The Salem witch trials took place in a period of New England history when women were accused of being witches. These accusations were deadly in some cases. It wasn’t until 2022 that the last woman ...

The Salem Witch Museum is perfect for first-time visitors to Salem. Founded in 1972, this museum offers two types of presentations: One is an immersive narration of the 1692 Salem witch trials ...

How does a Catholic priest minister in a town famous for its devotion to the occult? Well, first you try to be a good neighbor. “We open the church, we invite people in, we allow them to use our ...

Last month, on the weekend of the summer solstice, I took my teenage kids to a place known as Proctor’s Ledge, which today sits in a modest residential neighborhood on the outskirts of Salem, ...

Halloween is on its way, the time for ghosts, vampires, skeletons, witches and all things spooky scary. The American home of witchcraft is right here in New England, of course, thanks to the Salem ...

The 527 documents include transcripts of testimony and examinations, depositions, warrants for apprehension, and other legal papers. In this image provided by the Peabody Essex Museum, Lynda Roscoe ...

“The Crucible” is a dramatization of the Salem Witch Trials that took place in the Massachusetts Bay Colony during 1692-1693. American playwright Arthur Miller penned the play as an allegory for ...

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 ...

What do actress Jean Smart and the Salem Witch Trials have in common? More than you would think!

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. "Hacks" star Jean Smart talks about her ancestor, convicted of witchcraft. Jean Smart’s magic is hereditary. In a new Instagram ...

On a recent afternoon, visitor traffic was light at the Salem Witch Dungeon Museum. Outside, near several stockades, two bored-looking husbands sat on a bench, languidly scrolling through their phones ...