Historia Mortis

Episodes

1. 5

   Searching for Sankofa: New York's African Burial Ground

   In 1991, construction workers broke ground on a new federal government office building at 290 Broadway in New York City. When they opened up the earth before them, they got more than they had bargained for. In the coming months, archaeologists descended upon the site. What they unearthed was a...

   Aug 31, 2021

   33m
2. 4

   Widowhood & Remaking the Early American Family

   In the summer of 1757, James Murray faced the difficult task of protecting his young family from another "sickly season" of tropical diseases among the rice swamps of early North Carolina. Was he successful? What happens when early American families faced the death of a parent? How did men and...

   Jun 1, 2021

   23m
3. 3

   Hunting Ghosts and Seeing Apparitions

   Are ghosts the spirits of the dearly departed communicating from beyond the grave? At least some early modern theologians were skeptical about the idea. In this episode of Historia Mortis, we delve into early modern beliefs around ghost sightings, their connections to one's mental state, and the...

   Oct 27, 2020

   31m
4. 2

   Understanding Death in Early America

   Is death an adversary or a friend? This week on Historia Mortis, Dr. Kimberly Sherman takes us on a jaunt through early American history as we explore the changing attitudes toward death from the seventeenth century to the antebellum era. Find out more and review show notes at...

   Oct 13, 2020

   17m
5. 1

   Season One Trailer

   Historia Mortis: A podcast about life, death, and the rest is history. Join historian, writer, and educator Dr. Kimberly Sherman, as she explores the lives and deaths of early Americans. This new series reveals how early Americans dealt with the presence of death and how cultural deathways…

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   Sep 17, 2020

   4m