Who's Talking Salem - Ep 4 - Lavington Dyson and Grace Morril

About this episode

The episode features interviews with Lavington Dyson and Grace Morril discussing their historical experiences in Salem.

Welcome to Who's Talking Salem? A Historical podcast of What's Up Salem? I'm your host Tom Giarrosso, and we're revisiting the Salem archives featuring Project Perpetuate - an oral history started in the late 1970's and early 80's by Howard Turner and Richard Noyes. Today we peek into history with Lavington Dyson and Grace Morril. First up - Lavington talks from his South Broadway home about this early life at the turn of the 19th century in Salem. Howard also talks with Grace Morril about her family home at Wheeler's Mill, creating the Pattee caves at Mystery Hill and her history with the Town.

People in this episode

Host: Tom Giarrosso

Guests: Lavington Dyson, Grace Morril

Topics covered

• oral history
• Salem archives
• 19th century history
• family history
• local landmarks

Keywords

• Salem
• oral history
• Lavington Dyson
• Grace Morril
• 19th century
• Project Perpetuate
• local history

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Project Perpetuate

Places: South Broadway, Wheeler's Mill, Mystery Hill, Salem

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