Paranormal Encounters at the Historic Herd Craig House in McKinney

The Herd Craig House History

• 📌 The Herd Craig Center for the Arts is a prominent McKinney home once owned by a notable local family, where all of them died.
• 💡 Executive director Karen Zupanic reports experiencing paranormal encounters, stating "it's more than one thing" and "more than one person" involved.

Sightings of Steven Heerd

• 👻 A bride and groom's photographer asked to photograph them without a "little boy" present, but no one else saw him.
• 👶 This boy was identified as Steven Heerd, who died at age eight and is regularly seen in the house.
• 🪑 A maintenance worker reported Steven moving in and out of chairs, and another woman claimed a little boy wanted to sit on her lap.

Unexplained Phenomena

• 🍽️ Dishes in a china cabinet are noticeably rearranged, with cups tipped out, despite the cabinet doors being locked and never opened.
• 💨 A strong smell of smoke and "old lady perfume" was detected, associated with Steven's sister, Dale Herd, a known smoker.
• 🚪 A basement door, secured with five locks and an alarm, was heard to open and close without the alarm sounding or locks being turned.
• ❓ These events have led former skeptics to question their own sanity, with the conclusion being, "Maybe not."