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)

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)

Illustration: this replica of Arbella was built in 1930 for the 300th anniversary of the Winthrop Fleet’s arrival at Salem on 12 June 1630, in conjunction with Pioneer Village, where it is now located. Credit: the Tichnor Brothers Collection, Boston Public Library, Print Department.

300th Anniversary Celebration of New England’s ‘Winthrop Fleet’

By Melissa Berry on August 8, 2023

Melissa Berry writes about Salem’s 300th anniversary celebration of the arrival of the Winthrop Fleet in 1630, during the Puritan’s Great Migration... (Read More)

Photo: grave of Jacob Culp (1839-1928) and his wife Hattie Loop Culp (1863-1951), Franklin Square Cemetery, Franklin Square, Columbiana County, Ohio. Credit: David and Joyce Humphrey of Ohio.

1894 Witchcraft Trials of Salem – Ohio

By Melissa Berry on August 4, 2023

Melissa Davenport Berry writes about a witchcraft trial in Salem – only this one was 1894, not 1692, and it was in Ohio, not Massachusetts... (Read More)

Salem Witchcraft (part 2)

By Melissa Berry on June 9, 2023

In this article, Melissa Davenport Berry writes more about the Salem witch trials of 1692, focusing on the preservation efforts of Sarah Elizabeth Hunt... (Read More)

Salem Witchcraft (part 1)

By Melissa Berry on June 7, 2023

In this article, Melissa Davenport Berry writes about the Salem witch trials of 1692 and the unearthing of the witches’ dungeon... (Read More)

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