The road to Gilson Road Cemetery winds through residential and rural sections of southern Nashua, New Hampshire. It seemed familiar and straightforward that night, since Alan, Jane and I had been there earlier in the day. We parked our cars off the road, at the north end of the cemetery. I was amazed at how…
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Gilson Road Cemetery, NH – 3. Sparkles Surprise Us (Nov 99)
Alan looked a little dazed, but I didn’t plan to be at the cemetery much longer. I left him and continued taking photos. SPARKLES Then the sparkles started. I’d heard from other ghost photographers that, when the flash goes off, haunted cemeteries often manifest something like an array of twinkling lights. I never expected to…
Gilson Road Cemetery, NH – 4. Bloody Visions (Nov 99)
GILSON ROAD CEMETERY, NASHUA, NH – PART FOUR (Continued from Gilson Road Cemetery, Part 3) At that back wall of Gilson Road Cemetery, I was overwhelmed with visual images. Here’s what I mean when I say that I “see” things like this: When I’m reading a wonderful book, and often when I’m writing, it’s as…
Gilson Road Cemetery, NH – 5. And Then, We Were Scared (Nov 1999)
GILSON ROAD CEMETERY, NASHUA, NH – PART FIVE OF FIVE I think all of us were pretty rattled by what happened. Maybe we should have admitted how scared we were. We each responded in our own way. Most everyone headed for their cars. Some locked themselves inside. I climbed back over the cemetery wall and…
Gilson Road Cemetery, NH – 7. More Follow-Ups (Nov 99)
26 Nov 99 (2) Who: Six of us When: About 8:30 p.m., for about a half hour Purpose: To use disposable cameras (one for each person) and random photos. Goal was to estimate how many “ghost photos” a beginner can expect, using the cheapest disposable camera available, with almost no how-to instructions, and on a…
Gilson Road Cemetery, NH – 6. First Follow-Up Visits (Nov 99)
During November and December 1999, a couple of us returned to Gilson Road Cemetery. We went back several times after our first formal investigation at Gilson. The following are notes from some of those 1999 follow-up visits. 8 Nov 99 Who: Two of us When: Early afternoon Purpose: To check for daytime phenomena, also for…