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. 54: Repurposing Historic Mills: The Jones Falls Tell-All
PreserveCast Ep. 53: The Jewish American Society for Historic Preservation
PreserveCast Ep. 52: Dana Saylor and the Art of Historic Placemaking
PreserveCast Ep. 51: On-Site from the American Visionary Art Museum
PreserveCast Ep. 50: In Defense of Brutalism: Greg Galer of the Boston Preservation Alliance
PreserveCast Ep. 49: The Anarchist's Podcast on Historic House Museums
PreserveCast Ep. 48: Jim Lighthizer and the Civil War Trust
PreserveCast Ep. 47: The History of Women's Suffrage in Maryland and Beyond
PreserveCast Ep. 46: True Treats Candy and the Age-Old Sweet Tooth
UPDATED PreserveCast Ep. 45: Mary Anthony and the 1772 Foundation
PreserveCast Ep. 44: Primitive Technology and the Food of the Future with Bill Schindler
PreserveCast Ep. 43: PlaceEconomics and the Threat to the Federal Historic Tax Credit Program
PreserveCast Ep. 42: Montgomery Modern: What's the Future for Mid-Century Modern Architecture?
PreserveCast Ep. 41: Paint Chip Analysis with Dr. Susan Buck
PreserveCast Ep. 40: Colin Dickey's Ghostland and the PreserveCast Spooktacular
PreserveCast Ep. 39: Joe McGill and the Slave Dwelling Project
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
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