Special Series

special series

New England Legends: Christmas with the Belsnickel

The Belsnickel is an old world Christmastime legend, but unlike Santa, in addition to rewarding the good children, he punishes the bad ones. Once relegated to history, the Belsnickel is making a comeback, and Legend Hunter Jeff Belanger visited him at the historic...

On the Road in Northern Connecticut: Tobacco History

Early New England settlers found the Windsor, CT area’s sandy loam the perfect soil for growing tobacco and by the mid-19th century the “Tobacco Valley,” ran from Hadley, Massachusetts, to Hartford, Connecticut. In 1988, aware of the disappearing tobacco culture in...