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Historian and author Erin Wallace Ghedi and her husband Jim Ghedi had always wanted to renovate a historic building, so they jumped at the opportunity to buy the 1800s Magnolia Hotel in Seguin, Texas. Once a home, then a hotel, then apartments, the structure had fallen into disrepair and was even on the 2012 Texas top 10 most endangered list—until the Ghedis decided to save it. But from the day they started their repairs, the couple began experiencing things that made them think the hotel might contain more than just history.Erin says figures (like the one below) have been captured in mirrors, furniture moves on its own, doors are slammed, and the sounds of footsteps and voices calling their names are heard.Still, the Ghedis are coexisting with the ghosts—all 13 of them, as Erin says—even the child who they claim can be seen peering out of a window in this photo taken from the outside of the house.Could it be Emma Voelcker, the little girl murdered by serial killer Wilhelm Faust? Faust was staying at the hotel in July 1874 when he attempted to kill his wife with an axe and accidentally hit Voelcker. Here's a photo outside the room where the murderer supposedly stayed.The supernatural sightings seemingly continued after restorations were complete and the couple began giving guided tours. When the Austin-based paranormal group Strange Town came to Magnolia, they captured black and white mist swirling around what was once the smoke room. Some skeptical commenters on the YouTube video argue that it could be cigarette smoke, but the owners insist no one is allowed to smoke in the house.The original owner of the hotel, co-founder of the town, and Texas Ranger James Campbell is believed to be the ghost who haunts that room, which is in the original part of the house. Campbell was reportedly killed by the Native American Comanche tribe outside of San Antonio—but the Ghedis believe his spirit came back home. "You can hear the rocking chair rock and we'll smell his cigars," Erin told Seguin Magazine. "When we give tours and tell the people they say 'Yeah right.' Until they actually experience it." There's also Idella Lampkins, a psychic who used to live in Sequin and do readings at Magnolia."She's so strong," Erin explained to the publication. "Idella likes to touch your hair and she'll hug you. You can feel the tingling. She'll sit at the edge of our bed at 2 a.m." Erin counts another guest who shot himself at the hotel among the spirits surrounding her home. She says another guest is known to have slit his throat in bed during his stay. The weeping woman some see in this photo is supposedly still mourning the fact that her lover's stagecoach never showed up.Not sold? You can see for yourself at the Ghedis' annual free open house from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, October 28 during the city's Pecan Festival, or book a guided tour another time. If you can't make it to Texas, take a tour through these photos, and find out more in Erin's book, Haunted Seguin (Haunted America).