Tansy has been used for thousands of years to make medicine, repel insects, flavor food, and preserve the dead. First brought to New England by English settlers in the 1630s, it became a common sight at funerals, sometimes stuffed into coffins before burial.

Join historian Dan Marshall as he explores the wide variety of medicinal, insecticide, and culinary uses of tansy recorded in seventeenth-century American and European sources. Lend a hand as Dan makes some tinctures, oils, and teas using this versatile weed.

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Dan Marshall has shared his love of history with the public for 25 years. He is currently a Salem Historical Society Board Member and the Director of Education & Interpretation with the Lexington Historical Society.