Investigations
We are currently observing and researching Carter Ghost Town.
As of May 22, 2008, we have been back to Carter Ghost Town at least two more times. It's absolutely amazing how every time we go out there that we can experience something different. We haven't walked away from Carter empty handed even once. We continue to get more EVPs and have since found that at least two photos that we've taken there can not in any way be reproduced or considered to be something caused by normal or natural occurrences. Those photos are located in the albums on our Photos page and are in the album called Photos of Interest. We will be continuing our research and observation of this location.
As of March 20, 2008, we have only visited this location twice and we have already recorded around five or six EVP's. You can see our video's that highlight our visits to Carter on our video page. The EVP's that we got there are on our EVP page. We also had one very interesting photo that we are still trying to figure out that came from our second visit to Carter. Mike, Jon, Becky & myself (Shelli) have all had personal experiences there as well.
Ongoing investigation of a private residence in Tarrant County
Summary and brief history: The house was built in 1952. The unexplained experiences include coins appearing out of nowhere, a voice captured on recording, the sound of footsteps in the hallway, an old style telephone making a ringing sound as if being tapped, the sense of a non-threatening presence, the dog seemingly watching someone that can't be seen and more. The voice that was captured speaking on the recording mentioned a name and after researching the history of the house, it was found to be the name of one of the daughter's that once lived in the home. We are continuing to observe and research this residence.
Church - Undisclosed Location
Summary and brief history: This was an informal investigation with Mike, Becky and Shelli. We had a couple of personal experiences, temperature fluctuations, caught an orb on video that seemed to interact with Becky. The church was built in the 1940's. The church has been unoccupied for years since it was purchased from the family that ran the church. They sold it when the pastor had passed away. It has remained vacant and left as it was including furniture, baby cribs, instruments, books and even the pastor's bible left open on the pulpit. There were no prior reports of activity and this was actually being looked upon as a training location until there was some activity noted. We are continuing to observe and research this location.
Since this initial summary we have gone back to the location again and have recorded EVPs. Research and observation continues at this time.
Summary and brief history: The Stockyards area is rich and long on history. Built in 1876, along with the railroad, this place was what put Fort Worth squarely on the map as a major cattle shipping location. While it didn't always look like it does now, it is still very similar to how it looked back then. (Thanks to Alicia for that brief history that I snagged from the discussion board! We will have more history to post soon.) We have been in certain areas of the Stockyards Station and had personal experiences. This was a location that I had discovered to have paranormal activity of some sort back several years ago as I was strolling through the area with friends. I had to go back to see if anything would happen again in the same place and it did. As a group, we have been there at least twice and have no EVPs but we do have at least one photo of interest. We had what I would consider to be a couple of VERY interesting personal experiences out there. Briefly, one experience was an electrical sensation passing through the body, leaving the person feeling as though they couldn't move or talk while it was traveling through them, and then setting off a 2-way radio as it left. Another was a group experience of the overwhelming feeling of being rushed out of a certain area and one person in the group felt what she described as the feeling of hands on the back of her shoulders pushing her along to get out of there. We are currently in the process of attempting to duplicate the one photo that is of interest and will continue visiting these locations inside the Stockyards Station.
Brief history: Copied from Miss Molly's website: Located in the middle of the Fort Worth Stockyards, Miss Molly’s is the oldest Bed and Breakfast in Fort Worth. Established as a boarding house in 1910 and called the Palace Rooms, it went through the prohibition period being called The Oasis and later as a Bordello in the 1940’s when it was called the Gayatte Hotel. Miss Molly’s is just old enough to have caught a glimpse of the Wild West and all of the time period of America’s speak-easy and bordello days. Its long history as a boarding house has included a vast number of residents. Apparently, some have decided to extend their stay. Perhaps the large amount of antiques and period pieces in the hotel remind them of the bawdy times that they shared there.
The seven themed rooms in the hotel all share stories of paranormal activity, with the Cattlemen’s and Cowboy rooms having some of the more famous sightings of apparitions. Visitations have also occurred in the current owner’s private room’s number eight and nine of a young girl, who is considered a former tenant of the hotel. Most of the sightings have involved the former working girls from the hotel’s days as a bordello.
The phenomena at Miss Molly’s includes full bodied apparitions, unexplained scents, items disappearing and reappearing, toilets flushing on their own, lights turning on and off, cold spots, unlocked doors refusing to open, and a variety of unidentified but entertaining sounds. According to the current owner, Dawn Street-Boyd, one housekeeper quit because she kept finding coins in rooms even though there had been no guests in that room and she had just finished cleaning only to return and find the coins where she had just cleaned.
Miss Molly’s has been visited by a number of paranormal investigation groups and is listed with Texas Christian University’s paranormal activity class, which makes regular visits to record the phenomena. Copies of unusual photos and tape recordings, as well as statements of the investigators and results are kept prominently in the common living area.
The hotel situated above Fort Worth’s Star Café takes visitors up a staircase to another era, period furnishings, furniture, and a number of stories about unexplained happenings provided with first hand accounts by the owner. Miss Molly’s is considered one of the most haunted properties in Fort Worth and one of the most active paranormal sites in Texas.
Henry Bailey, Independent investigator*summary coming soon - pending our meeting with Miss Molly's first for evidence review*
Summary and brief history: From the Oakwood Cemetery website: Oakwood .. The Westminster Abbey of Fort Worth.
Since its founding in 1879 by Fort Worth pioneer John Peter Smith, Oakwood has always been Fort Worth’s resting place for the notable, the notorious and people from all walks of life. The sense of history is strong. With quiet walkways and massive oaks, it is a place of peace and beauty. A part of the proud history of Fort Worth and Tarrant County with a place for everyone within its spacious 62 acres.
Oakwood is a living part of historic Fort Worth. Its rustic paths meander through memories with the names and stories of the earliest founders side by side with those of later generations and through today. Simple paths dappled with shade from giant oaks and a casual stroll from the past toward today..
Upon the death of his stepson Frank L. Fox, Fort Worth pioneer John Peter Smith donated 20 acres for the cemetery on December 26, 1879. The burial is believed to be the oldest in what was then simply called City Cemetery.
W.T. Waggoner.. Luke Short.. Alfred S. Haynes.. Charles Culberson.. Samuel Burk Burnett.. John Peter Smith.. K.M Van Zandt.. William “Gooseneck Bill” McDonald.. Jim Courtright.. Pete Martinez.. Major Horace Carswell.. Cattle barons, oilmen, politicians, bartenders, bankers and gamblers are here. Some were giants of Texas and Fort Worth history, some were planners, some were dreamers. Their stories are spelled out on monuments and historical markers.
As more and more citizens followed their friends and family across the Trinity to this peaceful spot, the cemetery grew to more than 60 acres in three connected sections and became known as Oakwood.In 1908, the non-profit Oakwood Cemetery Association was formed to oversee the maintenance of the grounds and buildings. In 1912 the Oakwood Cemetery Chapel was erected and now, fully renovated, stands proudly at the entry.
Oakwood has been a part of Fort Worth almost from the beginning, Today it reflects the same strong community ties, has the same unassuming beauty and the assurance that its traditions will continue.We have been to Oakwood Cemetery twice now and I (Shelli) have just been in awe of the beauty and history here. The headstones are like works of art and the mausoleums are amazing as well. On both of our visits so far, we have captured EVPs that you can find on our EVP page. We do have one or two photos that we are still analyzing. We will be returning to Oakwood Cemetery again... very soon.
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