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.

Witchcraft: Salem Witch Trials, Part 2

By Melissa Berry on November 2, 2022

Melissa Berry writes more about the Mass. Legislature clearing the names of the victims found guilty of witchcraft in the Salem trials of 1692-93... (Read More)

Witchcraft: Salem Witch Trials

By Melissa Berry on October 26, 2022

Melissa Berry writes about the Massachusetts Legislature trying to clear the names of the victims found guilty of witchcraft in the Salem trials of 1692-93... (Read More)

Photo: portrait of Judge Samuel Putnam from “Chronicles of Danvers (Old Salem Village] Massachusetts, 1632-1923,” Harriet Sylvia Tapley, 1923, page 66.

A Spooky Real-Life Murder Mystery, Part IV

By Melissa Berry on November 8, 2021

Melissa Berry concludes her story about a murder that happened in Salem, Massachusetts, in 1830 and shocked the country, focusing on the murder trial... (Read More)

Illustration: a portrait of Captain Joseph White. Courtesy of Peabody Essex Museum; photo taken by staff member Ben Arlander.

A Spooky Real-Life Murder Mystery, Part III

By Melissa Berry on November 2, 2021

Melissa Berry continues her story about a murder that happened in Salem, Massachusetts, in 1830 and shocked the country, focusing on the trial... (Read More)

Illustration: image of the murder of Captain Joseph White from "Trials of Capt. Joseph J. Knapp, Jr. and George Crowninshield, Esq. for the murder of Capt. Joseph White of Salem, on the night of the sixth of April 1830." Charles Elms, 1830, page 20.

A Spooky Real-Life Murder Mystery for Halloween, Part II

By Melissa Berry on October 28, 2021

In this article, Melissa Berry continues her story about a spooky murder mystery that happened in Salem, Massachusetts, in 1830 and shocked the country... (Read More)

Photo: Gardner-Pingree House, 128 Essex Street, Salem, Massachusetts. Image from the Frank Cousins Collection, Phillips Library, Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, Massachusetts. Courtesy of Digital Commonwealth.

A Spooky Real-Life Murder Mystery for Halloween, Part I

By Melissa Berry on October 26, 2021

In this article, Melissa Davenport Berry writes about a spooky murder mystery that happened in Salem, Massachusetts, in 1830 and shocked the country... (Read More)

Illustration: "The Scarlet Letter" by Hugues Merle, 1861. Credit: Walters Art Museum; Wikimedia Commons.

Nathaniel Hawthorne’s Salem Family Line: The Manning Scandal, Part II

By Melissa Berry on August 16, 2021

Melissa Berry continues her story from the family line of author Nathaniel Hawthorne, this one having a possible connection to “The Scarlet Letter.”.. (Read More)

Nathaniel Hawthorne’s Salem Family Line: The Manning Scandal

By Melissa Berry on August 13, 2021

In this article, Melissa Davenport Berry presents another story from the family line of author Nathaniel Hawthorne... (Read More)

Photo: House of the Seven Gables in Salem, Massachusetts.Credit: Daderot; Wikimedia Commons.

Quakers & Witch Trials: Nathaniel Hawthorne’s Salem Family Line

By Melissa Berry on August 3, 2021

Melissa Berry concludes her story about a controversy over tombs in Salem, Massachusetts, focusing on the family lines of author Nathaniel Hawthorne... (Read More)

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