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. 38: Building Information Modeling at George Washington's Mount Vernon
PreserveCast Ep. 37: Save Historic Antietam Foundation: How to Preserve a Battlefield
PreserveCast Ep. 36: Community Forklift and the Ethics of Reuse with Ruthie Mundell
PreserveCast Ep. 35: The Archives of M.A.R.M.I.A.: Audio and Visual Media Preservation
PreserveCast Ep. 34: Saving Froelicher Hall: Goucher College's Historic Building Move
PreserveCast Ep. 33: Revolving Funds, Easements, and D.C. Preservation with the L'Enfant Trust
PreserveCast Ep. 32: Live from the Old Line State Summit!
PreserveCast Ep. 31: Saving the Numero Uno Taco Bell
PreserveCast Ep. 30: GIS and Technological Advances in Archaeology
PreserveCast Ep. 29: Glass, Gas, and the Past: Neon Sign Preservation and Restoration
PreserveCast Ep. 28: We Are The Next: Youth Engagement in the 21st Century
PreserveCast Ep. 27: Energy Sprawl and Open Space Preservation in Kent County
PreserveCast Ep. 26: Open Source Preservation with Baltimore Heritage
PreserveCast Ep. 24: Diners, Dueling Grounds, and Dives: Roadside Architecture and the Anacostia Trails Heritage Area
PreserveCast Ep. 23: The Heart of the Civil War Heritage Area
PreserveCast Ep. 22: It's Not the Heat, It's the Humidity: Preservation in the Southern Climate
PreserveCast Ep. 21: Lifting the Building: Historic Preservation and Flood Mitigation
PreserveCast Ep. 20: A Day in the Life of an Archaeologist with Stephanie Sperling
PreserveCast Ep. 19: Revitalization and the Restoration Economy
PreserveCast Ep. 18: Moving Historic Buildings
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