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.
