Preliminary Report – 45th Infantry Division Museum, Oklahoma City, OK
A short, 1 hour, preliminary investigative meeting was held at the 45th Infantry Division Museum located at 2145 NE 36th Street, Oklahoma City, OK 73111. I, Vicky Van Denburg, interviewed the Museum Curator on Monday, March 9, 2020, 10:00 am.
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Curator has worked at this museum for 32 years.
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There are 6 regular employees at the museum.Ages of employees are 40 to 65 years old.There are several volunteers who do visit.
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Approx. 19,000 visitors a year to the museum.
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The Museum is in the charge of the Army – Federal Govt.
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Built in 1937
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The current museum is approx. 27,000 feet.
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The museum has built extra rooms and space through the years.They do move displays around from time to time.
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There is an attic area which holds many of the artifacts not currently displayed.EPS is not permitted to access this area.
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Wiring and plumbing are in good order.
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There are no “house” pets, but they do experience the occasional mouse, snake, etc., finding their way inside of the museum from the adjoining fields.
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No medications which cause hallucinations or hyper activity are known.
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No drug or alcohol problems as the employees are tested at random.
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No history of mental or emotional illness, however, PTSD is experienced by several employees and is under control with medication and doctor review.
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As far as the curator knows, there has been no (zero) injuries or changes in health for employees of an unusual nature.
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Mr. Gonzales reported the employees, and volunteers all get along.There is no aggressive behavior.
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There have been several employees who have experienced unusual activity.
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Many Paranormal Investigations have been conducted at the site, including COPS of which one member of EPS recalls as they were the founder of the COPS team. Teams have captured unusual EVP.
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There is much historical information.I am gaining this information from the curator as well as the website.
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Please see the attached map to view the areas of claimed activity.
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No reports of activity from neighbors.