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The infamous witch trials may have put this Boston suburb on the map, but they’ve also overshadowed much of its magic. Here’s ...
Kate Messner tells readers what really happened during the Salem Witch Trials in this recent ... This nonfiction chapter book geared towards children ages 8-12 is a fun way to introduce kids to ...
Most people know of Salem Massachusetts as the home of the Salem Witch Trials. As you’d expect, it’s a popular place to visit in October around Halloween because it’s one of the most popular ...
All other times of the year, the Salem Witch Museum is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., with presentations running every 30 minutes. Tickets cost $16.50 for adults, $15 for seniors and $13.50 for kids ...
As a quest by the townspeople of Salem, Mass. to rid their community of members they believed to be unfit and unholy additions, the 1692-93 Salem witch trials involved a series of hearings and ...
The history of the Salem witch trials is well-known to individuals with a solid grasp of colonial-era history. (At least, it is to me. Having grown up about 35 miles from Salem, I read about the ...
The Boston grave site of Samuel Sewall, a judge in the 1692-1693 Salem witch trials. (Steve LeBlanc/AP) In 1711, colonial leaders passed a bill clearing the names of some convicted in Salem.
Documents from the 1692 Salem Witch Trials, which have been stored at the Salem museum for decades, are being transferred to the Judicial Archives facility in Boston.
History Hundreds of Salem witch trials documents get new home The 527 documents include transcripts of testimony and examinations, depositions, warrants for apprehension, and other legal papers.
Elizabeth Johnson Jr. is — officially — not a witch. Until last week, the Andover, Mass., woman, who confessed to practicing witchcraft during the Salem witch trials, was the only remaining ...