Ghostly apparitions at Old Jail Museum documented
San Jacinto News- Times - October 2009

COLDSPSRING – Ghostly apparitions at the Old Jail Museum in Coldspring have been documented by a Conroe team and will be explored Halloween weekend by those brave enough to attend. A paranormal team of ghost hunters known as Second Sight Paranormal will be recording and taking pictures of at least three ghosts they’ve already documented in the historic old jail that was constructed around 1850 and turned into a museum in the 1980s. According to Shanna Karstedt, founder of Second Sight Paranormal, team members will be on hand to listen to your haunted stories and share their photos, evidence and videos of ghostly investigations at the old jail include a female, a boy and his dog and a man. “We encourage everyone to bring their video equipment and cameras and share with Second Sight any evidence you may have captured during your visit,” Karstedt said. The ghostly activities start at dark and lasts until the last person leaves on Friday, Oct. 30 and Saturday, Oct. 31, according to Karstedt. “There’s going to be a lot of energy in the air. Spirits are bound to rise,” she said. Karstedt founded Second Sight Paranormal in December of 2008 as Conroe Ghost Hunters. “It started as an attempt to get together with other people who wanted to discuss experiences, share ideas and evidence,” she said. “Our goal is to make those non-believers aware of the true possibility of the spirit world and to pass along any advice that we can give to those who seek it,” Karstedt said. According to Karstedt, team members, who are all volunteers, use the latest in high-tech equipment available. Karstedt said her experience with the paranormal started when she was around 15 years old. “Today I am considered a magnet for spiritual energy in a sense that I seem to attract spirits to myself, especially during investigations. I am also somewhat sensitive; being able to pinpoint hot-spots where spirit activity is most prevalent or being able to sense when a spirit is close to me or in the same general vicinity,” she said. Beth Nix, museum curator, invites everyone to the two-day event, whether you believe in ghosts or not. The museum will also be open Friday with treats for children brave enough to visit Old Town after school between the hours of 3 and 5 p.m. when merchants around the San Jacinto County Courthouse Square will be celebrating Halloween. “We want to remind everyone that there is no longer a hayride on Halloween in Old Town,” Nix said.