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 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
Dynamic History SalemOct 11, 2021
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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!
Oct 11, 202100:31
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.
Oct 08, 202107:26
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.
Jun 25, 202117:03
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.
Apr 28, 202107:21
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.
Apr 19, 202112:10
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.
Apr 09, 202109:07