Illustration: witchcraft trial at Salem Village. The central figure in this 1876 illustration of the courtroom is usually identified as Mary Walcott. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

Relics of the Salem Witch Trials Era (part 5)

By Melissa Berry on March 21, 2024

Melissa Berry writes more about the Salem witch trials of 1692, focusing again on two famous pieces of furniture: the Osborn chest and the Trask chest... (Read More)

Relics of the Salem Witch Trials Era (part 4)

By Melissa Berry on March 12, 2024

Melissa Davenport Berry writes more about the Salem witch trials of 1692, focusing on two pieces of furniture: the Osborn chest and the Trask chest... (Read More)

Photo: Charles Edward Ilsley (1842-1914) with family: wife Sarah Swanson Godlove Ilsley; daughters Charlotte (left) and Emily (right); and son Frank P. Ilsley. Credit: Joplin Wistar private collection, Vermont.

Relics of Our Ancestors (part 6)

By Melissa Berry on February 7, 2024

Melissa Berry writes about Jonathan Ilsley, one of the men who donated a relic from America’s past: a 1775 silver tankard gifted to Rev. Samuel Deane... (Read More)

Photo: a memorial stone and plaque dedicated to brothers Joseph and Maximilian Jewett in Rowley, Massachusetts. Photo taken by Cosmos Mariner. Credit: Historical Marker Database.

Relics of Our Ancestors (part 5)

By Melissa Berry on January 23, 2024

Melissa Davenport Berry writes about another of the men who donated a relic from America’s past: a silver tankard gifted to Rev. Samuel Deane in 1775... (Read More)

Photo: Harriet Frothingham. Credit: McCord Stewart Museum, Canada.

Relics of Our Ancestors (part 4)

By Melissa Berry on January 19, 2024

Melissa Davenport Berry writes about more of the men who donated a relic from America’s past, a silver tankard gifted to Rev. Samuel Deane in 1775... (Read More)

Photo: front view of the silver tankard gifted to Rev. Samuel Deane, 1775, showing the Latin inscription. Credit: First Parish Church, Portland, Maine.

Relics of Our Ancestors (part 3)

By Melissa Berry on January 16, 2024

In this article, Melissa Davenport Berry writes about another relic from America’s past, a silver tankard gifted to Rev. Samuel Deane in 1775... (Read More)

Relics of the Salem Witch Trials Era (part 3)

By Melissa Berry on October 26, 2023

In this article, Melissa Davenport Berry writes more about the Salem witch trials of 1692, focusing on the case of George Jacobs... (Read More)

Relics of the Salem Witch Trials Era (part 2)

By Melissa Berry on October 20, 2023

In this article, Melissa Davenport Berry writes more about the Salem witch trials of 1692, focusing on objects from that time preserved to this day... (Read More)

Relics of the Salem Witch Trials Era (part 1)

By Melissa Berry on October 13, 2023

In this article, Melissa Davenport Berry writes about the Salem witch trials of 1692, focusing on objects from that time preserved to this day... (Read More)

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