Salem Village, Massachusetts, became the epicenter of a notorious series of witch trials fueled by fear, superstition, and ...

a Puritan minister during the Salem witch trials, reflects the fear and fervor that fueled the persecution of alleged witches in colonial Massachusetts. Ultimately, Marshall says, “only a small ...

Elizabeth Johnson Jr., a woman convicted of witchcraft during the Salem witch trials in the 1690s, was finally exonerated last week after years of petitioning by Massachusetts teacher Carrie ...

In 1648, Margaret Jones, a midwife, became the first person in Massachusetts — the second in New England — to be executed for witchcraft, decades before the infamous Salem witch trials.

A new book How to Kill a Witch brings a dark period of history back to grisly life – and an official tartan is being released to memorialise some of those who were tortured and killed.

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

Salem is known for its 17th-century witch trials, with more than 200 persecuted and 20 sent to their deaths. But today Robin ...

Bridget Bishop was hanged in Salem, Massachusetts, becoming the first person executed during the infamous witch trials. The ...

It's clear from the first two episodes of Agatha All Along that Agatha Harkness (Kathryn Hahn) has a reputation that proceeds her. It is rather difficult to top a witch who survived her own trial ...

Indeed, Reverend Parris condemned the ritual, which itself seemed to be its own kind of witchcraft. All around, Salem’s witch trials seem to have been bad for dogs. Although there is no official ...

it inspired a sojourn into the Salem Witch Trials of the 17th Century, where innocent women were put to death because they were falsely thought to be witches. And now, as a result of the students ...

Of the accused, 34 people were indicted and 11 were executed for witchcraft. While Salem is famous for its witch trials, Connecticut’s history is a story not often told. “Salem was the tail end.