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History website on 17th-century witch hunts—particularly #SalemWitchTrials—including road trips, events, articles, research. #HistoryMatters #WitchesMassBay
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Read my ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ review of Marion Gibson's latest book:
Pub date: Sept. 22, 2026
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Pub date: Sept. 22, 2026
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Witchland: A Tale of Witch Hunting and War, a Deadly Moral Panic in Seventeenth Century Britain
The 1640s were a tumultuous time in Britain. The Wars of the Three Kingdoms (1642-1651) pitted England’s Royalists against the Parliamentarians, while also involving the Scots Covenanters and Irish…
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August 13, 2026 at 3:47 PM
Read my ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ review of Marion Gibson's latest book:
Pub date: Sept. 22, 2026
www.witchesmassbay.com/2026/08/13/w... @netgalley.bsky.social @scribnerbooks.bsky.social
Pub date: Sept. 22, 2026
www.witchesmassbay.com/2026/08/13/w... @netgalley.bsky.social @scribnerbooks.bsky.social
Oct. 8, 7pm online: Sowams Heritage Area Project panel discussion tackling the most important questions in King Philip's War: 350 Years Later: What We Remembered, What We Missed, What Comes Next.
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October 5, 2026 at 6:39 PM
Oct. 8, 7pm online: Sowams Heritage Area Project panel discussion tackling the most important questions in King Philip's War: 350 Years Later: What We Remembered, What We Missed, What Comes Next.
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Oct 23: Early New England Witchcraft Collections Tour at @congrelib.bsky.social. View rare books & manuscripts, including 17th-century works on ghosts & witchcraft, books connected to Salem witch trials, sermons about witchcraft, & Cotton Mather’s diary. congregationallibrary.org/events/early...
Early New England Witchcraft Collections Tour - Congregational Library & Archives
Join Dr. Tricia Peone, New England’s Hidden Histories Project Director, at 14 Beacon for a tour exploring puritan beliefs about witchcraft.
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October 3, 2026 at 11:12 PM
Oct 23: Early New England Witchcraft Collections Tour at @congrelib.bsky.social. View rare books & manuscripts, including 17th-century works on ghosts & witchcraft, books connected to Salem witch trials, sermons about witchcraft, & Cotton Mather’s diary. congregationallibrary.org/events/early...
Oct. 13 (virtual) & Oct. 15 (in-person): Spirits in the Stacks with Dr. Tricia Peone of @congrelib.bsky.social Boston. congregationallibrary.org/events
October 3, 2026 at 10:54 PM
Oct. 13 (virtual) & Oct. 15 (in-person): Spirits in the Stacks with Dr. Tricia Peone of @congrelib.bsky.social Boston. congregationallibrary.org/events
Talk by Dr. David Weed on How King Philip’s War Led to the Revolutionary War from History Camp Boston 2026:
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David Weed — How King Philip’s War Led to the Revolutionary War
David Weed — How King Philip’s War Led to the Revolutionary War
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September 30, 2026 at 1:57 PM
Talk by Dr. David Weed on How King Philip’s War Led to the Revolutionary War from History Camp Boston 2026:
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Videos from History Camp Boston 2026 have been posted online. Here are @joshhutchinson.bsky.social & @restingwitches.bsky.social talking about How English Witch-Hunting Manuals Guided New England’s Witch Trials, 1647-1697: historycamp.org/josh-hutchin...
Josh Hutchinson and Sarah Jack — How English Witch-Hunting Manuals Guided New England’s Witch Trials, 1647-1697
Josh Hutchinson and Sarah Jack — How English Witch-Hunting Manuals Guided New England’s Witch Trials, 1647-1697
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September 30, 2026 at 1:42 PM
Videos from History Camp Boston 2026 have been posted online. Here are @joshhutchinson.bsky.social & @restingwitches.bsky.social talking about How English Witch-Hunting Manuals Guided New England’s Witch Trials, 1647-1697: historycamp.org/josh-hutchin...
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Access to culture is a right, not a privilege.
Keeping museums free means millions can continue to explore, learn and be inspired, regardless of their background or income.
That's good for London, and good for ensuring cost is never a barrier to discovery.
Keeping museums free means millions can continue to explore, learn and be inspired, regardless of their background or income.
That's good for London, and good for ensuring cost is never a barrier to discovery.
Culture secretary confirms free admission for all at England’s national museums will remain
The announcement by Lisa Nandy, the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, came after recent discussions of introducing admission fees for overseas visitors
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September 29, 2026 at 4:00 PM
Access to culture is a right, not a privilege.
Keeping museums free means millions can continue to explore, learn and be inspired, regardless of their background or income.
That's good for London, and good for ensuring cost is never a barrier to discovery.
Keeping museums free means millions can continue to explore, learn and be inspired, regardless of their background or income.
That's good for London, and good for ensuring cost is never a barrier to discovery.
Curious about the John Ward House on Brown St., owned by Peabody Essex Museum? Built in 1684 on Prison Lane in #SalemMA, it was moved in 1910 & restored by George Francis Dow. #HistoricHouse #PEM Read or look at pictures: ia601809.us.archive.org/7/items/esse...
September 29, 2026 at 6:45 PM
Curious about the John Ward House on Brown St., owned by Peabody Essex Museum? Built in 1684 on Prison Lane in #SalemMA, it was moved in 1910 & restored by George Francis Dow. #HistoricHouse #PEM Read or look at pictures: ia601809.us.archive.org/7/items/esse...
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Nov. 7: Puritans in the 21st Century: Politics, Myths, & the Future (day-long symposium; hybrid) hosted by six of New England’s leading historical institutions. @americanancestors.bsky.social
www.americanancestors.org/events/purit...
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September 16, 2026 at 2:20 AM
Nov. 7: Puritans in the 21st Century: Politics, Myths, & the Future (day-long symposium; hybrid) hosted by six of New England’s leading historical institutions. @americanancestors.bsky.social
www.americanancestors.org/events/purit...
www.americanancestors.org/events/purit...
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Sept. 30: "Land Hath Been the Idol": English Expropriation of Native Land @historicbostons.bsky.social online w/Daniel K Richter & Brad Lopes. How—if at all—did puritans & other 17th-century English settlers understand the moral dimensions of dispossessing Native peoples in order to obtain land?
September 21, 2026 at 5:08 PM
Sept. 30: "Land Hath Been the Idol": English Expropriation of Native Land @historicbostons.bsky.social online w/Daniel K Richter & Brad Lopes. How—if at all—did puritans & other 17th-century English settlers understand the moral dimensions of dispossessing Native peoples in order to obtain land?
Connecticut has its own Witch Trial History tours. At least 49 were accused & at least 11 were hanged.
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Haunted History
Connecticut has no shortage of lingering stories, enduring legends, mysterious encounters. Some are preserved in court records and cemetery stones. Others survive only in whispers. They’re all waiti...
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September 25, 2026 at 5:36 PM
Connecticut has its own Witch Trial History tours. At least 49 were accused & at least 11 were hanged.
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Visit Saugus Iron Works to learn about the iron making process in Colonial New England. Learn about the daily lives of the workers in the 1600s. See the turning of the waterwheels & the crash of the hammer. Blacksmith demonstrations. www.nps.gov/sair/index.htm
September 21, 2026 at 5:30 PM
Visit Saugus Iron Works to learn about the iron making process in Colonial New England. Learn about the daily lives of the workers in the 1600s. See the turning of the waterwheels & the crash of the hammer. Blacksmith demonstrations. www.nps.gov/sair/index.htm
Postponed: A Girl in Salem: The Story of Mercy Lewis & the Salem Witch Trials. Trails & Sails event. www.rebeccanurse.org
Rebecca Nurse Homestead
A 17th century house museum associated with the Salem Village Witchcraft Hysteria of 1692.
www.rebeccanurse.org
September 21, 2026 at 5:21 PM
Postponed: A Girl in Salem: The Story of Mercy Lewis & the Salem Witch Trials. Trails & Sails event. www.rebeccanurse.org
Sept. 22: Mary Estey: Her Life, Execution, & Her Historic Legacy by @mary-louise.bsky.social at Rebecca Nurse Homestead, Danvers. www.rebeccanurse.org/event/trails...
Trails & Sails: Mary Estey: Her Life, Execution, and her Historic Legacy - Rebecca Nurse Homestead
Mary Estey’s story is often overshadowed by her sister, Rebecca Nurse, in the history of the 1692 Salem Witch Trials. This presentation will encompass Mary’s life from her humble beginnings…
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September 21, 2026 at 5:18 PM
Sept. 22: Mary Estey: Her Life, Execution, & Her Historic Legacy by @mary-louise.bsky.social at Rebecca Nurse Homestead, Danvers. www.rebeccanurse.org/event/trails...
Sept. 30: "Land Hath Been the Idol": English Expropriation of Native Land @historicbostons.bsky.social online w/Daniel K Richter & Brad Lopes. How—if at all—did puritans & other 17th-century English settlers understand the moral dimensions of dispossessing Native peoples in order to obtain land?
September 21, 2026 at 5:08 PM
Sept. 30: "Land Hath Been the Idol": English Expropriation of Native Land @historicbostons.bsky.social online w/Daniel K Richter & Brad Lopes. How—if at all—did puritans & other 17th-century English settlers understand the moral dimensions of dispossessing Native peoples in order to obtain land?
Nov. 7: Puritans in the 21st Century: Politics, Myths, & the Future (day-long symposium; hybrid) hosted by six of New England’s leading historical institutions. @americanancestors.bsky.social
www.americanancestors.org/events/purit...
www.americanancestors.org/events/purit...
September 16, 2026 at 2:20 AM
Nov. 7: Puritans in the 21st Century: Politics, Myths, & the Future (day-long symposium; hybrid) hosted by six of New England’s leading historical institutions. @americanancestors.bsky.social
www.americanancestors.org/events/purit...
www.americanancestors.org/events/purit...
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Sept. 17: Salem Historical Society will be presenting an award to well-known 17th-century and witchcraft scholar Mary Beth Norton.
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2026 Sidney Perley Salem History Award with Mary Beth Norton.
Salem Historical Society is honored to present award winning historian Mary Beth Norton with the 2026 Sidney Perley Salem History Award.
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September 7, 2026 at 9:57 PM
Sept. 17: Salem Historical Society will be presenting an award to well-known 17th-century and witchcraft scholar Mary Beth Norton.
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Sept. 19: Was Your Ancestor Accused of Being a Witch? Exploring the Colonial New England Witchcraft Trials by Karen A. Fortin. Email [email protected] to receive Zoom link. Essex Society Of Genealogists, Massachusetts.
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Exploring the Colonial New England Witchcraft Trials - Karen A. Fortin — Essex Society Of Genealogists
Was Your Ancestor Accused of Being a Witch? Exploring the Colonial New England Witchcraft Trials Karen A. Fortin We have been fascinated by the stories of the New England witchcraft trials, particu...
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September 13, 2026 at 6:12 PM
Sept. 19: Was Your Ancestor Accused of Being a Witch? Exploring the Colonial New England Witchcraft Trials by Karen A. Fortin. Email [email protected] to receive Zoom link. Essex Society Of Genealogists, Massachusetts.
www.esog.org/programs/202...
www.esog.org/programs/202...
Sept. 17: Salem Historical Society will be presenting an award to well-known 17th-century and witchcraft scholar Mary Beth Norton.
www.eventbrite.com/e/2026-sidne...
www.eventbrite.com/e/2026-sidne...
2026 Sidney Perley Salem History Award with Mary Beth Norton.
Salem Historical Society is honored to present award winning historian Mary Beth Norton with the 2026 Sidney Perley Salem History Award.
www.eventbrite.com
September 7, 2026 at 9:57 PM
Sept. 17: Salem Historical Society will be presenting an award to well-known 17th-century and witchcraft scholar Mary Beth Norton.
www.eventbrite.com/e/2026-sidne...
www.eventbrite.com/e/2026-sidne...
Sept. 12-27: Trails & Sails, an initiative by #EssexHeritage, is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year. Check out the calendar of events all around Essex County, #Massachusetts
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August 30, 2026 at 4:14 PM
Sept. 12-27: Trails & Sails, an initiative by #EssexHeritage, is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year. Check out the calendar of events all around Essex County, #Massachusetts
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Coming to Essex county, Massachusetts? Check out @witchesmassbay.bsky.social events calendar. #HistoryMatters
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Events from August 30 – September 27 – Witches of Massachusetts Bay
Roadtrips, events, research, stories, and news about 17th-century witch hunts
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August 30, 2026 at 3:55 PM
Coming to Essex county, Massachusetts? Check out @witchesmassbay.bsky.social events calendar. #HistoryMatters
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If you're coming to #SalemMA this fall, be sure to check out the play, The Making of a Witch, at St. Peter's Church, which was founded in 1733 on land given for that purpose by Philip English. #HistoryMatters
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August 30, 2026 at 3:42 PM
If you're coming to #SalemMA this fall, be sure to check out the play, The Making of a Witch, at St. Peter's Church, which was founded in 1733 on land given for that purpose by Philip English. #HistoryMatters
www.stpeters-sanpedro.org/making-of-a-...
www.stpeters-sanpedro.org/making-of-a-...
August 26, 2026 at 12:36 AM
Annika & Team are looking for TEACHERS! Email them at website (link below, subject: Teacher).
This unique school project engaged students & allies w/inspiration to advocate for justice & it shows the importance of civic education in protecting democracy.
www.thelastwitchfilm.com
This unique school project engaged students & allies w/inspiration to advocate for justice & it shows the importance of civic education in protecting democracy.
www.thelastwitchfilm.com
The Last Witch | A documentary film about the last convicted witch from the Salem Witch trials
www.thelastwitchfilm.com
August 20, 2026 at 2:25 PM
Annika & Team are looking for TEACHERS! Email them at website (link below, subject: Teacher).
This unique school project engaged students & allies w/inspiration to advocate for justice & it shows the importance of civic education in protecting democracy.
www.thelastwitchfilm.com
This unique school project engaged students & allies w/inspiration to advocate for justice & it shows the importance of civic education in protecting democracy.
www.thelastwitchfilm.com