Podcast 329 – When Longfellow Heard the Bells on Christmas Day
On Christmas morning of 1863, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow found his hope renewed in the morning church bells while nursing his […]
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The New England Legends weekly podcast with Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger.
Podcast 328 – The Petroglyphs of Bellows Falls: We’re Not Saying it’s Aliens…
In 1789, Rev. David McClure of Dartmouth College documented some strange faces carved into the rocks by the banks of
Podcast 327 – They Only Moved the Headstones
In 1885 Williams Memorial Park was created after hundreds of graves were relocated to a newer cemetery a mile away.
Podcast 326 – Thanksgiving at Alice’s Restaurant
In 1965 Arlo Guthrie came to Stockbridge, Massachusetts, with a friend. They dumped some garbage, got arrested, and made a
Podcast 325 – The Legendary Fountain of Providence
In 1873 a fountain was erected on Benefit Street in Providence, Rhode Island, they say is enchanted. In Episode 325
Podcast 324 – The Ghost Ship of Ancient Pemaquid
In 1888, a ghostly pirate ship sent a crew of spirits ashore in Bristol, Maine, to dig for lost treasure
Podcast 323 – A Punkin’ Chunkin’ Yankee Siege
In 2009, the trebuchet Yankee Siege from Greenfield, New Hampshire, broke the world record for launching a pumpkin. In Episode
Podcast 322 – Halloween 2023: The House of Purple Shadows
For Halloween 2023 we explore an old-time radio drama in the House of the Purple Shadows. In Episode 322 we