When four young girls from Salem Village began having mysterious fits in 1692, they accused Bishop of sending her spirit to ...

Yet the series of witch trials that stand out the most are those that occurred in Salem over the course of several months in the early 1690s. Between 144 and 185 women, children, and men were accused ...

The accused never denied witchcraft existed – they denied being part of it. Mary Easty’s calm, reasoned plea exposed cracks ...

A new memorial is being proposed to bring attention to the town’s significant role in the infamous Salem Witch Trials and the injustices which the accused faced. The North Andover Historical Society ...

NORTH ANDOVER — A new memorial is being proposed to bring attention to the town’s significant role in the infamous Salem Witch Trials and the injustices which the accused faced.

Like us on Facebook. BRATTLEBORO — The next meeting of the Windham County Genealogy Interest Group will focus on “Tracing Ancestors in the Salem Witch Trials ” and “Using Cemetery Directories to Find ...

T. H. Matteson, "Examination of a Witch" (1853), oil on canvas, 38 1/2 x 53 9/10 inches (97.8 x 137 cm) (image via Wikimedia Commons) Success! Your account was created and you’re signed in ...

The Connecticut Witch Trials occurred from 1647 to 1663, more than four decades before the trials in Salem, Massachusetts. It’s one of the oldest documented parts of our state’s history, and ...

WEBVTT US OUR FIRST LOOK AT THE NEW WITCH TRIALS MEMORIAL JUST DEDICATED BY THE CITY.>> SALEM'S DARKEST DAYS WITNESSED THE EXECUTIONS OF 20 PEOPLE.14 WOMEN AND SIX MEN ACCUSED OF BEING WITCHES ...

WEBVTT US OUR FIRST LOOK AT THE NEW WITCH TRIALS MEMORIAL JUST DEDICATED BY THE CITY.>> SALEM'S DARKEST DAYS WITNESSED THE EXECUTIONS OF 20 PEOPLE.14 WOMEN AND SIX MEN ACCUSED OF BEING WITCHES ...