FtV - Return to the Haunting of Ruth Blay
New England Legends Podcast
Jeff Belanger
4.8 • 1K Ratings
🗓️ 5 June 2023
⏱️ 22 minutes
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Summary
Welcome to New England Legends From the Vault – FtV Episode 8 – Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger revisit the story behind an obscure quilt in a Portsmouth, New Hampshire, museum. Ruth Blay was hanged for what was found inside this quilt in 1768, and today she haunts the city of Portsmouth. But why can’t her spirit rest? This first aired January 4, 2018.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome, legendary listeners. |
| 0:01.7 | Thanks for tuning in to From the Vault, a second look at some of our classic episodes. |
| 0:06.1 | Look for a new episode every week. |
| 0:07.8 | Now, can you go back and listen on your own at our New England Legends.com? |
| 0:11.6 | You bet. |
| 0:12.2 | 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. |
| 0:20.7 | So let's open up the New England Legends Vault and revisit another legendary episode. |
| 0:29.0 | Welcome to the Vault. Hi, Jeff. |
| 0:31.2 | Hey, Ray. Good to be with you here in the Vault. A little cramped, a little bit. But we've got |
| 0:35.4 | enough space to do what we need to do. Well, I think in another like four or five years, the vault will have to grow, get a little bigger, so we'll expand. We'll enjoy it then. |
| 0:44.3 | What do we got today? Today we're going back to meet Ruth Blay because sometimes something that happened in the past is so significant that it literally still haunts us. |
| 0:57.8 | This first aired January 4th, 2018. Enjoy. |
| 1:04.1 | Well, this is a fine little museum here in downtown ports with New Hampshire, but why are we here, Jeff? |
| 1:09.2 | We're looking for a quilt ray, and it's an old one. It dates back to 1768. |
| 1:13.8 | Wow, but what's so special about it? |
| 1:15.8 | Well, it once belonged to Ruth Blay, and she holds the distinction of being the last woman |
| 1:20.1 | hanged in New Hampshire. She died for what was found inside this quilt, and some say she's haunted |
| 1:26.1 | the South Street Cemetery ever since due to a |
| 1:29.1 | grave injustice. |
| 1:36.2 | Hello, I'm Jeff Belanger. |
| 1:37.9 | And I'm Ray Osier, and welcome to the New England Legends podcast, where each week we explore |
| 1:42.7 | the history, legends, and lore of the Northeast. |
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