Although Salem is certainly the most famous American community to be beset by the mania of witchcraft, it was far from alone in its paranoia. On this special edition of PreserveCast, we're exploring the history of accusations of witchcraft and sorcery in Maryland.
At this time of the year, as we look for opportunities to get the good shivers, we’d be wise to balance the frightening tales of witchcraft with the harsh reality of the lives ended by the hysteria and the lesson in that story – that well meaning people can make strange decisions driven by fear of the unknown. Perhaps, the story of witchcraft fascinates us, because in each of us there is fear of the supernatural and we wonder, if only subconsciously, if we too, could fall for an equally absurd fallacy.
PreserveCast Ep. 78: America's 11 Most Endangered Historic Places
PreserveCast Ep. 77: Keeping NOLA Hip and Historic with Danielle Del Sol
PreserveCast Ep. 76: Preservation Buffalo Style with Jessie Fisher
PreserveCast Ep. 75: Kristen Harbeson and The Environmental Side of Preservation
PreserveCast Ep. 74: Antietam Shadows: Dennis Frye and the History We Think We Know
PreserveCast Ep. 73: Brittany LaVelle Tulla and Historic Charleston
PreserveCast Ep. 72: Keeping Original Windows with Sam Pardue of Indow
PreserveCast Ep. 71: Baltimore and the Royal Family: The Duchess of Windsor Collection at the Adele Corner House
PreserveCast Ep. 70: Rod Cofield and Museum Education on the Ground
PreserveCast Ep. 69: Sarah Marsom and the Rust Belt Coalition of Young Preservationists
PreserveCast Ep. 68: Lewis Contractors: The Big Picture of Preservation Projects
PreserveCast Ep. 67: Adventures in Preservation with Judith Broeker
PreserveCast Ep. 66: Abandoned America: Historic Photography Off the Beaten Path
PreserveCast Ep. 65: The London Mudlark with Lara Maiklem
PreserveCast Ep. 64: Preserving LGBTQ Historic Sites with Susan Ferentinos
PreserveCast Ep. 63: The Domino Sugars Sign: Live from Triangle Signs!
PreserveCast Ep. 62: The Enchanted Forest at Clark's Elioak Farm
PreserveCast Ep. 61: Berea, Kentucky: Gateway to the Mountains, and to the Arts
PreserveCast Ep. 60: The Rosenwald Schools with Aviva Kempner
PreserveCast Ep. 59: The Brewmaster's Castle, the Heurich House Museum
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