Texas Paranormal Teams to Investigate Historic Museum

FAIRFIELD, TX, JUNE 26, 2010: Southern Paranormal Investigations (Houston, TX) is teaming up with Wide Awake Paranormal to investigate claims of paranormal activity in the Freestone County Historical Museum located in Fairfield, TX. This investigation will be broadcast live to the public via The White Noise Paranormal Network and the People’s TV Network on the show Saturday Night Paranormal, hosted by Ian Hickin. This special edition will feature a double header investigation, as two locations in separate states are investigated live simultaneously. During the investigation of the Freestone County Historical Museum in Fairfield, TX, another investigation will also be taking place in Florida as Florida Paranormal Research teams up with Southeast Florida Paranormal to conduct a live investigation of The Clewiston Inn, located in Clewiston, FL. Audiences world-wide will be able to tune in Saturday, June 26th starting at 9pm Central to participate in both live investigations via the online interactive chat and 5 screens of audio and video streaming live from each location. The amount of paranormal claims, as well as those that have been previously documented in both locations, ensures this to be an event not to be missed.

The Freestone County Historical Museum is located in the charming Central East Texas town of Fairfield, a crossroads for highway I-45, highway 75 & highway 84.

We are the County Seat and as such, have always been the center for law enforcement and incarceration for the area.
The museum is located one block off the historic courthouse square and encompasses the former 1850′s County Jail and the surrounding block which was the location for the pauper’s area or poor farm, according to Sanborn maps from the time period.

The museum was organized in 1967 and was originally housed in the jail until a new state of the art building was donated (The Bass Wing) and constructed in 2007. The complex is also home to two 1840′s log cabins and a depression era church (known as the Bootlegger’s church). We also have a few outdoor exhibits and a beautiful rhinestone encrusted Cadillac (one of the most recognized Art Cars) in the United States.

The County was famous for its ‘lawless’ period and possibly the reason why four different jails were built within a few years of each other, each time increasing in size and fortification. Freestone County was famous for one thing for many years, and that was moonshine. The County is commonly referred to as the epicenter for bootlegging in Texas. The New York Times in 1922 ran an article about martial law that was declared here and in surrounding areas, the Calvary, revenue agents and Texas Rangers were sent in to round up all the lawbreakers. The law was intent on shutting down The Winter Garden and The Chicken Farm, two of the largest saloons and gambling houses in Texas (both located on the Freestone County line).The siege lasted for 41 days and was led by none other than Frank Hamer (the man who would later ambush Bonnie & Clyde).

Stories of paranormal activity have been recounted since the turn of the century in regards to the jail and some of the other museum structures.
To date we have verified four legal hangings (although we have been told of possible lynchings and other illegal hangings possibly took place here on the property or nearby), a sheriff’s murder by horse thieves in the 1870′s, a horrible inmate fight and bludgeoning in 1888, several natural deaths in the infirmary and of residents (in 1913 the old jail was converted to a private residence and then a boarding house). One of the cabins witnessed much tragedy, including the burning death of a young mother when she miscarried and fell into a cooking fire.

In 2010, the museum began allowing paranormal teams to bring in equipment and conduct investigations. The museum has hosted several groups including members from TEXPART South, Wide Awake Paranormal, S.P.I.R.I.T. Austin and Mystic Paranormal. Several investigations have been filmed for public release by Jackson Burns (Adventures to the Unexplained), Mike Roberts (Research: Paranormal), Charli Smith (Reporter Chicks), Bill Pappin (Haunted Destinations Texas).

The different investigations have captured possible paranormal activity such as ; Class A EVPs, disembodied voices, photo and video anomalies, possible apparitions appearing in digital photographs, object manipulation, energy disturbances, EMF, K2 and Mel meter manipulation.
Several investigators from various teams have seen a shadow figure on the grounds and have given chase. This elusive figure has yet to be captured on film.
The Freestone County Historical Museum welcomes all visitors to enjoy the colorful history and the hauntings of Freestone County.

Source: http://www.parapr.com/Texas-Paranormal-Teams-to-Investigate-Historic-Museum.htm