The original haunted house has a secret...
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 15 ก.ค. 2024
- The secret staircase at the House of the Seven Gables was so secret because it was a chimney that had a makeover. But 100 years later, it’s one of the most memorable pieces of this house. This video covers the Salem Witch Trials, The House of the Seven Gables, the Rebecca Nurse Homestead, Joseph Chandler and Caroline Emmerton, and what is fiction versus reality in historic preservation and restoration.
You can listen to my podcast, Someone Lived Here, on these two houses. S3, EP3 and EP4
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0:00 Intro
1:00 New England and Restorations
1:58 House of the Seven Gables Book
3:45 Salem Witch Trials
8:04 Rebecca Nurse Homestead
9:20 Colonial Revival in US
11:00 House of the Seven Gables and Caroline Emmerton
12:40 Fiction and Reality
15:23 Thank you
Original Title: This odd old house is as strange as fiction
Original Title: The og haunted house has a secret... its not that haunted
Sources:
A Storm of Witchcraft by Emerson W. Baker
Caroline Emmerton: An Unbounded Vision by David Moffat
A Gracious Host: Visiting the Gables Through the Years by David Moffat and Ryan Conary
The House of the Seven Gables by Nathaniel Hawthorne
The Salem Witch Trials by Marilynne K Roach
Pioneer Village: The Naumkeag - www.pioneervillagesalem.org/t...
Library of Congress on Rebecca Nurse Homestead - www.loc.gov/pictures/item/ma0...
Library of Congress on the House of the Seven Gables - www.loc.gov/pictures/item/ma0...
Letters of the Salem Witch Trials - salem.lib.virginia.edu/n45.html - บันเทิง
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Tituba was probably not black! She has been imagined as such historically, however, she is pretty clearly labelled as "Indian" in documents both from her enslavement and the trials. Documentation of race is very clear and consistent in these documents in her case (from her sale/transport, and from her imprisonment, interrogation, and eventual transfer) and across both Indigenous and black identities in similar documents (ie enslavement documents and documents of imprisonment/trial, even within the specific context of the Salem witch trials). She seems to have been from an Arawak village in South America, and the name by which we know her is thought to potentially originate from words in her original language, although no one is 100% sure. The source of a 'Black Tituba' is a work of historical fiction by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow on which Arthur Miller based The Crucible. The cultural imagination we have of Tituba as black and portrayals of her as such are academically and culturally significant, but I think it's important to tell as honest a story as we can about her.
Thank you for this insightful response! I should have gone back and double checked since this whole video talks about the struggle of history and fiction meeting. The Storm of Witchcraft recommends "Tituba, Reluctant Witch of Salem" by Elaine Breslaw, but if you have other recommendations I'd love to hear them. Thank you again!
Hey! I grew up in Salem and went to Salem State, too! Thank you so much for laying out some of the history surrounding the city. It always kind of frustrates me when tourists come to celebrate Salem's "spookiness" without historical context or respect for the people (mostly women) who were murdered. That got dark, sorry!
yes, it's such a weird convergence of things in salem. based off your name, i think we might have been in a feminist theory class together, lol
Hey there, fellow Masshole! 🙋♀️ Salem is awesome! I haven't been in a long time.
OK the thing that kills me is all these fake little witch. wanna be chicks these days they’re like oh my God and all the witches were burned on the cross. Yeah actually not a single person woman or man was burned on a cross they were hung, but not burned at a cross…….😅
I went to school in western mass and got the opportunity to visit salem. The non historical tourism aspect was interesting ,,,
"Preservation is messy...it also assumes that anything is ever truly finished...Fiction and the house met in reality." Wow!
“Witch Hat” is indeed a solid joke, appreciation must be paid
"So 'simple' might not be the best word for it, unless you intentionally cut out all the complicated parts". This observation applies to so much more than just this situation, I'm definitely going to be using that.
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I remember visiting Mount Vernon on my DC trip in middle school and I distinctly remember them downplaying the slavery aspects of our tour. They emphasized that his slave quarters were modest and how kind he was to his slaves. When you detailed the number, it really made me realize how skewed my perspective was.
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The witch hat thing was hilarious. Thanks, Kendra's mom!
I toured this the day before this was posted! This house has a crazy history and is so beautiful. I want a secret fake chimney staircase.
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This channel is soooooo good! Loved this history lesson. 😁
One of the most baffling things although there were many during the Salem witch trails is that if you confessed you would not be k illed, nothing would happen.
This is, as usual, an excellent video but my favorite part was when you told us that we were cool.
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Very interesting , I was there 5 years ago and went up that staircase which they definitely sold as original lol at least the tour guide we had did
there are definitely mixed messages on tours. but in keeping with the tradition of lying for a good cause it still is a settlement house that does ESL classes
I was there a couple months ago and they very explicitly said it couldn't be original, since it was in the chimney, so they may be presenting things differently now
Kendra, I am literally obsessed with the content you make and have watched your youtube videos each day since I found your channel. I can't wait to see your next video
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Ooh, maybe you could do a video on the houses of authors or the houses of architects!
I'm absolutely loving these videos and sincerely hope that you will reach a level of success with this channel that you can make it your job. We were just in Salem Massachusetts and it really is something to see with all of its old architecture and the ahistoric "witchy" tourist attractions. I suppose that explains why it would have seemed so reasonable to make a destination based on a fictional story in order to garner success. There's a lot of blending fact and fiction in the Northeast, it seems, especially as it is the home of so many American legends.
The " spoiled" squirm was a hoot! Thanks!😍😏🙏
This is so good. I really appreciate the points you make about fake historicity- it has such wide implications in film, as you mention, where presenting something cooler than what was actually there is normal. The notion of what is cooler is so subjective! makes it acceptable to just make stuff up. Working at my mother's house- which she wanted to be a house museum, I find all this very interesting. It cries out to be one, and looks like one, all that's needed is the ... well, permits, non-profit status. Not sure how much one would need to make up, about this place. It kind of is what it is. Just visited the John Soane museum in London- now there's a house museum!
As always, watching your videos is pure joy ! Thank you so much for such quality content -- it is informative and entertaining and so so interesting.
I've only been on a few tours of historic houses, which is a shame because I do always enjoy them a lot. I love how this channel gives me that kind of enjoyment too, and of places I would never ever have thought to visit myself!
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I just found your channel yesterday and got really into the house and stamp content, I have to say I am frightened by the coincidence that my english class just finished reading House of the Seven Gables last week... I was definitely meant to find this channel
it was meant to be!! shout out to your english class for reading it
How did you like the book?
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This was so informative! I had never heard of most of this beyond the basics of the witch trials. I did find myself wanting a bit more of an overview of the Hathorne book itself; I was a little confused about why certain things were added to the real-life house because I know nothing about the book! Other than that, awesome video.
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This is great, I love the humor. I was laughing at the scarf thing, good luck with that! Get your self some circular knitting needles, they make life a lot easier. I am new to you channel and just watched the witch house video. I thought it was really good, and didn't realize that I was such a fan of so many witchy pop cultures. I aslo really appreciate learning a little about architecture and our society at the same time. I think what you are doing is important.
I'll have to look into those needles! Once I remember which way you bring the yarn over it's a done deal
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A+ witch hat joke. Thank you. I needed that.
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I love this. I live in an 1880 farmhouse so any historical house content is up my alley.
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Fun(?) facts: Judge Hathorne was the only one of the witch trial's judges who never recanted or apologized for his role in them. Nathaniel Hawthorne literally changed the spelling of his name because of the embarrassing association.
seriously loving your videos lately-- they're rekindling my love for history again, so thank you thank you!!
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This is a very good channel, it has an interesting, well researched, accessible history feel with humour thrown in. I really liked your video on the history of affordable restaurants especially. Do you like historical re-enactment channels like the Townsends and Audley End house? Looking forward to more of your videos. I'd be interested in your research into parks, Victorian walled gardens, old English mansions, the lives of the Irish under English rule and more Americana content too.
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Do you have any plans on sharing your favorite books on architecture and other things? We'd love to see it
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When you put the on the witch hat i screamed
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I could feel it in my bones, you had posted a new video. so glad I checked!
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Thank you for acknowledging the Indigenous Native people being the original inhabitants of the land. Apart from the yearly Thanksgiving celebration, there is almost a total erasure of Indigenous history and focus on the settler-colonization era with settlers portrayed as being Puritans who are the Chosen People and given the land through the "Lord's bounty" instead of the truth and the horrific level of violence they perpetuated.
My scarf project was also not done in time for winter last time, maybe this one will be the year. You are cute and I got distracted and didn't retain any information.
Just found your channel and love your stuff :)
I have the book and I've tried to read it but I couldn't get into it. It's a hard read, and I read for pleasure. 🧙♀️😁
i read it for displeasure lol. it was exciting in 1851 but was a tough read now
Hi, recent subscriber here, enjoy the content, great presentation, funny and direct. I'm friends with a unique group who are all into most things old...Yeah, smell of old stuff turns a lot of people off but, that's my sanctuary. Born out of step with the modern world, I'm good with it. Wanted to just say, great stuff and I enjoy the channel. Keep it up, I'll be watching.
my husband and i went to salem for the first time last year and were really confused by the "bewitched" statue lol
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fellow MA-ian here - wondering if there's anything interesting for you to talk about re: museum of Modern Renaissance in Somerville! Went to school out over by there, remember walking by it to catch the red line. Architecturally not sure what is going on beyond a big facade and then maybe a normal house for the neighborhood beyond a big attic/chapel space? Owned by an old Russian artist couple, my friend in college rented a room in another house they owned out by Market Basket and that also had some eccentric custom design!
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i really thought this was gonna be about the winchester mystery house! do her next, please? (apologies if you already have, i am new to the channel)
Hawthorne was an excellent writer, imo.
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Yes! I hope you like them!
Oh... I thought this video was about the PBS show This Old House...
the witch hat ended me
Jeez, I love this channel! I have seen every single video with such joy and giddiness. So, thanks for that. Would you consider doing a video on what these architects actually did in order to restore theses homes? Like what changes really sell that this is a much older home? I have a very quintessential 1950's builder grade "colonial" home. The only "colonial" thing about it is how box like its is. I have wanted to upgrade the exterior within the colonial, in a more literal historical sense, architectural style, but I don't know how. I would love to learn what makes a house look historic? How to make a new(er) home look old?
As for me, personally, I have come up with: leaded windows, thin wood siding, and dark tone exterior paint. I cannot afford to change my siding. It's a cream-colored vynili; thus, I also cannot paint it a dark shade as the plastic will warp becauase each color of vynil is formulated to resist a specific limit of heat. White vynil + grey paint + hot summer sun = melty house. And changing all windows is also a no-go. So maybe my budget won't allow for any grande changes, but I am still curious how these architects, with a much bigger budgets [adjested for inflation], did it.
Love this idea! I know that one thing to make a house look older and more original for colonials is shutters, even when they're not useable. On a lot of newer colonial revivals the shutters would leave 50% of the window exposed (if they were hypothetically closed), so having the proper size so the whole window would be covered can make for an older more classic look. I also know that there are a lot of old ones that are sold at salvage yards, etc. I'll keep thinking on this, but I'm not much of a DIYer so I'm not sure of all the realities of what would work in the modern day.
@@kendragaylord definitely will look into shutters! 😊 Thanks
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Tituba was likely indigenous South American, not Black. It’s hard to know for sure, though.
I really like the discussion you open in the video, but at the same time as both an archaeologist and someone who supports historic preservation I really disagree with some of the implications. Historical recreations like Colonial Williamsburg actually fuel a lot of what we know about past construction, the practice informs historians just as much as historical study does. And finally as somebody who grew up in a house built in 1904 that was totally trashed in the 70s when the neighborhood was bad and restored by my parents, the idea that all houses are just peacefully changing and improving to keep up with the times is just obviously a no for me 😅
Love having these discussions! My argument is less "they shouldn't have done historic restorations in the 1910s", and more that their renovations become part of the building's present.
For people's houses, I hate when historical details are removed. I don't think the houses are peacefully changing based on the era, but instead that they are surviving. It might not be a house anymore if the whole thing is knocked down due to disrepair from no one living there or neglect.
@@kendragaylord I really appreciate the response and the chance to revisit the video! I’ve been rewatching and trying to parse out what sent me into fight or flight mode, and I think part of it is that historical buildings exist in different tiers. A house like the one centered in this video is top tier- it’s a celebrity version of a historical house, able to generate its own wealth through an adoring public. But I tend to spend most of my time worrying about the houses in my area that are lower tier; those houses go through a very different journey. One where restoration (which is rare) is less like Botox and more like triage. If you’re talking about one and I can’t stop thinking about the other it gets mismatched; you’re saying that other people who lived in the house are valid and shouldn’t be erased but I’m taking it as criticism for wanting to erase parts of my house’s story like the damage caused by raccoons living in the attic.
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