Is Fresno's Meux Home Haunted?

Do the spirits of former residences still wander this Victorian era
house in downtown Fresno?
When I first started investigating haunted locations in the Fresno area over a decade ago, I was told by several people that the Meux Home might be haunted. Stories of hearing children's laughter upstairs were common and I was even told the story of how the house would be closed up for the night and then when it was reopened the next day there were door knobs missing on several of the doors.
I decided to go to the home itself and see if I could find any truth to these stories. Upon my arrival, I found the head docent (tour guide) and struck up a conversation with her. I talked a bit about the architecture style of the house before broaching the subject of ghosts. To my surprise she didn't flinch when I asked if the house was haunted. But she did tell me she had never heard any stories if there were ghosts there and had never heard that the place was haunted.
I discussed the topic of ghosts and the paranormal with her for a few more minutes, she was quite knowledgeable in it (turns out she listens to Coast to Coast AM every night). I then asked her if it was possible to do an investigation of the home, to determine if there actually was anything there. At that point she got somewhat annoyed, saying they don't allow camera flashes in the home as the light from the flash tends to fade antique objects. I told her we could do only video work, and just use our night vision enabled cameras to accommodate them, but she still declined. Saying that the Board of Trustees wouldn't like the stigma of the Meux Home being haunted. I gave her several examples of homes turned museums that were known to be haunted (Whaley House in San Diego, Winchester Mansion in Santa Clara) that have benefited from this, but she still declined. I gave her my card and said goodbye.
Though I never did hear from the Meux Home, every time I drive by it I still wonder if the stories are true. Why are children's laughter heard and whose voices are they of? And the stories of the door knobs missing intrigues me. Could it be the same children playing pranks on the docents that now work there? Or is it someone else? Unfortunately I may never know and it seems the haunted history of the Meux Home is still a mystery and may always be one.
Comments
From my personal experience (I used to live in a haunted house that lay right next to a graveyard) I would say that the Meux Home is definitely a haunted estate. I felt several spiritual presences when I visited.
The Meux Home is a great location for paranormal investigators to visit, and I would encourage them to do so.
While you may believe, in your (short) experiences of working there, you yourself have not experienced any paranormal phenomena, that does not mean there is ZERO activity in the house.
In all of my researching and paranormal explorations, I have felt that uneasy feeling many times, and I experience it all three times I have been to the Meux Home.
In 2nd or 3rd grade we went there on a school field trip, and I felt upset and followed the whole time, I even remember telling my teacher and my parents this, to which all parties ignored.
The second time there, in High School, I swear I saw a little kid turn the corner down the hall during the tour ahead of us a bit. When we went around the corner, the kid wasn't there. I did not feel any uneasiness as I did the first time though, completely normal feelings, except swearing on my cat that I saw that child.
The third time there about a year ago, I had more uneasy feelings. Although I didn't see anything paranormal (I see faint orb auras in haunted places quite often) or feel followed, I did get the same uneasy feeling I get when I'm in a room with something Paranormal.
Before you come out and deny alllllll of the claims people have about this place, just understand from a semi-veteran paranormal enthusiast- that NOTHING is 100% not haunted. Ever.
Enjoy your haunted tours.
We saw it!
I am also a docent at the meux home. I also agree with the other docent. There is nothing there makes the place haunted. I have not seen children, nor orbs or heard voices.
It is a old home, but there is never anything out of the ordinary. guests may think something happens, but the docents who take extreme care of the house EVERYDAY find nothing wrong with it.
You have only been there only three times but we have been coming to work at it every week.
I would appreciate it if the "Anonymous" poster would be kind enough to email me at austintanner94@gmail.com.
I would like to hear more about some of the activity you have experienced, while keeping it anonymous of course.
Please don't hesitate to email me. This comment is directed to the docent who wished to remain anonymous, posted by them on 9/22/15 at 8:24AM.
Thank you!