October 23rd: Join Carl Raymond for a talk: The Salem Witch Trials 1692 -A Personal Journey
Bowery Boys Talks at the Montauk Club presented by Bowery Boys Walks:
Travel back in time to one of America’s most fascinating, frightening and misunderstood moments in history – with a very personal perspective
Join Carl Raymond, host of The Gilded Gentleman history podcast for a truly unique look at the Salem Witch Trials of 1692 with a unique perspective and point of view – his own. Carl is a direct descendant of a number of the players in the Salem Witch Trials including two of the accused and executed “witches” and one of the magistrates who helped convict them.
In this illustrated talk, he will discuss not only his journey to discover his ancestry but will delve deeply into just what exactly happened in Puritan Massachusetts in 1692 that resulted in the accusations of nearly 200 people and the executions and deaths of 25 completely innocent people and why it all still fascinated us today.
This talk will include archival images but also numerous contemporary photos of sites in and around Salem that relate to the Trials that one can visit today.
Thursday, October 23rd at 7 pm
Montauk Club in Brooklyn
This talk will take place at the historic and beautiful Montauk Club, a Gilded Age gem established as a private club in 1889.
Salem Witch Trials Talk Highlights:
- Carl’s journey into discovering his own ancestral past the led to Salem of 1692
- An overview of the factors that precipitated the accusations and Trials
- A discussion of just what afflicted the initial young girls and women that was diagnosed as “witchcraft”
- A consideration of women’s roles, power and experience in Puritan New England
- A look at how it all suddenly ended and why
- Some conclusions on who the real villains and the real heroes are in this story (this might surprise you)
- How the Salem Trials were considered by some historians to be the first great political voerup in American history
- Photos and discussion of places visitors can go today to see sites associated with the Trials
Rebecca Nurse Homestead (Danvers) 
Recreation of Salem Village Meetinghouse (Danvers)
Rates
$30 per person
Duration
Talk: Approximately 90 minutes, including a Q&A and slide presentation
(Doors open at 6:30 pm, talk starts at 7 pm)
Please note: The Montauk Club is a private club and only members can purchase food or drink at the bar upstairs.
Location
Venue: Montauk Club, 25 8th Ave, Brooklyn
Your Lecturer:
Carl Raymond, host of The Gilded Gentleman, produced by The Bowery Boys. He is also a licensed New York City tour guide, writer, lecturer, museum educator and food historian.