Listen "137. Witch Trials: Samuel Wardwell (part 1)"
Episode Synopsis
On September 22, 1692 the last eight individuals executed for the crime of witchcraft were hanged in the Massachusetts Bay Colony. Among them was the only confessed witch (later recanted) and self-proclaimed fortune teller, Samuel Wardwell of Andover. Join Jeffrey and Sarah, your favorite Salem tour guides as they trace the early life of this Puritan raised by Quakers, and how that may have influenced how and why he was accused of being a Witch.
**trigger warning: miscarriages
https://salem.lib.virginia.edu/tag/wardwell_samuel.html
https://salemwitchmuseum.com/locations/lydia-wardell-protest-or-the-naked-quaker/
Richard Hite, In the Shadow of Salem: The Andover Witch Hunt of 1692
Robert Calef, More Wonders of the Invisible World or The Wonders of the Invisible World Displayed in Five Parts
Emerson Baker, A Storm of Witchcraft: The Salem Trials and the American Experience
Boyer and Nissenbaum, Salem-Village Witchcraft: A documentary record of local conflict in colonial New England
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Intro/Outro Music from Uppbeat:
https://uppbeat.io/t/all-good-folks/unfamiliar-faces
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**trigger warning: miscarriages
https://salem.lib.virginia.edu/tag/wardwell_samuel.html
https://salemwitchmuseum.com/locations/lydia-wardell-protest-or-the-naked-quaker/
Richard Hite, In the Shadow of Salem: The Andover Witch Hunt of 1692
Robert Calef, More Wonders of the Invisible World or The Wonders of the Invisible World Displayed in Five Parts
Emerson Baker, A Storm of Witchcraft: The Salem Trials and the American Experience
Boyer and Nissenbaum, Salem-Village Witchcraft: A documentary record of local conflict in colonial New England
Interested in Salem The Podcast Merch!? CLICK HERE!
Interested in supporting the Podcast? Looking for more Salem content? CLICK HERE!
www.salemthepodcast.com
NEW INSTAGRAM - @salemthepod
Email - [email protected]
Book a tour with Sarah at Bewitched Historical Tours www.bewitchedtours.com
Book a tour with Jeffrey at Salem Uncovered Tours www.salemuncoveredtours.com
Intro/Outro Music from Uppbeat:
https://uppbeat.io/t/all-good-folks/unfamiliar-faces
License code: NGSBY7LA1HTVAUJE
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