Margo Burns

Margo Burns is a historian (A.B., Mount Holyoke College, 1980, M.A., University of New Hampshire, 1991) specializing in the Salem witch trials and related events, especially those in North Andover.[1] She is an Associate Editor and Project Manager of the book Records of the Salem Witch-Hunt (Bernard Rosenthal, Editor, Cambridge University Press, 2009). She resides in New Hampshire.

Although not directly related to any of North Andover's witchcraft-accused, Burns is the great-x10-granddaughter of Rebecca Nurse,[2] one of the foremost protagonists of the trials in Salem;[1] it was Burns's initial interest in that controversy that led her to explore its North Andover analog. She puts the total accused there at 153.[1]

Burns appears in two history documentaries about the Salem witchcraft trials: "Salem Witch Hunt: Examine the Evidence" (2011)[3] for the Essex National Heritage Commission and the National Park Service,[4][5] and "Salem: Unmasking the Devil" (2011) with author Katherine Howe, discussing the case of Rebecca Nurse, for the National Geographic Channel.[6] It aired on the BBC under the alternate title "Salem Witch Trials Conspiracy.[7]

Further Reading

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Applegate, Sally (24 October 2008). "Why did witch history overlook North Andover?". North Andover Citizen.
  2. ↑ http://17thc.us/docs/lineage.shtml
  3. ↑ Salem Witch Hunt: Examine the Evidence at the Internet Movie Database
  4. ↑ Macdonald, G. Jeffrey (8 November 2011). "Salem Witch Trials Get A Second Look". The Huffington Post.
  5. ↑ "Salem Witch Hunt:Examine the Evidence Premieres Oct. 4", Salem Gazette, September 30, 2011 http://www.essexheritage.org/press/09_30_2011%20Salem%20Gazette%20Salem%20Witch%20Hunt%20Examine%20the%20Evidence%20Premieres%20October%204.pdf
  6. ↑ http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/channel/episodes/salem-unmasking-the-devil/
  7. ↑ http://natgeotv.com/uk/salem-witch-trial-conspiracy/about
  8. ↑
  9. ↑ Examination of the Records of the Salem Witch Trials at JStor
  10. ↑ "Trials and Errors - Margo Burns". Unhmagazine.ubh.edu. Retrieved 2012-11-27.
  11. ↑ "Researcher unearths Andover's role in witchcraft trials » Merrimack Valley » EagleTribune.com, North Andover, MA". Eagletribune.com. Retrieved 2012-11-27.
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