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

Witch trials were not unique to Salem. Europe had undergone a witch-hunting craze from the 15th to the 18th centuries, prosecuting an estimated 100,000 people—mostly women—for accusations of ...

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

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

Fear + trigger = scapegoat" is displayed at the Salem Witch Museum, a popular tourist attraction in Massachusetts where I ...

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

A new memorial is being proposed to bring attention to the town’s significant role in the infamous Salem Witch Trials and the ...

Among the most produced plays since its 1953 debut, The Crucible is both a gripping historical drama and an evergreen parable ...

Tomatoes were reviled for centuries—so how did we come to embrace them? This small New Jersey town claims to have played a ...