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The Women of Cedar Creek Paranormal Research Society

by MarDeck on Apr.11, 2010, under Paranormal

We are a fun, but hard working group of women. CCPRS did not set out to be  an all female group, but that’s were we are now! All I can say is Ghost Adventures – LOOK OUT! We are ready to answer calls and questions from the general public and investigations are at no charge. No problem is too difficult to investigate. CCPRS can also be found on Twitter.

We are here to help

 

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Haunted Cedar Creek Lake Book

by MarDeck on Apr.02, 2009, under Paranormal

I am working to complete my book about hauntings, myths and mysteries around Cedar Creek Lake. If you have any information you would like to pass on please send an email. I can be reached by mail at PO Box 73, Kemp, TX 75143.

I have heard stories about Tool, Eustace, Gun Barrel City, Malakoff and Peeltown along with other places. Surely someone has a story. I can always use more information about things I may have already covered. There are a lot of stories about new hauntings in this area partly because it has been a retirement community for a long time. There are mysterious lights, big foot sightings and so much more……….

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First Paranormal Investigation

by MarDeck on Apr.02, 2009, under Paranormal

Our group of seven women had our first “official” investigation on a Friday night. Our initial location fell through at the last minute, but we were able to make contact with a cemetery association and get permission to investigate. Our policy is to not reveal the name or location of the cemetery to protect it from vandals. The conditions were not ideal for an investigation. However, we needed to have a training session since the majority of members have not done this type of investigation. We were at the cemetery for three hours and I think it went well. A lot was learned that can be applied to the next investigation.

This cemetery has been touted by locals as “haunted” for many years. I have lived in the Cedar Creek Lake area since the mid 80′s and have heard the stories. We did not have any paranormal experiences but did have the chance to use a variety of equipment. Everyone took digital photographs, used video cameras and tried EVP sessions with their digital recorders. Once we were done, each person was responsible for reviewing their own evidence.

It was a busy Friday night on the road to nowhere that continued past the cemetery but no one saw our vehicles as we were able to park out of sight. We were careful to keep flashlights to a minimum when traffic went past. Even the local sheriff’s office was notifed when we arrived and departed should they have received any calls.

We split up in teams of two and then teams of three to do various investigations. Photography was first for the investigation. Then we did the video investigation with EVP sessions at the end. I think this allowed the group to keep lights flashing and flashlights geting in the way to a minimum.

There were a few pictures with odd things like light moving where tree limbs should be or what looked like a face in the middle of one shot. Further review of these pictures revealed nothing paranormal. The light where the tree limb should have been was most likely caused by a moving flashlight. The face was a picture shot without realizing it while the camera was facing the red dirt and a flashlight for lighting. It looked like there were tons of “orbs” in many pictures, but these could have been caused by reflections, bugs, dust, pollen and who knows what else.

Over all it was a good learning experience and we had fun. The investigation and pictures will be discussed at our next meeting along with training on orbs. We can’t wait for our next investigation.

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Our Alternative Web Page for CCLPS Before Our Blog!

by MarDeck on Mar.24, 2009, under Paranormal

After the investigation

After the investigation

This is the page we started with for CCLPS. Give it a check if you get a chance. We have all sorts of information on the page, including photographs. Soon I’ll have a lot of it on this blog, but until then check this site for our updates. Our soon to be official blog will be at CCLPS

I never thought this paranormal group would be comprised of women when I started the group. I think it’s neat that it turned out this way. Our first investigation ended with a hoot when many of the women took of running at full speed to their cars when a noisy pack of coyotes came close! Forget about running into stray people or astral beings – those are ok – just don’t send out the coyotes.

You can read more about the investigation on the CCLPS blog. It was not at the location we had arrangements to investigate. That was changed at the last minute at the request of one of the owners. We were able to conduct an official investigation in the location we did only if we agreed to keep the name and location private. We did this with no problem. This was requested because the site has been touted as “haunted” for longer than I can remember. I’ve been in this area for about 25 years. Teens like to go to this and there has been a lot of vandalism. The gate is always kept shut and locked. It is an old cemetery and we definitely appreciated the ability and trust in allowing us to investigate the site.

We reviewed evidence during our meeting. The only evidence we obtained that night was a possible EVP.

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First meeting of CCLPS in Gun Barrel City, TX

by MarDeck on Feb.10, 2009, under Paranormal

While a small group to start, we had an enjoyable evening gettng to know one another and CCLPS is formed! Left to right are Cathy Hogan, Pam Silva, Brianne Elliott, Martha Decker and Tamra Brickey.

New Paranormal Society

New Paranormal Society

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