NEW ENGLAND FOLKLORE
July 31, 2022

Hiding Shoes to Bring Luck and Avert Evil

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I’m always excited when some local folklore appears in the news, as it did this week. Several Boston-area news outlets reported that archaeo...
July 13, 2022

Dog Days and Dog Lore

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The other day while browsing through The Old Farmer's Almanac , I saw this notation for July 3rd: Dog Days Begin. I experienced the dog ...
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June 26, 2022

Don't Mess with Thankful Buck: Witchcraft, Black Cats, and A Punished Husband

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In my last post, I wrote about Nathan Selee, an alleged wizard who lived in Easton, Massachusetts in the 18th century. People in New England...
June 12, 2022

Satanic Imps, A Wizard and Grim Predictions in Easton, Massaschusetts

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A while ago my friend Sam Baltrusis asked me if I knew anything about a haunted mill pond in Easton, Massachusetts. I did not – this legend ...
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May 15, 2022

Finding Bigfoot in The Old Farmer's Almanac (and the Flea Market)

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Do you read The Old Farmer's Almanac ? I do, even though I'm not a farmer (but I am getting old). It's sold at supermarkets and ...
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Peter Muise
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Author of WITCHES AND WARLOCKS OF MASSACHUSETTS (September, 2021) and LEGENDS AND LORE OF THE NORTH SHORE (2014). My work has appeared in various other places, including MAGICAL FOLK: BRITISH AND IRISH FAIRIES: AD 500 TO PRESENT (2018), and Sam Baltrusis's 13 MOST HAUNTED CRIME SCENES BEYOND BOSTON (2016). Avid folklore fan and New England native. Questions? Email me at hilldwellingpete(at)hotmail.com, or leave a comment. I like New England's legends, folklore and weird traditions.
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