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Margo Burns, AB, MA—The Salem Witchcraft Trials and Ergot, the “Moldy Bread” Hypothesis

Margo Burns, AB, MA—The Salem Witchcraft Trials and Ergot, the “Moldy Bread” Hypothesis

by Massachusetts History Alliance | Mar 16, 2019 | History News

Margo Burns, AB, MA, Project Manager and Associate Editor, Records of the Salem Witch-HuntOn April 2, 1976, Science Magazine published an article by Linnda R. Caporeal which posited that during the Salem witchcraft trials of 1692, the visions of specters and painful...
Patrick Gabridge—A Kaleidoscopic Look at the Formation of American Identity through the Lens of Mount Auburn Cemetery

Patrick Gabridge—A Kaleidoscopic Look at the Formation of American Identity through the Lens of Mount Auburn Cemetery

by Massachusetts History Alliance | Mar 16, 2019 | History News

Patrick Gabridge is Producing Artistic Director for Plays in Place , which works in partnership with museums, historic sites, and other cultural institutions to create exciting site-specific theatrical plays and presentations. In recent years, he’s returned...
Vil Lewis—Madison vs. Hamilton: What is Money, Anyway?

Vil Lewis—Madison vs. Hamilton: What is Money, Anyway?

by Massachusetts History Alliance | Mar 16, 2019 | History News

Bil Lewis, Madison Re-enactor and High School History TeacherIn the midst of crisis that was the founding of the United States, Alexander Hamilton published his “Report on Credit,” in which he elaborated on the necessity of having a private bank issue currency,...
Marilynne K. Roach—Salem’s Gallows Hill Project

Marilynne K. Roach—Salem’s Gallows Hill Project

by Massachusetts History Alliance | Mar 16, 2019 | History News

Marilynne K. Roach, author of The Salem Witch Trials: a Day-by-Day Chronicle of a Community Under Siege Willful forgetting, conflicting memories, and dueling antiquarians, plus new clues unearthed from old manuscripts – all led to the scientifically verified...
Tara Mancini—Vikings in New York and Delaware

Tara Mancini—Vikings in New York and Delaware

by Massachusetts History Alliance | Mar 16, 2019 | History News

Tara Mancini, author of Calicos, Camelots and Swords While the raiding of other peoples comes to an end in the 12th century, the Viking culture and material goods continues with their wadmal, knitwear and their decedents arriving in Manhattan during the 17th...
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