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Ghosts of New Bruce: Why did you found the
Jersey organization and what is your current
activity?
L’Aura: My husband and I attended the
International Ghost Hunters Association
conference in Gettysburg, PA nearly
twenty years ago. When I got home I
emailed Dave Oester, who was
president of the International Ghost
Hunters Association, inquiring as to
whether we could open a chapter in
New Jersey. The only restrictions were
that we follow their protocols for
investigation.
We put a little blurb in the paper that
we were having an open house and
people came from far and wide to
attend. Our house was packed with
interested people. We had to rent a
conference room in Westfield, once a
month for twenty dollars, to fit all the
people. The response was good because
L’Aura Hoffman, Director of the New Jersey
many people were searching for this
Ghost Hunters Society
type of group because they had their
own problems and unanswered
questions.
Bruce: Please tell me what you do.
By conducting cemetery hunts for base
L’Aura: I’m the founder and director [of
training I was able to discern which
the New Jersey Ghost Hunters Society].
members had a gift for audio, still shots,
I manage the website and keep our
and video. This allowed me to assemble
membership informed through social
effective teams for our investigations.
media.
