Salem: The Podcast

A few weeks ago, we covered the Blizzard of 1978. But what about the Blizzard of '88... 1888 that is? What about centuries before that? Snow storms are destructive enough in the modern era, but how did Puritans in colonial New England deal with them? We'll also jump 150 years forward to the Great White Hurricane of March 1888. Join Sarah and Jeffrey, your favorite Salem tour guides as they talk about more winter, more snow, and more cold. https://www.gutenberg.org/files/47082/47082-h/47082-h.htm https://marbleheadmuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/pp-187-260-331Winthrop_s_Journal_History_of_New_Englan.pdf https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Ice_Age https://www.colonialsociety.org/node/1742 https://www.dotnews.com/2017/oh-hunger-many-suffered https://www.brancatosnowremoval.com/history-snow-removal-first-snow-plow/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Blizzard_of_1888 https://www.wunderground.com/cat6/the-blizzard-of-1888-americas-greatest-snow-disaster Interested in Salem The Podcast Merch!?  CLICK HERE! Interested in supporting the Podcast? Looking for more Salem content? CLICK HERE! www.salemthepodcast.com NEW INSTAGRAM - @salemthepod Email - hello@salemthepodcast.com   Book a tour with Jeffrey at Salem Uncovered Tours  www.salemuncoveredtours.com  Book a tour with Sarah at Bewitched Historical Tours   www.bewitchedtours.com   Intro/Outro Music from Uppbeat: https://uppbeat.io/t/all-good-folks/unfamiliar-faces License code: NGSBY7LA1HTVAUJE

Who is the most famous artist in Salem? Some would say that title goes to 13-year-old Georgia Wren, the talent behind “Georgia Made This.” You've probably seen her selling Salem-inspired merchandise at the Salem Arts Festival, or perhaps at the Haunted Happenings Marketplace in October. You can also find her products in Moons Gift Shop and at the Peabody Essex Museum Store! And we know several of you listeners probably have "Georgia Made This" apparel hanging in your closet at this very moment. Join Jeffrey and Sarah as they sit down with the Georgia (and her Dad, Chris) to learn about how she got her business off the ground at just 6 years old. What's her favorite design thus far? How does she feel about opening a new store on Front Street? And did she really meet Adam Sandler? www.georgiamadethis.com @georgiamadethis   Interested in Salem The Podcast Merch!?  CLICK HERE! Interested in supporting the Podcast? Looking for more Salem content? CLICK HERE! www.salemthepodcast.com NEW INSTAGRAM - @salemthepod Email - hello@salemthepodcast.com   Book a tour with Sarah at Bewitched Historical Tours   www.bewitchedtours.com Book a tour with Jeffrey at Salem Uncovered Tours  www.salemuncoveredtours.com    Intro/Outro Music from Uppbeat: https://uppbeat.io/t/all-good-folks/unfamiliar-faces License code: NGSBY7LA1HTVAUJE

Some of you may remember the 300th year anniversary of the Salem Witch Trials. Perhaps you watched as the memorials were dedicated. Or you followed Laurie Cabot and her fellow witches up to Gallows Hill. But surely none of you were around in 1892! Nearly a century and a half ago, Salem was commemorating the bicentenary of the Salem Witch Trials... or were they? What exactly did Salem look like and how did they treat this grim history? Join Sarah and Jeffrey, your favorite Salem tour guides, for a little 1892 adventure. Are you buying Witch Cream and cigars from the pharmacy at the Witch House? Or being taken on a carriage tour to the hanging grounds. And which house inspired Hawthorne's House of the Seven Gables again?   Endless Night Salem Vampire Salon : discount code SALEMTHEPOD https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2025-endless-night-salem-vampire-salon-noir-blanc-tickets-1090074324649?aff=ebdshpsearchautocomplete 1892 Jan 12. "To Erect a Tablet on Witch Hill" Boston Evening Transcript. 8. 1892 Jan 2. "Origin of Souvenir Spoons" The Evening World. 4. 1892 Sept 26. "The Witch Tragedy" The Lima News. 6. 1892 Jan 16. "Witch Cream" Boston Evening Transcript. 8. Interested in Salem The Podcast Merch!?  CLICK HERE! Interested in supporting the Podcast? Looking for more Salem content? CLICK HERE! www.salemthepodcast.com NEW INSTAGRAM - @salemthepod Email - hello@salemthepodcast.com   Book a tour with Jeffrey at Salem Uncovered Tours  www.salemuncoveredtours.com  Book a tour with Sarah at Bewitched Historical Tours   www.bewitchedtours.com   Intro/Outro Music from Uppbeat: https://uppbeat.io/t/all-good-folks/unfamiliar-faces License code: NGSBY7LA1HTVAUJE

Join Jeffrey and Sarah, your favorite Salem tour guides, as they round out the life of Sarah Wildes. What lasting repercussions did her quick betrothal have on her life? Is that why Mary Reddington slandered her for decades? Was the scythe cursed or were they just a bunch of teenagers? It all comes together in the end.   Endless Night Salem Vampire Salon : discount code SALEMTHEPOD https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2025-endless-night-salem-vampire-salon-noir-blanc-tickets-1090074324649?aff=ebdshpsearchautocomplete   Clara Arlette Avery, The Averell-Averill-Avery Family: A Record of the Descendants of William and Abigail Averell of Ipswich, Mass. Marilynne Roach, The Salem Witch Trials: A Day-By-Day Chronicle of a Community Under Siege  Walter Davis, The Wildes Family of Essex County, Massachusetts https://salemwitchmuseum.com/locations/sarah-and-john-wildes-home-site-of/ https://historyofmassachusetts.org/sarah-wildes/ https://salem.lib.virginia.edu/tag/wilds_sarah.html Interested in Salem The Podcast Merch!?  CLICK HERE! Interested in supporting the Podcast? Looking for more Salem content? CLICK HERE! www.salemthepodcast.com NEW INSTAGRAM - @salemthepod Email - hello@salemthepodcast.com   Book a tour with Sarah at Bewitched Historical Tours   www.bewitchedtours.com Book a tour with Jeffrey at Salem Uncovered Tours  www.salemuncoveredtours.com    Intro/Outro Music from Uppbeat: https://uppbeat.io/t/all-good-folks/unfamiliar-faces License code: NGSBY7LA1HTVAUJE

333 years ago, fear was starting to stir in seventeenth-century Salem as a few young girls claimed to be afflicted by unseen forces. Over the next year, superstition, fear, and a broken legal system would ultimately lead to the wrongful convictions and executions of 19 people. But what exactly was so scandalous or threatening about Sarah Wildes? Join Jeffrey and Sarah, your favorite Salem tour guides, as they delve into the life of another victim from the Salem Witch Trials. Was her reputation as bad her time in court would make it seem? Did she just follow a non-traditional path? And where did she get that silk scarf?! Endless Night Salem Vampire Salon : discount code SALEMTHEPOD https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2025-endless-night-salem-vampire-salon-noir-blanc-tickets-1090074324649?aff=ebdshpsearchautocomplete https://www.youtube.com/@SarahWildes-do9qw Clara Arlette Avery, The Averell-Averill-Avery Family: A Record of the Descendants of William and Abigail Averell of Ipswich, Mass. Marilynne Roach, The Salem Witch Trials: A Day-By-Day Chronicle of a Community Under Siege  Walter Davis, The Wildes Family of Essex County, Massachusetts https://salemwitchmuseum.com/locations/sarah-and-john-wildes-home-site-of/ https://historyofmassachusetts.org/sarah-wildes/ https://salem.lib.virginia.edu/tag/wilds_sarah.html Interested in Salem The Podcast Merch!?  CLICK HERE! www.salemthepodcast.com NEW INSTAGRAM - @salemthepod Email - hello@salemthepodcast.com Book a tour with Sarah at Bewitched Historical Tours   www.bewitchedtours.com Book a tour with Jeffrey at Salem Uncovered Tours  www.salemuncoveredtours.com  Intro/Outro Music from Uppbeat: https://uppbeat.io/t/all-good-folks/unfamiliar-faces License code: NGSBY7LA1HTVAUJE

What does the Lobster Shanty, Wolf Next Door Coffee, and Front Street Coffeehouse have in common? These local eateries are all owned and operated by Diane Wolf, Salem's favorite restauranteur extraordinaire. We stole Diane away from tireless work to learn a bit more about her dedication to good coffee and an even better meal. What brought Diane into Salem's restaurant scene in the first place? How did she end up juggling three establishments? And do any ghosts lurk in the basements of your favorite coffeehouse? We'll talk lobster rolls, tourist shenanigans, and even a food network appearance. PS. You might not want to listen to this one on an empty stomach! https://lobstershantysalem.com/ https://www.wolfnextdoorcoffee.com/ https://www.fscsalem.com/ Interested in Salem The Podcast Merch!?  CLICK HERE! www.salemthepodcast.com NEW INSTAGRAM - @salemthepod Email - hello@salemthepodcast.com Book a tour with Jeffrey at Salem Uncovered Tours  www.salemuncoveredtours.com  Book a tour with Sarah at Bewitched Historical Tours   www.bewitchedtours.com

It's that time of year again and love is in the air! Red roses... dead roses... either way... Salem sees love stories all year long! Join Jeffrey and Sarah, your favorite Salem tour guides, as they share YOUR love stories of Salem. What do we have this year? Updated naked adventures! Baby witches! Destination proposals! And a mystery listener shoots their shot!    Interested in Salem The Podcast Merch!?  CLICK HERE! Interested in supporting the Podcast? Looking for more Salem content? CLICK HERE! www.salemthepodcast.com NEW INSTAGRAM - @salemthepod Email - hello@salemthepodcast.com   Book a tour with Sarah at Bewitched Historical Tours   www.bewitchedtours.com Book a tour with Jeffrey at Salem Uncovered Tours  www.salemuncoveredtours.com    Intro/Outro Music from Uppbeat: https://uppbeat.io/t/all-good-folks/unfamiliar-faces License code: NGSBY7LA1HTVAUJE

New England is known for its unpredictable and unforgiving winter weather. We've seen everything from ice storms to a Snowpocalypse, but few storms have had the impact as the Northeastern Blizzard of 1978. Hurricane force winds, extreme tidal flooding, and over two feet of snow in less than two days. Join Sarah and Jeffrey, your favorite Salem tour guides, as they recap the damage, devastation, and aftermath of this historic storm. You'll hear some light-hearted insights about how Salem State College students weathered the blizzard, as well as some grim details about an oil spill and fatal rescue attempt off Salem's coast.  Blizzard Photo Slide Show - Salem News Photos: Looking back at the Blizzard of ‘78 "The Global Hope is Around": An Incident at Salem Sound by K.W. Mathews "Heroism in the Blizzard of 1978" by Micheal J. Tougias. YOUTUBE - Loss of Pilot Boat "Can Do", Blizzard of 1978 off Salem, Mass. Interested in Salem The Podcast Merch!?  CLICK HERE! Interested in supporting the Podcast? Looking for more Salem content? CLICK HERE! www.salemthepodcast.com NEW INSTAGRAM - @salemthepod Email - hello@salemthepodcast.com   Book a tour with Jeffrey at Salem Uncovered Tours  www.salemuncoveredtours.com  Book a tour with Sarah at Bewitched Historical Tours   www.bewitchedtours.com   Intro/Outro Music from Uppbeat: https://uppbeat.io/t/all-good-folks/unfamiliar-faces License code: NGSBY7LA1HTVAUJE

Hide the cannons! Grab your muskets! It's the 250th anniversary of Leslie's Retreat and Salem's annual reenactment of this underrated Revolutionary War conflict is just weeks away! In 1774, the people of Salem took a stand against Colonel Leslie and his 200 British troops. Although no shot was fired, some say February 26th marked the real start of the War for Independence. To commemorate the anniversary, Salem is hosting an array of lectures, programs, and even a "Revolution Ball" at Hamilton Hall! So before we take you back to Episode 52 to brush up on the history, let's chat details about what Salem has in store for this momentous occasion. Perhaps Revolutionary War reenactments aren't your thing! Don't fret! We'll also be covering updates about the upcoming Vampire Salons.  https://www.salem400.org/leslies-retreat/ https://www.revolution250.org/ www.vampfangs.com https://salemmainstreets.org/festivals/salem-so-sweet/   Interested in Salem The Podcast Merch!?  CLICK HERE! Interested in supporting the Podcast? Looking for more Salem content? CLICK HERE! www.salemthepodcast.com NEW INSTAGRAM - @salemthepod Email - hello@salemthepodcast.com   Book a tour with Sarah at Bewitched Historical Tours   www.bewitchedtours.com Book a tour with Jeffrey at Salem Uncovered Tours  www.salemuncoveredtours.com    Intro/Outro Music from Uppbeat: https://uppbeat.io/t/all-good-folks/unfamiliar-faces License code: NGSBY7LA1HTVAUJE  

Four parts! Our last and final episode on Laurie Cabot, the Official Witch of Salem. Someone who, by her very presence and actions, has changed the face of this city over the last fifty years. Join Sarah and Jeffrey, your favorite Salem tour guides, as they talk about some last-minute hidden stories about Laurie Cabot's past, and share some fun listener insights with you as well!  In Search Of... part 1 In Search Of... part 2 In Search Of... part 3 lauriecabot.com Godsmack "Voodoo" music Video "Witch City" documentary https://libguides.salemstate.edu/home/archives/blog/Laurie-Cabot https://enchantedlivingmagazine.com/a-salem-legend/ https://people.com/archive/salems-official-witch-laurie-cabot-finds-grave-errors-in-eastwick-vol-27-no-26/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1992/09/13/a-cauldron-of-controversy/1bd6dd24-602c-4f20-b273-4a9a0acb2cb9/   Interested in Salem The Podcast Merch!?  CLICK HERE! Interested in supporting the Podcast? Looking for more Salem content? CLICK HERE! www.salemthepodcast.com NEW INSTAGRAM - @salemthepod Email - hello@salemthepodcast.com   Book a tour with Jeffrey at Salem Uncovered Tours  www.salemuncoveredtours.com  Book a tour with Sarah at Bewitched Historical Tours   www.bewitchedtours.com   Intro/Outro Music from Uppbeat: https://uppbeat.io/t/all-good-folks/unfamiliar-faces License code: NGSBY7LA1HTVAUJE

And we're back to talk about Laurie Cabot, Salem's *unofficial* Official Witch for the last time (maybe)! We've got her sensational mayoral run to cover, the tercentenary of the Salem Witch Trials, and of course, her help with the Martha Brailsford investigation. But what other nuggets could Sarah have uncovered this week? There's only one way to find out! https://www.lauriecabot.com/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9SSUQxGjZZ4 https://vimeo.com/store/ondemand/buy/278806   https://libguides.salemstate.edu/home/archives/blog/Laurie-Cabot https://enchantedlivingmagazine.com/a-salem-legend/ https://people.com/archive/salems-official-witch-laurie-cabot-finds-grave-errors-in-eastwick-vol-27-no-26/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1992/09/13/a-cauldron-of-controversy/1bd6dd24-602c-4f20-b273-4a9a0acb2cb9/   Interested in Salem The Podcast Merch!?  CLICK HERE! Interested in supporting the Podcast? Looking for more Salem content? CLICK HERE! www.salemthepodcast.com NEW INSTAGRAM - @salemthepod Email - hello@salemthepodcast.com   Book a tour with Sarah at Bewitched Historical Tours   www.bewitchedtours.com Book a tour with Jeffrey at Salem Uncovered Tours  www.salemuncoveredtours.com    Intro/Outro Music from Uppbeat: https://uppbeat.io/t/all-good-folks/unfamiliar-faces License code: NGSBY7LA1HTVAUJE

During our Laurie Cabot episodes, we learned that in 1981 she worked as “Technical Consultant” on a horror movie about witches that took place in... you guessed it... Salem! The Coming, later titled Burned at the Stake is a must-see for any Salem-lover. So join Sarah and Jeffrey, your favorite Salem tour guides, for another obscure movie review! Was it historically accurate? Did it represent Salem well? How did William Good time travel? And how do we feel about gooey, alien representations of evil? Watch on Youtube! IMDb - Burned at the Stake "Movie Director Now Believes in the Occult" (Lynn Daily Item, Nov. 1979)  Wikipedia - Burt I. Gordon Movies and Mania   Interested in Salem The Podcast Merch!?  CLICK HERE! Interested in supporting the Podcast? Looking for more Salem content? CLICK HERE! www.salemthepodcast.com NEW INSTAGRAM - @salemthepod Email - hello@salemthepodcast.com   Book a tour with Jeffrey at Salem Uncovered Tours  www.salemuncoveredtours.com  Book a tour with Sarah at Bewitched Historical Tours   www.bewitchedtours.com   Intro/Outro Music from Uppbeat: https://uppbeat.io/t/all-good-folks/unfamiliar-faces License code: NGSBY7LA1HTVAUJE

Welcome to the 1980's! At least for this week's episode as we continue with the life and times of Laurie Cabot, "Official Witch of Salem.” Laurie continues to make headlines across the country and even appears in National Geographic. Magic baseball bats? Oil speculation? Mayoral controversy? And why did she protest the filming of the movie The Witches of Eastwick?  https://www.youtube.com/@LaurieCabotOfficial/featured https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZY_MvfQwhxo https://libguides.salemstate.edu/home/archives/blog/Laurie-Cabot https://enchantedlivingmagazine.com/a-salem-legend/ https://people.com/archive/salems-official-witch-laurie-cabot-finds-grave-errors-in-eastwick-vol-27-no-26/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1992/09/13/a-cauldron-of-controversy/1bd6dd24-602c-4f20-b273-4a9a0acb2cb9/ Interested in Salem The Podcast Merch!?  CLICK HERE! Interested in supporting the Podcast? Looking for more Salem content? CLICK HERE! www.salemthepodcast.com NEW INSTAGRAM - @salemthepod Email - hello@salemthepodcast.com   Book a tour with Sarah at Bewitched Historical Tours   www.bewitchedtours.com Book a tour with Jeffrey at Salem Uncovered Tours  www.salemuncoveredtours.com    Intro/Outro Music from Uppbeat: https://uppbeat.io/t/all-good-folks/unfamiliar-faces License code: NGSBY7LA1HTVAUJE

No, victims of the 1692 Salem Witch Trials were not actual witches. But fast forward three centuries and you'll find the city is home to more than 5,000 practicing witches. Only one of them, however, can claim the title "Official Witch of Salem." Her name is Laurie Cabot and she helped create the Witch Mecca you see today. Join Sarah and Jeffrey, your favorite Salem tour guides, as they delve into the life of this incredible woman - which is ongoing by the way (Laurie is turning 92 this year). When did her abilities begin? How did she end up in Salem? Would you have jumped at the chance to take after-school witchcraft classes at her house in the 1970s?  https://www.youtube.com/@LaurieCabotOfficial/featured https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZY_MvfQwhxo https://libguides.salemstate.edu/home/archives/blog/Laurie-Cabot https://enchantedlivingmagazine.com/a-salem-legend/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1992/09/13/a-cauldron-of-controversy/1bd6dd24-602c-4f20-b273-4a9a0acb2cb9/ 1973. Linton Daily Citizen. June 21: 1 1973. "Witches." The Boston Globe. Aug 19: 375. 1974. "Come Set A Spell." Tucson Citizen. Oct 31: 1. 1976. "3 Bloop Hits." The Day. New London, CT. May 13: 25. Interested in Salem The Podcast Merch!?  CLICK HERE! Interested in supporting the Podcast? Looking for more Salem content? CLICK HERE! www.salemthepodcast.com NEW INSTAGRAM - @salemthepod Email - hello@salemthepodcast.com   Book a tour with Jeffrey at Salem Uncovered Tours  www.salemuncoveredtours.com  Book a tour with Sarah at Bewitched Historical Tours   www.bewitchedtours.com   Intro/Outro Music from Uppbeat: https://uppbeat.io/t/all-good-folks/unfamiliar-faces License code: NGSBY7LA1HTVAUJE

Happy Holidays everyone!

Last episode we talked about Samuel Wardwell's life leading up to 1692. Now we must move on to his confession and fate. Where did he receive his unholy baptism? Did this man in black really subvert the whole family and lay with his daughter? Join Sarah and Jeffrey, your favorite Salem tour guides, as they ponder if Goodman Wardwell really could predict the future. Or maybe he just possessed a good nature and jovial sense of humor. https://salem.lib.virginia.edu/tag/wardwell_samuel.html https://salemwitchmuseum.com/locations/lydia-wardell-protest-or-the-naked-quaker/ Richard Hite, In the Shadow of Salem: The Andover Witch Hunt of 1692 Robert Calef, More Wonders of the Invisible World or The Wonders of the Invisible World Displayed in Five Parts Emerson Baker, A Storm of Witchcraft: The Salem Trials and the American Experience Boyer and Nissenbaum, Salem-Village Witchcraft: A documentary record of local conflict in colonial New England   Interested in Salem The Podcast Merch!?  CLICK HERE! Interested in supporting the Podcast? Looking for more Salem content? CLICK HERE! www.salemthepodcast.com NEW INSTAGRAM - @salemthepod Email - hello@salemthepodcast.com   Book a tour with Jeffrey at Salem Uncovered Tours  www.salemuncoveredtours.com  Book a tour with Sarah at Bewitched Historical Tours  www.bewitchedtours.com   Intro/Outro Music from Uppbeat: https://uppbeat.io/t/all-good-folks/unfamiliar-faces License code: NGSBY7LA1HTVAUJE

On September 22, 1692 the last eight individuals executed for the crime of witchcraft were hanged in the Massachusetts Bay Colony. Among them was the only confessed witch (later recanted) and self-proclaimed fortune teller, Samuel Wardwell of Andover. Join Jeffrey and Sarah, your favorite Salem tour guides as they trace the early life of this Puritan raised by Quakers, and how that may have influenced how and why he was accused of being a Witch. **trigger warning: miscarriages https://salem.lib.virginia.edu/tag/wardwell_samuel.html https://salemwitchmuseum.com/locations/lydia-wardell-protest-or-the-naked-quaker/ Richard Hite, In the Shadow of Salem: The Andover Witch Hunt of 1692 Robert Calef, More Wonders of the Invisible World or The Wonders of the Invisible World Displayed in Five Parts Emerson Baker, A Storm of Witchcraft: The Salem Trials and the American Experience Boyer and Nissenbaum, Salem-Village Witchcraft: A documentary record of local conflict in colonial New England   Interested in Salem The Podcast Merch!?  CLICK HERE! Interested in supporting the Podcast? Looking for more Salem content? CLICK HERE! www.salemthepodcast.com NEW INSTAGRAM - @salemthepod Email - hello@salemthepodcast.com   Book a tour with Sarah at Bewitched Historical Tours   www.bewitchedtours.com Book a tour with Jeffrey at Salem Uncovered Tours  www.salemuncoveredtours.com    Intro/Outro Music from Uppbeat: https://uppbeat.io/t/all-good-folks/unfamiliar-faces License code: NGSBY7LA1HTVAUJE

First-Comer? Saint? Pilgrim? Old Planter? These were all names given to the original Mayflower passengers, only half survived the first winter and made it to the “First Thanksgiving.” Among them was a young bastard boy, taken from his mother and shipped across the Atlantic. His name was Richard Moore and he would eventually make his way to Salem. Join Sarah and Jeffrey, your favorite Salem tour guides, as they talk about the second-to-last Mayflower Pilgrim left standing and the only one with a headstone from the time of death. He was a ship captain, a father, a tavern owner, and a husband to three wives. This bastard was no saint, for he was quite the trouble-maker as well. https://visit.archives.gov/whats-on/explore-exhibits/thanksgiving-historical-perspectives#:~:text=A%20Harvest%20Celebration,back%20then%20used%20that%20term https://plimoth.org/for-students/homework-help/who-were-the-pilgrims#:~:text='Pilgrim'%20became%20 https://mayflower.americanancestors.org/richard-more-biography David Lindsay, Mayflower Bastard: A Stranger amongst the Pilgrims Daniel Fury, If These Stones Could Speak: The History and People of the Old Salem Burying Point   Interested in Salem The Podcast Merch!?  CLICK HERE! www.salemthepodcast.com NEW INSTAGRAM - @salemthepod Email - hello@salemthepodcast.com Book a tour with Jeffrey at Salem Uncovered Tours  www.salemuncoveredtours.com  Book a tour with Sarah at Bewitched Historical Tours   www.bewitchedtours.com

Some of us come to Salem willingly, some of us are drawn to the city magically. After talking to this week's guest, we can confidently put him in the latter category. Join Sarah and Jeffrey, your favorite Salem tour guides as they talk with fellow tour guide, Tim Maguire. Tim is the owner of Salem Night Tour, Wynotts Wands, and The Halloween Museum! We were lucky enough to chat with him about his adventures in Salem… Was he really in a O.K. Corral style gunfight? Was he cursed or blessed by a strange man with a wand? And what spirits from Salem's past haunt him? https://www.salemghosttours.com/ http://www.wynottswands.com/ https://www.halloweenmuseumsalem.com/ https://www.tourofthefreedomtrail.com/   Interested in Salem The Podcast Merch!?  CLICK HERE! Interested in supporting the Podcast? Looking for more Salem content? CLICK HERE! www.salemthepodcast.com NEW INSTAGRAM - @salemthepod Email - hello@salemthepodcast.com   Book a tour with Sarah at Bewitched Historical Tours   www.bewitchedtours.com Book a tour with Jeffrey at Salem Uncovered  www.salemuncoveredtours.com    Intro/Outro Music from Uppbeat: https://uppbeat.io/t/all-good-folks/unfamiliar-faces License code: NGSBY7LA1HTVAUJE

She could tell you how your ship would fare at sea. And details of your distant betrothed. She prophesied the outcome of the American Revolution and George Washington's lasting legacy. Born 100 years earlier and her neighbors probably would have hanged her in 1692. But Moll Pitcher was no witch, and she didn't much like the title 'fortune-teller' either. Buckle up friends, we're heading back to the 18th Century and spending most of this episode balancing truth with legend. And to think, it all started with a spoon... History of Essex County (1888) Moll Pitcher's Prophecies (1895) "The Wizarding Family of Marblehead" Marblehead Current "The Magician of Marblehead" YankeeXpress "Historical Building of the Week: A House of Many Names" Marblehead Weekly News "Moll Pitcher - Famous Fortune Teller of Massachusetts" Legends of America Moll Pitcher: A Poem by John Greenleaf Whittier (1832) Moll Pitcher Souvenir Spoon - eBay (ps. I got mine for a fraction of this so wait for a cheaper one to hit the market!)   Interested in Salem The Podcast Merch!?  CLICK HERE! Interested in supporting the Podcast? Looking for more Salem content? CLICK HERE! www.salemthepodcast.com NEW INSTAGRAM - @salemthepod Email - hello@salemthepodcast.com   Book a tour with Jeffrey at Salem Uncovered  www.salemuncovered.com  Book a tour with Sarah at Bewitched Historical Tours  www.bewitchedtours.com   Intro/Outro Music from Uppbeat: https://uppbeat.io/t/all-good-folks/unfamiliar-faces License code: NGSBY7LA1HTVAUJE

Hello November... again! Sarah and Jeffrey, your hosts and favorite Salem tour guides, aren't the only Salemites recovering from busy season. So we took to the streets, found some of our friends, and asked them how their October went. So who did we bump into?   Mandy from Nocturne www.nocturne.com   Landon, owner of Lucipurr www.northeastanimalshelter.com   Ben, Co-Owner of VampFangs www.vampfangs.com Rory Raven, Tour Guide and Author https://www.roryobrienbooks.com/   Jonathan from Count Oroloks www.nightmaregaller.com   Christian, Co-Owner of Diehl Marcus & Co www.diehlmarcus.com   Taz, Manager of Bit Bar www.bitbar.com   Ally DF, Tour Guide and Comedian @delfrancoyaknow   Interested in Salem The Podcast Merch!?  CLICK HERE! Interested in supporting the Podcast? Looking for more Salem content? CLICK HERE! www.salemthepodcast.com NEW INSTAGRAM - @salemthepod Email - hello@salemthepodcast.com

Oops... this episode got stuck in the drafts folder. Enjoy!   Do the spirits return? A question as old as the ages, and the focus of the new exhibit at the PEM, Conjuring the Spirit World: Art, Magic, and Mediums. Join Sarah and Jeffrey, your favorite Salem tour guides as they get to sit down with Curator-at-Large Dr. George Schwartz, the mind behind the magic. Where did the idea for the exhibit come from? How did all the pieces come together? Does he think the spirits return?   https://www.pem.org/exhibitions/conjuring-the-spirit-world-art-magic-and-mediums https://www.pem.org/about-pem/curators/george-schwartz-curator-at-large Interested in Salem The Podcast Merch!?  CLICK HERE! Interested in supporting the Podcast? Looking for more Salem content? CLICK HERE! www.salemthepodcast.com NEW INSTAGRAM - @salemthepod Email - hello@salemthepodcast.com   Book a tour with Jeffrey at Salem Uncovered  www.salemuncovered.com  Book a tour with Sarah at Bewitched Historical Tours   www.bewitchedtours.com   Intro/Outro Music from Uppbeat: https://uppbeat.io/t/all-good-folks/unfamiliar-faces License code: NGSBY7LA1HTVAUJE

For the folks of 17th-century Salem, the word WITCH could mean a death sentence. Three centuries later, the city has become a safe haven for modern pagan communities. Recent estimates put the city's witch population around 5,000. But what does it mean to be a witch in Salem today? Join Sarah and Jeffrey for a chat with PJ Maguire, aka the Green Man of Salem. You've probably crossed paths with this well-known Salemite at Crow Haven Corner, the oldest witch shop in town. https://www.crowhavencorner.com   PS. Please keep the Lilley family in your thoughts. Jeffrey and his family suffered a great loss this October. Hug your loved ones tight.   Interested in Salem The Podcast Merch!?  CLICK HERE! Interested in supporting the Podcast? Looking for more Salem content? CLICK HERE! www.salemthepodcast.com NEW INSTAGRAM - @salemthepod Email - hello@salemthepodcast.com

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Did you know there are more people accused of witchcraft in Andover than in Salem during the 1692 trials? Join Jeffrey and Sarah, your favorite Salem tour guides, as they travel 18 miles from Salem to this northern Massachusetts town. To the home to Martha Carrier, the Queen of Hell. But what else made Andover a hot spot for accusations? Was it church politics? Smallpox outbreaks? Or perhaps bringing the afflicted girls through town to investigate?   In the Shadow of Salem: The Andover Witch Hunt of 1692 by Richard Hite The Salem Witch Trials by Marilynne K. Roach "Andover Bewitched" Historybuzz https://www.wmur.com/article/salem-witch-cleared-thanks-to-eighth-grade-teacher-students/40825018 https://salemwitchmuseum.com/locations/welcome-to-andover/ https://salemwitchmuseum.com/locations/john-ballard-home-site-of/ https://salem.lib.virginia.edu/search/?terms=andover&year=&month=&day= https://andoverma.gov/ https://andoverhistorical.org/history-witch-hysteria   Interested in Salem The Podcast Merch!?  CLICK HERE! NEW INSTAGRAM - @salemthepod Email - hello@salemthepodcast.com   Book a tour with Sarah at Bewitched Historical Tours   www.bewitchedtours.com Book a tour with Jeffrey at Salem Uncovered  www.salemuncovered.com 

On August 19th, 1692 Salem saw its third round of executions. Four men and one woman were hanged that day -- a group so sensational that Cotton Mather himself attended their last moments. He had to see the Queen of Hell for himself. Join Jeffrey and Sarah, your favorite Salem tour guides, as they talk about Martha Carrier, the first person to be accused from Andover, a town that saw more accusations than any other.   Salem Witch Museum - "Thomas and Martha Carrier / Widow Allen Home, Site of" Salem Witch Museum - "Martha and Thomas Carrier: A Love Story" Salem Witch Trials Documentary Archive and Transcription Project History of Massachusetts - "The Witchcraft Trial of Martha Carrier" Wikitree - Thomas Carrier "A Witch Trial Victim's Family Reunion" - Gloucester Times Witchcraft Poems: Salem 1692. Roslyn, N.Y.: Stone House Press, 1988 In the Shadow of Salem: The Andover Witch-hunt of 1692 by Richard Hite Wonders of the Invisible World by Cotton Mather The Salem Witch Trials by Marilynne K. Roach Salem Village Witchcraft by Boyer and Nissenbaum   Interested in Salem The Podcast Merch!?  CLICK HERE! Interested in supporting the Podcast? Looking for more Salem content? CLICK HERE! www.salemthepodcast.com NEW INSTAGRAM - @salemthepod Email - hello@salemthepodcast.com   Book a tour with Sarah at Bewitched Historical Tours  www.bewitchedtours.com Book a tour with Jeffrey at Salem Uncovered  www.salemuncovered.com    Intro/Outro Music from Uppbeat: https://uppbeat.io/t/all-good-folks/unfamiliar-faces License code: NGSBY7LA1HTVAUJE

Who doesn't love playing dress up? If you haven't been to Witch Pix, then you're missing out on one of the best activities to do in the Witch City! Join your favorite Salem tour guides for a chat with Hope Hitchcock, the ingenious mind behind WitchPix. Transform into a witch, wizard, pirate, or fur-clad viking and get your picture taken in one of several immersive sets. Bring your friends, bring your family, or even bring your cat, and capture the magic that is Salem.  https://www.witchpix.com/   Interested in Salem The Podcast Merch!?  CLICK HERE! Interested in supporting the Podcast? Looking for more Salem content? CLICK HERE! www.salemthepodcast.com NEW INSTAGRAM - @salemthepod Email - hello@salemthepodcast.com   Book a tour with Jeffrey at Salem Uncovered  www.salemuncovered.com  Book a tour with Sarah at Bewitched Historical Tours   www.bewitchedtours.com   Intro/Outro Music from Uppbeat: https://uppbeat.io/t/all-good-folks/unfamiliar-faces License code: NGSBY7LA1HTVAUJE

In 1824, Revolutionary War hero, Marquis de Lafayette visited Salem while making on grand tour of the United States. The streets were lined flower-covered arches and thousands of people eager to catch a glimpse of the the famed frenchman. Join Jeffery and Sarah, your favorite Salem tour guides, as they cover some of Lafayette's backstory his extravagant trip to Witch City. https://www.mountvernon.org/library/digitalhistory/digital-encyclopedia/article/marquis-de-lafayette https://streetsofsalem.com/2020/08/31/lafayette-fangirls/ https://www.lafayetteinamerica.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Lafayette-in-Salem.pdf https://www.hamiltonhall.org/remond   Interested in Salem The Podcast Merch!?  CLICK HERE! Interested in supporting the Podcast? Looking for more Salem content? CLICK HERE! www.salemthepodcast.com NEW INSTAGRAM - @salemthepod Email - hello@salemthepodcast.com   Book a tour with Sarah at Bewitched Historical Tours   www.bewitchedtours.com Book a tour with Jeffrey at Salem Uncovered  www.salemuncovered.com    Intro/Outro Music from Uppbeat: https://uppbeat.io/t/all-good-folks/unfamiliar-faces License code: NGSBY7LA1HTVAUJE

Long have we waited for a permanent exhibition on the Salem Witch Trials. After three temporary exhibits in as many years, the Peabody Essex Museum has answered. So we went to check it out! Join Sarah and Jeffrey, your favorite Salem tour guides, as they chat about this "new" exhibit. P.S. does anyone have a Nick Cage connection? https://www.pem.org/exhibitions/the-salem-witch-trials-1692 Vampire Ball Playbill   Interested in Salem The Podcast Merch!?  CLICK HERE! Interested in supporting the Podcast? Looking for more Salem content? CLICK HERE! www.salemthepodcast.com NEW INSTAGRAM - @salemthepod Email - hello@salemthepodcast.com   Book a tour with Jeffrey at Salem Uncovered  www.salemuncovered.com  Book a tour with Sarah at Bewitched Historical Tours  www.bewitchedtours.com   Intro/Outro Music from Uppbeat: https://uppbeat.io/t/all-good-folks/unfamiliar-faces License code: NGSBY7LA1HTVAUJE

When it comes to the Salem Witch Trials, no one was safe from accusations... even the richest people in town! A resident of Salem for more than twenty years, Philip English was still very much an outsider in their eyes. He was an immigrant, a merchant, an Anglican, and by 1692, this native French speaker was dripping in wealth and opulence. Join Sarah and Jeffrey, your favorite Salem tour guides, as they discuss who the Englishes were, how Mary scoffed at her arrest, how Phillip ran from Salem, and where they fled to escape the hangman's noose.  https://salem.lib.virginia.edu/tag/english_phillip.html https://salem.lib.virginia.edu/people/english.html https://salemwitchmuseum.com/locations/philip-and-mary-english-home-site-of/ https://historyofmassachusetts.org/philip-english-salem/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jersey   Case files referencing Phillip English - New Salem - Pelican Salem Possessed by Boyer and Nissenbaum The Salem Witch Trials: A Day by Day Chronicle of a Community Under Siege; Six Women of Salem by Marilynne K. Roach Book a tour with Jeffrey at Salem Uncovered www.salemuncovered.com  Book a tour with Sarah at Bewitched Historical Tours www.bewitchedtours.com  Intro/Outro Music from Uppbeat: https://uppbeat.io/t/all-good-folks/unfamiliar-faces License code: NGSBY7LA1HTVAUJE

Last week we chatted about the historic Ropes Mansion...but there's more to share! In part 2 we'll share some ghost stories, talk about the gardens, and highlight fun details from when we visited the property! Join Jeffrey and Sarah, your favorite Salem tour guides, as they keep exploring the Ropes Mansion. Listen closely to learn about ghostly fires, a Hocus Pocus easter egg, and what inspired Sarah's new spoon obsession! Ropes Mansion (Boston Globe, 1890) Ropes Botanical Garden (Lynn Daily Item, 1912) Stafford Family (Boston Globe, 1977) https://www.pem.org/blog/beyond-words-pems-garden-team-shares-excitement-over-new-arboretum-certification https://www.pem.org/historic-houses/ropes-mansion https://historyofmassachusetts.org/ropes-mansion-salem/ https://lostnewengland.com/2019/02/ropes-mansion-salem-mass/   Interested in Salem The Podcast Merch!?  CLICK HERE! Interested in supporting the Podcast? Looking for more Salem content? CLICK HERE! www.salemthepodcast.com NEW INSTAGRAM - @salemthepod Email - hello@salemthepodcast.com   Book a tour with Sarah at Bewitched Historical Tours   www.bewitchedtours.com  Book a tour with Jeffrey at Salem Uncovered  www.salemuncovered.com   Intro/Outro Music from Uppbeat: https://uppbeat.io/t/all-good-folks/unfamiliar-faces License code: NGSBY7LA1HTVAUJE

In 1692, Salem Village (now modern day Danvers), was ground zero for what was to become the Salem Witch Trials. We have covered many locations in Danvers, but have yet to talk about Ingersoll's Ordinary, so let's change that. Learn who Nathaniel Ingersoll was and why his Ordinary was and still is important! We also chat which of the accused were held and questioned there, who's specters were seen, and of course, try to figure out what an Ordinary even is!   https://wbsm.com/salem-witch-trials-danvers-ingersolls-tavern-save/ https://salemwitchmuseum.com/locations/ingersolls-ordinary/ https://spectersofsalemvillage.com/2019/01/05/ingersolls-tavern-anything-but-ordinary/   Interested in Salem The Podcast Merch!?  CLICK HERE! Interested in supporting the Podcast? Looking for more Salem content? CLICK HERE! www.salemthepodcast.com NEW INSTAGRAM - @salemthepod Email - hello@salemthepodcast.com   Book a tour with Jeffrey at Salem Uncovered  www.salemuncovered.com Book a tour with Sarah at Bewitched Historical Tours   www.bewitchedtours.com   Intro/Outro Music from Uppbeat: https://uppbeat.io/t/all-good-folks/unfamiliar-faces License code: NGSBY7LA1HTVAUJE

It's the 250th anniversary of General Gage moving the capital of Massachusetts from Boston to Salem! To mark the occasion, there was a slew of reenactors down on Derby Wharf so went to chat with some of them! Join Sarah and Jeffrey, your favorite Salem tour guides, as they talk to people from 1774 about the situation in Salem. You'll hear from soldiers about their uniforms, from a milliner about her hat business, and even from General Gage himself!   Interested in Salem The Podcast Merch!?  CLICK HERE! Interested in supporting the Podcast? Looking for more Salem content? CLICK HERE! www.salemthepodcast.com NEW INSTAGRAM - @salemthepod Email - hello@salemthepodcast.com   Book a tour with Sarah at Bewitched Historical Tours   www.bewitchedtours.com Book a tour with Jeffrey at Salem Uncovered  www.salemuncovered.com

Somehow, someway, this magical treasure has flown under our radars...until now! Back in 1987, the world was blessed with a “Monty Python-esque” surreal comedy about the Salem Witch Trials. Well, sort of. Join Sarah and Jeffrey, your favorite Salem tour guides, as they watch and review this absolute gem. You want slap-stick? Edible chastity belts? Erotic baked goods? Adultery? Political intrigue? Magic? Flogging? Songs about… cats? You're in for a wild broomstick ride. Love At Stake - (1987) with Bud Cort Interested in Salem The Podcast Merch!?  CLICK HERE! Interested in supporting the Podcast? Looking for more Salem content? CLICK HERE! www.salemthepodcast.com NEW INSTAGRAM - @salemthepod Email - hello@salemthepodcast.com   Book a tour with Jeffrey at Salem Uncovered  www.salemuncovered.com Book a tour with Sarah at Bewitched Historical Tours   www.bewitchedtours.com

Happy PRIDE! In celebration of this month, we sat down with Salem's most famous Drag Queen: Miz Diamond Wigfall, the famous mistress behind and (in front of) the Salem Drag scene. Join Jeffrey, Sarah, and Miz Diamond as they talk origin stories, the importance of Drag as art, and what kind of inspiration goes into a Lisa-Frank-dumpster-fire!   @mizdiamondwingfall https://linktr.ee/Mizdiamondwigfall Miz.DiamondWingall@gmail.com https://www.gulugulucafe.com/events   Interested in Salem The Podcast Merch!?  CLICK HERE! Interested in supporting the Podcast? Looking for more Salem content? CLICK HERE! www.salemthepodcast.com NEW INSTAGRAM - @salemthepod Email - hello@salemthepodcast.com   Book a tour with Sarah at Bewitched Historical Tours   www.bewitchedtours.com Book a tour with Jeffrey at Salem Uncovered  www.salemuncovered.com   Intro/Outro Music from Uppbeat: https://uppbeat.io/t/all-good-folks/unfamiliar-faces License code: NGSBY7LA1HTVAUJE

We are LIVE! Or we were... last week! Our third LIVE show kicked off at Hallowed Ground in Salem where we talked about death. Specifically, how the Puritans experienced and viewed the "debt that all men pay."  Join us for our dive into strange post-mortem colonial rituals and learn what the word "de-skeletonization" means! A big thank you to Hallowed Ground for hosting! You can catch a splendid interview with Bar Manager, Sean Powers at the beginning of the episode.    Interested in Salem The Podcast Merch!?  CLICK HERE! Interested in supporting the Podcast? Looking for more Salem content? CLICK HERE! www.salemthepodcast.com NEW INSTAGRAM - @salemthepod Email - hello@salemthepodcast.com   Book a tour with Jeffrey at Salem Uncovered  www.salemuncovered.com Book a tour with Sarah at Bewitched Historical Tours   www.bewitchedtours.com Intro/Outro Music from Uppbeat: https://uppbeat.io/t/all-good-folks/unfamiliar-faces License code: NGSBY7LA1HTVAUJE

In part one we covered Susannah Martin's life leading up to the Witch Trials. Now, let's take a close look at the evidence brought up against her and the legacy she left behind. We've got so much to cover here... her apparent distain towards cattle, the sheer number of witnesses, nightly visits, and a whole lot of puppies. Buckle up for some of the most outrageous testimonies we've covered! "Susannah Martin" by Touchstone https://salem.lib.virginia.edu/tag/martin_susannah.html Ingersoll's Ordinary Current State & Controversy Joseph Ring article The Wonders of The Invisible World - Cotton MatherThe Salem Witch Trials - Marilynne K. Roach Records of the Salem Witch Trials - Bernard Rosenthall   Interested in Salem The Podcast Merch!?  CLICK HERE! Interested in supporting the Podcast? Looking for more Salem content? CLICK HERE! www.salemthepodcast.com NEW INSTAGRAM - @salemthepod Email - hello@salemthepodcast.com   Book a tour with Sarah at Bewitched Historical Tours   www.bewitchedtours.com Book a tour with Jeffrey at Salem Uncovered  www.salemuncovered.com   Intro/Outro Music from Uppbeat: https://uppbeat.io/t/all-good-folks/unfamiliar-faces License code: NGSBY7LA1HTVAUJE

Have you been to the Black Veil Shoppe of Drear and Wonder? Perhaps you've been lucky enough to get tattooed by its famous proprietors? Either way, you probably know of Salem's favorite and most elusive identical twins: Ryan and Mathew Murray. Join Sarah and Jeffrey as they get to know the Murray brothers on their first ever podcast appearance to talk art, inspiration, the Night Faire, and fond childhood memories of eating squishy eyeballs.   https://www.blackveilstudio.com/ @blackveiltattoo    Interested in Salem The Podcast Merch!?  CLICK HERE! Interested in supporting the Podcast? Looking for more Salem content? CLICK HERE! www.salemthepodcast.com NEW INSTAGRAM - @salemthepod Email - hello@salemthepodcast.com   Book a tour with Jeffrey at Salem Uncovered  www.salemuncovered.com Book a tour with Sarah at Bewitched Historical Tours   www.bewitchedtours.com   Intro/Outro Music from Uppbeat: https://uppbeat.io/t/all-good-folks/unfamiliar-faces License code: NGSBY7LA1HTVAUJE

It's been a while since we talked about one of the innocent victims of the Salem Witch Trials, so let's get back to it, with Susannah Martin, part one. Join Jeffrey and Sarah, your favorite Salem tour guide as they walk the life of the 71 year old widow from Amsbury. Lets chat about her accusations of a witch nearly two decades before 1962, how her step-mother was the primary receivership of her fathers will and was having so many kids really a good thing? LIVE SHOW - MAY 21st https://salem.lib.virginia.edu/tag/martin_susannah.html https://historyofmassachusetts.org/susannah-martin-accused-witch-from-salisbury/ The Devil in the Shape of a Woman - Carol F. Karlson The Wonders of The Invisible World - Cotton Mather The Salem Witch Trials - Marilynne K. Roach Records of the Salem Witch Trials - Bernard Rosenthall   Interested in Salem The Podcast Merch!?  CLICK HERE! Interested in supporting the Podcast? Looking for more Salem content? CLICK HERE! www.salemthepodcast.com NEW INSTAGRAM - @salemthepod Email - hello@salemthepodcast.com   Book a tour with Sarah at Bewitched Historical Tours   www.bewitchedtours.com Book a tour with Jeffrey at Salem Uncovered  www.salemuncovered.com   Intro/Outro Music from Uppbeat: https://uppbeat.io/t/all-good-folks/unfamiliar-faces License code: NGSBY7LA1HTVAUJE

Who loves true crime? You love true crime! And so does Sarah. This week, we head back to 1941 and discover what happened to Frances Cochran, a 19-year-old girl of Lynn, Massachusetts. Join Sarah and Jeffrey, your favorite Salem tour guides, as Sarah takes us through this true crime mystery. We don't want to give anything away, but this one falls squarely in the unsolved mysteries category. "The Murder and Myth of Frances Cochran" Lynn Daily Item Interview Google Books - Scream on the Water Interested in Salem The Podcast Merch!?  CLICK HERE! Interested in supporting the Podcast? Looking for more Salem content? CLICK HERE! www.salemthepodcast.com NEW INSTAGRAM - @salemthepod Email - hello@salemthepodcast.com   Book a tour with Jeffrey at Salem Uncovered  www.salemuncovered.com Book a tour with Sarah at Bewitched Historical Tours   www.bewitchedtours.com   Intro/Outro Music from Uppbeat: https://uppbeat.io/t/all-good-folks/unfamiliar-faces License code: NGSBY7LA1HTVAUJE

Look out Arthur Miller! You want historical accuracy? Cohesive storytelling? Solid early 2000's made-for-TV acting? Did we mention the best depiction of the Salem Witch Trials in a visual media we've ever seen? Join Jeffrey and Sarah, your favorite Salem tour guides, as they review this gem of an interpretation! Perhaps inspired by the pardons issued in 2001, this depiction of the trials is a real treat. We share our thoughts, reactions, concerns--and of course--how many witch hats we awarded the flick! TW: stillbirth & sexual assault Watch on Amazon Prime Wikipedia page "Salem Witch Trials" IMDb Rotten Tomatoes Playbill.com John Buxton Find-A-Grave Salem Eclipse 2079 Interested in Salem The Podcast Merch!?  CLICK HERE! Interested in supporting the Podcast? Looking for more Salem content? CLICK HERE! www.salemthepodcast.com NEW INSTAGRAM - @salemthepod Email - hello@salemthepodcast.com   Book a tour with Sarah at Bewitched Historical Tours  www.bewitchedtours.com Book a tour with Jeffrey at Salem Uncovered  www.salemuncovered.com   Intro/Outro Music from Uppbeat: https://uppbeat.io/t/all-good-folks/unfamiliar-faces License code: NGSBY7LA1HTVAUJE

Yes, you read that right! Let's take a deep dive to the Titanic. This week Jeffrey and Sarah were joined by special guest L.A. Beadles, host of Unsinkable, the Titanic Podcast. Both our subjects sit at the crossroads of dark history and collective tragedy. But the real question you're probably wondering is, "how on earth could Salem and the Titanic be linked?! https://www.unsinkablepod.com/ @unsinkablepod https://www.encyclopedia-titanica.org/titanic-survivor/mary-conover-lines.html https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/8127177/mary-conover-lines   Interested in Salem The Podcast Merch!?  CLICK HERE! Interested in supporting the Podcast? Looking for more Salem content? CLICK HERE! www.salemthepodcast.com NEW INSTAGRAM - @salemthepod Email - hello@salemthepodcast.com   Book a tour with Jeffrey at Salem Uncovered  www.salemuncovered.com Book a tour with Sarah at Bewitched Historical Tours   www.bewitchedtours.com   Intro/Outro Music from Uppbeat: https://uppbeat.io/t/all-good-folks/unfamiliar-faces License code: NGSBY7LA1HTVAUJE

We are often wrapped in the cloak of Salem, its history, its architecture, its vibe. But 1962 stands as the consummate marker of our history. But what else was going in the world at that time? What names might the puritans in Salem have heard? So join Jeffrey and Sarah, your favorite Salem tour guides as they talk 1692. Do you think Increase Mather ever saw a Shakespeare play? Did the judges have discussions about Isaac Newton and theories of gravity or planetary motion? Did Betty Paras ever meet someone who signed the Declaration of Independence? It's all possible. And oh how fun it is to speculate! https://artsandculture.google.com/asset/een-schutter-die-een-berkenmeier-vasthoudt-bekend-als-%E2%80%98de-vrolijke-drinker%E2%80%99/EgGWR2aHD9M7aA?hl=en https://artsandculture.google.com/asset/de-luitspeler/YgEP1P72Atpeww?hl=en&ms=%7B%22x%22%3A0.5%2C%22y%22%3A0.5%2C%22z%22%3A8.880863533005725%2C%22size%22%3A%7B%22width%22%3A2.4897233260671765%2C%22height%22%3A1.2375036177357388%7D%7D https://www.wikiart.org/en/frans-hals/fruit-and-vegetable-seller-1630 https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/collection/SK-A-1718 https://www.paleisamsterdam.nl/en/ https://www.archives.gov/founding-docs/signers-factshee http://www.fm.coe.uh.edu/timeline/1600s.html#:~:text=William%20Shakespeare%20dies.&text=Start%20of%20the%20Thirty%20Years,three%20laws%20of%20planetary%20motion.&text=The%20first%20African%20slaves%20are%20brought%20to%20Jamestown. https://www.rembrandthuis.nl/en/?gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjwq86wBhDiARIsAJhuphmrOaa0KzcQYzx9xVqesfHILFD9SWbAnrJtFyv-ircrjQZjNlrLaFoaAuHNEALw_wcB https://www.mayflower400uk.org/   Interested in Salem The Podcast Merch!?  CLICK HERE! NEW INSTAGRAM - @salemthepod Email - hello@salemthepodcast.com   Book a tour with Sarah at Bewitched Historical Tours   www.bewitchedtours.com Book a tour with Jeffrey at Salem Uncovered  www.salemuncovered.com

Okay, but she wasn't actually accused of witchcraft, nor did she really accuse anyone of witchcraft. Was Elizabeth Knapp afflicted like Betty Paris and Abigail Williams? Absolutely. But why didn't her strange behavior lead to a witch hunt like the Puritan's would see in Salem twenty years later. Join Sarah and Jeffrey, your favorite Salem tour guides, as they talk about the so-called Groton “witch.”   "In Defense of Witches" https://www.grotonma.gov/ https://www.grotonherald.com/features/bloody-salem-witch-trials-might-have-been-held-groton-man https://history.hanover.edu/texts/Willard-Knap.html https://books.google.com/books?id=PDA5AQAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false https://www.asettledcommonwealth.com/houses https://www.womenhistoryblog.com/2008/03/elizabeth-knapp.html#google_vignette   Interested in Salem The Podcast Merch!?  CLICK HERE! www.salemthepodcast.com NEW INSTAGRAM - @salemthepod Email - hello@salemthepodcast.com   Book a tour with Jeffrey at Salem Uncovered  www.salemuncovered.com Book a tour with Sarah at Bewitched Historical Tours   www.bewitchedtours.com   Intro/Outro Music from Uppbeat: https://uppbeat.io/t/all-good-folks/unfamiliar-faces License code: NGSBY7LA1HTVAUJE

More Judgment! We've covered the Chief Justice and some lesser-known names. Today we wrap up our series with our final five: John Hawthorne, Jonathan Corwin, Waitstill Winthrop, Bartholomew Gedney, and Thomas Danforth. Join Jeffrey and Sarah, your favorite Salem tour guides, as they once again judge the judges.     Interested in Salem The Podcast Merch!?  CLICK HERE! Interested in supporting the Podcast? Looking for more Salem content? CLICK HERE! www.salemthepodcast.com NEW INSTAGRAM - @salemthepod Email - hello@salemthepodcast.com   Book a tour with Sarah at Bewitched Historical Tours www.bewitchedtours.com Book a tour with Jeffrey at Salem Uncovered  www.salemuncovered.com   Intro/Outro Music from Uppbeat: https://uppbeat.io/t/all-good-folks/unfamiliar-faces License code: NGSBY7LA1HTVAUJE