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Witches of Massachusetts Bay
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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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Dec 10 or 11: Christmas with the Puritans: A Festive Program at the Congregational Library & Archives with Dr Tricia Peone. @congrelib.bsky.social Dec 10 in person, Dec 11 #online
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In-person Dec 10, Virtual Dec. 11. Christmas with the Puritans. A festive program with Dr. Tricia Peone.
November 10, 2025 at 3:33 PM
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Dec. 3: Newport Gardner's Anthem: A Story of Slavery, Struggle, and Survival in Early America by Dr. Edward Andrews. #online book talk @congrelib.bsky.social
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Dec. 3, 1-2 pm. Newport Gardner's Anthem. A story of slavery, struggle, and survival in early America. A virtual book talk with Dr. Edward E. Andrews. [book cover]
November 10, 2025 at 3:28 PM
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Nov. 5: Music-Making in Colonial Boston by Old North Illuminated. Music-making set the tone and tempo of militia, home hospitality, tavern frivolity, and community singing circles. Join musicologist Laura Zoll on Zoom.
www.eventbrite.com/e/music-maki...
November 3, 2025 at 5:59 PM
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If you're looking for a good overview & locations in Salem, Massachusetts, check out the Salem Trolley.
www.salemtrolley.com
October 29, 2025 at 5:21 PM
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When visiting #SalemMA, book your tours with LOCAL tour guides, not national chains.
Local Tour Guides are passionate about Salem and its history
October 29, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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#SalemMA road closures
October 29, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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Nov. 1: The Making of a Witch: A Play in One Act. Hear what accused #witch Philip English has to say about the charges against him & his wife, fleeing Mass Bay, returning home after #SalemWitchTrials are over. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
www.stpeters-sanpedro.org/making-of-a-...
October 28, 2025 at 10:22 PM
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Nov. 19: Radical Thought & Political Resistance in the English Civil Wars #online @historicbostons.bsky.social Historian Rachel Foxley explores the radical ideas of the English Revolution of 1640-1660 that overthrew a monarchy
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Image: Leveller pamphleer and activist John Liliburne, or Freeborn John, as he was widely known, reading Edward Coke's Institutes of the Lawes of England, a foundational text of English common law, during his 1649 trial for high treason. After two days, the London jury acquitted him. Theodorus Varax, 1649. Wikimedia Commons.
October 28, 2025 at 9:29 PM
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Nov. 6: Resisting Tyranny, Defining Liberty #online Historian Francis J. Bremer shows us New England Puritans were stirring up trouble - resisting tyranny and creating a new understanding of what liberty meant for them. @historicbostons.bsky.social
www.eventbrite.com/e/resisting-...
October 28, 2025 at 9:25 PM
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Oct. 29: Ireland's Last Witch Trial, 1711. Forten Hall, Salem State Univ., Salem, Mass. Bringing witch trial story to life thru graphic novel, a play, digitized trial docs, Virtual Reality experience, short animation, & video game for PC
w1711.org @salemstate.bsky.social @emersonwbaker.bsky.social
Creative Digital Practice and Public History: IRELAND'S LAST WITCH TRIAL, 1711. Wednesday, October 29, 4:30 pm, Forten Hall, Room 123 [poster] 17W11: The Witches of Islandmagee. Campbell | McCollum | Sneddon. Speakers from Ulster University: Brian Coyle, Senior Lecturer, Games Design Victoria McCollum, Senior Lecturer, Cinematic Arts Sabrina Minter, Lecturer, Games Design Andrew Sneddon, Senior Lecturer, History 3 images at bottom: a man; woman, man, woman; a castle on the bay with sailboats.
October 15, 2025 at 12:57 PM
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Oct. 8: Online author event: Native Nations: A Millennium in North America with Kathleen DuVal. Moderator: Historian Nicole Eustace, New York University. Cost: Free. @americanancestors.bsky.social
www.americanancestors.org/events/nativ...
October 8: 2025 Pulitzer Prize-Winning History. [image of Kathleen Duval with her book, Native Nations: A Millennium in North America.]
October 7, 2025 at 11:46 PM
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Oct 15: Online author event: Lineage: Genealogy and the Power of Connection in Early America with Author Karin Wulf. Moderator: Historian Laurel Thatcher Ulrich, Harvard University. @americanancestors.bsky.social
www.americanancestors.org/events/linea...
October 15: Genealogy and the Power of Connection in Early America. [photo of author Karin Wulf and her book, Lineage: Genealogy and the Power of Connection in Early America]
October 7, 2025 at 11:41 PM
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Oct. 4 & Oct. 18: North Andover Witchcraft History Tour with Richard Hite, author of In The Shadow of Salem, and Carol Majahad, former director of North Andover Historical Society.
www.salemhistoricaltours.com/north-andove...
North Andover Witchcraft History Tour. 90-minute tour. This tour is in North Andover, MA, about 20 miles North of Salem, MA. [pictures: 2 houses, cemetery]
September 30, 2025 at 6:19 PM
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Saturdays (10/4-11/1) Witch-Hunt tour with Daniel Gagnon, author of A Salem Witch, Rebecca Nurse.
www.salemhistoricaltours.com/salem-villag...
Salem Village Witch-Hunt Walking Tour. 90-minute tour. This tour is in Danvers, MA, a short drive from Salem, MA. Parris parsonage, Ingersoll, church site.
September 30, 2025 at 6:13 PM
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It’s here! More Weight by Ben Wickey
September 24, 2025 at 12:39 AM
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Tonight. 7 pm @emersonwbaker.bsky.social on Stopping the Witch Hunts. Free. @historicbostons.bsky.social Will be recorded in case you didn't see this in time.
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September 22, 2025 at 10:47 PM
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My yearly warning: Haunted Happenings, a month-long celebration in #SalemMA, includes lots of events and people. Warning: If you don’t like waiting in lines with people in costumes, October may not be the best time for you to visit.
www.hauntedhappenings.org
Salem Haunted Happenings
September 22, 2025 at 12:53 AM
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Learn about Philip English, wealthy merchant and accused witch, in this one-act play. #SalemMA #1692witchtrials #HistoryMatters
www.stpeters-sanpedro.org/making-of-a-...
September 22, 2025 at 12:39 AM
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Oct. 4: Local author Ben Wickey signing his graphic historical novel, MORE WEIGHT, at House of Seven Gables. Set in 3 centuries, this book explores the 1692 Salem witch trials & the shadows it cast over Salem of yesterday & today. Free. Register here: 7gables.org/event/more-w...
Local Author Ben Wickey Celebrates the Release of His Debut Graphic Novel MORE WEIGHT Sigbing Saturday, October 4th at 6:30 pm House of the Seven Gables 115 Derby Street, Salem, Massachusetts [drawing of Giles Corey breaking, with Martha Corey inside]
September 14, 2025 at 2:31 AM
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Sept. 13-28: Trails & Sails: free events in Essex National Heritage Area of Massachusetts. trailsandsails.org Check out the schedule!
Trails & Sails Essex National Heritage Area Trails & Sails kicks off this weekend! With dozens of free events ahead, the hardest part will be choosing where to start. And remember -- we can’t list it all here! Be sure to check out the full online schedule for more information and the latest updates. [photo of a tour guide leading/talking to people outside]
September 13, 2025 at 1:05 AM
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Sept. 18: Lineage: Genealogy and the Power of Connection in Early America with author Dr. @kawulf.bsky.social, professor of History at Brown University.
Free Zoom presentation, signup required:
congregationallibrary.org/events/lineage
LINEAGE: Genealogy and the Power of Connection in Early America: A Virtial Book Talk with Dr. Karin Wulf Sept. 18 1-2 pm EST [book cover: Karin Wulf: LINEAGE: Genealogy and the Power of Connection in Early America]
September 8, 2025 at 3:37 PM
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NEW! When something calls to you from the darkest depths, how will you answer? 1950s setting, exploring the local history of The House of the Seven Gables, & the impact the Settlement Association has had on its neighborhood. Immerse yourself into the world of Daemonologie.
www.intramersive.com
August 25, 2025 at 9:42 PM
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Have you been to the Hammond Castle Museum in Gloucester, Massachusetts? It's a curious, fascinating place, full of inventions and historical items. Now you can view 2,443 items in their online catalog:
hub.catalogit.app/hammond-cast...
August 22, 2025 at 1:33 AM
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Check out some of the free events for Trails & Sails in Essex county, #Massachusetts. #EssexHeritage
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August 22, 2025 at 1:26 AM
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In 1692 Salem, no one was burned at the stake for witchcraft. 19 people were hanged but THEY WERE NOT WITCHES.
#HistoryMatters #SalemWitchTrials
FIREPROOF [broom] since 1692
August 21, 2025 at 2:07 AM