Category: Colonial Era

Best Salem History Tours

Are you planning a trip to Salem and can’t figure out which historical tour to take? There are a number of great tours in Salem but only a limited amount… Read more »

Abigail Williams: The Mysterious Afflicted Girl

Abigail Williams was one of the first afflicted girls in the Salem Witch Trials. Despite the fact that she was one of the main accusers during the Salem Witch Trials,… Read more »

Title page of A Short History of the Salem Witchcraft Trials by Martin Van Buren Perley, circa 1911

The Witchcraft Trial of Elizabeth Howe

Elizabeth Jackson Howe, wife of Topsfield farmer James Howe, was convicted of witchcraft during the Salem Witch Trials of 1692. Elizabeth Howe, whose maiden name was Jackson, was born near… Read more »

"The House Where Witchcraft Started," photo of the Salem Village Parsonage, home of Samuel Parris, Danvers, Mass, published in Witchcraft Illustrated by Henrietta D. Kimball, circa 1892. This house is actually just an addition that was added to the parsonage house in 1734. The original parsonage house was torn down in 1784 and this addition was then moved to Sylvan Street in Danvers.

Reverend Samuel Parris: Was He to Blame for the Salem Witch Trials?

Reverend Samuel Parris was the minister at Salem Village during the Salem Witch Trials of 1692. Samuel Parris was born in London, England, in 1653. In the late 1650s, his… Read more »

"Martha Corey and her persecutors," illustration published in Stranger's Guide to Boston and its Suburbs, circa 1883

The Witchcraft Trial of Martha Corey

Martha Corey, wife of Salem Village farmer Giles Corey, was accused of witchcraft during the Salem Witch Trials of 1692. Martha Corey, whose maiden name was Panon, had a controversial… Read more »