Twice each week, legend hunter, author, and historian Jeff Belanger and radio host Ray Auger explore the ghosts, monsters, aliens, folklore, history, roadside oddities, true crime, and legends of New England in this award-winning podcast. If you give us about twenty minutes, we'll give you something strange to talk about today. The bizarre is closer than you think!
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In Episode 459, (our nine-year anniversary show!) Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger explore the haunted Portsmouth, Rhode Island, location where the 1673 gruesome death of Rebecca Cornell lead to a haunting and a ghost whose word would be enough to convict a man to a death sentence. But whodunit? See more here: https://ournewenglandlegends.com/podcast-459-the-ghost-who-convicted-a-murder/ Listen ad-free…
Welcome to New England Legends From the Vault – FtV Episode 183 – Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger hike Mt. Chocorua in the White Mountains of central New Hampshire in search of a centuries-old Native American curse based on betrayal, murder, and a horrible accident. Sokosis Chief Chocorua's final words still reverberate throughout these hills. The curse is so powerful, and has been blamed on so many…
In Episode 458, Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger row among the islands of Casco Bay, searching for a merman who was attacked by a local named Mr. Mittin back in 1639. The event was chronicled in a book. Could this sighting have been something from Abenaki legends? See more here: https://ournewenglandlegends.com/podcast-458-maines-almost-murdered-merman/ Listen ad-free plus get early access and bonus…
Welcome to New England Legends From the Vault – FtV Episode 182 – Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger explore the shores of Portland, Maine, in search of the one-legged ghost of a British soldier who was allegedly shot here in October of 1775, shortly after British warships leveled the city as retribution for a rebellious uprising. This attack may have been more personal than business. This episode first…
In Episode 457, Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger head to New Boston, New Hampshire, to explore ground zero where wealthy eccentric Roger Babson formed the Gravity Research Foundation. Their goal: to build a shield or a device to win the war against gravity. There may be more science here than science fiction! See more here: https://ournewenglandlegends.com/podcast-457-roger-babsons-war-on-gravity/…
Welcome to New England Legends From the Vault – FtV Episode 181 – Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger visit a Little Compton, Rhode Island, cemetery in search of the grave of Elizabeth, whose epitaph reads: Should have been the wife of Simeon Palmer. Elizabeth died in 1776. Was her epitaph an indication that she's still pining for Simeon, the guy who got away? Or is there something else behind the strange…
Welcome to New England Legends From the Vault – FtV Episode 180 – Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger visit the small town of Weare, New Hampshire, in search of three witches from the earliest days of the town. The stories were documented in 1888 by town historian William Little and include stories of spectral attacks, incredible feats of speed and strength, and dastardly deeds conducted women of the…
Welcome to New England Legends From the Vault – FtV Episode 179 – Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger look for Long Pond in Glover, Vermont, because it was here in June of 1810 that miller Aaron Willson dealt with a horrible drought in a clever way. He had the brilliant idea of digging a trench from Long Pond to the nearby Barton River. What could possibly go wrong? This episode first aired September 5,…
In Episode 456, Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger investigate the strangest haunting case they've ever explored. Two events happened on November 22, 1963, 1,700 miles apart, and suddenly intertwined into two tragedies that would lead to a haunting on Route 31 in Holden, Massachusetts. See more here: https://ournewenglandlegends.com/podcast-456-lee-harvey-oswald-and-the-ghosts-who-haunt-the-causeway/…
Welcome to New England Legends From the Vault – FtV Episode 178 – Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger search for a vampire buried in a tiny family cemetery in Cumberland, Rhode Island. In February of 1796, the father of Abigail Staples petitioned the town to exhume her body and perform some experiments in an effort to save his other daughter, Lavinia who was dying from consumption. Some believed if…
In Episode 455, Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger explore New Haven Harbor in Connecticut, searching for a haunted schooner named the "Robert P. King." Back in 1896, the story of the haunted ship made the newspapers. The ship's Captain, Parker Hall, claimed to hear voices, and said he couldn't keep a crew on board a haunted ship. However, we uncover Capt. Hall hid a deadly secret. See more here:…
