Paranormal Curiosity

College Station Aftermath

noreply@blogger.com (Curious) — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 14:20:00 +0000

BF and I went to Bryan-College Station, but I never got the chance to do any paranormal research or investigating. Our time was spent trying to square away an apartment. On the up side we found an apartment that I love. I am going to have free time once I move there to check out more paranormal locations. This just gives me more time to do research right?

I am still working on my New Orleans piece. I should have the first installment soon!

Finally! College Station Trip Time

noreply@blogger.com (Curious) — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 05:06:00 +0000

I have been waiting for this trip for what seems like forever! I am excited to see all the history that these two towns, dripping in tradition, have to offer a novice paranormal researcher like myself. I have been reading news stories from the local papers and television affiliates and there seems to be a lot of odd and unexplained occurrences, especially on the TAMU campus itself. A few articles stated that if one were to, "[search the] Cushing Library on campus and you'll find an entire folder filled with records of unexplained sightings and noises in the Animal Industries Building."

Looking into the legend of the Animal Industries Building I was intrigued by the origin of the story of this supposed haunting. In 1965 Roy Simms, a lab manager, was butchering some meat, in what was known then as the meat lab. Sources say on his third cut through the slab of meat he cut through the femoral artery on his leg with an electric saw and bled out before he could get help. Some people say he tried to make it up the stairs, but never got the help he so desperately needed. Former Professor Dr. Gene King, who was there on that infamous day, said Simms never made it to the stairs, instead he sent someone for help but died before help arrived. Simms is believed to haunt the building to this day.

Reported incidence in the building include sightings, voices, and moving objects. Custodial staff have reported hearing voices in the elevator. have heard footsteps and doors slamming open and closed with out anyone around to move them. Some people say it is just an old building, build in the late 1920's, settling.

On the website entitled Aggie Myths Unveiled, Krista Smith says that the legend of Roy Simms is based in truth. She writes that a Roy Simms did indeed die. However, some of the details of the ghost story are off. Simms tragic accident happened in 1959, not 1965. Smith also states that Simms may have tried to drag himself to the elevators, but there were no witness accounts that could be verified.

The section of the building formerly used as the campus abattoir is now classrooms and office space. The abattoir now resides in another building on campus as of 1983, but Simms stayed behind.

Another building known for unexplained occurrences is the A&M Dairy. Students claim that lights will turn on and off on their own and radios switch stations without anyone touching the dial. Some report seeing the apparition of a man in the early morning hours close to the grain silos. Rumors on campus are that someone died on the land of tuberculosis but there are not any records of this occurring.

There are also stories of The Corps of Cadets dining hall on campus, A&M Consolidated High School's career technology wing are all haunted.

I can't wait to go check as many locations as possible! Look for an update next week complete with pictures and any other evidence I find!

Information for this blog came from several websites. Check out the links below:

The Battalion Online

KBTX.com

The Eagle

Haunt Jaunts Blog

noreply@blogger.com (Curious) — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 14:36:00 +0000

I found a really great blog this morning entitled Haunt Jaunts. It is a travel blog, but not just any travel blog. It is a travel blog for paranormal enthusists!! I love the blog. I spent hours on it this morning digging through the archives. Check it out at http://hauntjaunts.net/blog/

Ezine Article Published!

noreply@blogger.com (Curious) — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 14:26:00 +0000

I got my first article published on ezinearticles.com! It is an account of the trip to Mercy Hospital and Bragg Rd. I am sooo excited! You can check it out here. I am working on an article about Haunted New Orleans now. Look for it soon!

Boo! A Ghost Story | That Guy's Blog

noreply@blogger.com (Curious) — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 00:20:00 +0000

I asked a question on twitter about orbs and a tweet came my way with this link in it - Boo! A Ghost Story | That Guy's Blog. I follow this blog (it is amazing btw) and I thought I would share what I think is a five star post. Thanks "That Guy!"

Preparing for Your First Ghost Hunt

noreply@blogger.com (Curious) — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 23:00:00 +0000

I found this posting for Preparing for Your First Ghost Hunt. It seems pretty accurate. Anything else I should know?

Parapsych Glossary

noreply@blogger.com (Curious) — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 08:43:00 +0000

I came across this website http://www.parapsych.org/glossary_a_d.html, which is a glossary published by the Parapsychological Association. I am intrigued - it seems I have a lot to learn. There are many words in this glossary - most of the words I have never heard of!

Like Kirlian photography! Sounds like a great process, but in all of my digging I have never come across such a process. I am either more "novice" than I thought or researchers aren't using this process very often.

So here is my question: Do any of you use technology or techniques that are not widely used? Could you explain them. I am so curious it hurts!!

Planning a Trip to New Orleans

noreply@blogger.com (Curious) — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 22:28:00 +0000

I am going to New Orleans for work. We are planning on hitting up a few notoriously haunted spots. Anyone got any suggestions?

Big Thicket Trip

noreply@blogger.com (Curious) — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:43:00 +0000

My friend C and I went on an adventure last weekend! We had a blast. First we stopped by an abandoned hospital in Liberty Texas - Mercy Hospital. I learned about the hospital from a forum posting (read it here).
We didn't go all through the hospital, but we explored the first two floors.

I have posted pictures to my flickr page.

Then we went through Big Thicket Nature Preserve (why not we were already out there!) We were a bit disappointed that the pitcher plants were dead - but then again we were looking for ghosts (hehe!)

We ended our trip on Bragg Road (AKA Ghost Road) in Saratoga Texas. We had heard about Ghost Road (also known as the Saratoga Lights) since we were kids, but this was our first time to take the trip to see them ourselves. (Background info on the Ghost Road can be found on TexasEscapes.com). The legend says that there are mysterious lights that fly around the road at night. We drove up and down Bragg Road in the daylight to get the lay of the land. As famous as this road is - we were amused to find that it is just a dirt road surrounded by swamps. At one point C and I both said it felt "heavy" and "oppressive". There was one place along the road where you could see the swamp through the trees where I had a feeling that something was moving, yet I couldn't see any movement. It is really hard to explain. I turned expecting to see something moving but everything was perfectly still. We came back after dark and stopped at that same patch of swamp and C took a picture. When we examined the picture later we saw some strange haze.

Other than those experiences the Ghost Lights did not come out and play.

Many people have said that the lights are just swamp gas (I am absolutely tickled to find out that some call swamp gas corpse candles! Awesome!!!)

Has anyone ever been down Bragg Road? Did you see the lights?

Moving to College Station

noreply@blogger.com (Curious) — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 22:08:00 +0000

My "unmarried partner" (as the U.S. Census Bureau so romantically put it) just got into Grad School at Texas A&M! I am really excited about moving to College Station - some of my reasons are purely selfish. I have been reading a lot about some interesting places to visit that are supposedly haunted in that part of Texas. I have been doing some research on the internet today and found some interesting places. Anybody want to weigh in on these places?

3602 Hawks St. - Bryan, Tx. This house seems to be haunted - or at least some people think it is. The debate is on. I found the information at the website for the local paper The Eagle here. I then checked out some other sites and there is quite a debate about this house. I found a website entitled Real Haunts and the house seems to have mixed reviews. You can read the responses here.

Texas A&M - College Station, Tx. There are many places on campus that people claim are haunted. The Corps Dining Hall, The Ag Building, The Old Animal Science Building, and the Lewis and Turner Dormitories. I am sure there are other stories! I can't wait to get out there and explore the campus. You can read about the A&M hauntings at Texas Ghost Hunters

Are there anymore mysterious occurrences I should check out in Bryan-College Station?