New England Legends Podcast

Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger
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New England Legends Podcast

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!

  1. 1D AGO

    FtV – A Haunted House in Portsmouth

    Welcome to New England Legends From the Vault – FtV Episode 119 –  Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger head to Union Street in Portsmouth, Rhode Island, to search for the long-lost location of a haunted farmhouse that made the newspapers back in 1887. Though it was reported to be haunted before a tragic event left a final scar, after a child was lost inside, the building rotted away to nothing except a spooky story almost lost to the ages. This episode first aired May 6, 2021   Listen ad-free plus get early access and bonus episodes at: https://www.patreon.com/NewEnglandLegends

    22 min
  2. The Ghost Dog of Great Wass Island

    5D AGO

    The Ghost Dog of Great Wass Island

    In Episode 400 Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger sail off the coast of Great Wass Island, Maine, searching for a ghostly dog who barks and howls warnings at passing ships. This dog was said to be the lone survivor of a tragic shipwreck in the mid-1800s. But this was not the first, nor the last ship to founder in these dangerous waters.    See more here: https://ournewenglandlegends.com/podcast-400-the-ghost-dog-of-great-wass-island/    Listen ad-free plus get early access and bonus episodes at: https://www.patreon.com/NewEnglandLegends                 Check out Jeff's new underground publication Shadow Zine! https://shadowzine.com/                Listen to Ray's Local Raydio! https://localraydio.com/

    17 min

  3. JUN 9

    FtV - The Wreck of the Royal Tar

    Welcome to New England Legends From the Vault – FtV Episode 118 –  Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger stroll the beaches of Maine’s Vinalhaven Island in Penobscot Bay reminiscing about the circus, and exploring the history and wreck of the Royal Tar—one of New England’s worst maritime disasters. In October of 1836, 32 people perished along with a menagerie of animals from the Burgess and Dexter’s Zoological Institute in an event that still haunts the coast of Maine. Joining us for After the Legend is author Jane Parks Gardner, who just released her latest book, The Wreck of the Circus Ship Royal Tar: Tragedy in Penobscot Bay. This episode first aired May 28, 2020.   Check out the new book by Jane Parks Gardner, The Wreck of the Circus Ship Royal Tar: Tragedy in Penobscot Bay. https://janepgardner.com/the-wreck-of-the-circus-ship-royal-tar-tragedy-in-penobscot-bay/    Listen ad-free plus get early access and bonus episodes at: https://www.patreon.com/NewEnglandLegends

    28 min
  4. America’s First Professional Magician

    JUN 5

    America’s First Professional Magician

    In Episode 399 Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger visit Potter Place in Andover, New Hampshire, to see the final resting place of America’s first professional magician. Richard Potter died in 1835, but not before he grew rich and famous from his magic act. He sold out shows in both the north and south, which was all the more impressive considering he was also a Black man. For his final trick… Potter isn’t buried where he was originally placed in the ground.    See more here: https://ournewenglandlegends.com/podcast-399-americas-first-professional-magician/    Listen ad-free plus get early access and bonus episodes at: https://www.patreon.com/NewEnglandLegends                Check out Jeff's new underground publication Shadow Zine! https://shadowzine.com/               Listen to Ray's Local Raydio! https://localraydio.com/

    19 min

  5. JUN 2

    FtV - The Demon Vampire of Manchester

    Welcome to New England Legends From the Vault – FtV Episode 117 –  Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger lurk the streets of downtown Manchester, Vermont, searching for a demon vampire. In 1793, the body of Consumption victim Rachel Harris Burton was exhumed after three years in the ground. Her vital organs were cut from her chest and burned in a nearby forge. Those ashes were then fed to Isaac Burton’s second wife, Hulda, in an effort to break the vampire’s spell. When there’s a plague, monsters are never far behind. This episode first aired March 11, 2021   Listen ad-free plus get early access and bonus episodes at: https://www.patreon.com/NewEnglandLegends

    23 min
  6. The Great Wall of Spite

    MAY 29

    The Great Wall of Spite

    In Episode 398 Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger stroll past the Spite Wall in Westminster, Massachusetts. Constructed in 1852 by Edmund Proctor, the giant colonial wall was made to block the view from Proctor’s neighbor, Farwell Morse, a religious zealot who didn’t approve of his neighbor working on the sabbath day. The wall still stands today as a testament to spite.    See more here: https://ournewenglandlegends.com/podcast-398-the-great-wall-of-spite/    Listen ad-free plus get early access and bonus episodes at: https://www.patreon.com/NewEnglandLegends               Check out Jeff's new underground publication Shadow Zine! https://shadowzine.com/              Listen to Ray's Local Raydio! https://localraydio.com/

    17 min

  7. MAY 26

    FtV - The Haunted Hartness House

    Welcome to New England Legends From the Vault – FtV Episode 116 –  Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger explore the haunted Hartness House Inn in Springfield, Vermont. Built in 1904 by inventor, captain of industry, and one-time Vermont governor, James Hartness, this mansion holds many mysteries. From secret underground tunnels, to objects moving in the guest rooms, to a ghostly presence roaming the tunnels and halls of the old stately house, it’s no wonder this house is haunted. This episode first aired  January 13, 2022   Listen ad-free plus get early access and bonus episodes at: https://www.patreon.com/NewEnglandLegends

    17 min
  8. Dr. Bull’s Giant Space Cannon

    MAY 22

    Dr. Bull’s Giant Space Cannon

    In Episode 397 Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger explore the woods of North Jay, Vermont, searching for the ruins of Space Research Corporation. In the 1970s and 80s, Dr. Gerald Bull was attempting to build a cannon that could launch satellites into space much cheaper and more efficiently than rockets. The only problem was his funding came from various militaries who only saw the cannon’s use as a weapon. Once international dictators got involved… things turned deadly. Today we’re left wondering what could have been.    See more here: https://ournewenglandlegends.com/podcast-397-dr-bulls-giant-space-cannon/    Listen ad-free plus get early access and bonus episodes at: https://www.patreon.com/NewEnglandLegends              Check out Jeff's new underground publication Shadow Zine! https://shadowzine.com/             Listen to Ray's Local Raydio! https://localraydio.com/

    25 min
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About

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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  • Creator
    Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger
  • Years Active
    2017 - 2025
  • Episodes
    120
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © All materials copyright New England Legends
  • Show Website
    New England Legends Podcast

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