It’s tempting to think of witch hunts like this as a phenomenon confined to history. Centuries have passed since Matthew ...

The Salem witch trials occurred in colonial Massachusetts between early 1692 and mid-1693. More than 200 people were accused of practicing witchcraft—the devil’s magic—and 20 were executed. In 1711, ...

Links between the infamous Suffolk witch trials in the 17th Century and those in Salem, in the US, are being explored in a new partnership between the two countries. The trial of Amy Denny and Rose ...

In 1692, many people in Salem were falsely accused of witchcraft — an infamous part of Massachusetts history, known as the Salem Witch Trials. Your 2025 guide to Salem’s Haunted Happenings As ...

Rebecca Fowler was an indentured servant in Annapolis in the late 1600s, working the land for years until she and her husband were finally lucky enough to own a plot of land. However, her luck ran out ...

Around 50 years before the infamous Salem witch trials, fear of witches first plagued the colonial people of western Massachusetts. In the enterprising settlement of Springfield, founder and fur ...

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" in ...

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 ...

SALEM, MA -- A team of researchers using historical documents and 21st-century archaeological techniques has confirmed the site where 19 innocent people were hanged during the Salem witch trials more ...

Two Scottish authors and podcasters will be at Citizens Library in Washington on Wednesday, Oct. 22, to talk about 16th century witch trials. Zoe Venditozzi and Clair Mitchell, the hosts of the ...