The infamous witch trials may have put this Boston suburb on the map, but they’ve also overshadowed much of its magic. Here’s ...

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

It’s a small state, but my home state of Massachusetts is filled with family-friendly activities. From the historic ...

Salem, Massachusetts, 1692: It's an early entry in American history that is not soon forgotten, between references in modern media (Witches of East End, anyone?), and use of the phrase "witch hunt ...

The Salem witch trials, a dark chapter in colonial Massachusetts history (1692-1693), saw over 200 accused and 20 executed for witchcraft.

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.

The Connecticut Witch Trials occurred from 1647 to 1663, more than four decades before the trials in Salem, Massachusetts. It’s one of the oldest documented parts of our state’s history, and ...

While the Salem witch trials involved trying more than 150 people across the Atlantic Ocean in Europe, where the Little Ice Age also wreaked havoc, about 100,000 people were tried for witchcraft.

Most people who were accused of witchcraft in Salem were hanged. Witches weren’t burned at the stake in colonial New England, historians told VERIFY.