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They've got high-tech cameras and state-of-the-art audio recorders.

Some of them even have infrared technology.

But the more than 500 paranormal investigators who are planning to descend on the Gettysburg area in June are missing a key component of any investigation: a place to investigate.

That's where you - the residents of Gettysburg, Hanover and surrounding areas - come in.

The park service has made it clear that the ghost hunters will not be allowed to conduct paranormal investigations on the battlefield, but that's not stopping the G4 Summit from searching for ghosts in the surrounding areas of a town some say is one of the world's most haunted places.

Investigators are depending on residents of the Gettysburg/Hanover area to open their homes and businesses to a search for ghosts, said Kerry Eble-Keller, the man responsible for the June 13-15 summit.

The group had originally planned to investigate "hot spot" areas on the battlefield like Devil's Den, Little Round Top and the field of Pickett's.

Charge, but a policy of the Gettysburg National Military Park is preventing them from doing so.

Ghost hunting is not an activity consistent with the mission of the park serivce, said park spokeswoman Katie Lawhon.

But ghost stories associated with the Battle of Gettysburg have never been limited to the battlefield, and Eble-Keller said investigators are willing to search elsewhere.

To qualify for the free investigations, residents don't need to see headless horsemen or hear rattling chains on a regular basis, Eble-Keller said.

Eble-Keller is encouraging residents to call "even if they're just curious."

A few property owners have already agreed to open their doors to investigators. The Jennie Wade House and the Cat's Meow have been added to the itinerary, Eble-Keller said.

"They're old places that have been around since the battle or before," he said.

Property owners are welcome to participate in the investigation, Eble-Keller said.

"Every group has different equipment," but typical tools are cameras and audio/video recorders, he said.

Eble-Keller said he is hoping some investigators show up with a new technology of audio recording that can pick up sounds not heard by the naked ear.

With this technology, two people can be recorded conversing but upon playback find there is more going on, Eble-Keller said.

"Suddenly there's a third voice," he said.

Investigators are coming from more than 30 states and will receive assignments upon arriving in Gettysburg. Most paranormal investigations will take place during the evenings of Friday, June 13, and Saturday, June 14.

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