There are numerous reports of paranormal activity associated with this 400 year old building. There are numerous reports of ghosts haunting the house, the most prevalent being that of a woman who was murdered by her husband. The hanging tree out front is said to be haunted as well.
During performances a man in a cream-colored double breasted suit has been known to have appeared on the stage. The spirit seems to be pleasant and is known to happily watch the productions from the side of the stage. However, the stairs behind the stage that leads to the basement are thought to hold … Read moreWool Warehouse Theater Investigation Report
Cody sits down with Renee to discuss the ins and outs of ghost hunting in this interview with The Weekly Alibi. Click the image below to enlarge
Mayor Richard J. Berry and the City of Albuquerque’s Parks & Recreation Department, Open Space Division, invite you to a summer of family friendly events during our 2015 Open Space Summer Series. On August 29th, members of the Southwestern Ghost Hunter’s Association will present a lecture on how to solve … Read moreAlbuquerque Open Space, 2015 Summer Series: Solving a Haunting lecture
So, we decided to try our hand at filming our investigations. This is our first attempt and it has been quite a learning process.
A documentary on the haunting occurring at the St. James Hotel in Cimarron New Mexico, produced in 2003. Interviews with SGHA's founder Cody Polston and employees of the hotel about the paranormal activity that is reported there.
Surveillance video recently taken at the Espanola Police Station is believed to have a image of a "ghost" moving across the screen. http://www.koat.com/news/ghostlike-figure-shows-up-on-police-station-video/28237344 We can tell you with complete certainity that it is not. The effect captured on the surveillance video is quite typical of a insect moving across the lens of the camera. The … Read moreEspanola Police Station ghost? Not quite….
The ghost of the Plaza hotel starts out as two unusual (but explainable) incidents that occur to two women in room 316 and room 310. As time passes myth building begins to distort the accounts and the focus of the “haunting” becomes centered on Room 310. With the introduction of paranormal reality TV shows in … Read moreThe mystery of the Plaza Hotel is solved! Ghost shown to have natural explainations.
SGHA has conducted eight investigations of Old Main from 2002 to 2010. Here is the updated and condensed report from everything that we have done there. http://www.sgha.net/nm/NM_State_Pen.pdf
Byron T. Mills, the hotel’s former owner is believed that his to haunt Room 310 of the Plaza Hotel. A photograph of the ghost is supposedly kept behind the front desk that was taken near his room. The hotel's employees say the ghost has been known to open and close drawers or sit on the … Read morePlaza Hotel Investigation report
There have been several sighting of "shadow-like" figures and apparitions near the ruins of the mine and near the church. Also strange noises, including disembodied footsteps have been heard by visitors touring the mine ruins. Several ghost lights have also been reported around the old town site and its cemetery. To view the full report, … Read moreKelly Ghost Town, Investigation Report
For the story, check out the video below. After reading several comments about this myth on YouTube, I decided to write a little bit about this particular "ghost" since I was one of the narrators in the video and SGHA was the original entity that investigated and researched this story. There are several … Read moreThe myth of the Hatchet Lady, Old Town Albuquerque
Last night Ecto Radio did a show on the Valverde battlefield using audio clips from our 2005 trip there with 94 Rock. The audio is supplemented with photos of the battlefield and the trip itself. Hard to believe that its been six years since we recorded the original audio.
Our Texas and new Mexico Charters are seeking Team Members. If you are interested in becoming apart of SGHA check out this link for more info and then email us at ghost@sgha.net
The documentary was shot in 2003 and really sums up the hauntings at the hotel at that time. SGHA's President is interviewed as well, giving his opinion on the myth building of the T.J. Wright ghost story.
THE GHOST PROPHECIES – COMPLETE EPISODE from Chad Calek on Vimeo.
Photographs from our ghost hunts and investigations at Old Main can be found at the link below; Photographs of the New Mexico Penitentiary by SGHA We were not able to identify any alternative explanations for the phenomena that were reported by the witnesses. The most notable of the reported phenomena is the observation of a human-shaped … Read moreNew Mexico State Penitentiary (Old Main) Investigation
