Comments on: Boothe Memorial Park, Stratford

By: rick agvent

rick agvent — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 20:52:29 +0000

a little known fact around 1925 a sort of scandal took place in stratford a recently married boothe brother was being divorced by his wife because he still wanted to sleep with his brother i saw an article in an old newspaper bout this once but it seems to have been forgotten as i cannot find a related story online

By: dan

dan — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 20:11:18 +0000

I never saw ghosts there but I once saw a skunk in the parking lot. It created a kind of eerie feeling so I left.

By: rose

rose — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 16:17:12 +0000

I live in stratford and went to Booth park several years ago. The day I visited park was a cold fall evening with my family. I don’t like the feeling of the park it feels very odd and ..somthing was not in order its just a feeling. My husdand even feel the same way who is not even a believer of haunted and ..I strongly believe somthing is wrong with it.

By: jess

jess — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 20:14:59 +0000

my mother has a picture somewhere (Polaroid) from a party we attended there as children, the whole photo has a transparent figure on it that looks like an upside down man.. i have to ask here what she did with it. it is creepy.

By: Nanceen

Nanceen — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 23:45:54 +0000

I was flabbergasted when I read that Boothe Memorial Park was supposedly haunted and eccentric. I was married there in 1989, September 10th.

I jad a nice wedding, was married by a priest, a photographer took lots of photos. No spots, ghosts or noises. Just the organ playing Wagner’s “Here Comes the Bride” .

By: Taylor

Taylor — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 19:55:05 +0000

I myself have a family filled with what on e may like to call a “witch” or what I prefer, a wiccan. My cousins, my brother, and I have all inherited the family trait– the strong connection to the spirit world. I’m not saying that I’m for absolute sure a medium, however I am definitely able to feel the prescense of the dead, sometimes see figures, and on occasion make contact. Living down the street from Booth Park, I went this past Samhain (Halloween) with a few friends and let me tell you, that graveyard is haunted. Upon entering the temperature dropped significantly to the point where we all shivered. I also felt the strongest sensation of being folled and felt a slight breath on the back of my neck. It was very scary to say the least. A strong feeling of impending doom overcame me and I hand to exit the cemetery. The rest of the park isn’t too bad. Creepy and territorial feeling? Yes. But when the door is open on Samhain, you can litterally feel the horror.

By: Adriana

Adriana — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 18:59:04 +0000

I live in Stratford and have been to Boothe Park several times, all in all it’s a beautiful park and it’s one of Stratford’s prized historical sites, but I have yet to see anything paranormal yet. I’ve walked through the cemetary and many of the stones are very old, and the museums and homestead were closed when I went so I haven’t been able to get an official tour. I’m looking forward to it though!
My personal favorites are the clock tower, and the cemetary.

Great post, thanks again!

By: Elizabeth

Elizabeth — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 21:49:28 +0000

All I can recall is that when I was in second grade, we went on a field trip to the park. And I remember prior someone once told me that the musame had a third floor that had a lot of activity going on, and that they had to close it down ( I’m still not sure if it’s shut or not). So being a kid and repeating everything, at the end of the tour I had asked the tour guide, “how come we didn’t visit the third floor?” and she kind of had no idea what to say, but when I said “is it because it’s haunted?” She yelled at me, and said that I was makeing stories up. Til this day I have always wondered what went on in those buildings and what they were hiding! I have never seen something myself, but if I was in the paranormal I would love to investigate!

By: Tom Fatone

Tom Fatone — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 23:45:12 +0000

I have passed this homestead many times, visited it, seen plays on it’s grounds, and ran a road race through it……and never sensed or seen anything weird. When I am driving by in the evening though..especially on those chilly Falls night, I do get a weird feeling that come over me. Probably nothing I am sure..either way, this is a great place for a picnic, to just read, or to sit and think. Very unique…and very interesting. People need to take more advantage of this beautiful retreat…… A clear treasure!!!

By: Shellie Holland

Shellie Holland — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 17:18:45 +0000

Having lived in Bridgeport for my entire childhood and Stratford being so close by I have been here alot as a child.I never noticed anything odd and creepy about this park.I can not say I have ever been in the “haunted” homestead though so I could not tell you if that’s truly haunted or not.