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Kaufman County Poor Farm Museum in Kaufman Texas

by on Sep.13, 2009, under Kaufman County Poor Farm

This is a post to be continued…….

At one time all of the counties in Texas had a poor farm. Today Kaufman County is the only county that still owns the poor farm. All  the rest of the poor farms are in private hands. This one is maintained by the Kaufman County Historical Commission. They have worked hard to raise fund for restoration for years. This first photo is but one of the original buildings on the farm…..

One small bath in building

One small bath in building

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38 Comments for this entry

  • Patrick

    Hello im researching this place after hearing about it from a few friends since a few friends and I do paranormal investigating and this farm really sparks interest to see if any of it is true…. do they mind if we stay over night?

    • MarDeck

      Just contact the Kaufman County Historical Commission to ask. You may have to present your request to the commissioners during their monthly meeting.

  • James

    Hi, I’d like to visit the Poor Farm after doing some research on it, is there anyone we must speak to about going there, or is it free to roam grounds? I’m interested in all the buildings there and the graveyards. Thanx!

    • MarDeck

      The Poor Farm is behind the old sheriff’s building and the historical commission is housed there. You just need to call them before going and you should be able to wander about.

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  • Rachael Willcutt

    Hi,
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  • Brenda Peacock

    Hello my name is Brenda and I am the founder and investigator for A Haunting We Will Go Paranormal Investigations. My mother and father were both raised in Kaufman and Scurry and have told me stories of the poor farm. I’ve been there and it feels very electrical. Would you think the Historical Commission would consider letting us do an investigation? We could charge which would raise money to help fund the restoration? Just an idea that maybe you could run by them. Thanking you in advance

    • MarDeck

      Hello, an investigation is a thought. I have lived in the area since 1985 and have heard quite a few stories about Peeltown, but not Scurry. I an the founder of Cedar Creek Lake Paranormal Society, http://cclp.wordpress.com, and have thought about getting an investigation together for the Kaufman Poor Farm. I am also on the Kaufman County Historical Commission. We meet next week. Maybe your group and mine could set up an investigation together. I will talk to the historical commission when we meet. This may be an item that will have to be put on our next agenda, not sure, but will find out. In the meantime you can contact me at txcclps@gmail.com. I have been to the poor farm many times, written feature articles and taken photographs, but there are only two places that I “feel” any unusual energy – and that is very dim. I haven’t heard any stories about paranormal activity there either, but would love to hear any stories if they are out there.

  • MarDeck

    I hope to add much more about the poor farm. The idea is to help the historical commission raise additional funds to complete restoration.

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  • MarDeck

    Stay tuned as I have a lot of information to add about the poor farm.

  • MarDeck

    I’m not sure of the exact number except quite a few. I wrote a historical feature for The Monitor newspaper a few years ago. I had some great pix and was able to go through fascinating records of who stayed there while it was open. It also housed prisoners.

  • Cindy

    Interesting, I’ve always heard about the poor farm but wasn’t aware there used to be one in each county. How many people could this one house?