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Paranormal Investigator Joe Nickell on Lily Dale Center for Spiritualism

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Lily Dale is open to the public all year round. To hear Jim's interview with Joe Nickell about Lily Dale, click below. Thanks to my friend Ken Meyer for the audio engineering. And thanks to Joe Nickell for his fascinating story and insights. 

Joe Nickell and the Spirit of Friendship  

Joe Nickell's Wooden Nickel

Given to me from Joe by my sister Lisa, who works at the Center for Inquiry. Joe is a paranormal investigator (and author, poet and historical document consultant) in Buffalo and one of the most interesting people I've ever talked to. Below is an interview with Joe about Lily Dale Assembly, a spiritualist community in Southwestern New York State. Lily Dale opens on June 28.

Joe Nickell And The Spirit Of Friendship (8:22)

 

Paranormal Investigator Joe Nickell's Book on the Shroud of Turin

Joe Nickell may be the world's foremost expert on the Shroud. You can check out his 1983 book about it on Amazon, here. You can check out Joe's 29 other investigative books at joenickell.com, here. And you can hear my 8-minute interview with him about the Spiritualist community of Lily Dale below. 

Joe Nickell And The Spirit Of Friendship

Buffalo Paranormal Investigator Joe Nickell on CBS Sunday Morning

 

Buffalo, NY Paranormal Investigator

I was watching CBS Sunday Morning today. A story came on about ghosts, and whether or not they exist. The expert the reporter called upon was Joe Nickell, of Buffalo's Committee for Skeptical Inquiry. He is the world's only full-time, salaried professional paranormal investigator. His take: not a "scintilla" of evidence that ghosts exist has ever been proven scientifically. His web site, joenickell.com, is terrific, check it out. Here's the cover from one of the dozens of books he's written.