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INVESTIGATION REPORT
GARDEN CITY HISTORICAL MUSEUM-STRAIGHT FARMHOUSE, MICHIGAN
# OF INVESTIGATORS=5 WEATHER= 70F, & CLEAR
MOON PHASE= WANING GIBBOUS
THIS HOUSE WAS BUILT IN 1866 BY DANIEL STRAIGHT OF NEW YORK, AND IS IN WONDERFUL CONDITION, HAVING BEEN BEAUTIFULLY RESTORED. IT IS NOW OWNED BY THE FRIENDS OF THE GARDEN CITY HISTORICAL MUSEUM, WHO GRACIOUSLY ALLOWED US TO DO AN INVESTIGATION. THERE ARE REPORTS OF QUITE A FEW TYPES OF UNEXPLAINED ACTIVITY IN THE HOUSE, INCLUDING PHANTOM FOOTSTEPS, KNOCKING ON WALLS, CAR HORNS GOING OFF BY THEMSELVES IN THE PARKING LOT, UNIDENTIFIED VOICES, LIGHTS COMING ON, LOUD CRASHING NOISES, AND MORE. THERE ARE MANY ROOMS, AND THE LAYOUT HAS BEEN ALTERED SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE YEARS. THE ORIGINAL STONE FOUNDATION IS MAINLY INTACT, WITH A FEW ADDED SUPPORTS. THE SON OF THE ORIGINAL OWNERS (OSCAR- SON OF DANIEL, & MARY STRAIGHT) DIED IN THE HOUSE IN 1886 AT THE AGE OF FOURTEEN. ALL ARE BURIED IN NEWBURGH CEMETERY. SPECIAL THANKS TO MARY JANE, CAROL, MURIEL, AND ALAN FOR THEIR INTEREST & HOSPITALITY.
(CLICK THE IMAGES FOR LARGER VIEWS)
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THE MUSEUM |
THESE PHOTO WERE TAKEN JUST SECONDS APART. THE LEFT SHOWS AN ORB NEAR THE FLOOR, AND IN THE RIGHT PHOTO IT'S GONE. TAKEN BY CINDY. |
THIS IS PART OF THE GENERAL STORE IN THE MUSEUM. OUR MEDIUM SENSED THE PRESENCE OF A MAN BEHIND THE COUNTER. TAKEN BY CINDY. |
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THESE 1ST TWO PHOTOS WERE TAKEN A FEW MINUTES APART BY LON. THE SMALL FRAMED "HUMAN HAIR DECORATION" SEEMS TO HAVE MOVED A BIT, JUDGING FROM THE REFLECTION IN THE MIRROR AND THE ANGLE. THIS FRAMED ARTIFACT WAS ONCE HUNG ON A WALL, BUT WAS FOUND ONE DAY ON THE FLOOR & BROKEN. THESE WERE COMMONLY MADE BY FAMILIES IN THE 1800'S USING HAIR FROM A DECEASED RELATIVE. IT IS NOT KNOWN WHOSE HAIR IT IS WITHIN THE FRAME. THE PHOTO AT RIGHT WAS TAKEN BY KEITH, AND SHOWS THE DETAIL OF THE OBJECT. |
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HERE ARE SOME VIDEOS SHOT BY LON WHILE IN THE ROOM: (TURN UP YOUR VOLUME TO HEAR AUDIO) VIDEO #1 THIS WAS A TAPPING RESPONSE TO KEITH ASKING QUESTIONS. VIDEO #2 THIS WAS A KNOCK ON A DISPLAY CASE WHERE THE ARTIFACT USUALLY SITS VIDEO #3 THIS WAS A TAP ON THE VIDEO CAMERA IN RESPONSE TO KEITH'S QUESTIONS. VIDEO #4 THIS ONE INCLUDES VOICES! |
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THERE SEEMS TO BE A BLUE ORB NEAR THE FEET OF OUR INVESTIGATOR KEITH IN THIS PHOTO TAKEN BY LON. |
THESE WERE TAKEN IN THE ROOM WHERE MILITARY MEMORABILIA IS DISPLAYED. I SAT IN THIS ROOM FOR ABOUT 30 MINS. ATTEMPTING TO CAPTURE EVP. THE PHOTO IN THE CENTER SHOWS SOME ARTWORK DONE BY A PRISON INMATE WHO WAS INCARCERATED FOR MURDER. THE ROOM CONTAINS SOME WONDERFUL ARTIFACTS FROM THE CIVIL WAR, FOREIGN WARS, WWII, AND THE VIETNAM WAR. GUNS, SWORDS, AND VARIOUS OTHER WEAPONS ARE DISPLAYED. I WAS ABLE TO CAPTURE THE FOLLOWING EVP WHILE IN THE ROOM. I HAVE LEFT MY VOICE IN THE SEGMENT SO YOU CAN HEAR MY QUESTIONS AS WELL AS THE RESPONSE. THE EVP WAS AUDIBLE AT THE TIME. ONLY ONE OTHER PERSON WAS UPSTAIRS WHEN THIS OCCURRED, AND HE HEARD THE EVP AS WELL. THE SOUND SEEMED TO COME FROM THE HALLWAY, SO WE SEARCHED THE AREA TRYING TO DUPLICATE THE SOUND. THE CLOSEST WE COULD COME TO IT WAS BY TAPPING ON THE FRAME OF THE PHOTO SHOWN AT THE RIGHT, SO WE EXAMINED THIS CLOSELY, BUT FOUND NOTHING UNUSUAL. LEFT & CENTER TAKEN BY CINDY, RIGHT PHOTO TAKEN BY LON. CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO THE EVP |
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EMMA, AN INVESTIGATOR IN TRAINING, ATTEMPTING TO DOWSE IN AN AREA WHERE ARTICLES OF CLOTHING AND OTHER ARTIFACTS SEEMED TO MOVE AROUND. NEARBY, A MALE VOICE WAS HEARD BY ANOTHER INVESTIGATOR APPEARING TO SAY "MM HMMM" PHOTO TAKEN BY FIONA. |
THIS PHOTO BY LON SHOWS A "CS" CARVED IN A WOODEN BEAM IN THE CELLAR. COULD IT BE CHARLES STRAIGHT? |
THIS BROKEN TOMBSTONE WAS FOUND ON THE PROPERTY A WHILE AGO. IT LOOKS TO READ, IN PART: CHILDREN OF N & C BRADY. TAKEN BY LON. |
A VISIT TO THE GARDEN CITY HISTORICAL MUSEUM/STRAIGHT FARMHOUSE IS A MUST IF YOU LIVE ANYWHERE NEAR THE AREA! THEY ARE OPEN ON WEDNESDAYS & SATURDAYS. IT'S A GREAT PLACE TO LEARN HISTORY, AND EXCELLENT FOR KIDS TOO! YOU CAN VISIT THEIR WEBSITE FOR MORE DETAILS HERE.