Paranormal Society

Property Certification Program

Determine whether your property is haunted.

The Society conducts formal haunting audits for hotels, historic properties, and private residences.

Each investigation concludes in a numbered and publicly verifiable determination: Certified Not Haunted or Certified Haunted.

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The ordinary finding

Certified
Not Haunted

No evidence sufficient to establish a spectral or otherwise paranormal presence was documented during the period of examination.

The extraordinary finding

Certified
Haunted

A coherent pattern of evidence survived ordinary explanation and secondary review.

A columned historic house beneath old trees on an overcast day

Program Integrity

The Society reaches its determination independently.

The owner commissions the audit. The determination remains the independent finding of the Society, reached through a comprehensive historical review and an on-site investigation.

01
Eligibility Review
The Society confirms the applicant’s authority over the property, the suitability of the site, and the proper scope of inquiry.
02
Site Dossier
Investigators assemble the property’s documentary history, architectural conditions, prior testimony, local ghost-lore, and present social use.
03
Diagnostic Survey
Investigators record the material and environmental conditions against which unusual events must be evaluated.
04
Invigilated Encounter
Investigators observe the site under a defined protocol, introducing controlled provocations where the method calls for them.
05
Review & Determination
The Society examines the record for correspondences, recurrent anomalies, alternative explanations, and evidence of an independently acting presence.
06
Certification & Registry
A qualifying property receives a numbered certificate, a findings report, and an entry in the Society’s public registry.

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A formal record of the Society’s determination.

A qualifying property receives a finding report, an archival paper certificate, an individual registry number, and an entry in the Society’s public registry.

A plaque in wood and brass may be commissioned after the determination is issued.

Submit a property

Paranormal Society

for Historically Informed Ghost Hunting

Property Haunting Certification

Certified Not Haunted

The property identified in the accompanying registry entry has been examined in accordance with the Society’s audit protocol. No evidence sufficient to establish a spectral or otherwise paranormal presence was documented under the conditions and during the period of examination.

PropertySpecimen only

RegistryPS—NH—YYYY—0000

ClassificationNH

StatusSpecimen / not issued

Authorized finding of the Society

Certificate study, shown for program development. This specimen is not an issued credential.

The practice behind the certification

Historically Informed Ghost Hunting

Historically informed ghost hunting is the investigation of ghosts and beliefs about ghosts, with particular attention to historic homes and properties. The Society examines both the reported phenomena of a place and the histories and folklore through which its hauntings have been understood. Its investigative protocol proceeds from four core principles: attunement, diagnostics, invigilation, and controlled provocation. Each is introduced in the essays below.