Parker House Investigation

Investigations in Boston

Parker House Hotel Investigation

A few weeks ago Sean and I were in Boston and took the Boston Ghost Night Tour. Our first stop was at the famed Parker House Hotel (the oldest continuously operating hotel  in the US), the most haunted hotel in New England since opening its doors in October of 1855, the third floor is said to be a hotspot of paranormal activity. Charlotte Cushman, a renowned 19th century stage actress, died in 1876 in her room on there. One of the elevators is said to often travel on its own to the third floor, even when no buttons are pushed. And then there is Room 303, where, the story goes, a businessman killed himself in 1949—and where countless sightings have occurred since, from disembodied voices to the smell of cigar. The legend of Room 303 is the basis for the Stephen King short story: 1408 (and the movie). Subsequent guests and staff reported the smell of whiskey and raucous laughter and creaking of rocking chairs. Extending beyond the haunted floor, some guests have reported seeing Harvey Parker, the hotel's founder, in their rooms asking about their stay. Mr. Parker died in 1884. To this day, it is said the ghost of the hotel’s original owner, Harvey Parker, wanders the halls and walks through walls, asking guests if they’re happy with their stay. Other apparitions abound, too, some of them as far up as the 10th floor or on the Mezzanine.

Sean and I were part of small group of 6 people including, Jim Denton from the RTS Paranormal Society of Massachusetts.  We did a K2 and Ghost Radar session on the Mezzanine. The Mezzanine has seen a lot of activity include full body apparitions, ghostly images in minors and muffled voices including those of children. As we walked up the stairs to the Mezzanine level, we immediately got spike on the K2 as we entered the Mezzanine level.  The we then got a spike on the K2 when asking questions related to if anything was with us on the Mezzanine; we also got the following words on the Ghost Radar at the same time: “exist and doll”.

Boston Common-Site of the Hanging Tree/Great Elm

The same night around 10:00 (on a cool rainy and foggy evening) we visited Boston Common (the oldest city park in the county) . The site of the Hanging Tree/Great Elm on Boston Common was used a gallows up until 1812. Hundreds of people (even child and one dog) were hanged for crimes and four people for witchcraft. The Great Elm stood until 1876, when it was destroyed in a storm. Our session included a flashlight test, K2 and Ghost Radar. We did get some amazing results! The flashlight came on when we asked if there was an someone present  to show its presence (and it turned off on command) , the K2 spiked and some of the words on the Ghost Radar included: court, law and judge.

We had an amazingly ghostly evening in Boston….