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
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
Largest union under contract. Employees will receive a 2800 lump sum payment. A pay increase of 3. A september 1st of this year and second increase of 2. 5 on july 1st, 2015. Its a sevenyear deal that runs from the expiration in 2009 through 2016 and increases what the city contributes to the Union Health Fund while requiring workers to contribute more to their pensions. District council 33 agreement helps the city manage through times of recession and challenge by enabling an administration to use temporary layoffs. By signing the contract with District Council 33, employees say theyre not sure whether to rejoice or not. Better than not having a contract. We waited this long, it doesnt make up for what we lost. I had to take my son out of college because i couldnt afford at that pay for his tuition. Now an increase and finally get the contract. Might be to help out a little bit. Reporter many of the employees said the biggest thing was the minute psychological boost of seeing just a f
Headquarters. Richard nixon president ial library conducted this interview as part of a project to document the 37th president s administration. This portion is about one hour. In the early days, what kind of access to the president did you have . I knew enough about how the white house worked from my dealings with the staff at the Justice Department. If the president calls you and you did not call the president when he wanted you to do something, typically, he was a president who liked particularly to work with paper. My memorable first assignment that i did not know was from the president initially was a memo that was waiting for me when i arrived from the staff secretary, john brown. It said cryptically it was an action memo archival people are familiar with. It has been noted that a magazine called scandals monthly has made an outrageous charge about spiro agnew, the Vice President , that he is planning to cancel the 1972 election and repeal the bill of rights. I said, well i knew
Retirement community for Union Soldiers here at Appomattox Courthouse, and they buy up land west of the village. They are unsuccessful in selling off these lots to Union Veterans, and they decide theyre going to dismantle the house and move it to washington d. C. And create a museum out of it. The house is dismantled. And unfortunately there is a financial panic in 1893 and the firm goes bankrupt. And all the supplies or materials outside start to rot away or are taken as souvenirs. The park service, when it takes over the facility in 1940 determines the one thing theyre going to do is rebuild the mcclain house. Fortunately, the same company that took the house apart got the bid to rebuild the house, and they still had the plans so its been rebuilt on the exact location, using the original plans. There are a few bricks to the heart in the basement 5,500 original bricks are used on the front of the house. So when youre walking up to the house, you will pass through bricks that were here