Cody Polston 
In 1850, Lieutenant Colonel E. V. Sumner looked at the U.S. troops stationed in Santa Fe, and the temptations offered to soldiers there. He immediately determined to remove them from “that sink of vice and extravagance” by establishing forts only in remote areas. The plains near La Junta seemed a likely spot since the Santa … Read moreLoma Parda, NM (History)
Opened in 1946, the Mineshaft tavern was purchased from the Albuquerque and Cerrillos Coal Company and restored in 1982. The original building burned down on Christmas Day, 1944. Oscar Huber, rebuilt the tavern for the many coal miners of the area. It reopened in 1947 and has been open ever since. Some remodeling of the … Read moreMine Shaft Tavern, Madrid, NM (History)
The Mine Shaft Tavern is said to be the most haunted place in Madrid. Bartenders, as well as guests, have seen glasses fall on their own and break, doors that open and swing back and forth, sounds that can be heard coming from the six-inch adobe walls. After closing hours, objects are mysteriously moved about. … Read moreMine Shaft Tavern, Madrid, NM (Paranormal Claims)
The article by Kathy Sanders that ran in the Abilene Reporter-News on October 30, 1985 is one of the sources of the paranormal claims at the deserted park.
The home of members of the politically powerful Luna family, the Tranquilino Luna House was constructed in the early 1880’s. This house is probably the best example of an extant adobe Victorian residence in New Mexico and has retained most of its original design. Tranquilino Luna, son of merchant-farmer Jos£ Antonio Luna and his wife … Read moreLuna Mansion, Los Lunas, NM (History)
On slow nights at the Luna Mansion it is said Josefita Otero swirls proudly through the grand house she loved and made so charmingly beautiful. “Everything that this house became is because of Josefita,” restaurant manager David Scovill says. Josefita, or “Pepe,” is dead, but Scovill and other employees of the restaurant insist Pepe still … Read moreWorkers Say Ghost Shares Luna Mansion
The present day haunting at the restaurant seems to have begun sometime after the brick addition was installed. Disembodied voices are often associated with the antique staircase that occupies the center of the old mansion. One evening, the manager was talking to a pair of customers when they all heard a burst of laughter that … Read moreBlueher House, Old Town Albuquerque (Paranormal Claims)
At the heart of this district is the original central plaza that is lined with over a hundred quaint little shops. Like everything else in Albuquerque, a visit to Old Town is a delightful mix of old and new, with sights that range from Civil War cannons to the Church of San Felipe de Neri. … Read moreBlueher House, Old Town Albuquerque (History)
Previous ghost hunts or investigations at this location: Six investigations have been performed at Buie Park. The first was in 1998, with follow-up investigations in 2000 and 2001. History Stamford is on U.S. Highway 277, State Highway 6, Farm roads 1420 and 2834, and the Burlington Northern Railroad in northern Jones County. Part of Stamford … Read moreBuie Park, Ghost Hunts and Investigations
Up in the Big Country area, near Abilene, there’s a small town named Stamford. Near that community, there’s a brushy, overgrown park on Farm to Market Road 1226, about five miles south of the town known as Buie Park. The old park harbors two well-known ghosts of the area, and the legendary spirits are known … Read moreBuie Park, Reported Phenomena
Casa de Ruiz, which literally translates to “the house of Ruiz”, has a long and distinctive history. Unfortunately much of this history has been lost with the passage of time and that which remains is at best uncertain. The house was built during the founding of Albuquerque sometime after 1706. This would make Casa de … Read moreChurch Street Cafe, Albuquerque, NM (History)
The oldest newspaper article that we could find on the Marfa lights dates to 1945. The paper dates the phenomenon back to the early 1900s.
1.0 Introduction The purpose of this document is to explain the operational process of SGHA. However, what we do radically differs from the methodology of most ghost hunting groups. So to accomplish this we must first define what those differences are. When people think of ghost hunting they often recall what they have seen on … Read moreSOP 100, Operational Process
The process used by SGHA for ghost hunting is designed to eliminate investigator bias and to attempt to solve the mysteries provided by haunted locations. The process has several different phases, each with its own steps, which must be completed fully in order to obtain useable data. The basic ghost hunt can be conducted in … Read moreSOP 300, Ghost Hunting Procedures
The investigative process used by Southwest Ghost Hunters Association (SGHA) is designed to reduce, if not eliminate, investigator bias and to collect reliable data on reportedly haunted locations for future research. The process has several different aspects, each with its own steps, which must be completed fully in order to obtain useable data. The purpose … Read moreSOP 301, Investigative Procedures
Logic proves that ghosts are exceedingly unlikely to be the cause of an phenomena. The thousands of supposed ghost cases have turned out to have very reasonable explanations. Many reports from past psychical researchers and parapsychologists indicate that 9 out of 10 ghost related cases are solvable when someone has looked deeper than the surface … Read moreUrban Myth Models
The oldest newspaper article that we could find on the ghost of White Rock Lake dates to 1971 when a wreck is blamed on the ghost. However, the first major article appears in 1974. (click on image to expand)
I was not able to locate any witnesses to the reported phenomenon. The sources of the information we used to conduct our investigation was a 3rd hand account from an employee at the St. James Hotel in Cimarron. The site is also listed in the book “The National Directory of Haunted Places” by Dennis William … Read moreDawson Cemetery (My opinions of the hauntings)
In 1906, the mines were purchased by the Phelps Dodge Corporation. The corporation needed to attract workers to the remote location, so they built homes for the miners, along with numerous other facilities including a hospital, department store, swimming pool, movie theater, and a golf course. With these amenities, Phelps Dodge was able to maintain … Read moreDawson Cemetery (History)
North of checkpoint 1, the light appears as a steady light. The car headlights are viewed almost directly in the center. The lights are brighter, often containing the lights of more than one vehicle. Believers do not interpret this as the ghost light yet. 13 At checkpoint 1, the vehicle turns slightly to the southwest. … Read moreAnson Lights, Findings
This was an investigation to determine if paranormal activity does indeed exist at the cemetery near Anson, Texas. The conclusion of two previous investigations conducted at the location revealed a mysterious ghost light. The lights are viewed by driving down the dirt farm road to the crossroads, an equivalent of about a half mile or … Read moreAnson Lights, Investigation
Eighteen miles southeast of Hamlin, at the junction of US-180, sits Anson, named in honor of Dr. Anson Jones, the last president of the Republic of Texas. Anson was also a stop on the legendary Butterfield Stage U.S. Mail route that ran between St. Louis and San Francisco from 1858 to 1861, but these days … Read moreAnson Lights, History