Hi Gayle,

Actually I am now thinking of posting it on the web site of the paranormal
podcast that I co-produce. (www.alteredstatespararadio.com)

I have not heard of Spook Insurance yet (although Loyd's may do a special
one!).

Most often groups are required to have liability insurance - same as any
group using or renting a site.

I did an overnight investigation at Alcatraz NHP in mid-September and so I
got to see how the National Park Service handles these paranormal groups -
it was great!

Cheers!
Dave


On Tue, Oct 27, 2009 at 1:00 PM, Gayle <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

>  Dave, if it's possible, maybe you can just post it to MuseDocs
> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MuseDocs and then the folks can pull it down
> from the site.
>
> That said, how do you guys cover the insurance factor if you rile up some
> hobgoblins in the process that are not happy to be riled and get rowdy? It
> is nearly Halloween after all (wink).
>
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> *From:* Merritt Kirkpatrick <[log in to unmask]>
>
> *To:* [log in to unmask]
> *Sent:* Tue, October 27, 2009 11:35:05 AM
>
> *Subject:* Re: [MUSEUM-L] Paranormal Investigation Policy
>
> Hi David,
>
> I would like to take a look at it, as well.
>
> Thanks so much!
>
> Merritt
>
> --
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>
> Merritt Kirkpatrick
> Curator
> The George Peabody House Museum
> The Peabody Leatherworkers Museum
>
> On Tue, Oct 27, 2009 at 2:27 PM, Jennifer Snyder <
> [log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
>> David, I also would be interested in a copy of that PDF.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Jennifer Snyder
>>
>>
>> >  -------Original Message-------
>> >  From: David Harvey <[log in to unmask]>
>> >  Subject: Re: [MUSEUM-L] Paranormal Investigation Policy
>> >  Sent: Oct 27 '09 12:18
>> >
>> >  Hi Jennifer,
>> >
>> >  This is actually an area that I have been working on in the past year
>> to
>> >  formulate guidelines for both paranormal groups and museums and
>> historic
>> >  sites on these on-site investigations. I did an informal online survey
>> on
>> >  Museum-L back in the spring and received quite a number of responses
>> from a
>> >  variety of institutions.
>> >
>> >  I have given two recent lectures on this - first at a paranormal
>> >  conference in June and then at the annual meeting of the Western
>> >  Association for Art Conservation this past August in Juneau, Alaska.
>> There
>> >  are benefits and concerns on both sides and I am working to bridge this
>> so
>> >  that there is increased awareness and sensitivity among all involved. I
>> am
>> >  actually in the middle of writing up my lectures into a pamphlet form.
>> Once
>> >  I have this new pamphlet finished I will be happy to send out PDF's to
>> >  any who are interested. (I have one pamphlet that was written last year
>> on
>> >  doing Paranormal Research).
>> >
>> >  I would be happy to talk to you about the specifics off the list -
>> >  especially if you have some immediate concerns.
>> >
>> >  Cheers!
>> >  Dave
>> >
>> >  David Harvey
>> >  Senior Conservator and Museum Consultant
>> >  Los Angeles, CA
>> >
>> >
>> >  On Tue, Oct 27, 2009 at 9:33 AM, Jennifer Hurst <[LINK:
>> >  mailto:[log in to unmask]]
>> [log in to unmask]>
>> >  wrote:
>> >
>> >
>> >  Does anyone have a paranormal investigation policy that you can share?
>> We
>> >  have been inundated with requests for paranormal researchers to “study”
>> >  our historic properties. Before we proceed further we would like to be
>> as
>> >  informed as possible so if anyone has any experience with this and any
>> >  policies or guidelines in place that you could share would be much
>> >  appreciated. Also, how do you deal with insurance for researchers? �
>> What
>> >  do you charge? � Do you make them sign a waiver? How much control do
>> you
>> >  have of the distribution of information gathered during the
>> investigation?
>> >  What kind of controls do you put in place? How do you screen these
>> groups?
>> >  Is it worth it? Does it affect site visitation? Has income and
>> visibility
>> >  increased?
>> >
>> >  �
>> >
>> >  Thanks so much for the help!
>> >
>> >  �
>> >
>> >  Jen
>> >
>> >  �
>> >
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