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 ...

Massachusetts school officials criticized for advancing policy that would prevent religious groups like House of Promise ...

By some estimates, tens of thousands—predominantly women—were executed during these witch hunts. III. Witch Trials in Colonial America: Salem as a Case Study ...

This nonfiction chapter book geared towards children ages 8-12 is a fun way to introduce kids to history. Messner proves her credibility with additions of primary sources, bibliographical ...

An installation at the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem, Mass., uses artifacts and primary sources to tell the true story of the city’s notorious episode of paranoia and persecution.

The restaurant was once the location of Bridget Bishop’s tavern and apple orchards, the first person executed for witchcraft during the Salem witch trials in 1692.

What The Evidence Really Says About The Role Of Dogs At the Salem Witch Trials It was 1692 in Salem, Massachusetts. Witches were on trial — but so were the town’s dogs.

A new study discovered what started the 'witch craze' that spurred 300 years of persecution, including the Salem Witch Trials in Massachusetts. It turns out the printing press is to blame.

Indeed, Reverend Parris condemned the ritual, which itself seemed to be its own kind of witchcraft. Fear and distrust All around, Salem’s witch trials seem to have been bad for dogs.

Some popular accounts of the trials also suggest that at least two dogs were killed during the trials, but there is no evidence supporting this in the official legal testimony of the time.

The Lizzie Borden Bed & Breakfast is the former house of Lizzie Borden, the primary yet exonerated suspect in the unsolved axe murders of her father Andrew Borden and stepmother Abby Gray in 1892.