about those records and the amazing things you can learn from a close read of the salem witch trials. i should also mention that margot is the author of one of my absolute favorites on the salem witch trials that really looked at the whole issue of false confession that i strongly recommend to you, too. so margot burns. [ applause ] thank you, tab. just so you know, i have a completely different read on the false confessions than he gave you just a few minutes ago. so read my article and you ll find out. i m here today primarily to talk about the actual documents and how do we know what we know. one of the things that tab is doing is quoting from oh, i know where that came from, i know where that came from. which document i always try to go, let s go back to the source. this is about the size of a ream of paper and a hard cover. it does now come in paperback, so you don t have to pay about $150. you can pay about 6 bucks and get one in paperback. if you are serious abou
many newly transcribed ivy team s many newly transcribed by the team s 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
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 things
on trial. a book she discusses managed titled records of the salem witch-hunt. 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 witch-hunt . 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
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 that s what we re 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 we re wrapping up this day. i m 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 going to hear my thanks, beth bearinger and meredith george from essex heritage na