Legacy Lore: True Crime + Ancestral Secrets

Before accusations of witchcraft haunted my ancestor’s name, there was a world already primed to fear her. In this short prologue, host Sammy Jo Hinnant Saraceni introduces Legacy Lore: The Accused, a season-long exploration of one 17th-century woman’s trial in Colonial Virginia and the echoes it still leaves in our lives today. We’ll trace how superstition, power, and gender shaped both Eleanor N...

Step into the world of Legacy Lore, a podcast that unearths true stories buried within one woman’s family tree. Season 1 – The Accused follows the real 1671 witch-trial of Eleanor Neale, a woman whose legacy rippled through generations. If you love true crime, genealogy, and forgotten history, this trailer gives you a glimpse of the stories—and secrets—to come. Follow @legacylorepod on Instagram,...