Dynamic History Salem

By 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 ... more

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The podcast currently has 7 episodes available.

Dynamic History Salem episodes:

October 11, 2021 Walking tours now available
Visiting Salem sometime soon? We invite you to take a walking tour with us. Tours now available to book on dynamichistorysalem.com. Winter dates and walking tour/book group combinations coming soon!
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1min
October 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.
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8min
June 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.
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18min
April 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.
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8min
April 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.
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13min
April 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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10min
March 31, 2021 Dynamic History Salem Trailer
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1min

FAQs about Dynamic History Salem:

How many episodes does Dynamic History Salem have?

The podcast currently has 7 episodes available.