Captain John Smith Explores New England
Captain John Smith was an English explorer known for his role in establishing the first English settlement, Jamestown, in North America. In 1614, a few years after he was forced… Read more »
New Books on the Salem Witch Trials Published
Two new books on the Salem Witch Trials recently hit the shelves. The first is a historical fiction novel, titled Abigail Accused: A Story of the Salem Witch Hunt, based… Read more »
The Witchcraft Trial of Mary Warren
Mary Warren was the oldest of the afflicted girls in the Salem Witch Trials and testified against numerous accused witches before she was eventually accused of witchcraft herself. A lot… Read more »
Betty Parris: First Afflicted Girl of the Salem Witch Trials
Elizabeth “Betty” Parris was the first afflicted girl and one of the main accusers during the Salem Witch Trials of 1692. Born in Boston on November 28, 1682, Betty moved… Read more »
Prudence Cummings Wright & Leonard Whiting’s Guard
Prudence Cummings Wright was a woman who lived in Pepperell, Massachusetts, and fought in the Revolutionary War. Wright, who was 35 years old and a mother of six children, recruited… Read more »