https://echoesofthewitch.com Echoes of the Witch Sat, 25 Apr 2020 17:15:20 +0000 https://echoesofthewitch.com en https://echoesofthewitch.com/banner-image Fri, 31 Jan 2020 22:37:09 +0000 Echoes of the Witch https://echoesofthewitch.com/banner-image https://echoesofthewitch.com/Project-description Tue, 04 Feb 2020 19:12:32 +0000 Echoes of the Witch https://echoesofthewitch.com/Project-description What we choose to remember—and how—has a profound impact on how we understand ourselves and our world. Since 2019, Margaux Crump and Jake Eshelman have been traveling across present-day America to document the locations where records indicate fifty-four individuals were accused of witchcraft and executed by the state. Operating on the premise that places hold memory and that cultural memory can be deeply rooted, this project investigates how the land and the people in these sites have honored, altered, hidden, perverted, or neglected the memories of these persecutions. Below is a selection of images from the full project. https://echoesofthewitch.com/Images Fri, 31 Jan 2020 22:54:28 +0000 Echoes of the Witch https://echoesofthewitch.com/Images <img width="2000" height="1333" width_o="2000" height_o="1333" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/76578b406f15597fb5c6aaf4dfbb1ad597df35da8a4ba8af1a29c8e1208e85af/Jake-Eshelman_Margaux-Crump_Echoes-of-the-Witch_01.jpg" data-mid="169190116" border="0" alt="An overgrown bush on the grounds of the abandoned Westbrook Village. The exact location of the gallows where Alse Young (1647), Mary Johnson (1648), Joan &amp; John Carrington (1651), Lydia Gilbert (1654), Mary Barnes (1663), Nathanial &amp; Rebecca Greensmith (1663), and Mary Sanford (1662) were hanged is unknown. This is one of the possible execution sites. Hartford, CT." data-caption="An overgrown bush on the grounds of the abandoned Westbrook Village. The exact location of the gallows where Alse Young (1647), Mary Johnson (1648), Joan &amp; John Carrington (1651), Lydia Gilbert (1654), Mary Barnes (1663), Nathanial &amp; Rebecca Greensmith (1663), and Mary Sanford (1662) were hanged is unknown. This is one of the possible execution sites. Hartford, CT." src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/76578b406f15597fb5c6aaf4dfbb1ad597df35da8a4ba8af1a29c8e1208e85af/Jake-Eshelman_Margaux-Crump_Echoes-of-the-Witch_01.jpg" /> <img width="2000" height="1333" width_o="2000" height_o="1333" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/26dd5dc4c21167d7c541aba44ecaf0b65d0749a28cfc2b733de90ce3c846cdff/Jake-Eshelman-Margaux-Crump-Echoes-of-the-Witch-12.jpg" data-mid="62742519" border="0" alt="A placard designates a meeting room in the Windsor City Hall building. This is one of several small overtures acknowledging the executions of Alse Young (1647) and Lydia Gilbert (1654), who were posthumously pardoned by Windsor&rsquo;s Town Council in 2017&mdash;largely due to the efforts of local activists. Windsor, CT." data-caption="A placard designates a meeting room in the Windsor City Hall building. This is one of several small overtures acknowledging the executions of Alse Young (1647) and Lydia Gilbert (1654), who were posthumously pardoned by Windsor’s Town Council in 2017—largely due to the efforts of local activists. Windsor, CT." src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/26dd5dc4c21167d7c541aba44ecaf0b65d0749a28cfc2b733de90ce3c846cdff/Jake-Eshelman-Margaux-Crump-Echoes-of-the-Witch-12.jpg" /> <img width="2500" height="1667" width_o="2500" height_o="1667" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a439fe65d2a5965f63acb5c1839205a45f53277a7964bff6f4fe03ea1068e4e4/Jake-Eshelman_Margaux-Crump_Echoes-of-the-Witch_27.jpg" data-mid="198249288" border="0" alt="Shortly before attending a Haunted Happenings walking tour, three members of a witch-themed bachelorette party pose for a portrait beneath a fog machine set up on Liberty St., which itself is lined with wax museums, haunted houses, and&mdash;as of 1992&mdash;the Salem Witch Trial Memorial. Salem, MA" data-caption="Shortly before attending a Haunted Happenings walking tour, three members of a witch-themed bachelorette party pose for a portrait beneath a fog machine set up on Liberty St., which itself is lined with wax museums, haunted houses, and—as of 1992—the Salem Witch Trial Memorial. Salem, MA" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/a439fe65d2a5965f63acb5c1839205a45f53277a7964bff6f4fe03ea1068e4e4/Jake-Eshelman_Margaux-Crump_Echoes-of-the-Witch_27.jpg" /> <img width="2000" height="1333" width_o="2000" height_o="1333" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/dfb6397d15ecbd415398db32f533ac02d81207a8bda41d8747146efdeea1e581/Jake-Eshelman-Margaux-Crump-Echoes-of-the-Witch-01.jpg" data-mid="62742496" border="0" alt="A tree with hammock chairs on the present-day campus center lawn of St. Mary&rsquo;s College of Maryland overlooks the small hill that is the likely execution site where Rebecca Fowler was hanged in 1685. St. Mary's, MD." data-caption="A tree with hammock chairs on the present-day campus center lawn of St. Mary’s College of Maryland overlooks the small hill that is the likely execution site where Rebecca Fowler was hanged in 1685. St. Mary's, MD." src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/dfb6397d15ecbd415398db32f533ac02d81207a8bda41d8747146efdeea1e581/Jake-Eshelman-Margaux-Crump-Echoes-of-the-Witch-01.jpg" /> <img width="2000" height="1333" width_o="2000" height_o="1333" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/eca1a37805e256f4bad41a9b08c784f230dddf001d63a2b8d95ebe9d8bfe5f0f/Jake-Eshelman-Margaux-Crump-Echoes-of-the-Witch-14.jpg" data-mid="62742521" border="0" alt="A man walks down the aisle to pray at The Cathedral of the Holy Cross in Boston, which sits atop the location of the former Boston Neck Gallows&mdash;one of three possible execution sites where Ann Glover (1688), Margaret Jones (1648), Alice Lake (1650), Mrs. Kendall (1651), and Ann Hibbins (1656) were hanged. Boston, MA." data-caption="A man walks down the aisle to pray at The Cathedral of the Holy Cross in Boston, which sits atop the location of the former Boston Neck Gallows—one of three possible execution sites where Ann Glover (1688), Margaret Jones (1648), Alice Lake (1650), Mrs. Kendall (1651), and Ann Hibbins (1656) were hanged. Boston, MA." src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/eca1a37805e256f4bad41a9b08c784f230dddf001d63a2b8d95ebe9d8bfe5f0f/Jake-Eshelman-Margaux-Crump-Echoes-of-the-Witch-14.jpg" /> <img width="1667" height="2500" width_o="1667" height_o="2500" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/3fcb087867a6422546fb87f76633f9382d9f5c77a639a2a2d25ba09cbc81f9ad/Jake-Eshelman_Margaux-Crump_Echoes-of-the-Witch_26.jpg" data-mid="198249301" border="0" alt="During her witch-themed bachelorette party, a bride-to-be poses for pictures in front of a crone witch statue surrounded by wax museums, haunted houses, and&mdash;as of 1992&mdash;the Salem Witch Trial Memorial. Salem, MA" data-caption="During her witch-themed bachelorette party, a bride-to-be poses for pictures in front of a crone witch statue surrounded by wax museums, haunted houses, and—as of 1992—the Salem Witch Trial Memorial. Salem, MA" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/3fcb087867a6422546fb87f76633f9382d9f5c77a639a2a2d25ba09cbc81f9ad/Jake-Eshelman_Margaux-Crump_Echoes-of-the-Witch_26.jpg" /> <img width="2000" height="1333" width_o="2000" height_o="1333" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/9940207c2e8d669072fee41a221176d1e1ec803d24470621709a11a70e9d9104/Jake-Eshelman-Margaux-Crump-Echoes-of-the-Witch-02.jpg" data-mid="62742498" border="0" alt="Two dumpsters behind a gas station at the old Gallows Brook execution site where local tradition holds Goody Bassett was hanged for witchcraft in 1651. The brook officially disappeared from view in 1848 and is said to be buried beneath the railroad track. Stratford, CT." data-caption="Two dumpsters behind a gas station at the old Gallows Brook execution site where local tradition holds Goody Bassett was hanged for witchcraft in 1651. The brook officially disappeared from view in 1848 and is said to be buried beneath the railroad track. Stratford, CT." src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/9940207c2e8d669072fee41a221176d1e1ec803d24470621709a11a70e9d9104/Jake-Eshelman-Margaux-Crump-Echoes-of-the-Witch-02.jpg" /> <img width="2000" height="1333" width_o="2000" height_o="1333" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/14b8b65cc80c7ec845e689250eb222fdbf8b863f4539f86962eb0c14c89cd700/Jake-Eshelman-Margaux-Crump-Echoes-of-the-Witch-06.jpg" data-mid="62742507" border="0" alt="The interior of a local ice cream parlor named after Goody Bassett, who was tried and executed for witchcraft in 1651. Stratford, CT." data-caption="The interior of a local ice cream parlor named after Goody Bassett, who was tried and executed for witchcraft in 1651. Stratford, CT." src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/14b8b65cc80c7ec845e689250eb222fdbf8b863f4539f86962eb0c14c89cd700/Jake-Eshelman-Margaux-Crump-Echoes-of-the-Witch-06.jpg" /> <img width="2000" height="1333" width_o="2000" height_o="1333" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a26b719266c74b0a4bcef5256ba1dfa7d52eff7ed7b60b890a244e872611fb3f/Jake-Eshelman_Margaux-Crump_Echoes-of-the-Witch_07.jpg" data-mid="169190759" border="0" alt="Years after opening Goody Bassett&rsquo;s Ice Cream parlor, the proprietor learned that an unassuming drainage ditch running directly beneath the building is the remains of Gallows Brook, where tradition holds Goody Bassett was executed for witchcraft in 1651. Stratford, CT." data-caption="Years after opening Goody Bassett’s Ice Cream parlor, the proprietor learned that an unassuming drainage ditch running directly beneath the building is the remains of Gallows Brook, where tradition holds Goody Bassett was executed for witchcraft in 1651. Stratford, CT." src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/a26b719266c74b0a4bcef5256ba1dfa7d52eff7ed7b60b890a244e872611fb3f/Jake-Eshelman_Margaux-Crump_Echoes-of-the-Witch_07.jpg" /> <img width="2000" height="1333" width_o="2000" height_o="1333" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d45c2e4f7440035599c444f934487c88570e20d723b6ee0e6c49a0ce8fbc5fb8/Jake-Eshelman-Margaux-Crump-Echoes-of-the-Witch-13.jpg" data-mid="62742520" border="0" alt="Mary Lee was found guilty of witchcraft and hanged aboard the Charity of London in 1654 somewhere en route between England and the Province of Maryland. In 1658, Elizabeth Richardson and Katherine Grady were also accused and hanged for witchcraft aboard similar vessels respectively bound for present-day Maryland and Virginia. Atlantic Ocean." data-caption="Mary Lee was found guilty of witchcraft and hanged aboard the Charity of London in 1654 somewhere en route between England and the Province of Maryland. In 1658, Elizabeth Richardson and Katherine Grady were also accused and hanged for witchcraft aboard similar vessels respectively bound for present-day Maryland and Virginia. Atlantic Ocean." src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/d45c2e4f7440035599c444f934487c88570e20d723b6ee0e6c49a0ce8fbc5fb8/Jake-Eshelman-Margaux-Crump-Echoes-of-the-Witch-13.jpg" /> <img width="2000" height="1333" width_o="2000" height_o="1333" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/9e7a8c21af4e3262e34b6f8fb1d4f8bf3f5b55de455c7a50b088962e9a36c0f4/Jake-Eshelman-Margaux-Crump-Echoes-of-the-Witch-04.jpg" data-mid="62742503" border="0" alt="Researchers at the Fairfield Museum and History Center examine old town homestead maps of the families involved in the trial and execution of Goody Knapp in 1653. Fairfield, CT." data-caption="Researchers at the Fairfield Museum and History Center examine old town homestead maps of the families involved in the trial and execution of Goody Knapp in 1653. Fairfield, CT." src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/9e7a8c21af4e3262e34b6f8fb1d4f8bf3f5b55de455c7a50b088962e9a36c0f4/Jake-Eshelman-Margaux-Crump-Echoes-of-the-Witch-04.jpg" /> <img width="2000" height="1333" width_o="2000" height_o="1333" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d182c0ff30264a05f141a12347e4f7335acb99489cb8d7266fde0f2b2336c370/Jake-Eshelman_Margaux-Crump_Echoes-of-the-Witch_10.jpg" data-mid="169190923" border="0" alt="A community garden on what was formerly known as Try&rsquo;s Field, where Goodwife Knapp was hanged in 1653. Her memorial is dedicated here as of August 2019. Fairfield, CT." data-caption="A community garden on what was formerly known as Try’s Field, where Goodwife Knapp was hanged in 1653. Her memorial is dedicated here as of August 2019. Fairfield, CT." src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/d182c0ff30264a05f141a12347e4f7335acb99489cb8d7266fde0f2b2336c370/Jake-Eshelman_Margaux-Crump_Echoes-of-the-Witch_10.jpg" /> <img width="2000" height="1333" width_o="2000" height_o="1333" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/060247030cb3c7b8b68d26d85e8ae209df3ab7b6177263a6bcb75ee17f4c50dc/Jake-Eshelman-Margaux-Crump-Echoes-of-the-Witch-15.jpg" data-mid="79553962" border="0" alt="Five members of the History Alive theater company alternate playing the role of Bridget Bishop during interactive productions of her historic arraignment, in which she stands accused of witchcraft. In these productions of &ldquo;Cry Innocent: The People vs. Bridget Bishop&rdquo;, the audience participates by cross examining witnesses, reviewing historical evidence, and ultimately deciding whether she should be released or stand trial. Today, Bridget's acquittal rate hovers around 50%, with results often correlating with the weather, the time of day (e.g. before or after lunch), and which member of the company plays the character of Bridget Bishop. Salem, MA." data-caption="Five members of the History Alive theater company alternate playing the role of Bridget Bishop during interactive productions of her historic arraignment, in which she stands accused of witchcraft. In these productions of “Cry Innocent: The People vs. Bridget Bishop”, the audience participates by cross examining witnesses, reviewing historical evidence, and ultimately deciding whether she should be released or stand trial. Today, Bridget's acquittal rate hovers around 50%, with results often correlating with the weather, the time of day (e.g. before or after lunch), and which member of the company plays the character of Bridget Bishop. Salem, MA." src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/060247030cb3c7b8b68d26d85e8ae209df3ab7b6177263a6bcb75ee17f4c50dc/Jake-Eshelman-Margaux-Crump-Echoes-of-the-Witch-15.jpg" /> <img width="2000" height="1333" width_o="2000" height_o="1333" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ab43ec78454837054fb956649c79d89aadf2e9d914f1dc1efaae65769fae7fd1/Jake-Eshelman-Margaux-Crump-Echoes-of-the-Witch-08.jpg" data-mid="62742509" border="0" alt="The corner of Albany Ave. and Vine St. in Hartford&rsquo;s North End. The exact location of the gallows where Alse Young (1647), Mary Johnson (1648), Joan &amp; John Carrington (1651), Lydia Gilbert (1654), Mary Barnes (1663), Nathanial &amp; Rebecca Greensmith (1663), and Mary Sanford (1662) is unknown. This is one of the possible execution sites. Hartford, CT." data-caption="The corner of Albany Ave. and Vine St. in Hartford’s North End. The exact location of the gallows where Alse Young (1647), Mary Johnson (1648), Joan &amp; John Carrington (1651), Lydia Gilbert (1654), Mary Barnes (1663), Nathanial &amp; Rebecca Greensmith (1663), and Mary Sanford (1662) is unknown. This is one of the possible execution sites. Hartford, CT." src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/ab43ec78454837054fb956649c79d89aadf2e9d914f1dc1efaae65769fae7fd1/Jake-Eshelman-Margaux-Crump-Echoes-of-the-Witch-08.jpg" /> <img width="2000" height="1333" width_o="2000" height_o="1333" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/5e1955a0ab443beee17913368d8923bfdd67bf2dc092d4cd4d205281d4084c98/Jake-Eshelman_Margaux-Crump_Echoes-of-the-Witch_12.jpg" data-mid="169190992" border="0" alt="An inscribed brick serves as a memorial for Mary Barnes, who was executed for witchcraft in 1663. Her brick is laid at the feet of a life-sized, bronze statue of Rev. Samuel Stone, who was involved in her trial. Hartford, CT." data-caption="An inscribed brick serves as a memorial for Mary Barnes, who was executed for witchcraft in 1663. Her brick is laid at the feet of a life-sized, bronze statue of Rev. Samuel Stone, who was involved in her trial. Hartford, CT." src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/5e1955a0ab443beee17913368d8923bfdd67bf2dc092d4cd4d205281d4084c98/Jake-Eshelman_Margaux-Crump_Echoes-of-the-Witch_12.jpg" /> <img width="2000" height="1333" width_o="2000" height_o="1333" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/718f561f4d9a4f38ab9de72ee0424b0f1049aa26754bbbd31582473fdeb203f2/Jake-Eshelman-Margaux-Crump-Echoes-of-the-Witch-05.jpg" data-mid="62742505" border="0" alt="The current church at Abiquiu stands on the site of the original Spanish mission church. This was the epicenter of the decade long Abiquiu witchcraft outbreak. Abiquiu, NM." data-caption="The current church at Abiquiu stands on the site of the original Spanish mission church. This was the epicenter of the decade long Abiquiu witchcraft outbreak. Abiquiu, NM." src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/718f561f4d9a4f38ab9de72ee0424b0f1049aa26754bbbd31582473fdeb203f2/Jake-Eshelman-Margaux-Crump-Echoes-of-the-Witch-05.jpg" /> <img width="2000" height="1333" width_o="2000" height_o="1333" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f966893db03c85f16fc479de13d641bcfeaa64dad8ee199bb9db80aa5b242d23/Jake-Eshelman_Margaux-Crump_Echoes-of-the-Witch_14.jpg" data-mid="169191137" border="0" alt="Sunlight shines into the western most room of the Governor&rsquo;s Palace in downtown Santa Fe. Next to the window, a didactic display explains the history of the missing jail cells, which would have been just beyond this wall on what is now Lincoln Avenue. This is the most likely location where Agustin Tagle, Diego Tagle, Juan Tagle, Antonio Ulibarri, and Antonio Chimayo died in custody after being accused of practicing witchcraft in 1766. Santa Fe, NM." data-caption="Sunlight shines into the western most room of the Governor’s Palace in downtown Santa Fe. Next to the window, a didactic display explains the history of the missing jail cells, which would have been just beyond this wall on what is now Lincoln Avenue. This is the most likely location where Agustin Tagle, Diego Tagle, Juan Tagle, Antonio Ulibarri, and Antonio Chimayo died in custody after being accused of practicing witchcraft in 1766. Santa Fe, NM." src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/f966893db03c85f16fc479de13d641bcfeaa64dad8ee199bb9db80aa5b242d23/Jake-Eshelman_Margaux-Crump_Echoes-of-the-Witch_14.jpg" /> <img width="2000" height="1333" width_o="2000" height_o="1333" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b67bcedf2d79148113be8a89095cc03fee3eeeb8f97d2f07d9d47b05efb30bbc/Jake-Eshelman_Margaux-Crump_Echoes-of-the-Witch_15.jpg" data-mid="169191228" border="0" alt="A pedestrian walks past one of the many storefronts in Salem selling witch-themed products primarily to tourists. Salem, MA." data-caption="A pedestrian walks past one of the many storefronts in Salem selling witch-themed products primarily to tourists. Salem, MA." src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/b67bcedf2d79148113be8a89095cc03fee3eeeb8f97d2f07d9d47b05efb30bbc/Jake-Eshelman_Margaux-Crump_Echoes-of-the-Witch_15.jpg" /> <img width="2000" height="1333" width_o="2000" height_o="1333" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/07276fd99a08a3f6f5a09d143679c7fa2c9111a0f89baf21e37ce57f58d6954e/Jake-Eshelman-Margaux-Crump-Echoes-of-the-Witch-10.jpg" data-mid="62742511" border="0" alt="An apotropaic mark carved into the stairway of the Corwin house, now known as The Witch House. Marks like this were understood as an acceptable form of magic intended to protect the home from witches. Judge Jonathan Corwin was involved with the Salem witch trials. Salem, MA." data-caption="An apotropaic mark carved into the stairway of the Corwin house, now known as The Witch House. Marks like this were understood as an acceptable form of magic intended to protect the home from witches. Judge Jonathan Corwin was involved with the Salem witch trials. Salem, MA." src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/07276fd99a08a3f6f5a09d143679c7fa2c9111a0f89baf21e37ce57f58d6954e/Jake-Eshelman-Margaux-Crump-Echoes-of-the-Witch-10.jpg" /> <img width="2000" height="1333" width_o="2000" height_o="1333" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d4f2f18dcd090ec817b7c142d3a42fa741144373f03a6ed14a90e9dcea34ca1a/Jake-Eshelman-Margaux-Crump-Echoes-of-the-Witch-18.jpg" data-mid="62742515" border="0" alt="After leading the Haunted Happenings parade, the Honor Guard of the Salem Police Department furl their flags, which feature their departmental crest of a flying witch silhouetted against a crescent moon. Salem, MA." data-caption="After leading the Haunted Happenings parade, the Honor Guard of the Salem Police Department furl their flags, which feature their departmental crest of a flying witch silhouetted against a crescent moon. Salem, MA." src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/d4f2f18dcd090ec817b7c142d3a42fa741144373f03a6ed14a90e9dcea34ca1a/Jake-Eshelman-Margaux-Crump-Echoes-of-the-Witch-18.jpg" /> <img width="2000" height="1333" width_o="2000" height_o="1333" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/eb5b2f2a9f7e6c06fb46304cfa9e460ad5e5567d721a5356c67e17656dff2544/Jake-Eshelman_Margaux-Crump_Echoes-of-the-Witch_19.jpg" data-mid="169191550" border="0" alt="The nighttime window display of an occult-themed portrait studio in downtown Salem, where customers choose witch costumes and pose for fantasy photo sessions. Salem, MA" data-caption="The nighttime window display of an occult-themed portrait studio in downtown Salem, where customers choose witch costumes and pose for fantasy photo sessions. Salem, MA" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/eb5b2f2a9f7e6c06fb46304cfa9e460ad5e5567d721a5356c67e17656dff2544/Jake-Eshelman_Margaux-Crump_Echoes-of-the-Witch_19.jpg" /> <img width="2500" height="1667" width_o="2500" height_o="1667" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/8e2dcb3a989c4aff53d0031e267f3e549839a958fc9dc56cf230daba14fd9fc8/Jake-Eshelman_Margaux-Crump_Echoes-of-the-Witch_25.jpg" data-mid="198249307" border="0" alt="Three friends dressed up as witches make their way through crowded streets during the Haunted Happenings Halloween weekend in Salem, which hosts more than 900,000 people during the city&rsquo;s festivities each October. Salem, MA" data-caption="Three friends dressed up as witches make their way through crowded streets during the Haunted Happenings Halloween weekend in Salem, which hosts more than 900,000 people during the city’s festivities each October. Salem, MA" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/8e2dcb3a989c4aff53d0031e267f3e549839a958fc9dc56cf230daba14fd9fc8/Jake-Eshelman_Margaux-Crump_Echoes-of-the-Witch_25.jpg" /> <img width="2000" height="1333" width_o="2000" height_o="1333" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/87d02a5091013f2dd8acd70b12236fda7d939afcd340515d82839ea403d616d0/Jake-Eshelman_Margaux-Crump_Echoes-of-the-Witch_20.jpg" data-mid="169191579" border="0" alt="A life-size diorama in The Witch History Museum imagines the apocryphal scene of young women dancing in the woods, where they were thought to commune with the Devil (pictured in the background)." data-caption="A life-size diorama in The Witch History Museum imagines the apocryphal scene of young women dancing in the woods, where they were thought to commune with the Devil (pictured in the background)." src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/87d02a5091013f2dd8acd70b12236fda7d939afcd340515d82839ea403d616d0/Jake-Eshelman_Margaux-Crump_Echoes-of-the-Witch_20.jpg" /> <img width="1667" height="2500" width_o="1667" height_o="2500" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ed3b39bd25c0998ed01a6fa533615ed342980e0038ec7913bace5d1d63e090a7/Jake-Eshelman_Margaux-Crump_Echoes-of-the-Witch_23.jpg" data-mid="198249314" border="0" alt="In the &ldquo;Salem Witch Trials: Restoring Justice&rdquo; exhibition at Peabody Essex Museum, a ghost image of a painting depicting the trial of George Jacobs Sr. reflects in a glass vitrine housing wall planks from the historic Salem jail, where those arrested on suspicion of practicing witchcraft were incarcerated and tortured. Salem, MA" data-caption="In the “Salem Witch Trials: Restoring Justice” exhibition at Peabody Essex Museum, a ghost image of a painting depicting the trial of George Jacobs Sr. reflects in a glass vitrine housing wall planks from the historic Salem jail, where those arrested on suspicion of practicing witchcraft were incarcerated and tortured. Salem, MA" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/ed3b39bd25c0998ed01a6fa533615ed342980e0038ec7913bace5d1d63e090a7/Jake-Eshelman_Margaux-Crump_Echoes-of-the-Witch_23.jpg" /> <img width="2500" height="1667" width_o="2500" height_o="1667" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/5795c9da75f25331f3fbb576ace1671314303062b215258cecf2a2c3928ea9f3/Jake-Eshelman_Margaux-Crump_Echoes-of-the-Witch_24.jpg" data-mid="198249320" border="0" alt="In response to protests by Christian evangelists publicly condemning witchcraft, guising, and non-believers, a tourist dressed as a witch lets her middle finger fly for a photo op at the &ldquo;Bewitched&rdquo; statue, which stands on the exact location of the former family mansion of judge John Hathorne, who served as a magistrate during the Salem Witch Trials. Salem, MA" data-caption="In response to protests by Christian evangelists publicly condemning witchcraft, guising, and non-believers, a tourist dressed as a witch lets her middle finger fly for a photo op at the “Bewitched” statue, which stands on the exact location of the former family mansion of judge John Hathorne, who served as a magistrate during the Salem Witch Trials. Salem, MA" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/5795c9da75f25331f3fbb576ace1671314303062b215258cecf2a2c3928ea9f3/Jake-Eshelman_Margaux-Crump_Echoes-of-the-Witch_24.jpg" /> <img width="2000" height="1333" width_o="2000" height_o="1333" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/4c150c23094fd47464d02cbf17549e1f00a148a1d3e609779e8537f9ddccc74c/Jake-Eshelman-Margaux-Crump-Echoes-of-the-Witch-19.jpg" data-mid="62742516" border="0" alt="Onlookers regard the facade of The Salem Witch Museum. Salem, MA" data-caption="Onlookers regard the facade of The Salem Witch Museum. Salem, MA" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/4c150c23094fd47464d02cbf17549e1f00a148a1d3e609779e8537f9ddccc74c/Jake-Eshelman-Margaux-Crump-Echoes-of-the-Witch-19.jpg" /> <img width="2000" height="1333" width_o="2000" height_o="1333" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f019209f1f36ee3ebff0b7f003cbc432d5de5a89bdb0b73cc271621d0a1bedc1/Jake-Eshelman-Margaux-Crump-Echoes-of-the-Witch-20.jpg" data-mid="62742517" border="0" alt="A personalized card left by a descendant of Susannah Martin at the Salem Witch Trials Memorial: &quot;Proudly remembered by your eighth great-granddaughter.&quot; Salem, MA" data-caption="A personalized card left by a descendant of Susannah Martin at the Salem Witch Trials Memorial: &quot;Proudly remembered by your eighth great-granddaughter.&quot; Salem, MA" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/f019209f1f36ee3ebff0b7f003cbc432d5de5a89bdb0b73cc271621d0a1bedc1/Jake-Eshelman-Margaux-Crump-Echoes-of-the-Witch-20.jpg" /> https://echoesofthewitch.com/In-memory Fri, 31 Jan 2020 21:27:37 +0000 Echoes of the Witch https://echoesofthewitch.com/In-memory In memory of&nbsp;1647&nbsp; &nbsp; Alse Young, Hartford, Connecticut&nbsp; 1648&nbsp; &nbsp; Mary Johnson, Hartford, Connecticut1648&nbsp; &nbsp; Margaret Jones, Boston, Massachusetts1650&nbsp; &nbsp; Alice Lake, Boston, Massachusetts1651&nbsp; &nbsp; Mrs. Kendall, Boston, Massachusetts1651&nbsp; &nbsp; Mary Paine Bassett, Straftord, Connecticut 1651&nbsp; &nbsp; Joan Carrington, Hartford, Connecticut 1651&nbsp; &nbsp; John Carrington, Hartford, Connecticut 1653&nbsp; &nbsp; Goody Knapp, Fairfield, Connecticut1654&nbsp; &nbsp; Lydia Gilbert, Hartford, Connecticut1654&nbsp; &nbsp; Mary Lee, Atlantic Ocean1656&nbsp; &nbsp; Ann Hibbins, Boston, Massachusetts1658&nbsp; &nbsp; Katherine Gradey, Atlantic Ocean1658&nbsp; &nbsp; Elizabeth Richardson, Atlantic Ocean1662&nbsp; &nbsp; Mary Sanford, Hartford, Connecticut1663&nbsp; &nbsp; Mary Barnes, Hartford, Connecticut1663&nbsp; &nbsp; Rebecca Greensmith, Hartford, Connecticut 1663&nbsp; &nbsp; Nathanial Greensmith, Hartford, Connecticut&nbsp;1675&nbsp; &nbsp; [Name once known], Jemez Springs, New Mexico 1675&nbsp; &nbsp; [Name once known], location respectfully witheld1675&nbsp; &nbsp; [Name once known], location respectfully witheld1675&nbsp; &nbsp; [Name once known], Santa Fe, New Mexico1685&nbsp; &nbsp; Rebecca Fowler, St. Mary’s, Maryland1688&nbsp; &nbsp; Ann Glover, Boston, Massachusetts1692&nbsp; &nbsp; Susannah Martin, Salem, Massachusetts1692&nbsp; &nbsp; Sarah Wildes, Salem, Massachusetts1692&nbsp; &nbsp; Bridget Bishop, Salem, Massachusetts1692&nbsp; &nbsp; Rebecca Nurse, Salem, Massachusetts1692 &nbsp;&nbsp; Sarah Good, Salem, Massachusetts&nbsp; &nbsp; 1692 &nbsp;&nbsp; Elizabeth Howe, Salem, Massachusetts1692 &nbsp;&nbsp; George Burroughs, Salem, Massachusetts1692 &nbsp;&nbsp; George Jacobs Sr., Salem, Massachusetts1692 &nbsp;&nbsp; Martha Carrier, Salem, Massachusetts1692 &nbsp;&nbsp; John Proctor, Salem, Massachusetts1692 &nbsp;&nbsp; Giles Corey, Salem, Massachusetts1692 &nbsp;&nbsp; John Willard, Salem, Massachusetts1692 &nbsp;&nbsp; Martha Corey, Salem, Massachusetts 1692 &nbsp;&nbsp; Mary Eastley, Salem, Massachusetts 1692 &nbsp;&nbsp; Mary Parker, Salem, Massachusetts1692 &nbsp;&nbsp; Alice Parker, Salem, Massachusetts1692 &nbsp;&nbsp; Ann Pudeator, Salem, Massachusetts1692 &nbsp;&nbsp; Wilmot Redd, Salem, Massachusetts1692 &nbsp;&nbsp; Margaret Scott, Salem, Massachusetts1692 &nbsp;&nbsp; Samuel Wardwell Sr., Salem, Massachusetts1692 &nbsp;&nbsp; Ann Foster, Salem, Massachusetts1692 &nbsp;&nbsp; Mercy Good, Salem, Massachusetts1692 &nbsp;&nbsp; Sarah Osborne, Salem, Massachusetts1692 &nbsp;&nbsp; Roger Toothaker, Salem, Massachusetts1693 &nbsp;&nbsp; Lydia Dustin, Salem, Massachusetts1766 &nbsp;&nbsp; Agustin Tagle, Santa Fe, New Mexico1766 &nbsp;&nbsp; Diego Tagle, Santa Fe, New Mexico1766 &nbsp;&nbsp; Juan Tagle, Santa Fe, New Mexico1766 &nbsp;&nbsp; Antonio Ulibarri, Santa Fe, New Mexico1766&nbsp; &nbsp; Antonio Chimayo, Santa Fe, New Mexico And others yet unknown. https://echoesofthewitch.com/About Thu, 05 Mar 2020 04:08:34 +0000 Echoes of the Witch https://echoesofthewitch.com/About About What we choose to remember—and how—has a profound impact on how we understand ourselves and our world. Since 2019,&nbsp;Margaux Crump and Jake Eshelman have been traveling across present-day America to document the locations where records indicate fifty-four individuals were accused of witchcraft and executed by the state. Operating on the premise that places hold memory and that cultural memory can be deeply political, this project investigates how the land and the people in these sites have honored, altered, hidden, perverted, or neglected the memories of these persecutions. Richly imagined by Western culture, the archetype of the witch occupies the liminal spaces between past and present, real and fantasy, fear and desire. It exists in the periphery—a metonym for danger and difference. Hag, healer, beggar, heretic, seductress; the witch has long haunted our stories. Yet we have not made it a priority to remember those who were condemned and executed. Why is this? Why does the witch thrive as a cultural construct, while individuals executed for witchcraft are largely forgotten or excluded? By confronting these questions, Echoes of the Witch strives to help bring these memories back into our collective consciousness, contributing to the process of (un)learning, healing, and evolving together. Acknowledgements Thank you to everyone who has extended their enthusiasm and support for Echoes of the Witch—especially those who graciously offered their time, resources, skills, and hospitality over the course of this project. Carol and David AllenBeth Caruso, author of One of Windsor: The Untold Story of America’s First Witch Hanging&nbsp; Tasha DorseyThe Fairfield Museum &amp; History Center Bob and Carolyn FlorekSusan Graham Paul Joy of Goody Bassett’s Ice Cream&nbsp;History Alive Theater Company, especially:&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Kristina Stevick&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Jennifer Emerson Daniel Pagan Peabody Essex MuseumElizabeth Rose&nbsp;The Salem Police Department, especially:&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; Chief Mary Butler&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; Chief’s Asst. Robert Mulligan&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Officer Ryan ArundelDavid Wright The Artists <img width="1333" height="2000" width_o="1333" height_o="2000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/bbdde80654f386993154dd8704e44298aae6844b85132a2d8d1fb5c680134c33/Margaux-Crump_headshop_2.jpg" data-mid="69808503" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/bbdde80654f386993154dd8704e44298aae6844b85132a2d8d1fb5c680134c33/Margaux-Crump_headshop_2.jpg" /> Margaux Crump is an interdisciplinary artist who explores the entanglements between ecology, magic, and myth. She is particularly invested in the phenomena of unseen worlds, from the microscopic to the parallel mythic realms. Inspired by the same historical moment when some gazed into crystal balls to tell the future while others peered through tiny glass balls in early microscopes to reveal microbes for the first time, her recent sculptures, photographs, and time-based works consider how unveiling that which is beyond our gaze can shape how we view and understand our world at large. You can view her work at margauxcrump.comand keep tabs via instagram <img width="1333" height="2000" width_o="1333" height_o="2000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c646ff52bfee6059ab333b57b8230f1b7e7f21abb7d27aba998f22a463553592/Jake-Eshelman-headshot_lo.jpg" data-mid="68163084" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/c646ff52bfee6059ab333b57b8230f1b7e7f21abb7d27aba998f22a463553592/Jake-Eshelman-headshot_lo.jpg" /> Jake Eshelman is a photo-based artist and visual researcher whose work considers the complex relationships between people, the environment, and everyone we share it with. Working to transcend the notion that humanity is somehow separate from—or superior to—the natural world, his work creates opportunities to address anthropocentrism and (re)consider our ecological kinships. You can view his work at jakeeshelman.com and keep tabs via instagram https://echoesofthewitch.com/Work Thu, 05 Mar 2020 19:52:35 +0000 Echoes of the Witch https://echoesofthewitch.com/Work <img width="2000" height="1333" width_o="2000" height_o="1333" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/dfb6397d15ecbd415398db32f533ac02d81207a8bda41d8747146efdeea1e581/Jake-Eshelman-Margaux-Crump-Echoes-of-the-Witch-01.jpg" data-mid="62813411" border="0" alt="A tree with hammock chairs overlooks the small hill where Rebecca Fowler was hanged in 1685 on the present-day campus center lawn of St. Mary&rsquo;s College of Maryland. St. Mary's, MD. 2019" data-caption="A tree with hammock chairs overlooks the small hill where Rebecca Fowler was hanged in 1685 on the present-day campus center lawn of St. Mary’s College of Maryland. St. Mary's, MD. 2019" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/dfb6397d15ecbd415398db32f533ac02d81207a8bda41d8747146efdeea1e581/Jake-Eshelman-Margaux-Crump-Echoes-of-the-Witch-01.jpg" /> <img width="2000" height="1333" width_o="2000" height_o="1333" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/9940207c2e8d669072fee41a221176d1e1ec803d24470621709a11a70e9d9104/Jake-Eshelman-Margaux-Crump-Echoes-of-the-Witch-02.jpg" data-mid="62813412" border="0" alt="Two dumpsters behind a gas station at the old Gallows Brook execution site where Goody Bassett was hanged in 1651. The brook disappeared in 1848 and is now buried beneath a railroad track. Stratford, CT. 2019" data-caption="Two dumpsters behind a gas station at the old Gallows Brook execution site where Goody Bassett was hanged in 1651. The brook disappeared in 1848 and is now buried beneath a railroad track. Stratford, CT. 2019" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/9940207c2e8d669072fee41a221176d1e1ec803d24470621709a11a70e9d9104/Jake-Eshelman-Margaux-Crump-Echoes-of-the-Witch-02.jpg" /> <img width="2000" height="1333" width_o="2000" height_o="1333" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/8a0ffab503429fcf64f1af01c210ed4157f20b414bf57d2898c9a18bc3b829c1/Jake-Eshelman-Margaux-Crump-Echoes-of-the-Witch-03.jpg" data-mid="62813413" border="0" alt="An overgrown bush on the grounds of the abandoned Westbrook Village. The exact location of the gallows where Alse Young (1647), Mary Johnson (1648), Joan &amp; John Carrington (1651), Lydia Gilbert (1654), Mary Barnes (1663), Nathanial &amp; Rebecca Greensmith (1663), and Mary Sanford (1662) were hanged is unknown. This is one of four possible execution sites. Hartford, CT. 2019" data-caption="An overgrown bush on the grounds of the abandoned Westbrook Village. The exact location of the gallows where Alse Young (1647), Mary Johnson (1648), Joan &amp; John Carrington (1651), Lydia Gilbert (1654), Mary Barnes (1663), Nathanial &amp; Rebecca Greensmith (1663), and Mary Sanford (1662) were hanged is unknown. This is one of four possible execution sites. Hartford, CT. 2019" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/8a0ffab503429fcf64f1af01c210ed4157f20b414bf57d2898c9a18bc3b829c1/Jake-Eshelman-Margaux-Crump-Echoes-of-the-Witch-03.jpg" /> <img width="2000" height="1333" width_o="2000" height_o="1333" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/9e7a8c21af4e3262e34b6f8fb1d4f8bf3f5b55de455c7a50b088962e9a36c0f4/Jake-Eshelman-Margaux-Crump-Echoes-of-the-Witch-04.jpg" data-mid="62813414" border="0" alt="Researchers at the Fairfield Museum and History Center examine old town homestead maps of the families involved in the trial and execution of Goody Knapp in 1653. Fairfield, CT. 2019" data-caption="Researchers at the Fairfield Museum and History Center examine old town homestead maps of the families involved in the trial and execution of Goody Knapp in 1653. Fairfield, CT. 2019" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/9e7a8c21af4e3262e34b6f8fb1d4f8bf3f5b55de455c7a50b088962e9a36c0f4/Jake-Eshelman-Margaux-Crump-Echoes-of-the-Witch-04.jpg" /> <img width="2000" height="1333" width_o="2000" height_o="1333" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/718f561f4d9a4f38ab9de72ee0424b0f1049aa26754bbbd31582473fdeb203f2/Jake-Eshelman-Margaux-Crump-Echoes-of-the-Witch-05.jpg" data-mid="62813415" border="0" alt="The current church at Abiquiu stands on the site of the original Spanish mission church. This was the epicenter of the decade long Abiquiu witchcraft outbreak. Abiquiu, NM. 2019" data-caption="The current church at Abiquiu stands on the site of the original Spanish mission church. This was the epicenter of the decade long Abiquiu witchcraft outbreak. Abiquiu, NM. 2019" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/718f561f4d9a4f38ab9de72ee0424b0f1049aa26754bbbd31582473fdeb203f2/Jake-Eshelman-Margaux-Crump-Echoes-of-the-Witch-05.jpg" /> <img width="2000" height="1333" width_o="2000" height_o="1333" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/14b8b65cc80c7ec845e689250eb222fdbf8b863f4539f86962eb0c14c89cd700/Jake-Eshelman-Margaux-Crump-Echoes-of-the-Witch-06.jpg" data-mid="62813416" border="0" alt="Interior of Goody Bassett&rsquo;s Ice Cream shop. Years after opening the parlor, the shop owner learned that the remains of Gallows Brook&mdash;where Goody Bassett was executed in 1651&mdash;runs directly beneath the building. Stratford, CT. 2019" data-caption="Interior of Goody Bassett’s Ice Cream shop. Years after opening the parlor, the shop owner learned that the remains of Gallows Brook—where Goody Bassett was executed in 1651—runs directly beneath the building. Stratford, CT. 2019" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/14b8b65cc80c7ec845e689250eb222fdbf8b863f4539f86962eb0c14c89cd700/Jake-Eshelman-Margaux-Crump-Echoes-of-the-Witch-06.jpg" /> <img width="2000" height="1333" width_o="2000" height_o="1333" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/334dd58180d26dcabbdc0833c42542ffbaa9e543df8680dee87a694626838b81/Jake-Eshelman-Margaux-Crump-Echoes-of-the-Witch-07.jpg" data-mid="62813417" border="0" alt="A community garden on what was formerly known as Try&rsquo;s Field, where Goodwife Knapp was hanged in 1653. Her memorial is dedicated here as of August 2019. Fairfield, CT. 2019" data-caption="A community garden on what was formerly known as Try’s Field, where Goodwife Knapp was hanged in 1653. Her memorial is dedicated here as of August 2019. Fairfield, CT. 2019" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/334dd58180d26dcabbdc0833c42542ffbaa9e543df8680dee87a694626838b81/Jake-Eshelman-Margaux-Crump-Echoes-of-the-Witch-07.jpg" /> <img width="2000" height="1333" width_o="2000" height_o="1333" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ab43ec78454837054fb956649c79d89aadf2e9d914f1dc1efaae65769fae7fd1/Jake-Eshelman-Margaux-Crump-Echoes-of-the-Witch-08.jpg" data-mid="62813418" border="0" alt="The corner of Albany Ave. and Vine St. in Hartford&rsquo;s North End. The exact location of the gallows where Alse Young (1647), Mary Johnson (1648), Joan &amp; John Carrington (1651), Lydia Gilbert (1654), Mary Barnes (1663), Nathanial &amp; Rebecca Greensmith (1663), and Mary Sanford (1662) is unknown. This is one of four possible execution sites. Hartford, CT. 2019" data-caption="The corner of Albany Ave. and Vine St. in Hartford’s North End. The exact location of the gallows where Alse Young (1647), Mary Johnson (1648), Joan &amp; John Carrington (1651), Lydia Gilbert (1654), Mary Barnes (1663), Nathanial &amp; Rebecca Greensmith (1663), and Mary Sanford (1662) is unknown. This is one of four possible execution sites. Hartford, CT. 2019" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/ab43ec78454837054fb956649c79d89aadf2e9d914f1dc1efaae65769fae7fd1/Jake-Eshelman-Margaux-Crump-Echoes-of-the-Witch-08.jpg" /> <img width="2000" height="1333" width_o="2000" height_o="1333" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/550eb78616b8bde63f719d3450a4c3cb4d6cc1b620d7c228465a457a19d65520/Jake-Eshelman-Margaux-Crump-Echoes-of-the-Witch-09.jpg" data-mid="62813419" border="0" alt="A visitor to the Jonathan Corwin House looks over replicas of witch trial documents. Also known as The Witch House, this was the home of Judge Jonathan Corwin who was one of the magistrates presiding over the Salem Witch Trials. Salem, MA. 2019" data-caption="A visitor to the Jonathan Corwin House looks over replicas of witch trial documents. Also known as The Witch House, this was the home of Judge Jonathan Corwin who was one of the magistrates presiding over the Salem Witch Trials. Salem, MA. 2019" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/550eb78616b8bde63f719d3450a4c3cb4d6cc1b620d7c228465a457a19d65520/Jake-Eshelman-Margaux-Crump-Echoes-of-the-Witch-09.jpg" /> <img width="2000" height="1333" width_o="2000" height_o="1333" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/07276fd99a08a3f6f5a09d143679c7fa2c9111a0f89baf21e37ce57f58d6954e/Jake-Eshelman-Margaux-Crump-Echoes-of-the-Witch-10.jpg" data-mid="62813420" border="0" alt="An original apotropaic mark carved into the stairway of the Jonathan Corwin House. Marks like this were understood as an acceptable form of magic intended to protect the home from witches. Salem, MA. 2019" data-caption="An original apotropaic mark carved into the stairway of the Jonathan Corwin House. Marks like this were understood as an acceptable form of magic intended to protect the home from witches. Salem, MA. 2019" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/07276fd99a08a3f6f5a09d143679c7fa2c9111a0f89baf21e37ce57f58d6954e/Jake-Eshelman-Margaux-Crump-Echoes-of-the-Witch-10.jpg" /> <img width="2000" height="1333" width_o="2000" height_o="1333" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a27102df05658e2fe706f387e4d271c36abfc82f057f9a4f4169072a90d51851/Jake-Eshelman-Margaux-Crump-Echoes-of-the-Witch-11.jpg" data-mid="62813427" border="0" alt="Two white roses are left atop memorial bricks inscribed for Alse Young (1647) and Lydia Gilbert (1654) at the north end of Windsor&rsquo;s town green. Windsor, CT. 2019" data-caption="Two white roses are left atop memorial bricks inscribed for Alse Young (1647) and Lydia Gilbert (1654) at the north end of Windsor’s town green. Windsor, CT. 2019" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/a27102df05658e2fe706f387e4d271c36abfc82f057f9a4f4169072a90d51851/Jake-Eshelman-Margaux-Crump-Echoes-of-the-Witch-11.jpg" /> <img width="2000" height="1333" width_o="2000" height_o="1333" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/26dd5dc4c21167d7c541aba44ecaf0b65d0749a28cfc2b733de90ce3c846cdff/Jake-Eshelman-Margaux-Crump-Echoes-of-the-Witch-12.jpg" data-mid="62813428" border="0" alt="A placard designates a meeting room in the Windsor City Hall building. This is one of several small overtures acknowledging the executions of Alse Young (1647) and Lydia Gilbert (1654), who were posthumously pardoned by Windsor&rsquo;s Town Council in 2017&mdash;largely due to the efforts of local activists. Windsor, CT. 2019" data-caption="A placard designates a meeting room in the Windsor City Hall building. This is one of several small overtures acknowledging the executions of Alse Young (1647) and Lydia Gilbert (1654), who were posthumously pardoned by Windsor’s Town Council in 2017—largely due to the efforts of local activists. Windsor, CT. 2019" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/26dd5dc4c21167d7c541aba44ecaf0b65d0749a28cfc2b733de90ce3c846cdff/Jake-Eshelman-Margaux-Crump-Echoes-of-the-Witch-12.jpg" /> <img width="2000" height="1333" width_o="2000" height_o="1333" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d45c2e4f7440035599c444f934487c88570e20d723b6ee0e6c49a0ce8fbc5fb8/Jake-Eshelman-Margaux-Crump-Echoes-of-the-Witch-13.jpg" data-mid="62813429" border="0" alt="Mary Lee was found guilty of witchcraft and hanged aboard the Charity of London in 1654 somewhere en route between England and the Province of Maryland. In 1658, Elizabeth Richardson and Katherine Grady were also accused and hanged for witchcraft aboard similar vessels respectively bound for present-day Maryland and Virginia. Atlantic Ocean. 2019" data-caption="Mary Lee was found guilty of witchcraft and hanged aboard the Charity of London in 1654 somewhere en route between England and the Province of Maryland. In 1658, Elizabeth Richardson and Katherine Grady were also accused and hanged for witchcraft aboard similar vessels respectively bound for present-day Maryland and Virginia. Atlantic Ocean. 2019" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/d45c2e4f7440035599c444f934487c88570e20d723b6ee0e6c49a0ce8fbc5fb8/Jake-Eshelman-Margaux-Crump-Echoes-of-the-Witch-13.jpg" /> <img width="2000" height="1333" width_o="2000" height_o="1333" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/eca1a37805e256f4bad41a9b08c784f230dddf001d63a2b8d95ebe9d8bfe5f0f/Jake-Eshelman-Margaux-Crump-Echoes-of-the-Witch-14.jpg" data-mid="62813430" border="0" alt="A man walks down the aisle to pray at The Cathedral of the Holy Cross in Boston, which sits atop the location of the former Boston Neck Gallows&mdash;one of three possible execution sites where Ann Glover (1688), Margaret Jones (1648), Alice Lake (1650), Mrs. Kendall (1651), and Ann Hibbins (1656) were hanged. Boston, MA. 2019" data-caption="A man walks down the aisle to pray at The Cathedral of the Holy Cross in Boston, which sits atop the location of the former Boston Neck Gallows—one of three possible execution sites where Ann Glover (1688), Margaret Jones (1648), Alice Lake (1650), Mrs. Kendall (1651), and Ann Hibbins (1656) were hanged. Boston, MA. 2019" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/eca1a37805e256f4bad41a9b08c784f230dddf001d63a2b8d95ebe9d8bfe5f0f/Jake-Eshelman-Margaux-Crump-Echoes-of-the-Witch-14.jpg" /> <img width="2000" height="1333" width_o="2000" height_o="1333" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c4673af8dbea4bee190d353981d9c649165f7a95c35270ed39740183899f5db8/Jake-Eshelman-Margaux-Crump-Echoes-of-the-Witch-15.jpg" data-mid="62813421" border="0" alt="Five members of the History Alive theater company alternate playing the role of Bridget Bishop during interactive productions of her historic arraignment, in which she stands accused of witchcraft. In these productions of &ldquo;Cry Innocent: The People vs. Bridget Bishop&rdquo;, the audience participates by cross examining witnesses, reviewing historical evidence, and ultimately deciding whether she should be released or stand trial. Salem, MA. 2019" data-caption="Five members of the History Alive theater company alternate playing the role of Bridget Bishop during interactive productions of her historic arraignment, in which she stands accused of witchcraft. In these productions of “Cry Innocent: The People vs. Bridget Bishop”, the audience participates by cross examining witnesses, reviewing historical evidence, and ultimately deciding whether she should be released or stand trial. Salem, MA. 2019" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/c4673af8dbea4bee190d353981d9c649165f7a95c35270ed39740183899f5db8/Jake-Eshelman-Margaux-Crump-Echoes-of-the-Witch-15.jpg" /> <img width="2000" height="1333" width_o="2000" height_o="1333" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ed5b22e8f39d80aa81c957dc3544fb71fdeae6b51869afa62c91fa7d8dccbf91/Jake-Eshelman-Margaux-Crump-Echoes-of-the-Witch-16.jpg" data-mid="62813422" border="0" alt="Ticket booth advertises tourist attractions next to the Old Burying Point Cemetery and the Salem Witch Trials Memorial. Salem, MA. 2019" data-caption="Ticket booth advertises tourist attractions next to the Old Burying Point Cemetery and the Salem Witch Trials Memorial. Salem, MA. 2019" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/ed5b22e8f39d80aa81c957dc3544fb71fdeae6b51869afa62c91fa7d8dccbf91/Jake-Eshelman-Margaux-Crump-Echoes-of-the-Witch-16.jpg" /> <img width="2000" height="1333" width_o="2000" height_o="1333" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/6441533884cabf352425845ad56b52a632fe571fd4497feda93a24ca587be1a0/Jake-Eshelman-Margaux-Crump-Echoes-of-the-Witch-17.jpg" data-mid="62813423" border="0" alt="A life-size diorama in The Witch History Museum imagines the apocryphal scene of young women dancing in the woods, where they were thought to commune with the Devil (pictured in the background). Salem, MA. 2019" data-caption="A life-size diorama in The Witch History Museum imagines the apocryphal scene of young women dancing in the woods, where they were thought to commune with the Devil (pictured in the background). Salem, MA. 2019" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/6441533884cabf352425845ad56b52a632fe571fd4497feda93a24ca587be1a0/Jake-Eshelman-Margaux-Crump-Echoes-of-the-Witch-17.jpg" /> <img width="2000" height="1333" width_o="2000" height_o="1333" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d4f2f18dcd090ec817b7c142d3a42fa741144373f03a6ed14a90e9dcea34ca1a/Jake-Eshelman-Margaux-Crump-Echoes-of-the-Witch-18.jpg" data-mid="62813424" border="0" alt="After leading the Haunted Happenings parade, the Honor Guard of the Salem Police Department furl their flags, which feature their departmental crest of a flying witch silhouetted against a crescent moon. Salem, MA. 2019" data-caption="After leading the Haunted Happenings parade, the Honor Guard of the Salem Police Department furl their flags, which feature their departmental crest of a flying witch silhouetted against a crescent moon. Salem, MA. 2019" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/d4f2f18dcd090ec817b7c142d3a42fa741144373f03a6ed14a90e9dcea34ca1a/Jake-Eshelman-Margaux-Crump-Echoes-of-the-Witch-18.jpg" /> <img width="2000" height="1333" width_o="2000" height_o="1333" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/4c150c23094fd47464d02cbf17549e1f00a148a1d3e609779e8537f9ddccc74c/Jake-Eshelman-Margaux-Crump-Echoes-of-the-Witch-19.jpg" data-mid="62813425" border="0" alt="Onlookers regard the facade of The Salem Witch Museum. Salem, MA. 2019" data-caption="Onlookers regard the facade of The Salem Witch Museum. Salem, MA. 2019" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/4c150c23094fd47464d02cbf17549e1f00a148a1d3e609779e8537f9ddccc74c/Jake-Eshelman-Margaux-Crump-Echoes-of-the-Witch-19.jpg" /> <img width="2000" height="1333" width_o="2000" height_o="1333" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f019209f1f36ee3ebff0b7f003cbc432d5de5a89bdb0b73cc271621d0a1bedc1/Jake-Eshelman-Margaux-Crump-Echoes-of-the-Witch-20.jpg" data-mid="62813426" border="0" alt="A personalized card left by a descendant of Susannah Martin (hanged in 1692) at the Salem Witch Trials Memorial reads: &quot;Proudly remembered by your eighth great-granddaughter.&quot; Salem, MA. 2019" data-caption="A personalized card left by a descendant of Susannah Martin (hanged in 1692) at the Salem Witch Trials Memorial reads: &quot;Proudly remembered by your eighth great-granddaughter.&quot; Salem, MA. 2019" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/f019209f1f36ee3ebff0b7f003cbc432d5de5a89bdb0b73cc271621d0a1bedc1/Jake-Eshelman-Margaux-Crump-Echoes-of-the-Witch-20.jpg" /> https://echoesofthewitch.com/In-memory-of Thu, 05 Mar 2020 19:55:10 +0000 Echoes of the Witch https://echoesofthewitch.com/In-memory-of In memory of&nbsp; 1647&nbsp; &nbsp; Alse Young, Hartford, Connecticut&nbsp; 1648&nbsp; &nbsp; Mary Johnson, Hartford, Connecticut1648&nbsp; &nbsp; Margaret Jones, Boston, Massachusetts1650&nbsp; &nbsp; Alice Lake, Boston, Massachusetts1651&nbsp; &nbsp; Mrs. Kendall, Boston, Massachusetts1651&nbsp; &nbsp; Mary Paine Bassett, Stratford, Connecticut 1651&nbsp; &nbsp; Joan Carrington, Hartford, Connecticut 1651&nbsp; &nbsp; John Carrington, Hartford, Connecticut 1653&nbsp; &nbsp; Goody Knapp, Fairfield, Connecticut1654&nbsp; &nbsp; Lydia Gilbert, Hartford, Connecticut1654&nbsp; &nbsp; Mary Lee, Atlantic Ocean1656&nbsp; &nbsp; Ann Hibbins, Boston, Massachusetts1658&nbsp; &nbsp; Katherine Gradey, Atlantic Ocean1658&nbsp; &nbsp; Elizabeth Richardson, Atlantic Ocean1662&nbsp; &nbsp; Mary Sanford, Hartford, Connecticut1663&nbsp; &nbsp; Mary Barnes, Hartford, Connecticut1663&nbsp; &nbsp; Rebecca Greensmith, Hartford, Connecticut 1663&nbsp; &nbsp; Nathanial Greensmith, Hartford, Connecticut 1675&nbsp; &nbsp; [Unknown], Jemez Springs, New Mexico1675&nbsp; &nbsp; [Unknown], location respectfully witheld1675&nbsp; &nbsp; [Unknown], location respectfully witheld1675&nbsp; &nbsp; [Unknown], Santa Fe, New Mexico1685&nbsp; &nbsp; Rebecca Fowler, St. Mary’s, Maryland1688&nbsp; &nbsp; Ann Glover, Boston, Massachusetts1692&nbsp; &nbsp; Susannah Martin, Salem, Massachusetts1692&nbsp; &nbsp; Sarah Wildes, Salem, Massachusetts1692&nbsp; &nbsp; Bridget Bishop, Salem, Massachusetts1692&nbsp; &nbsp; Rebecca Nurse, Salem, Massachusetts1692 &nbsp;&nbsp; Sarah Good, Salem, Massachusetts&nbsp; &nbsp; 1692 &nbsp;&nbsp; Elizabeth Howe, Salem, Massachusetts1692 &nbsp;&nbsp; George Burroughs, Salem, Massachusetts1692 &nbsp;&nbsp; George Jacobs Sr., Salem, Massachusetts1692 &nbsp;&nbsp; Martha Carrier, Salem, Massachusetts1692 &nbsp;&nbsp; John Proctor, Salem, Massachusetts1692 &nbsp;&nbsp; Giles Corey, Salem, Massachusetts1692 &nbsp;&nbsp; John Willard, Salem, Massachusetts1692 &nbsp;&nbsp; Martha Corey, Salem, Massachusetts 1692 &nbsp;&nbsp; Mary Eastley, Salem, Massachusetts 1692 &nbsp;&nbsp; Mary Parker, Salem, Massachusetts 1692 &nbsp;&nbsp; Alice Parker, Salem, Massachusetts 1692 &nbsp;&nbsp; Ann Pudeator, Salem, Massachusetts 1692 &nbsp;&nbsp; Wilmot Redd, Salem, Massachusetts 1692 &nbsp;&nbsp; Margaret Scott, Salem, Massachusetts 1692 &nbsp;&nbsp; Samuel Wardwell Sr., Salem, Massachusetts 1692 &nbsp;&nbsp; Ann Foster, Salem, Massachusetts 1692 &nbsp;&nbsp; Mercy Good, Salem, Massachusetts 1692 &nbsp;&nbsp; Sarah Osborne, Salem, Massachusetts 1692 &nbsp;&nbsp; Roger Toothaker, Salem, Massachusetts 1693 &nbsp;&nbsp; Lydia Dustin, Salem, Massachusetts 1766 &nbsp;&nbsp; Agustin Tagle, Santa Fe, New Mexico 1766 &nbsp;&nbsp; Diego Tagle, Santa Fe, New Mexico 1766 &nbsp;&nbsp; Juan Tagle, Santa Fe, New Mexico 1766 &nbsp;&nbsp; Antonio Ulibarri, Santa Fe, New Mexico 1766&nbsp; &nbsp; Antonio Chimayo, Santa Fe, New Mexico And others yet unknown. https://echoesofthewitch.com/Publication Sat, 25 Apr 2020 17:15:20 +0000 Echoes of the Witch https://echoesofthewitch.com/Publication Publication&nbsp;— forthcoming The Echoes of the Witch website is a digital manifestation of a larger book project. Though this work directs our collective attention and memory towards the individuals accused and executed as witches throughout present-day America, Echoes of the Witch seeks to acknowledge the broader lingering effects and implications of witch-hunting and persecution—practices that persist to this day, both literally and metaphorically. As a book, Echoes of the Witch will encourage and enrich these broader conversations about cultural memory, power, and the land. For a more immersive experience, the book will provide additional imagery, maps, and resources. It will also welcome other voices to further contextualize and expand on the issues raised by this project. The artists are currently in the midst of engaging and curating relevant publisher and contributor partners. To be notified when the Echoes of the Witch publication is available for pre-order, please fill out the form below: &nbsp; For press inquiries, speaking opportunities, or other questions, please get in touch. https://echoesofthewitch.com/Resources Fri, 20 Mar 2020 21:52:05 +0000 Echoes of the Witch https://echoesofthewitch.com/Resources Resources —&nbsp;formative readings, documents, &amp; primary sources Bruce, Philip Alexander. Institutional History of Virginia in the Seventeenth Century. Vol 1. New York: G. P. Putnam’s Sons, 1910.Connecticut. The blue laws of Connecticut; taken from the code of 1650 and the public records of the colony of Connecticut previous to 1655, as printed in a compilation of the earliest laws and orders of the General Court of Connecticut, and from Dr. Lewis's book on Sunday legislation; also an extract from the constitution or civil compact adopted by the towns of Hartford, Windsor and Wethersfield in 1838-9, showing the Biblical basis of the colony legislation; with an account of the persecution of witches and Quakers in New England and some extracts from the blue laws of Virginia. New York: The Truth Seeker Company, 1899. Internet Archive.&nbsp; Connecticut. Particular Court. Records of the Particular Court of Connecticut, 1639–1663. Hartford: Connecticut historical society, 1928. Connecticut. The Public Records of the Colony of Connecticut, Prior to the Union with New Haven Colony; May 1665. 1636–1665, 1:220. Hartford: Brown and Parsons, 1850. Internet Archive.&nbsp;Ebright, Malcolm and Rick Hendricks. The Witches of Abiquiu: The Governor, the Priest, the Genízaro Indians, and the Devil. Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, 2006. Federici, Silvia. Caliban and the Witch: Women, the Body and Primitive Accumulation. Brooklyn: Autonomedia, 2004.Games, Alison. Witchcraft in Early North America. Lanham: Rowman et Littlefield, 2010.Grant, Matthew. Matthew Grant Diary. Diary. From Connecticut State Library, State Archives, RG 000 Classified Archives, 974.62 W76gra. jpg images of diary.Grant, Matthew. Matthew Grant Diary. Transcript of Diary. From Connecticut State Library, F104.W7 G73 2008. pdf diary transcript.&nbsp;Hackett, Charles Wilson, translation of original documents by Charmion Clair Shelby. Revolt of the Pueblo Indians of New Mexico and Otermín's Attempted Reconquest, 1680–1682. Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, 1942. Internet Archive.&nbsp;Hale, John. “A Modest Enquiry Into the Nature of Witchcraft” (1702). In Narratives of the Witchcraft Cases, 1648–1706. Edited by George Lincoln Burr, 399–432. New York: C. Scribner's Sons, 1914. Internet Archive.&nbsp;Hendricks, Rick. "Juan De Onate, Diego de Vargas, and Hispanic Beginnings in New Mexico." In New Mexican Lives: Profiles and Historical Stories. Edited by Richard W. Etulain. Albuquerque: Published in cooperation with the UNM Center for the American West, University of New Mexico Press, 2002.Hutchinson, Thomas. The History of the Colony of Massachusetts-Bay. Vol 1. Boston, New-England: Printed by Thomas &amp; John Fleet at the Heart and crown in Cornhill, 1764–1828. HathiTrust.Hutchinson, Thomas. The History of the Colony of Massachusetts-Bay. Vol 2. Boston, New-England: Printed by Thomas &amp; John Fleet at the Heart and crown in Cornhill, 1764–1828. Internet Archive.&nbsp;Lawson, Deodat. A Brief And True Narrative of Some Remarkable Passages Relating to Sundry Persons Afflicted by Witchcraft, In Salem Village: Which Happened From the Nineteenth of March, to the Fifth of April, 1692. Boston: Printed for Benjamin Harris and are to be sold at his shop, over-against the Old-Meeting-House, 1692. Internet Archive.&nbsp;Maryland. Judgment Record, Provincial Court Proceedings, 1702, Pages 34–35, MSA SM20-22, SR2492. Maryland. Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1648–1655, 3:306–8. Archives of Maryland Online.&nbsp;Maryland. Proceedings of the Provincial Court, 1659, 41:327–29. Archives of Maryland Online.&nbsp;Massachusetts. Records of the Governor and Company of the Massachusetts Bay in New England. Vol 2. Edited by Nathaniel B. Shurtleff. Boston: From the press of William White, printer to the Commonwealth, 1853. Internet Archive.&nbsp; Massachusetts. Records of the Governor and Company of the Massachusetts Bay in New England. Vol 3. Edited by Nathaniel B. Shurtleff. Boston: From the press of William White, printer to the Commonwealth, 1853. Internet Archive.&nbsp; Mather, Cotton. Memorable Providences, Relating to Witchcrafts And Possessions: A Faithful Account of Many Wonderful And Surprising Things, That Have Befallen Several Bewitched And Possessed Persons In New-England. Boston: Printed at Boston in New-England by R[ichard] P[ierce] 1689. HathiTrust.&nbsp; Mather, Increase. “An Essay for the Recording of Illustrious Providences” (1684). In Narratives of the witchcraft cases, 1648–1706. Edited by George Lincoln Burr, 399–432. New York: C. Scribner's Sons, 1914. Internet Archive.&nbsp;Moore, George Henry. Final Notes on Witchcraft in Massachusetts: A Summary Vindication of the Laws and Liberties Concerning Attainders. New York: The Author, 1885. New Haven. Records of the colony or jurisdiction of New Haven, from May, 1653, to the union. Together with New Haven code of 1656. 1653–1664, 2:77–89. Hartford: Case, Lockwood, and Company, 1858. Internet Archive.&nbsp;Parke, Francis Neal. “Witchcraft in Maryland,” in Maryland Historical Magazine (Vol. 31 No.4), 283. Poole, William F. "Witchcraft in Boston." In The Memorial History of Boston: Including Suffolk County, Massachusetts. 1630–1880, Vol 2: The Provincial Period. Edited by Justin Winsor, 131–172. Boston: Ticknor and Company, 1881. Internet Archive.&nbsp;Prince, Thomas. The Mather Papers. Boston: Massachusetts Historical Society, 1868. Internet Archive.&nbsp;Ray, Benjamin and The University of Virginia. Salem Witch Trials: Documentary Archives and Transcription Project.&nbsp;Roach, Marilynne K. The Salem Witch Trials: A Day-By-Day Chronicle of a Community Under Siege. New York: Cooper Square Press, 2002.&nbsp; Robinson, Conway. Notes and excerpts from the records of Colonial Virginia, 1624–1689, including transcripts from the records of the General Court, and various county will and deed books. Compiled prior to 1860. Virginia Historical Society. MSS. Coll.Rosenthal, Bernard, ed. Records of the Salem Witch-Hunt. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2009. Sewall, Samuel. Diary of Samuel Sewell 1674–1729. Vol 1. Boston: Massachusetts Historical Society, 1878. Internet Archive.&nbsp; "Unknown &amp; Greensmith: 1692" (1692). Brown Archival &amp; Manuscript Collections Online. Brown Digital Repository. Brown University Library.&nbsp; Winthrop, John. Original Narratives of Early American History: Winthrop's Journal, "History of New England," 1630–1649. Edited by James Kendall Hosmer. New York: C. Scribner's Sons, 1908. Internet Archive. https://echoesofthewitch.com/Copyright Thu, 05 Mar 2020 01:51:25 +0000 Echoes of the Witch https://echoesofthewitch.com/Copyright Copyright notice All images and works © Copyright 2019—2024, Margaux Crump &amp; Jake Eshelman All rights reserved. No part of this site, echoesofthewitch.com, may be reproduced in whole, or in part, in any manner without the permission of the copyright owners. 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