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    The Ghost Stories of Terrell, Texas: A Collection of True and Amazing Hauntings As Told by Paranormal Investigators
    The Ghost Stories of Terrell, Texas: A Collection of True and Amazing Hauntings As Told by Paranormal Investigators
    The Ghost Stories of Terrell, Texas: A Collection of True and Amazing Hauntings As Told by Paranormal Investigators
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    The Ghost Stories of Terrell, Texas: A Collection of True and Amazing Hauntings As Told by Paranormal Investigators

    By Brenda Gardner Newby and Mary Jo Woodruff

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    Strange orbs, ghostly apparitions, unsettling noises from invisible sources. a few things  you want in a great ghost story.  It is event better when those stories are all true.  Allegedly, true paranormal events by those that shared them with us (and some experienced by us first hand).. A collection of spooky, eerie stories that s

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    PublisherBrenda-Newby
    Release dateNov 5, 2019
    ISBN9781733741019
    The Ghost Stories of Terrell, Texas: A Collection of True and Amazing Hauntings As Told by Paranormal Investigators
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    Brenda Gardner Newby

    Brenda is one of the co-founders of the paranormal team, S.P.I.R.I.T. and has conducted hundreds of hours of investigation at highly active locations. Brenda is completing her studies as a field investigator for the Mutual UFO Network, is proficient in the study of electronic voice phenomenon, and works closely with mediums. She holds a general membership at the Rhine Research Center (Duke University), the longest running research program dedicated to studying parapsychology, trying to understand the science behind psychic ability. Brenda holds a business degree from the University of Phoenix and holds several certifications in online digital marketing. Brenda's personal exploration focuses on the latest theories of paranormal science and understanding the psychology of belief. As well, she has classroom and online training in critical thinking. She recently completed an online course in and the application of skepticism. She has diverse practical experience in investigation techniques including client interviewing, 148 planning and preparation, conducting and documenting control studies, EVP analysis, videography, and facilitating the team's medium during location readings. She and her team have been featured on the popular radio show, Texas Road Trippin' with J. D. Ryan, Ride Texas Magazine (a publication of Texas Monthly) and was a cover feature of Kaufman County Times. Brenda is the founder and developer of the Terrell Ghost Walk, developing a trustworthy and skilled Medium program including private, group, and gallery readings, and has written several educational programs including dealing with malevolent energies and how to conduct and analyze electronic voice phenomenon. Brenda lives in east Texas with her husband, her three dogs. Although, she is currently recovering from a spinal injury when able she enjoys defensive competition shooting, gardening, and spending time with friends and family.

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      The Ghost Stories of Terrell, Texas - Brenda Gardner Newby

      Dedication

      To my mother and my husband, Mary Jo and Jason. You kept the business from failing even when my body had other plans. You also managed to keep me in the physical world. Neither was an easy feat, but you both rose to the almost impossible challenge. I owe you my life.

      To my son, Dayton: There are no words to express how you have made my life complete. Lead by example and not by words. Always aim to live with transparency, honesty, and integrity. Be the best you can be, not to serve your ego but to serve others.

      Many years from now, after I have left the physical world, please search for me. Listen for the word, Carnegie. I will be there. If you pass before me, I will listen for the same. If instead I hear you exclaim, Tag! You’re it! I will cease further communication.

      Table of Contents

      Dedication

      1. Why is the City so HAUNTED?

      2. The Awning Collapse

      3. Books and Crannies

      4. The Carnegie Library

      5. The British Flying Training School

      6. The Warren Building

      7. The Train Depot

      8. The Brin Building

      9. Terrell State Hospital

      10. The Anderson Building

      11. The Mediums

      12. Conclusion

      Works Cited

      Acknowledgments

      About the Author

      1

      Why is the City so HAUNTED?

      Every city is a ghost. New buildings rise upon the bones of the old so that each shiny steel beam, each tower of brick carries within it the memories of what has gone before, an architectural haunting. Sometimes you can catch a glimpse of these former incarnations in the awkward angle of a street or a filigreed gate, an old oak door peeking out from a new façade, the plaque commemorating the spot that was once a battleground, which became a saloon.

      -Libba Bray, Lair of Dreams

      THROUGHOUT THE YEARS TERRELL HAS had an ever-changing landscape of businesses along Moore Avenue. Similar cities have underground tunnels, and we confirmed this ourselves by finding the barricaded entrances. Rumors exist there could be as much as 3 miles of winding underpasses, and we understand they served the town’s bank, infirmary, and the state-run psychiatric hospital which we will discuss later.

      Coincidentally, these buildings have significant reports of paranormal activity. Most Terrellites are oblivious to the existence of these tunnels. However, these infrastructures were common in historic, developed areas and served a variety of purposes. Many towns used these tunnels for running moonshine and often helped slaves in their escape from the barbaric practices of their masters. Years later, the passageways became the secret playground for the local children. Many of our tour guests had waned nostalgic about exploring the underground city when they were young.

      At some point during the early 19th century, Terrell was quite a busy, upscale city. Older residents fondly remember Moore Avenue as being a lively street packed with culture and activity for everyone. Throughout the years there have been Opera Houses, billiard halls, general stores, candy stores, and even wagon shops. As well, we’ve spoken about the many soda shops where the younger residents spent time socializing. They could also be found in one of the many movie theaters there. During the years of Prohibition, there were a few underground places where someone might grab a drink at a local Speakeasy. If a gentleman needed a little company for the evening, it could easily be arranged if you went to the east side of Highway 34, so we have heard.

      The top floors of the Anderson building were rumored to have its share of card games where it’s alleged the city’s newspaper had been bet in a single hand of five card stud. Whether it was lost or won depended on what you held in your final hand when the cards hit the table. There are stories likened to anything you could relate to the days of the Old West. Indeed, if you were determined enough, you could find some old bones buried a little less deep then originally due to soil erosion. There is no shortage of wild legends and big stories here. I’m not sure what is truly real or just a tall tale. In the end, does it really matter? These stories make a small town more enjoyable. One remarkable thing about all cities as charming as Terrell is having a little colorful past only makes it more intriguing generations later. However, we are most interested in a different sort of story here. The stories we have can’t be looked up on microfiche or Googled. We want to know more about the things that go bump in the night and send a chill up your spine. As curious beings, we want to hear about those things which make us question ourselves and what we just saw.

      We are here for the ghosts and things that cannot be explained. In a city with as many paranormal stories as Terrell you are drawn to the historic buildings with the hope you might encounter something that convinces you of the existence of life after death. It wasn’t until the recent few years when I became convinced of such things, this after my first paranormal experience. It was an unexplainable photograph captured by my mother, in my presence, around my 36th birthday. The picture was taken in another small city not too far from Terrell. Initially, I did not discover Terrell for its ghost stories. In fact, I found Terrell in a manner which was not paranormal at all.

      As most typical bridezillas do before she weds her groom to be, she becomes hysterically aware of each intimate detail of the day to be. So much so, her best maid even has thoughts of possibly smothering her to death with a pillow during her slumber rather than continue to subject herself to the insistent complaining. Despite repeated proclamations, I would never become this woman, Now I can shamefully admit, I went incredibly bonkers before the big day and very loudly and obscenely about my displeasure something wasn’t quite the way I wanted. My obsession had become out of hand. My mother seized the moment and used it as a segue to make me aware of the mustache steadily growing above my upper lip for the past few years. Yet another curse of being over a certain age for a woman whether I wanted to admit it or not. Now was the time something had to be done about it. No longer able to cry oblivion it was decided walking down the aisle sporting a Fu Manchu was unacceptable. Discreetly, my mother made an appointment to see a highly recommended electrolysis technician in Terrell.

      The clinic is still on the main stretch of downtown. Driving down the Farm to Market Road 148, I would turn onto State Highway 80 where it converts to a more intimate section of road, dotted with intersections, and stop lights. No longer was it a highway but a comfortable

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