I thank you all for coming today. We are all here, obviously, because of rigid ship. The long hot summer and early fall of 1692. As a history professor, i am inetimes reticent to indulge anniversary history because i like my students to think that every single day is historic. To take as feel right moment, take it day and really think about what happened. That is what we are doing today. That is with the city of salem is going to be doing all summer long. Before i introduce our distinguished guest who will , i want to symposium say thanks before i forget to thank everybody. While we are wrapping up this day am going to think all of the presenters contributions. Right now i want to thank my Little Committee because we have been working on this for a year. And that would include the two women downstairs who are not going to hear my thanks. Also from the Salem Award Foundation we have shelby, who has a brief announcement to make about our special feature. [indiscernible] and would like to
You all have in your folders cards like this which are an invitation to commemorative activities, a celebration at the witch trials memorial tomorrow. I am here to introduce our keynote speaker. I have noticed that we have not really talked about the people who have sponsored this symposium. I mentioned the Salem Award Foundation. I have to tell you, donna has been driving this bus. [applause] i know she has pulled the entire History Department along in her wake. I wanted to make sure she got credit for the incredible amount of hard work that it takes to pull off an event like this. It has been a wonderful day. On to what i am supposed to be talking about. I am glad our keynote address is in the afternoon rather than in the morning because, i think, we have all had time to stop and think about what the problems we face in commemorating something that happened 325 years ago. Perhaps nobody has given it more thought than our speaker today, dr. Kenneth foote. I had planned to pull a few c
You all have in your folders cards like this which are an invitation to commemorative activities, a celebration at the witch trials memorial tomorrow. I am here to introduce our keynote speaker. I have noticed that we have not really talked about the people who have sponsored this symposium. I mentioned the Salem Award Foundation. I have to tell you, donna has been driving this bus. [applause] i know she has pulled the entire History Department along in her wake. I wanted to make sure she got credit for the incredible amount of hard work that it takes to pull off an event like this. It has been a wonderful day. On to what i am supposed to be talking about. I am glad our keynote address is in the afternoon rather than in the morning because, i think, we have all had time to stop and think about what the problems we face in commemorating something that happened 325 years ago. Perhaps nobody has given it more thought than our speaker today, dr. Kenneth foote. I had planned to pull a few c
As we help to keep alive the lessons of the trials. To promote empathy and understanding. One of the main ways in which we do this is by supporting and being involved in educational events just like today. You all have in your folders cards like this which are an invitation to commemorative activities, a celebration at the witch trials memorial tomorrow. But i am here to introduce our keynote speaker. Before i do that, i have noticed that we have not really talked about the people who have sponsored this symposium. I mentioned the Salem Award Foundation. Ethics National Heritage has been a Fabulous Team player. I have to tell you, donna has been driving this bus. [applause] i know she has pulled the entire History Department along in her wake. [laughter] i wanted to make sure she got credit for the incredible amount of hard work and coordination that it takes to pull off an event like this. It has been a wonderful day. I am glad to see you all here. On to what i am supposed to be talki
Today. Were all here, obviously, because of Bridget Bishop and her battle of victims 1692, the long summer and hot fall of 1692. This is the 325th anniversary of those events. As a history professor, i am sometimes reticent to indulge in what i call anniversary history. Because i like my students to think that every single day is historic. But it does feel right to take a moment, take a day, and really think about what happened during that year. So thats what were doing today. The city of salem is going to be doing probably all summer long. Before i introduce our distinguished guest who is doing to open up our symposium, the mayor of salem, kimberley driscoll, i want to say thanks before i forget to thank everybody at the end while were wrapping up this day. Im going to thank all of the presenters for their contributions. But right now, i just want to thank my Little Committee because we have been working on this for a year. And that would include the two women downstairs who are not g