FtV - Bangor Library's Death Couch
New England Legends Podcast
Jeff Belanger
4.9 • 1K Ratings
🗓️ 1 January 2026
⏱️ 23 minutes
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Summary
Welcome to New England Legends From the Vault – FtV Episode 149 – Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger explore the Bangor Public Library in Maine, in search of a couch where former Vice President Hannibal Hamlin drew his last breath. The couch has become a macabre attraction in the library due to its connection with presidential royalty… but you can't sit on it! What happened? And how did it get here? This episode first aired October 6, 2022
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome, legendary listeners. |
| 0:01.9 | Thanks for tuning in to From the Vault, a second look at some of our classic episodes. |
| 0:06.3 | Look for a new episode every week. |
| 0:08.0 | Now, can you go back and listen on your own at Our New England Legends.com? |
| 0:11.8 | You bet. |
| 0:12.4 | But you won't get the added bonus of an after-the-legion segment featuring new commentary about that episode from your old pals Jeff and Ray. |
| 0:20.6 | So let's open up the New England |
| 0:22.2 | Legends Vault and revisit another legendary episode. Hey kids, welcome to the Vault. Happy New Year. |
| 0:30.1 | Happy New Year, everyone. Hopefully, 2026 is going to be better. Let's hope. We've been saying that |
| 0:35.6 | since 2020, I think. Every year we keep saying, it's going to get better. Well, you've got to make it better. Let's hope. We've been saying that since 2020, I think. Every year we keep saying, |
| 0:38.4 | it's going to get better. Well, you've got to make it better. That's right. And that's where we're at. |
| 0:43.3 | This is our New Year's Day edition. Just a reminder, we're taking a little bit of time off. We'll be back in a week. |
| 0:49.1 | Very soon. On January 8th with a brand new episode. For now, enjoy Bangor Library's Death Couch. First aired |
| 0:54.6 | October 6, 2022. Enjoy. |
| 1:00.8 | Wow, the Bangor Public Library is a gorgeous building, Jeff. It is. And now right in the middle |
| 1:08.0 | is this domed glass structure over a rotunda that allows in plenty of sunlight. |
| 1:12.6 | And there's marble columns, there's tons of books, there's a cafe and art gallery. |
| 1:17.2 | I mean, this might be the nicest library I've ever seen. |
| 1:20.3 | They've spared no expense. |
| 1:21.5 | And the place is huge. |
| 1:23.7 | It almost looks like a state house that you might find in a capital city. |
| 1:27.3 | It does. So let's head upstairs to the circulation desk. |
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