Have you ever found an old shoe in the walls of a house? Chances are it was put there to ward off evil influences such as demons, ghosts, witches, and familiars. Witchcraft and folklore traditions are rich and diverse cultural practices that …
Friday, October 4 Explore the Massachusetts State Archives with John Warner, Archivist of the Commonwealth. Learning from Historic Maps by Staff of the Norman B. Leventhal Map and Education Center. Networking Dinner: Fox’d and Fuddled: The History of Colonial Drinking. …
Join PEM after hours for a special curator-led tour of The Salem Witch Trials 1692. Explore the extraordinary series of events between June 1692 and March 1693 that led to the deaths of 25 innocent women, men and children who …
Dates: October 5, 12, 19, 26; November 2; Saturdays at 10 am Salem is where people visit to learn about the 1692 witchcraft trials, but Salem Village (present-day Danvers) is where it first began, and where many of the leading …
It's a safe bet that most people in the region have heard of the 1692 Salem Witchcraft Trials. They may not realize that they were named as such because Salem is where the court was located and those who were …
Join the congregation as Reverend Samuel Parris will lead a Puritan plain style morning service and preach the sermon that he delivered on March 27, 1692, soon after the outbreak of the witchcraft episode throughout Essex County. Donald Friary, a Salem …
Imagine a world in which political leaders retire gracefully after electoral defeat, in which voting rights are expanded, not restricted, where there’s free and vigorous debate. Welcome to 17th century New England, where the Puritan colonists developed, for the majority …
‘No Common weale but by Common Consent’: Governance in Puritan New England Read More »
Massachusetts Bay began executing people for witchcraft in Boston almost 50 years before the Salem Witch Trials, including in Dorchester, Cambridge, and Charlestown. These executions are much lesser-known, totaling fewer than half the number that took place in Salem in …
In Distemper She Died: The Real Victims of Boston’s 17th Century Witch Trials Read More »
Dates: October 5, 12, 19, 26; November 2; Saturdays at 10 am Salem is where people visit to learn about the 1692 witchcraft trials, but Salem Village (present-day Danvers) is where it first began, and where many of the leading …
An alcohol-free, 17th-century tavern-like experience for kids and their grown ups. Experience the music, dances, games, and spooky stories of New England's past with your in-costume, in-character guides. Feel free to dress up for the time-travel! Local harvest treats will …
