In Episode 329 Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger spend Christmas strolling the grounds of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s former mansion in Cambridge, Massachusetts, to witness the birthplace of a poem written Christmas morning in 1863, when Longfellow felt his hope renewed after his son had been badly injured in a Civil War battle. The poem was later turned into a holiday song that’s been recorded by giants like: Burl Ives, Frank Sinatra, Harry Belafonte, Andy Williams, and Johnny Cash.    See more here:  https://ournewenglandlegends.com/podcast-329-when-longfellow-heard-the-bells-on-christmas-day/   Listen ad-free plus get early access and bonus episodes at: https://www.patreon.com/NewEnglandLegends

When Longfellow Heard the Bells on Christmas Day

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 347 Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger explore the history and mysteries of the Western Massachusetts town of Ripton. Founded in 1767, Ripton made waves back in the mid-1980s when they requested some additional funds from the state budget. Then the U.S. Air Force explored Ripton as a potential site for a new early-warning radar system, and that’s when Ripton made the news for one of the greatest pranks ever pulled in the history of Massachusetts.   See more here:  https://ournewenglandlegends.com/podcast-347-ripton-massachusetts-most-mysterious-town/   Listen ad-free plus get early access and bonus episodes at: https://www.patreon.com/NewEnglandLegends

Ripton: Massachusetts’ Most Mysterious Town

Welcome to New England Legends From the Vault – FtV Episode 58 – Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger paddle on to Lake Bomoseen in Castleton, Vermont, is search of a ghost town, a phantom row boat, and an island they say is inhabited by giant rabbits with glowing red eyes. This is a buffet of weirdness and wonder with links to the slate industry, tourism, and some A-list celebrities. This episode first aired August 13, 2020.   Listen ad-free plus get early access and bonus episodes at: https://www.patreon.com/NewEnglandLegends

FtV – The Ghosts and Monsters of Lake Bomoseen

In Episode 346 Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger investigate the small town of Manchester, Vermont, to explore the unsolved 1812 murder of Russell Colvin. Years after the murder, Amos Boorn had a dream where Russell’s ghost came to him and told him he’d been murdered, and his remains could be found on the Boorn Farm. After sharing details of his dream, an investigation begins, bones are found, and Amos’s nephews Jesse and Stephen Boorn are arrested and convicted of murder. But did they do it?   See more here:  https://ournewenglandlegends.com/podcast-346-the-unsolved-murder-or-russell-colvin/   Listen ad-free plus get early access and bonus episodes at: https://www.patreon.com/NewEnglandLegends

The Unsolved Murder or Russell Colvin

Welcome to New England Legends From the Vault – FtV Episode 57 – Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger hike up to an old cellar hole and cemetery in Pawtuckaway State Park in New Hampshire, in search of an eccentric photographer from the late 1800s named George Goodrich. However, folks around the nearby town of Raymond called him: The Barefoot Farmer. Though he looked like a disheveled vagabond to the untrained eye of tourists, locals knew he was one of the wealthiest men in town. This episode first aired December 10, 2020.   Listen ad-free plus get early access and bonus episodes at: https://www.patreon.com/NewEnglandLegends

FtV – The Barefoot Farmer of Patuckaway

In Episode 345 Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger visit the Newtown Bee parking lot in Newtown, Connecticut, to experience the site of a brutal unsolved axe murder of a local cobbler and the profound haunting that followed soon after. Managing Editor Shannon Hicks from The Bee joins us for this one.    See more here:  https://ournewenglandlegends.com/podcast-345-the-cobblers-ghost-has-no-shoes/   Listen ad-free plus get early access and bonus episodes at: https://www.patreon.com/NewEnglandLegends  

When Longfellow Heard the Bells on Christmas Day

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