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 ...

In 1692, Bridget Bishop was found guilty of the practice of witchcraft and hanged in Salem Village in the Massachusetts Bay Colony. She was the first colonist executed during the Salem witch trials.

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

The next meeting of the Windham County Genealogy Interest Group will focus on “Tracing Ancestors in the Salem Witch Trials ” ...

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 ...

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.

Salem School Committee faces potential lawsuit over proposal to ban religious organizations from renting public school space, with critics calling it a First Amendment violation.

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

In 1692, the colonial town of Salem, Massachusetts, became caught up in a fervor over alleged witchcraft. In her new book “The Witches,” Stacy Schiff explores what led a group of Puritans to ...

Suranne Jones goes on an epic journey to investigate the most infamous witch trials in history and discovers why so many women were accused of witchcraft and what their story means today.