• Season of the Witch: Witchcraft and Maleficium in the Catskills

  • Oct 22 2024
  • Length: 21 mins
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Season of the Witch: Witchcraft and Maleficium in the Catskills

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  • We sat down with historian Samantha Misa in the Frisbee family cemetery to uncover some witchy tales from our collective Catskills past.

    Just in time for Halloween, Samantha shares some haunted encounters from Delaware County's Frisbee House and recounts tales from her book, Witches of the Catskills, including Molly Meyers, "witch cat," in Gilboa area's "Spook Woods."

    Misa recounts the challenges of researching historical witchcraft, using old newspapers and archival records to reconstruct the tales.

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    00:00 Introduction: Do You Believe in Witches?

    00:20 Halloween Costumes and Modern Witches

    00:56 Historical Witches in the Catskills

    01:42 The Frisbee Family Legacy

    03:45 Haunted Tales of the Frisbee House

    04:55 Researching Witches of the Catskills

    08:16 Challenges in Witchcraft Research

    09:56 Witchcraft and Cats: A Historical Perspective

    11:59 The Dark Mysteries of the Catskills

    12:53 Chilling Tales and Skepticism

    15:17 Molly Myers and Spook Woods

    18:50 The Esperance Witch

    19:48 Modern Beliefs and Halloween

    20:46 Closing Remarks and Credits

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    Thanks to this week's sponsors: Briars & Brambles Books and The Mountain Eagle.
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