An interview with Professor Emerson W. Baker, part 6
Lessons from the 1692 Salem witch hunt.
An interview with Professor Emerson W. Baker, part 5
Viewing 17th century beliefs and witchcraft and through modern eyes.
An interview with Professor Emerson W. Baker, part 4
Cotton Mather wrote the only government-approved book about the Salem witch trials.
Governor Phips created one of the first large-scale government coverups in American history by curbing free speech.
An interview with Professor Emerson W. Baker, part 3
Proctor's Ledge
Professor Emerson W. Baker on Salem’s dark tourism and his hope for historical reflection.
An interview with Professor Emerson W. Baker, part 2
Professor Emerson W. Baker on the way Danvers, Massachusetts, honored the victims of the 1692 Salem witch trials.
An interview with Professor Emerson W. Baker, part 1
A student interview with Professor Emerson W. Baker on the triumph and tragedy of the 1692 Salem witch trials.
Outcast: Eunice Cole of Hampton
Goody Eunice Cole of Hampton, New Hampshire, spent years in prison on suspicion of witchcraft and familiarity with the devil.
Salem Ancestry Days Planned for May 1-4, 2020
PRESS RELEASE Celebrate genealogy and ancestral connections to Salem, Massachusetts, during a weekend of lectures, tours, and research November 8, 2019, Salem, MA. Residents and visitors are invited to celebrate their ancestral and immigrant connections to Salem, Massachusetts, during the …
Reconstructing Rev. George Burroughs’ Genealogy
Rev. George Burroughs left his Salem Village post in 1683, preferring life in the Maine wilds with occasional Indian attacks than dealing with the animosity brewing in Salem, Massachusetts. In 1692 he returned to Salem in chains on trumped up charges …
Wicked Salem: Exploring Lingering Lore and Legends
Wicked Salem by Sam Baltrusis covers 300-plus years of history and people in three categories: the Witches, the Murderers, and the Cursed. The book includes stories about Bridget Bishop, George Jacobs Sr., and Mary Estey; self-confessed Boston Strangler Albert DeSalvo, …
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