I teach a course on New England witchcraft trials, and students always arrive with varying degrees of knowledge of what ...

Statistics is just one way to tell the tale of the infamous Salem witch trials. In just 16 months between February 1692 and May 1693, up to 200 people—mostly women—were accused of practicing ...

The Connecticut Witch Trials occurred from 1647 to 1663, more than four decades before the trials in Salem, Massachusetts. “The witch trials in Connecticut were extremely deadly. The first seven ...

Agatha felt the exact same fear and persecution that the tried Salem people felt during the witch trials. These trials still remain one of the darker parts of American history. More than 200 ...

Explore the Salem Witch Trials, enjoy family-friendly Halloween festivities, and uncover eerie legends in this ultimate ...

The Shocking History and Legacy of the Salem Witch Trials What fueled the frenzy that sent so many to their deaths in colonial America? And how did Americans reckon with the aftermath of the panic ...

Centrally located in downtown Salem, the Salem Witch Trials Memorial is open every day from dawn to dusk and free to enter. For more information, visit the Salem tourism board's website.

The three lots offer more ... of Salem’s history and the Salem experience,” Beth Crowley, owner and guide, told Boston.com. “A lot of tours will focus on just the witch trials or just ...

Linda Reiter stars as the title character in Shattered Globe Theatre’s production of “Becky Nurse of Salem,” as a tour guide ...

The historic city of Salem welcomes 1 million tourists during October for its month-long Haunted Happenings festival, billed as the largest celebration of Halloween in the world. That’s a month ...