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

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

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

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 ...

More specifically, that means the Salem witch trials of 1692, wherein young women were convicted of being something that does not actually exist. More than a dozen of them were hung but that has ...

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

her trial technically wasn't part of the Salem witch trials. Her trial has a few similarities to the real-life Salem witch trials, but the biggest difference is that it has a huge impact.

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 ...

Salem has dozens of daily walking tours that educate visitors about the famous 1692 Salem Witch Trials and more. For those who’d rather ride, there are trolley tours. There are many ways for ...

A 17th-century tavern that played a significant role in the Salem Witch Trials as well as the Revolutionary War is deteriorating, prompting the town of Danvers and other community members to take ...

Salem, famously associated with the infamous witch trials of 1692, has been holding a Haunted Happenings Festival since the Halloween of 1982, and it’s been growing since, organizers said. Over 15,000 ...