The Folklore, Legends and Paranormal Activity of Gilson Road Cemetery in Nashua, NH

There is also a rumor that involves a prolonged and violent battle between two Native American tribes. After the colonial settlers moved in and blessed the land for a cemetery, the spirits of the Native American warriors became incensed. They now roam the cemetery looking for colonists to murder. 

The Gilmore Road Cemetery is not an isolated cemetery such as the Friends Cemetery in Leicester, MA. If Native American warriors were roaming the land looking for settlers to kill, they might also consider all of the homes built near the cemetery. There are no reports that these residents are being threatened from another realm. 

This explanation is important because it is the nexus between ancient Native American folklore and today's modern ghost stories. It also brings the cultural conflict between Native Americans and the colonists into focus. 

The Nashua Historical Society runs a museum that is open from March through Thanksgiving weekend. Institutions such as this are the best place to attempt to find out which stories are based in fact and others which are the story of legend. The volunteers who work here spend their lives reading about the history of the area. Records that date back into the colonial period are sparse. That makes it easy for half-truths to emerge. 

There is a persistent rumor that long before Gilson Road Cemetery existed, local residents used the grounds as an illicit burying ground for murdered victims. There is no historical record in the region of gangs of thugs that wandered the countryside killing people. 

Paranormal believers site the large number of unmarked graves in the cemetery as their proof. Anyone who has spent time in ancient New England cemeteries knows that grave markers are destroyed by our harsh winters and unfortunately vandals. 

As Native American culture fades in the region, tales of death among the newer residents begin to be used to explain the lights and mist that appear over Gilson Road cemetery. John Gilson and his wife lost many babies. Paranormal investigators now claim it is Gilson's ghost that wanders the cemetery protecting his children.

It's interesting that they don't claim the Lady in White is his wife protecting their children. During the early 1800s women didn't have many fancy dresses. When they died they were often buried in their best dress, which was usually their wedding dress. 

Anyone who visits colonial cemeteries, knows the wistful sadness of looking at the graves of babies and the women buried next to them, who died in childbirth. 

I refer to these as Unidentified Light Objects. There do seem to be a lot of them in the Gilson Road Cemetery area. They could be the spirits of Native Americans or the Gilson babies. They could also be the result of natural conditions.

The orbs have also been linked to a mysterious motorcycle rider that appears from nowhere and then disappears as he rides down the road. Obviously a biker is inspired by today's folklore and perhaps the Ghost Rider movie series. 

Today's paranormal investigators rely less on history and folkore and more on technology. The echoVox is one of their tools. They use it to communicate with any energy in a location. This is what they heard at Gilson Road Cemetery.