History & local legend
Temple University's Ambler campus hosted a ghost investigation led by Chip Coffey and Patti Starr on October 23, 2007. After visiting the old Administration Building, the group continued into the formal gardens now associated with Louise Bush-Brown.
Coffey said he was communicating with a little girl named Margaret, who was unhappy about the condition of her fountain. During a later exchange, several leaves on a large plant reportedly moved when the group asked for a response. Coffey interpreted this as contact with a nature spirit, separate from Margaret. The Temple Column reported the evening on November 7, including comments from freshman Tom Falcone about taking part in a hunt rather than watching one on television.
Sources
- Anna Palij, news editor, The Temple Column, November 7, 2007 report and interviews from the October 23 Ambler investigation
- Temple University, preserved announcement of the ghost hunters’ initial 2005 campus visit
- Temple University, Ambler Arboretum self-guided tour identifying the Louise Bush-Brown Formal Perennial Garden
- Temple University, campus map marking the formal garden G2 in the Arboretum inset
- OpenStreetMap, formal garden polygon beside Dixon Hall
