[click on either photo to see larger] These photos shows one of the tunnels beneath Bradford College, near Denworth Hall. It was not especially damp in this tunnel, and there were no shiny surfaces to reflect the flash. [...]

Bradford College, Bradford, Massachusetts – 11 March 2000
Pre-visit preparations
Frankly, I wasn’t expecting much at Bradford. Many ghost stories at colleges like Bradford have scant foundations, and are actually stories traded among students as a way of bonding, being part of the community, and other psychological benefits.
Samantha Farley, of Bradford College, has written an excellent [...]

Bradford College, Bradford, Massachusetts – 11 March 2000
Tupelo West, and the conclusion of the ghost hunt
At this point, I was on auto-pilot, but didn’t realize it. The encounter at Denworth Theatre had taken a lot out of me.
We entered Tupelo West, but it felt entirely clear of spectral energy. However, I was fairly [...]

On the path to Tupelo West, passing by Tupelo Pond
I was still nauseous as we walked through the rapidly-falling snowflakes towards Tupelo West.
Since I had not expected any serious manifestations, I had completely forgotten that the ghost hated to be talked about on campus. Jane, whom we met at Tupelo West, reminded me of [...]

Bradford College, Bradford, Massachusetts – 11 March 2000
Denworth Hall and Theatre
(Note: It took two tries to write this, the morning after our visit to Bradford. Somehow, my computer saved the later Tupelo Pond page over the Denworth page. This never, ever happens. I’m reluctant to assume that this bizarre error confirms that [...]

Bradford College, Bradford, Massachusetts – 11 March 2000
HAUNTED TUNNELS BENEATH BRADFORD COLLEGE
Our next stop was in the tunnels, which connect several of the main buildings. I think we
entered them from the Campus Center, but I don’t know the buildings, and I was still musing over the odd room we’d been in, on the Academy’s [...]

Bradford College, Bradford, Massachusetts – 11 March 2000
Academy Building – third and fourth floors
THIRD FLOOR
Our next stop was the conference room on the third floor. This is a large, open room with tables and chairs in the middle for meetings.
As soon as I entered, I could “see” a cluster of students towards the center [...]

Bradford College, Bradford, Massachusetts – 11 March 2000
Academy Building – first floor bathroom, second floor radio station area
In the parking lot, James and I met Alan (pseudonym of the ghost hunter and karate instructor described in Gilson Cemetery accounts) and Ann (pseudonym of another ghost hunter and psychic). Soon, we were joined by Samantha [...]

Bradford College, Bradford, Massachusetts – 11 March 2000
After hearing about haunted Bradford College for months, on March 11th, 2000, a small group of ghost hunters explored the legends–and buildings–of Bradford College.
Bradford College closed. The site is now Zion Bible College. Do not attempt to visit it without permission.
This is a summary of our findings, with [...]