The Salem witch trials were the largest witchcraft outbreak in American history, resulting from a perfect storm of catastrophes. Taking place in 1692 and 1693, the Salem witch trials were held in ...

T he Salem Witch Trials were more than a tragic chapter in colonial history; they were a mirror reflecting the darker instincts of fear, faith, and control. What began as strange fits among a few ...

Janice Thompson's new book, "Dry Tinder: A Tale of Rivalry and Injustice in Salem Village," was in the making for nearly 20 years. Thompson, 50, now of Harpswell, Maine, moved to Ashland with her ...

Feeling overwhelmed by the polarization and bitterness in our society today? The Salem Witch Hysteria of 1692 offers historical perspective on the divisions in America in 2021, but it also suggests ...

SALEM — For almost two centuries beginning around the year 1500, tens of thousands of people were put to death across Europe. They were suspected of being witches. Many were executed after witch ...

A Biblical "concordance" belonging to a judge from the Salem Witch Trials is up for auction tomorrow, Aug. 27 A "concordance" is a sort of reference book The item will be auctioned online on the ...

Must be the season of the witch. Massachusetts politicians, historians and schoolchildren have joined forces to exorcise the state of a history that has haunted it for more than 300 years, and clear ...

For the vast majority of Americans, their knowledge of the Salem Witch Trials is limited to that of popular culture, specifically to Arthur Miller's play "The Crucible" or of the movie version of the ...

The Salem witch trials were the largest witchcraft outbreak in American history, resulting from a perfect storm of catastrophes. Taking place in 1692 and 1693, the Salem witch trials were held in ...