Dynamic History Salem

Rebecca Johnson

Dynamic History Salem tells the stories of Salem, Massachusetts’ dynamic and incredibly diverse history and the people who made those stories meaningful. In these episodes you'll find interviews with local historians and guides, "this day in Salem" historical nuggets, and the stories of the people - immigrant, colonizer, indigenous, and enslaved - who made this beautiful seaside city the home and tourist destination it is today. Want to hear the stories of Salem in person? Take a walking tour with us! Schedules and booking available on dynamichistorysalem.com

Episodes

  1. 10/08/2021

    Episode 5: This Day in Salem - October 8, 1692’s letter opposing the Witch Trials

    This day in Salem, October 8, 1692, Thomas Brattle wrote a letter criticizing the methods used in the witchcraft trials that had convicted and hanged 19 people.

  2. 06/25/2021

    Episode 4: Salem Ablaze, Part 2

    The 1914 Great Fire of Salem was experienced differently by different Salemites and demonstrated the complicated response necessary in urban disasters of the period.

  3. 04/28/2021

    Episode 3: the Privateers

    Salem’s port conducted a brisk international trade before and after the American Revolution, but it also profited greatly from privateers during the War, cementing its historical significance in the early Republic.

  4. 04/19/2021

    Episode 2: Salem Ablaze, Part 1

    Salem’s great fire in 1914 marked the landscape of the city forever... but the economic elites and the working class experienced it quite differently.

  5. 04/09/2021

    Episode 1: Salem’s patron - the codfish

    In this episode Rebecca tells the story of the fish that saved a utopian society: cod. Salem may have been founded by religious idealists and gone on to become the Witch City, but it survived thanks to its cod fishery. And, as with all Salem stories, this one has several layers.

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Dynamic History Salem tells the stories of Salem, Massachusetts’ dynamic and incredibly diverse history and the people who made those stories meaningful. In these episodes you'll find interviews with local historians and guides, "this day in Salem" historical nuggets, and the stories of the people - immigrant, colonizer, indigenous, and enslaved - who made this beautiful seaside city the home and tourist destination it is today. Want to hear the stories of Salem in person? Take a walking tour with us! Schedules and booking available on dynamichistorysalem.com

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  • Creator
    Rebecca Johnson
  • Years Active
    2021
  • Episodes
    6
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Rebecca Johnson
  • Show Website
    Dynamic History Salem