“I became insane, with long intervals of horrible sanity.” — Edgar Allan Poe

Grave-side Chat and Living History with J. Scott Watkins as David Poe, Sr.

Grave-side chat with J. Scott Watkins, Living History Performer and descendent of the Westminster sextons who buried Edgar and Virginia Poe–several times! We talk about the Poe family’s Revolutionary War history, then share what to expect for “MOTHER: Hidden Her-stories of the Women in the Poe Family” our May session of the Virginia Poe Bicentennial Discussion Series.

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