Victoria Vancek and Gina Armstrong always had a strong pull toward history and the paranormal.
Growing up in Burnaby, the sisters would pore over spooky stories and stage mystery shows.
“We loved the supernatural,” Vancek told the Tri-City News on March 28.
In 2017, the pair was in Victoria, B.C., to investigate haunted landmarks, like Craigdarroch Castle and the Pendray Inn, and published a dozen photos for a wall calendar. They got a good response from their small run and were asked to expand their hobby.
Today, the sisters are the authors of four books, are sought by international podcasters and give talks and tours around B.C. about the paranormal.
And on Saturday, April 12, Vancek and Armstrong will be in the historical Venosta train car at POMO Museum for Haunted Planes, Trains and Automobiles, a public event exploring haunted and vanished vehicles.
Ticket holders can also check out the sisters’ ghost-hunting equipment, which was recently used in the Venosta and triggered warnings of supernatural activity, Vancek said. (Among their gadgets are the REM pod, motion balls, a digital recorder for voice phenomenon, a dead bell that’s sounded by energies and an EMF.)
Vancek, who lives in Pitt Meadows, said it’s fun to enter a place of historical significance and have witnesses see and hear the paranormal devices' sound. The sisters did that recently when they were invited to the Cariboo region by the owners of the Likely Lodge and Pub. They investigations happened after the establishment closed for the day in the mining town.
“We never started out as ghost hunters, but it’s been a part of our paranormal research,” Vancek said. “Our hobby just turned into a passion and is now an adventure.”
For Armstrong, a Maple Ridge resident, she said the public presentations also give the sisters a chance to share folklore and cultural tales about an area.
For tickets at $28 to Haunted Planes, Trains and Automobiles on the Venosta train at POMO Museum on April 12 at 6 p.m., direct message the sisters on their Instagram page.
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