The Witchcraft Trial of Giles Corey
Giles Corey was a successful farmer from Salem village who was accused of witchcraft during the Salem Witch Trials of 1692. Born in Northampton, England, in 1621, Corey immigrated to… Read more »
Giles Corey was a successful farmer from Salem village who was accused of witchcraft during the Salem Witch Trials of 1692. Born in Northampton, England, in 1621, Corey immigrated to… Read more »
Bridget Bishop was the first victim to be hanged during the Salem Witch Trials of 1692. Bishop, whose maiden name was Playfer, was born sometime between 1632 and 1635 in… Read more »
The historic Lyceum building, built on top of the former site of Bridget Bishop‘s apple orchard, has recently been renovated. The building is reportedly haunted by the ghost of Bridget… Read more »
Nathaniel Hawthorne was a writer from Massachusetts during the 19th century. Nathaniel Hawthorne, who was born and raised in Salem, is best known for his novels The Scarlet Letter and… Read more »
Louisa May Alcott was a writer from Concord, Massachusetts who was a part of the transcendentalist movement during the 19th century, Alcott, author of the classic novel Little Women, was… Read more »