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

Long before the hysteria took hold, something was already brewing in Salem. In part one of this deep dive, we explore the ...

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

Witch trials were not unique to Salem. Europe had undergone a witch-hunting craze from the 15th to the 18th centuries, prosecuting an estimated 100,000 people—mostly women—for accusations of ...

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 ...

Among the most produced plays since its 1953 debut, The Crucible is both a gripping historical drama and an evergreen parable ...

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.

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

Tomatoes were reviled for centuries—so how did we come to embrace them? This small New Jersey town claims to have played a major role.