The Salem witch trials occurred in colonial Massachusetts between early 1692 and mid-1693. More than 200 people were accused of practicing witchcraft—the devil’s magic—and 20 were executed. In 1711, ...
Fox News: Hundreds of documents from Salem Witch Trials being transferred to Boston
Hundreds of court documents from the 1692 Salem Witch Trials are being transferred from the Salem museum where they have been stored for more than four decades to the newly expanded Judicial Archives ...
The Boston Globe: Interested in exploring original Salem witch trials manuscripts? A new project makes it easier.
Original manuscripts from the Salem witchcraft trials have been redigitized and are available online as higher-quality images in searchable form, officials from the ...
Interested in exploring original Salem witch trials manuscripts? A new project makes it easier.
An illustration of a court scene during the late-17th century witch trials in Salem, Mass. Christine_Kohler/iStock via Getty Images Plus I teach a course on New England witchcraft trials, and students ...
The Salem Witch Trials were more than a tragic chapter in colonial history; they were a mirror reflecting the darker instincts of fear, faith, and control. What began as strange fits among a few young ...
The Salem witch trials took place in a period of New England history when women were accused of being witches. These accusations were deadly in some cases. It wasn’t until 2022 that the last woman ...
In 1648, Margaret Jones, a midwife, became the first person in Massachusetts — the second in New England — to be executed for witchcraft, decades before the infamous Salem witch trials. Nearly four ...
collider: This Is the Difference Between the Real Salem Witch Trials and Agatha’s Trial
This Is the Difference Between the Real Salem Witch Trials and Agatha’s Trial
America Magazine: In Salem, the witch trials are gone—but the tourists aren’t. Here’s how a local Catholic priest welcomes them.
In Salem, the witch trials are gone—but the tourists aren’t. Here’s how a local Catholic priest welcomes them.
Artnet: A New York Exhibition on the Salem Witch Trials Explores the Legacy of the Dark Historical Chapter on the Descendants of the Accused
"The Salem Witch Trials: Reckoning and Reclaiming" is on view at the New-York Historical Society. Thomas Satterwhite Noble, Witch Hill (The Salem Martyr), 1869. Collection of the New-York Historical ...
A New York Exhibition on the Salem Witch Trials Explores the Legacy of the Dark Historical Chapter on the Descendants of the Accused
Smithsonian Magazine: Why This Monument Offers Some Humanity to the Tragedy of the Salem Witch Trials
Why This Monument Offers Some Humanity to the Tragedy of the Salem Witch Trials
Popular Mechanics: We Now Know What May Have Caused the Salem Witch Trials
17 th century New England saw its fair share of witch hysteria, with neighbors accusing neighbors of heresy. Some of the most infamous trials played out in Salem, Massachusetts, but as a new ...
CBS News: Keller @ Large: Political cries of witch hunts disrespect those who lost lives in Salem trials
Keller @ Large: Political cries of witch hunts disrespect those who lost lives in Salem trials
FOX 10 Phoenix: How cold weather helped cause the Salem witch trials
The Salem witch trials were the largest witchcraft outbreak in American history, resulting from a perfect storm of catastrophes. Taking place in 1692 and 1693, the Salem witch trials were held in ...