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04.21.2010: Hartford, CT - John Pogson stands in a hallway off the Mark Twain House Auditorium before giving an address on the 100th Anniversary of Mark Twain's death. The Mark Twain House celebrated today's date with events that Twain, their press release states, "might have loved." There was an expose of spiritualist charlatanism with a magic-filled seance, an Ace of Cakes Mark Twain House cake and a tour of the house led by paranormal expert Lorraine Warren.
04.16.2010: Deep River, CT - "It was just a feeling...It was just so light and airy, like a female coming down the stairs. It was very, very real." Says Pam Ziobron, while describing a paranormal experience she had while working by herself late one Saturday night at the Deep River Library. Since 2004, ghost hunters and mediums have spent time in the Main Street library to investigate strange occurrences at the this library. Full Spectrum Ghost Hunters of Plainville plans to conduct a paranormal investigation May 8.