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Witch Hunt - Descendants of Connecticut Witch Trial Victims

Descendants of Connecticut Witch Trial Victims

12/08/22 • 53 min

Witch Hunt

Presenting intimate interviews with the descendants of Connecticut witch trial victims. They discuss why the exoneration of Connecticut witch trial victims is important to them and to the accused witches in our modern world. Learn how discovering this ancestry impacted descendant lives and why the stories of their accused witch ancestors must be talked about. Grab a tissue box and get ready to feel the emotions.

Descendents:

Sherry Kuiper

Alse Freeman

Rosemary Lang

Morgan Leigh Kelsey

Sue Bailey

Laura Secord

Caitlin Golden

Sarah Jack

Links:

Entertaining Satan: Witchcraft and the Culture of Early New England by John Putnam DemosAnnie Eliot Trumbull, "One Blank of Windsor", Literary Section, Hartford Courant , December 3, 1904 (requires newspapers.com subscription or free trial)
Detestable and Wicked Arts, Paul B. MoyerPlease sign the petition to exonerate those accused of witchcraft in ConnecticutJoin the CT Witch Trial Exoneration Project Discord ServerMary Lousie Bingham on the Connecticut Accused WitchesCT W.I.T.C.H. MemorialSalem Witch-HuntThe Witch Trials Hysteria History of the American ColoniesSamuel Wyllys PapersAssociated Daughters of Early American WitchesWitchcraft Belief by Boris GershmanLeo Igwe, AfAWAdvocacy Against Witch Hunts, South AfricaEnd Witch Hunts ProjectsJoin us on Discord to share your ideas and feedback.WebsiteTwitterFacebookInstagramLinkedInYouTubeTikTokBuzzsprout

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Presenting intimate interviews with the descendants of Connecticut witch trial victims. They discuss why the exoneration of Connecticut witch trial victims is important to them and to the accused witches in our modern world. Learn how discovering this ancestry impacted descendant lives and why the stories of their accused witch ancestors must be talked about. Grab a tissue box and get ready to feel the emotions.

Descendents:

Sherry Kuiper

Alse Freeman

Rosemary Lang

Morgan Leigh Kelsey

Sue Bailey

Laura Secord

Caitlin Golden

Sarah Jack

Links:

Entertaining Satan: Witchcraft and the Culture of Early New England by John Putnam DemosAnnie Eliot Trumbull, "One Blank of Windsor", Literary Section, Hartford Courant , December 3, 1904 (requires newspapers.com subscription or free trial)
Detestable and Wicked Arts, Paul B. MoyerPlease sign the petition to exonerate those accused of witchcraft in ConnecticutJoin the CT Witch Trial Exoneration Project Discord ServerMary Lousie Bingham on the Connecticut Accused WitchesCT W.I.T.C.H. MemorialSalem Witch-HuntThe Witch Trials Hysteria History of the American ColoniesSamuel Wyllys PapersAssociated Daughters of Early American WitchesWitchcraft Belief by Boris GershmanLeo Igwe, AfAWAdvocacy Against Witch Hunts, South AfricaEnd Witch Hunts ProjectsJoin us on Discord to share your ideas and feedback.WebsiteTwitterFacebookInstagramLinkedInYouTubeTikTokBuzzsprout

Support the show

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Links:

KatherineHowe.comUniversity of VA, Salem Witch Trials Documents and TranscriptionsEntertaining Satan: Witchcraft and the Culture of Early New England by John Putnam DemosIn the Devil's Snare by Mary Beth NortonWitchcraft Belief by Boris GershmanIslandmagee Witch Trial NewsLeo Igwe, AfAWAdvocacy Against Witch Hunts, South Africa

End Witch Hunt Projects

Please sign the petition to exonerate those accused of witchcraft in Connecticut

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Links:

List of books authored by Dr. Marion Gibson

Order book, Witches of St. Osyth by Dr. Marion Gibson

The Discoverie of Witchcraft, Reginald Scot

Please sign the petition to exonerate those accused of witchcraft in Connecticut

Leo Igwe, AfAW

Advocacy Against Witch Hunts, South Africa

End Witch Hunt Projects

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Witch Hunt - Descendants of Connecticut Witch Trial Victims

Transcript

Josh Hutchinson

Welcome to Thou Shalt Not Suffer: The Witch Trial Podcast. I'm Josh Hutchinson.

Sarah Jack

And I'm Sarah Jack.

Josh Hutchinson

In this episode, we speak with descendants of Connecticut witch trial victims about efforts to exonerate their ancestors.

Sarah Jack

I am one of those descendants.

Josh Hutchi
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