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Margo Burns
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Salem witch historian, animation lover, bowtie aficionado, cat-servant, black belt, omnivore, ubergeek, hat-wearer, New Englander, linguist, pen/ink artist, scotch-sipper, lesbian, Democrat, Whovian, happy delver into rabbit holes, explainer of many things
At the international border between Canada and the United States at Frelighsburg, Québec, and Berkshire, Vermont, on Aug. 16, 2025 to celebrate friendship between the two countries…
August 17, 2025 at 7:22 PM
This is my favorite photo of the year: neighborhood cat Charlie startled to discover an opossum had beaten him to the charity kibble on my back porch.
April 23, 2025 at 5:44 AM
When a geek owns a cheap projector, has a white house to use as a screen, and an opinion…
March 15, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Green card holder from New Hampshire 'interrogated' at Logan Airport, detained
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March 15, 2025 at 4:30 PM
March 4, 2025 at 3:17 AM
Slava Ukrani!
March 4, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Stand with Ukraine, not with Putin!
March 1, 2025 at 5:34 AM
My sensei, Lenny Demers, made the front page of the local free paper!
February 27, 2025 at 6:12 AM
February 20, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Reposted by Margo Burns
At least six prosecutors have resigned over the DOJ order to dismiss corruption charges against New York Mayor Eric Adams. Rachel Maddow asks New York Gov. Kathy Hochul how she is feeling about the responsibility she has as the only person with the power to effectively fire Mayor Adams.
February 14, 2025 at 2:44 AM
That's Benjamin Franklin watching over the PEPFAR protest at the House Hearing Room today (as seen on Rachel's show tonight).
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February 14, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Writing my own lawn signs…
February 8, 2025 at 6:34 AM
I just bought another glass head for displaying the hats I’m wearing frequently. It looks black, but it’s actually very deep purple if you shine a light through it. It’s perfect for my fabulous new red hat! (My black porkpie is on a clear one, to the left.)
January 22, 2025 at 5:21 PM
I'll be talking about cartoons on Thursday (1/23/25) in Greenville, NH. Fre and open to the public!
January 21, 2025 at 9:13 PM
I'll be talking in Waterville Valley, NH, on Friday, Nov. 22nd! Free and open to the public! (FRIDAY, but not the 20th, as is listed on the venue's flier.
November 18, 2024 at 7:07 PM
I'm giving a program at the Witch House in Salem, MA, on Saturday, Nov. 30th — free and open to the public but there's limited seating, so follow the link to the event to sign up via Eventbright.
Where Have the Salem Witchcraft Documents Been Since 1692? An evening with Salem Witch Trials Scholar, Margo Burns — Witch House Salem - Corwin House
A Story of Fascination and Preservation. In April 1952, playwright Arthur Miller came to Salem to do research for his play “The Crucible,” set during the witchcraft trials of 1692. He described the e...
www.thewitchhouse.org
November 18, 2024 at 3:57 AM
I'll be speaking in Pembroke, NH, on Monday, Nov. 18th. Free and open to the public!
Capital Crime of Witchcraft-What the Primary Sources Tell Us: NH Humanities Event
On first impression, the witchcraft trials of the Colonial era may seem to have been nothing but a free-for-all, fraught with hysterics. Margo Burns explores an array of prosecutions in seventeenth ce...
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November 18, 2024 at 3:52 AM