John Metz
@metzjd.bsky.social
Historian of the 17th, 18th and 19th century American South - early Southern decorative arts, vernacular architecture, American agriculture, technology in rural settings. Deputy for Collections and Programs at the Library of Virginia.
Murder Maps - two colleagues and I did a showing from our collections focusing on the Macabre the night before Halloween. Greg Crawford brought out two “murder maps” that were presented as evidence in Coroner’s Inquests. Here is one dated 1869 from Manchester, VA.
November 16, 2024 at 6:00 PM
Murder Maps - two colleagues and I did a showing from our collections focusing on the Macabre the night before Halloween. Greg Crawford brought out two “murder maps” that were presented as evidence in Coroner’s Inquests. Here is one dated 1869 from Manchester, VA.