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The Paranormal Adventurers
The Paranormal Adventurers
9 Knoll Road
Rocky Point, New York 11778
Joseph Flammer Diane Hill
(631) 721-3895 (516) 840-6654
http: //paranormaladventurers.com
Biographies of Joseph Flammer and Diane Hill
Last update: September 21, 2010
Education and Work History
Mr. Flammer graduated from Nassau Community College and S.U.N.Y. Stony Brook where he majored
in English and minored in history. He was the news editor of the student newspapers at both schools
during the years he attended. He went on to become an award-winning journalist with many years
writing full-time and freelance for Long Island newspapers, including two years on The Long Island
Advance. He went on to work as a manager for Symbol Technologies for seven years, until operations
were moved to Mexico. Since then he has worked for Developmental Disabilities Institute as an
instructor. He teaches mentally retarded and autistic adults simple life skills.
Ms. Hill worked for Chase Manhattan Bank for four years. After taking nine years off to raise her
family, she returned to work and attended Nassau Community College. At Nassau she indulged her love
for the written word by taking literature, poetry, film and creative writing courses. For the last nineteen
years she has worked at her alma mater,West Hempstead High School, as the school's registrar.
The Beginnings
Joseph Flammer and Diane Hill met in the poetry section of the Borders Books in Stony Brook in 2002
and have been best friends ever since.
Flammer, 54, of Rocky Point, and Hill, 59, of West Hempstead, share a keen interest in Long Island’s
history and decided to collaborate on a book about Long Island's Revolutionary War figures.
The duo turned from history buffs to ghost hunters when they unintentionally photographed apparitions
in a small family graveyard in Strong’s Neck in the Setaukets. Joseph published a several-page article
about the apparitions in the national publication, Haunted Times Magazine. From there the team wrote
several articles for Haunted Times, Ghost Magazine and Dan’s Papers, the premier magazine of Long
Island’s east end.
Investigations and Projects
The pair has investigated haunted places from Montauk to Gravesend. Among other places, Flammer
and Hill have traveled to the battlefields of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, to Adams, Tennessee, home of the
infamous Bell Witch ghost, and to a haunted mansion in North Adams, Massachusetts, where they
investigated for three days alongside Jason, Grant and Steve of T.A.P.S. - the ghost hunters featured on
the hit SciFi Channel television show, Ghost Hunters. One of their eleven different shows they present at
libraries and other venues on Long Island and in New York City, A Haunting Study of Ghosts, features
the results of their investigation of Room 301, the most haunted room at the Red Lion Inn in
Stockbridge, Massachusetts.
The Paranormal Adventurers released their first 60-minute DVD, The Ghosts of Gettysburg in 2006,
available through http://paranormaladventurers.com They also made a second DVD,
The Ghosts of Sweet Hollow Road, which highlights their theory of the tragic “Black Hats.”
Mr. Flammer and Ms. Hill's first book, Long Island's Most Haunted: A Ghost Hunter's Guide (2009,
Schiffer Books) is available in stores across Long Island and in New York City, and available online
through Amazon. Their second book, Long Island's Most Haunted Cemeteries was released in
September, 2010. The duo is currently conducting research for their upcoming third and forth books. One
of these books, Long Island Love Stories From Beyond, consists of true paranormal experiences by
fellow Long Islanders whose lives have been touched by loved ones from the other side, proving love
transcends death.
Newsday’s LI Life Magazine spotlighted The Paranormal Adventurers for the cover story its October 29,
2006 Sunday issue with an accompanying three-page article. The Queens Tribune featured The
Paranormal Adventurers’ investigation of Fort Totten in Queens in its October 26, 2006 magazine issue.
Since then, the pair has been written about in numerous Long Island newspapers and magazines, and
featured in a five-minute video produced by Newsday and shown on Newsday.com. They have also been
guests on many television and radio shows. The team has been featured in a short movie made by Long
Island film maker Chirstopher P. Garetano and available for viewing at www.Cottonmouth.tv.
Presentations
The Paranormal Adventurers speak at libraries, conferences and before private groups such Cub Scouts,
Women's Groups and Historical Societies. They present two different programs each year. In 2006, for
example, they presented Meet The Paranormal Adventurers and Ghosts, Spirits and a Witch…Oh, My!
They presented these shows at over sixty libraries and before numerous private organizations.
In 2007 they spoke at 60 venues, 70 in 2008, nearly 70 in 2009, and in 2010 they took it a bit easier with
only 35 shows, so they could spend more time investigating. They expect to present as many as 80 shows
in 2011.
The Paranormal Adventurers are available to tell Ghost Stories Around a Campfire for Scouts and other
groups with no props or tools used other than a microphone attached to our PA system. To book The
Paranormal Adventurers, please call 516-840-6654.
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1) black and white publicity photograph of Joseph Flammer and Diane Hill CLICK TO COPY PUBLICITY PHOTO
2) biographies
Go to Contract Information
Go to Speaking Engagement Schedule
Go back to Home Page
The Paranormal Adventurers
The Paranormal Adventurers
9 Knoll Road
Rocky Point, New York 11778
Joseph Flammer Diane Hill
(631) 721-3895 (516) 840-6654
http: //paranormaladventurers.com
Biographies of Joseph Flammer and Diane Hill
Last update: September 21, 2010
Education and Work History
Mr. Flammer graduated from Nassau Community College and S.U.N.Y. Stony Brook where he majored
in English and minored in history. He was the news editor of the student newspapers at both schools
during the years he attended. He went on to become an award-winning journalist with many years
writing full-time and freelance for Long Island newspapers, including two years on The Long Island
Advance. He went on to work as a manager for Symbol Technologies for seven years, until operations
were moved to Mexico. Since then he has worked for Developmental Disabilities Institute as an
instructor. He teaches mentally retarded and autistic adults simple life skills.
Ms. Hill worked for Chase Manhattan Bank for four years. After taking nine years off to raise her
family, she returned to work and attended Nassau Community College. At Nassau she indulged her love
for the written word by taking literature, poetry, film and creative writing courses. For the last nineteen
years she has worked at her alma mater,West Hempstead High School, as the school's registrar.
The Beginnings
Joseph Flammer and Diane Hill met in the poetry section of the Borders Books in Stony Brook in 2002
and have been best friends ever since.
Flammer, 54, of Rocky Point, and Hill, 59, of West Hempstead, share a keen interest in Long Island’s
history and decided to collaborate on a book about Long Island's Revolutionary War figures.
The duo turned from history buffs to ghost hunters when they unintentionally photographed apparitions
in a small family graveyard in Strong’s Neck in the Setaukets. Joseph published a several-page article
about the apparitions in the national publication, Haunted Times Magazine. From there the team wrote
several articles for Haunted Times, Ghost Magazine and Dan’s Papers, the premier magazine of Long
Island’s east end.
Investigations and Projects
The pair has investigated haunted places from Montauk to Gravesend. Among other places, Flammer
and Hill have traveled to the battlefields of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, to Adams, Tennessee, home of the
infamous Bell Witch ghost, and to a haunted mansion in North Adams, Massachusetts, where they
investigated for three days alongside Jason, Grant and Steve of T.A.P.S. - the ghost hunters featured on
the hit SciFi Channel television show, Ghost Hunters. One of their eleven different shows they present at
libraries and other venues on Long Island and in New York City, A Haunting Study of Ghosts, features
the results of their investigation of Room 301, the most haunted room at the Red Lion Inn in
Stockbridge, Massachusetts.
The Paranormal Adventurers released their first 60-minute DVD, The Ghosts of Gettysburg in 2006,
available through http://paranormaladventurers.com They also made a second DVD,
The Ghosts of Sweet Hollow Road, which highlights their theory of the tragic “Black Hats.”
Mr. Flammer and Ms. Hill's first book, Long Island's Most Haunted: A Ghost Hunter's Guide (2009,
Schiffer Books) is available in stores across Long Island and in New York City, and available online
through Amazon. Their second book, Long Island's Most Haunted Cemeteries was released in
September, 2010. The duo is currently conducting research for their upcoming third and forth books. One
of these books, Long Island Love Stories From Beyond, consists of true paranormal experiences by
fellow Long Islanders whose lives have been touched by loved ones from the other side, proving love
transcends death.
Newsday’s LI Life Magazine spotlighted The Paranormal Adventurers for the cover story its October 29,
2006 Sunday issue with an accompanying three-page article. The Queens Tribune featured The
Paranormal Adventurers’ investigation of Fort Totten in Queens in its October 26, 2006 magazine issue.
Since then, the pair has been written about in numerous Long Island newspapers and magazines, and
featured in a five-minute video produced by Newsday and shown on Newsday.com. They have also been
guests on many television and radio shows. The team has been featured in a short movie made by Long
Island film maker Chirstopher P. Garetano and available for viewing at www.Cottonmouth.tv.
Presentations
The Paranormal Adventurers speak at libraries, conferences and before private groups such Cub Scouts,
Women's Groups and Historical Societies. They present two different programs each year. In 2006, for
example, they presented Meet The Paranormal Adventurers and Ghosts, Spirits and a Witch…Oh, My!
They presented these shows at over sixty libraries and before numerous private organizations.
In 2007 they spoke at 60 venues, 70 in 2008, nearly 70 in 2009, and in 2010 they took it a bit easier with
only 35 shows, so they could spend more time investigating. They expect to present as many as 80 shows
in 2011.
The Paranormal Adventurers are available to tell Ghost Stories Around a Campfire for Scouts and other
groups with no props or tools used other than a microphone attached to our PA system. To book The
Paranormal Adventurers, please call 516-840-6654.
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Published in 2009!
Published in 2010!
