An Ozarks Witch Trial
A granny woman or witch; women on the margins of society
When we hear the phrase 'witch trial', our thoughts are not usually drawn to the Ozarks. Isn't that something that happened in old Europe, and old New England? Well, yes, but the Ozarks was not immune from such matters. Stories of practicing witches in the Ozarks appear in newspapers at least as early as 1839. Often, these stories centered around gran…
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