago.

Kudos to this group for taking the approach that they do take. Being a recent society they may have been influenced by the “Ghost Hunters” as they appear to want to debunk a haunting first before jumping to conclusions as TAPS does. It’s much harder for critics and skeptics to attack effectively when a group works like this group does.