MOUNT HOLYOKE GHOST STORIES

The telling of ghost stories about Mount Holyoke seems to have become popular only in the 1970s. Some of the buildings have many stories associated with them, some have none. The links below will take you to the actual stories.

Several papers have been written about the "folklore" of the College. These papers take a critical look at the stories; they are available in the Archives.

Eyewitness accounts

As told to ...

Tales of Mary Lyon

Amazingly, untrue "facts"

New stories (a chance to add your own MHC ghost story)

 

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References: Witten, Matthew, Mount Holyoke Folktales. May, 1977.
Bell, Deborah A. & Susan R. Keith, Mount Holyoke Ghost Stories: Myth or Reality. Apr. 1981.