Legends, Folklore, & History of New England

The first causality of the Boston Massacre had an interesting life and his eternal resting place is filled with ghostly tales and spooky specters.

Was she a witch or just a cranky old lady?  You be the judge, just make sure to get on her good side if you run into her ghost!

The native Pequot people were almost entirely wiped out by English Settlers during the King  Phillip's War & Mystic Massacre, find out what happened and how their culture survives today.

You've heard of Paul Revere, but did you know a 16 year old girl did a midnight ride that covered double the distance?

A little history, a little spooky, a lot of fun in Lexington & Concord.

Little Ice Ages, crazy winters.  Only in New England...

We dive back into New England's early history to tell the stories of 4 incredible women who fought intolerance & the patriarchy in a time when a woman who stood up for herself was called a witch.

In the spirit of Halloween, we share some urban and not so urban tales you can visit while taking a walk to get into the spirit of the spooky season.

It's a short one this week, but that's because for being the first documented ghost in the new USA there isn't a lot of documentation.  But it's a good story!

One of our favorite activities is hoping aboard the Rail Explorers in Portsmouth, it's even better when you can uncover a little history and spot a few spooky specters.

A trip to Burlington inspired this episode that takes us deep into Lake Champlain and to the woods inhabited by a Pig Man!

One of Molly's favorite Rhode Island women heroes- Ida Lewis.

On another trip to Newport, Bridge & Molly discover a long maritime history and a few ghostly visitors who never left.

A trip to Connecticut and we discovered the story of Nathan Hale and explored the haunted homestead.

Part 2 of our roadtrip to Gettysburg, and all the details of our super awesome Ghost Hunt!

In our Season 3 premier, we are road tripping outside of New England to the battlefields of Pennsylvania and all the spooky happenings!  We learned so much and had so many experiences we had to split this episode into 2 parts!

Did you know Rhode Island is the birthplace of the Industrial Revolution in America?  And you know there are ghosts!

Rhode Islander's are proud of the HMS Gaspee, find out why and how the Boston Tea Party came second.

Rhode Island has some serious pirate history.  Join Bridget & Molly as they explore the legends, and see where pirate ghosts still roam.

Two of Rhode Island's favorites in one episode!

New England is home to hundreds if not thousands of covered bridges and a number of them have a supernatural story.

Did you know Colt State Park is home to a few ghosts from it's farm days?  Find out who may be joining you on your day out.

Join Bridget & Molly as the explore the legend of a long forgotten town, which is now only inhabited by the spirits of those from long ago.

A house in the middle of a lake? Yup, complete with spooky underwater piano music.

In this short episode, Bridget & Molly share two legends of Maine's Spooky Waterways.

A little yellow house on Route 44 in Chepachet caught the attention of Bridget & Molly- who knew it had all this history behind it.  Well, now you do!

They may not be old enough to watch The Conjuring, but the real life house isn't far from their home in Providence.  Bridget and Molly explore the legend of the Harrisville, RI farmhouse that was the basis for the terrifying movie.

Join Bridget & Molly as the explore Portland, Maine's most haunted locations.

Bridget & Molly explore the Bridgewater Triangle and some mysteries activity.

Bridget & Molly took a trip to the Lizzie Borden Bed & Breakfast in Fall River, MA.

Bridget and Molly visit the Cumberland Monastery and Public Library, did a little hiking, and found out more about a battle and ghosts from long ago.

Bridget & Molly will be back with all new episodes starting Thursday, March 4th!

In the last episode of Season 1, join Bridget & Molly as the share a tale of murder, false accusations, and ghostly spirits centered on the Sprague Mansion of Cranston, Rhode Island.

Celebrate the holidays with a retelling of one of the original Christmas ghost story!

From orbs, to crying children, haunted chairs, and old soldiers, there is no shortage of spooky stories in Newport, RI.

Join Bridget and Molly this week as they discuss some unusual stories they discovered in their favorite vacation spot in the White Mountains of NH.

On one of their many adventures in New Hampshire, Bridget & Molly explore the tale of the ghostly princess at the Mount Washington Hotel.

Join Bridget & Molly for a little history on Thanksgiving in the United States.

This week Molly & Bridget explore some ghostly tails of local roads.  Every kid hears these stories growing up in Rhode Island and South Eastern Massachusetts,  and now they are sharing them with you.

This week Molly & Bridget share some weird and spooky tales of the sea.

This week Molly & Bridget talk about Phillis Wheatley & Peter Salem, two young African Americans who made history during the Revolutionary War Era.

In our first Halloween episode, join Bridget & Molly has they explore the Salem Witch Trials and discover a cool kid friendly tour in Salem.

Join Bridget & Molly as they talk about the Haunted River Boat Tour on the Providence River and find out who might still be roaming the halls at City Hall.

This week on LFHNE, Bridget & Molly explore a Native American legend of Moshup.  Hear how the original peoples of New England share how this land was created.

Join Bridget & Molly as they explore the Vampire Panic of New England that led to the legend of Rhode Island's very own vampire, Mercy Brown.

Join Bridget & Molly as they explore the legend of the Witch Tree of Smithfield, RI.

Join Bridget & Molly on their first episode of Legends, Folklore, & History.  In this episode they explore the tales of Benefit Street, from a house that inspired Avi to write Something Upstairs to the residents that have never left.

Save the date to listen to the very first episode of Legends, Folklore, & History of New England.  In this preview learn about the podcasts and hosts!