The Witchcraft Trial of Martha Carrier
Martha Carrier was a woman from Andover who was accused of witchcraft during the Salem Witch Trials. Martha Ingalls Allen was born between 1643 and 1650 to Andrew Allen Sr… Read more »
History of New England Transcendentalism
Transcendentalism was an American literary, philosophical, and political movement in New England in the early 19thcentury. Transcendentalism was the belief in spiritual or transcendental truths beyond sense perception and material… Read more »
History of the American Renaissance in New England
The mid-19thcentury has often been described as an “American Renaissance” of literature due to the large number of literary masterpieces created during this time. Sometimes referred to as the New… Read more »
Danvers State Hospital Cemetery
Located at the Danvers State Hospital in Danvers, Massachusetts, is a cemetery containing the graves of patients who died at the hospital. The people buried there are believed to be… Read more »
Who Fought in the War of 1812?
A number of countries, as well as Native American tribes, took part in the War of 1812. Each side joined for different reasons. For some it was to assert their… Read more »