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host: welcome back. i m 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 witch-hunt. 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 ....
onely to see you all today this day. my name is donna s the dark, chair of the history department here at salem state university. thank you all for coming today. we are all here, obviously, the of bridget bishop long hot summer and thaw of 1962. this is the 325th anniversary of those events. as a history professor, i am sometimes reticent to indulge in what i called anniversary history, because i like my students to think every single day is historic. take adoes feel right to moment, take a day, and really think about what happened during that year. so that is what we are doing today. that is what the city of salem is going to be doing probably all summer long. before i introduce our distinguished guest, who will open up our symposium, the mayor of salem, kimberly jusco driscoll, i want to say thanks. at the end of the day, i will think all of the presenters, but right now, i want to thank my little committee, because we have been working on this for a year. and t ....
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] ....
a tourist attraction. the presentation was part of an all-day symposium held at salem state university. good morning, everybody. it s lovely to see you all today on this day, this reverent day. my name is donna seger. i m chair of the history department here at salem state university. i thank you all for coming today. we re all here, obviously, because of bridget bishop and her victims of 1692, the long hot summer and early fall of 1692. this is the 325th anniversary of those events. as a history professor, i am sometimes ready sent to be involved in what s called because i like my students to think every 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 that s what we re doing today. that s what the city of salem is going to be doing probably all summer long. before i introduce our distinguished guest who s going do open up our symposium, the mayor of salem kimberley driscoll, i want to sa ....
325th anniversary symposium held in massachusetts. all right. good afternoon. let s get started. i m tad baker from the history department of salem state. i d like to welcome you back to the afternoon session of salem trial. i will say about the title. that was almost the title for me book. and i was pleased actually when the gang thought it would be a good title for this day. it seems to many the trials of 1692ment as we all know those of us who live and work and hang around salem that there are other trials that are related to the trial. and to some degrees that s what we re talking about this afternoon. and our sessions on witch city and keynote speech by professor foot on hill. just one thought from me before i introduce the panel, and that is that it s my sincere hope that the work of the past couple years to recognize the execution site of proctors ledge and hopefully be a new start of fresh beginning for salem to really recognize officially and formally this ....