Jean Bonnet Tavern
Bedford, Pennsylvania
Claims of Paranormal Activity Include:
-A spirit of a man hung in the tavern has been seen sitting at the bar. He has also been seen where he was hung. He was suspected of being a French spy and buried under the basement floor.
-A horse thief was hung in the hallway. Many people have seen ghost hauntings in the area.
-Many people have seen a group of old-fashioned looking people, dressed like prospectors, watching different shows and holiday attractions.
-Guests and employees heard a piano playing, or a noisy party going on. Nobody was at the piano, nor were they having a party.
-Some have complained of being touched when nobody's near them.
-Recent visitors and employees have seen forks fly from the tables for no apparent reason.
-There's an antique spinning wheel in the bar area on the second floor. It sets away from the area of visitors. It will start spinning when nobody is near it.
-A man dressed in olden-day clothes, and wearing a Quaker hat, has been seen. Reports say the ghost's legs are missing from the knee down.
(Source = www.pennsylvania-mountains-of-attractions.com/ghosthauntings.html)
-Cold spots, strange lights, unusual pictures, and apparitions have been observed or recorded at the Jean Bonnet.
(Source = www.offthebeatenpath.ws/Neateats/JeanBonnetTavern/index.html)
-The door to the attic bedroom opens and closes on its own. A rocking chair creaks when nobody is sitting in it.
(Source = http://search.thisoldhouse.com/search.html?Ntt=jean+bonnet&x=0&y=0)
-Spirit images of people sitting around the tables and at the bar have been captured.
(Source = http://phprs.org/paranormal-help/haunted-places/bonnet-tavern.html)
-Unseen hands have touched people, and conversations have been heard when nobody is visible where voices seem to be coming from. Ghosts/specters have also been seen of folks from another era.
(Source = www.ideamarketers.com/?articleid=2511470)
-A paranormal group investigated the fourth-floor apartment. They left cameras and digital audio recorders running. Then, they went to the command post for an hour. They got class B EVPs, including ones saying, "No footage," and "I like this game." They got two class A EVPs saying, "Hiding" when asked what they were doing in the attic, and one saying, "Take a shot at us." They found a soldier in one room and helped him cross over. The soldier even asked if he could take his rifle before he crossed over.
(Source = www.ghostsoldiers.tv/id19.html)
-Before the Jacobs' bought the property, a female bartender and her male friend took a drunken customer home. While walking along the porch after getting back to the tavern, they glanced in a window. They saw a man sitting there sipping a drink. The bar was locked when they left. They quickly unlocked the door and went to the bar. They found nobody there. They searched the building but found no one.
-A paranormal group rented out the attic apartment and went downstairs for dinner. Then they went up to the bar where one of the guys felt someone touch him. When they were talking about the situation, a woman overheard them and said she'd also been touched when nobody was near her. Later, another guy in the group glanced at one doorway leading to the hallway. He saw a group of people in rough clothing. The group was watching the man playing the piano at the other end of the room. The guy glances away, then back again, and the group was gone.
-Melissa, one of the owners, witnessed the attic door opening and closing on its own.
(Source[s] = www.jeanbonnettavern.com/folk%20lore.html and http://www.pasbdc.org/results/success-stories/2011/06/14/jean-bonnet-inn-tavern)
-A male entity of a wagon-master: During the Revolutionary War, a wagon-master was caught trying to gather information to sell to the British. He ended up being hung in the building and buried inside.
-Male entities of an officer and at least one enlisted man have made their presence known. During the Revolutionary War, the upper rooms were rented out to the families of the soldiers. These families waited for their loved ones to return, but they never did. When the heartbroken survivors pass away, some still want to wait for the soldiers' return.
Tavern area:
-Entities of men dressed in frontier clothes: These are solid and see-through entities of men. They show themselves, have a drink at the bar, or stand near the piano to watch the piano player perform.
-Male entity dressed in common-man, colonial clothes: This entity is seen drinking at the bar after hours when the bar is closed.
Restaurant area:
First-floor restaurant -- Back dining room:
-Place setting gets pushed to the center of one table when the staff isn't looking;
-Sound of a woman in heels going across the floor.
-An entity dressed in common-man colonial clothes (maybe the same as mentioned earlier) walks through the restaurant and bar. Once, he sat across from a woman, in solid form. In that instance, he stared straight ahead and was silent.
-The entity of a 10-year-old boy: A priest saw a young boy hauling a bucket of coal into the kitchen.
Third-floor bedroom area:
-An entity of a male soldier: A male entity with a beard, wearing brown boots, and a uniform with three silver buttons is seen and heard walking down the hallway by the guest rooms.
Room 2:
-The entity of a young woman has been heard humming, as well as the rustling of her skirts and the sounds of her footsteps. A cool breeze is felt as she passes by to go to her favorite window in Room 2.
-Actions of an unknown entity: A guest felt something touching the back of her neck and move her hair. A different guest found her purse was moved overnight. It was moved from the floor to a coat rack.
-The entity of a man dressed in a long coat: This entity appeared in front of a woman who just woke up. He was just standing in the room.
-The entity of a male soldier: The outline of a soldier was seen. He was dressed in uniform, sitting in a rocking chair. Sometimes, the chair rocks by itself.
Room 3:
-An apparition of a woman with a shawl over her head. She was seen in the middle of the night standing by the air conditioner. Guests have heard the rustling sounds of a woman's long skirt from a different era, and a woman's footsteps.
-The toilet flushes at night; the smell of sugar cookies is sometimes noticed in the middle of the night, and three drinking straws are pushed under the door in the middle of the night.
-An entity of an unseen male spirit: A female guest heard heavy footsteps of a man's boots. He stopped beside the bed. The same female was prodded, but that stopped.
-Some guests were locked out of the room while standing on the back porch. The door slammed shut on a windless day. It's possible that this spirit has listened to conversations, got insulted or offended, and locked the guests out.
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Room 4:
-Tall male entity: The shadow of a tall, skinny man with a long cape has been seen standing on the room's outside porch.
-The rocking chairs on the porch have been turned over with a crash.
The attic apartment/suite:
-This room possibly comes with servant entities and maybe other characters from the past.
-A family rented this room. They put their children to bed one night. Soon, the children called out to their parents. The apartment comes with an entity servant/nanny who tucks in kids.
-Voices are heard coming from the attic when no one's in the apartment.
-The door opens and closes on its own.
-Objects in the apartment move around by themselves.
-A spirit of a man hung in the tavern has been seen sitting at the bar. He has also been seen where he was hung. He was suspected of being a French spy and buried under the basement floor.
-A horse thief was hung in the hallway. Many people have seen ghost hauntings in the area.
-Many people have seen a group of old-fashioned looking people, dressed like prospectors, watching different shows and holiday attractions.
-Guests and employees heard a piano playing, or a noisy party going on. Nobody was at the piano, nor were they having a party.
-Some have complained of being touched when nobody's near them.
-Recent visitors and employees have seen forks fly from the tables for no apparent reason.
-There's an antique spinning wheel in the bar area on the second floor. It sets away from the area of visitors. It will start spinning when nobody is near it.
-A man dressed in olden-day clothes, and wearing a Quaker hat, has been seen. Reports say the ghost's legs are missing from the knee down.
(Source = www.pennsylvania-mountains-of-attractions.com/ghosthauntings.html)
-Cold spots, strange lights, unusual pictures, and apparitions have been observed or recorded at the Jean Bonnet.
(Source = www.offthebeatenpath.ws/Neateats/JeanBonnetTavern/index.html)
-The door to the attic bedroom opens and closes on its own. A rocking chair creaks when nobody is sitting in it.
(Source = http://search.thisoldhouse.com/search.html?Ntt=jean+bonnet&x=0&y=0)
-Spirit images of people sitting around the tables and at the bar have been captured.
(Source = http://phprs.org/paranormal-help/haunted-places/bonnet-tavern.html)
-Unseen hands have touched people, and conversations have been heard when nobody is visible where voices seem to be coming from. Ghosts/specters have also been seen of folks from another era.
(Source = www.ideamarketers.com/?articleid=2511470)
-A paranormal group investigated the fourth-floor apartment. They left cameras and digital audio recorders running. Then, they went to the command post for an hour. They got class B EVPs, including ones saying, "No footage," and "I like this game." They got two class A EVPs saying, "Hiding" when asked what they were doing in the attic, and one saying, "Take a shot at us." They found a soldier in one room and helped him cross over. The soldier even asked if he could take his rifle before he crossed over.
(Source = www.ghostsoldiers.tv/id19.html)
-Before the Jacobs' bought the property, a female bartender and her male friend took a drunken customer home. While walking along the porch after getting back to the tavern, they glanced in a window. They saw a man sitting there sipping a drink. The bar was locked when they left. They quickly unlocked the door and went to the bar. They found nobody there. They searched the building but found no one.
-A paranormal group rented out the attic apartment and went downstairs for dinner. Then they went up to the bar where one of the guys felt someone touch him. When they were talking about the situation, a woman overheard them and said she'd also been touched when nobody was near her. Later, another guy in the group glanced at one doorway leading to the hallway. He saw a group of people in rough clothing. The group was watching the man playing the piano at the other end of the room. The guy glances away, then back again, and the group was gone.
-Melissa, one of the owners, witnessed the attic door opening and closing on its own.
(Source[s] = www.jeanbonnettavern.com/folk%20lore.html and http://www.pasbdc.org/results/success-stories/2011/06/14/jean-bonnet-inn-tavern)
-A male entity of a wagon-master: During the Revolutionary War, a wagon-master was caught trying to gather information to sell to the British. He ended up being hung in the building and buried inside.
-Male entities of an officer and at least one enlisted man have made their presence known. During the Revolutionary War, the upper rooms were rented out to the families of the soldiers. These families waited for their loved ones to return, but they never did. When the heartbroken survivors pass away, some still want to wait for the soldiers' return.
Tavern area:
-Entities of men dressed in frontier clothes: These are solid and see-through entities of men. They show themselves, have a drink at the bar, or stand near the piano to watch the piano player perform.
-Male entity dressed in common-man, colonial clothes: This entity is seen drinking at the bar after hours when the bar is closed.
Restaurant area:
First-floor restaurant -- Back dining room:
-Place setting gets pushed to the center of one table when the staff isn't looking;
-Sound of a woman in heels going across the floor.
-An entity dressed in common-man colonial clothes (maybe the same as mentioned earlier) walks through the restaurant and bar. Once, he sat across from a woman, in solid form. In that instance, he stared straight ahead and was silent.
-The entity of a 10-year-old boy: A priest saw a young boy hauling a bucket of coal into the kitchen.
Third-floor bedroom area:
-An entity of a male soldier: A male entity with a beard, wearing brown boots, and a uniform with three silver buttons is seen and heard walking down the hallway by the guest rooms.
Room 2:
-The entity of a young woman has been heard humming, as well as the rustling of her skirts and the sounds of her footsteps. A cool breeze is felt as she passes by to go to her favorite window in Room 2.
-Actions of an unknown entity: A guest felt something touching the back of her neck and move her hair. A different guest found her purse was moved overnight. It was moved from the floor to a coat rack.
-The entity of a man dressed in a long coat: This entity appeared in front of a woman who just woke up. He was just standing in the room.
-The entity of a male soldier: The outline of a soldier was seen. He was dressed in uniform, sitting in a rocking chair. Sometimes, the chair rocks by itself.
Room 3:
-An apparition of a woman with a shawl over her head. She was seen in the middle of the night standing by the air conditioner. Guests have heard the rustling sounds of a woman's long skirt from a different era, and a woman's footsteps.
-The toilet flushes at night; the smell of sugar cookies is sometimes noticed in the middle of the night, and three drinking straws are pushed under the door in the middle of the night.
-An entity of an unseen male spirit: A female guest heard heavy footsteps of a man's boots. He stopped beside the bed. The same female was prodded, but that stopped.
-Some guests were locked out of the room while standing on the back porch. The door slammed shut on a windless day. It's possible that this spirit has listened to conversations, got insulted or offended, and locked the guests out.
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Room 4:
-Tall male entity: The shadow of a tall, skinny man with a long cape has been seen standing on the room's outside porch.
-The rocking chairs on the porch have been turned over with a crash.
The attic apartment/suite:
-This room possibly comes with servant entities and maybe other characters from the past.
-A family rented this room. They put their children to bed one night. Soon, the children called out to their parents. The apartment comes with an entity servant/nanny who tucks in kids.
-Voices are heard coming from the attic when no one's in the apartment.
-The door opens and closes on its own.
-Objects in the apartment move around by themselves.
February 17th, 2012
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