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 ...

Salem, Massachusetts. Known for the witch trials. But that is just one chapter. From above, the city feels calm. Tree-lined ...

Haylee Gilmore is a writer, artist, and avid book reader based in Pittsburgh, PA. She is a Point Park University graduate in the English Creative Writing Program. Her dream goal is to become a fiction ...

Witches are a big deal in Salem’s modern culture. The city’s association with witchcraft has been capitalized on from films like 1993's “Hocus Pocus” to the annual Halloween festivities that draw in ...

The Salem witch trials were the largest witchcraft outbreak in American history, resulting from a perfect storm of catastrophes. Taking place in 1692 and 1693, the Salem witch trials were held in ...

(The Conversation) — Dogs appeared several times during testimonies, typically because an accused witch was believed to have had a dog who would do her bidding, or because the devil appeared in the ...

It's a relic from a haunting period of Massachusetts history, and you could be its owner if you are so inclined. The University Archives website is auctioning off a "signed and annotated 1650 Biblical ...

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, ...

The Salem witch trials were the largest witchcraft outbreak in American history, resulting from a perfect storm of catastrophes. Taking place in 1692 and 1693, the Salem witch trials were held 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 ...