In 1692, the colonial town of Salem, Massachusetts, became caught up in a fervor over alleged witchcraft. In her new book “The Witches,” Stacy Schiff explores what led a group of Puritans to ...

The pivotal accuser at the trials ... was the first in Salem to mention a flight. Along with those women, Tituba came before the authorities in Salem Village on March 1, 1692, to answer to ...

If amateur investigation into my lineage is to be believed, Rebecca Nurse is my ninth great-grandmother, Lynne Weiler writes.

During the Salem witch trials in colonial Massachusetts, which occurred in 1692, a total of 19 people were accused of witchcraft. They were executed by hanging, and another person was pressed to ...

In 1692 in Salem, Massachusetts, mass hysteria rang out as teen girls began acting erratically, citing witches were to blame.

A new exhibition on the Salem witch trials explores how the meaning of the word “witch” has evolved through the centuries Kate Wheeling In 1692, a panic swept through Salem, Massachusetts.

Soon alarming things began to happen in Salem Village. In the spring of 1692, many of the regular ... Contrary to the legends which surround the trials, no witch was ever burned in Massachusetts.

The Salem Witch Trials: 1692; and a re-installation of PEM’s founding building, East India Marine Hall.

you should set aside some time for a visit to the Salem Witch Trials Memorial. Built to honor the victims who died during the 1692 witchcraft hysteria, the memorial features three four-foot-high ...

And now, with Broadway newcomer Kimberly Belflower’s magnificent play John Proctor Is The Villain as directed by The Outsiders‘ Danya Taymor, the witch trials are turned inside out to serve as ...

you should set aside some time for a visit to the Salem Witch Trials Memorial. Built to honor the victims who died during the 1692 witchcraft hysteria, the memorial features three four-foot-high ...