Category: Colonial Era

Ingersoll Tavern in Danvers, Mass. Photo by Richard Trask, 1978, courtesy Secretary of the Commonwealth William Francis Galvin, Chairman, Massachusetts Historical Commission.

Ingersoll’s Tavern

Ingersoll’s Tavern, also known as Ingersoll’s Ordinary, is a historic house in Danvers, Massachusetts that once served as a tavern during the Salem Witch Trials. The tavern is a Colonial-style… Read more »

William Hathorne

William Hathorne was a judge, politician, Speaker of the General Court, and Commissioner for the Massachusetts Bay Colony. Hathorne was the father of Salem Witch Trials Judge John Hathorne and… Read more »