Many newly transcribed ivy teams many newly transcribed by the teams members. Margo burns welcome back. Should be a really interesting session. I would like to introduce to you my good friend and partner in which graph studies, margo burns. Margo was one of the leading experts on the trials. One of the leading experts in the salem witch hunt. She probably has forgotten more about the individual documents than i will ever know. We asked her to speak about those records and the Amazing Things you can learn from a close read of them. I should also mention that he that she is the author of my favorite article on the trials. It looks at the issue of false confession that i strongly recommend to you. Margo burns. Just so you know, i have a completely different read on the coercion of false confessions that he gave a few minutes ago. Read my article and you will find out. I am here today primarily to talk about the actual documents. And how do we know what we know. When ever i read or hear an
Host welcome back. Im thrilled to see you here for what should be a really interesting session. I would like to introduce to you my good friend and partner in witchcraft studies margo burns. , margo was one of the leading experts on the trials. One of the editors of the incredible records of the salem witchhunt. She has probably forgotten more about the individual documents than i will ever know. We asked her to speak about those records and the Amazing Things you can learn from a close read of them. I should also mention that she is the author of my favorite article on the salem witch trials. It looks at the issue of false confession that i strongly recommend to you. Margo burns. [applause] margo burns just so you know, i have a completely different read on the coercion of false confessions than he gave a few minutes ago. Read my article and you will find out. I am here today primarily to talk about the actual documents. And how do we know what we know. One of the things he was doing
On trial. A book she discusses managed titled records of the salem witchhunt. 12 individuals worked to complete the book. This presentation is part of an all day Salem State University presentation. Host welcome back. I am thrilled to see you all here for what should be a really interesting session. I would like to introduce to you my good friend and partner in witchcraft studies, margo burns. Margo was one of the leading experts on the trials. One of the editors in the records of the salem witchhunt. In some degree, she probably has forgotten more about the individual documents than i will ever know. We asked her to speak about those records and the Amazing Things you can learn from a close read of them. I should also mention that she is the author of my favorite articles on the salem witch trials. It looks at the issue of false confession that i strongly recommend to you. Margo burns. [applause] thank you. Just so you know, i have a completely different read on the coercion of false
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
Margo burns discusses the documents in a book project she titled records of the salem witch hunt. This is part of a Salem University seminar on the legacy of the witch trials. Welcome back. Im tad baker and thrilled to see you all here for what should be an interesting session. I would like to introduce to you my good friend and partner in witchcraft studies, margo burns. Margo is one of the leading experts on the witch trials. One of the editors of the incredible records of the salem witch hunt. In some degrees she has probably forgotten more about the individual documents than ill ever know. We asked her today to speak specifically about those records and Amazing Things you can learn from a close read of the salem witch trials. I should also mention that margo absolute favorite articles on the witch trials and one of the issues of false confession. I strongly recommend to you as well. Margo burns. [ applause ] thank you. So you know, i have a completely different read on the coercion