New research shows that the printing press, invented by Johannes Gutenberg, helped spread conspiracies that fueled the Salem ...

That text was spread throughout the Western world thanks to the newly invented printing press.

Dogs appeared several times during testimonies typically because an accused witch was believed to have had a dog who would do ...

Halloween is almost here, and that means it’s time for ghosts, supernatural creatures and, of course, witches. Perhaps the ...

The Sandwich Public Library will host local author Dan Gagnon as he discusses his book, “A Salem Witch: The Trial, Execution ...

Each week we pause to ponder the truths available to us from the pages of history. We browse through the annals of the ...

It’s one of the oldest documented parts of our state’s history, and also one of the darkest. The Connecticut Witch Trials ...

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 ...

Here’s how the Salem witch trials came about—and why what happened ... she and the girls had ridden broomsticks and signed a book offered to her by the devil, other girls within the village ...

For those itching to explore less obvious New England destinations, here are some unexpected towns worth visiting in the fall ...