4. Find More Halloween Events & Spooky Things to Do in Salem Throughout the month of October,numerous Halloween-related eventssuch as pumpkin decorating, seances, haunted tours, and even a pet costume contest take place. Many of these events are free while others charge admission fees. Some e...
By September 1692, the hysteria had begun to abate and public opinion turned against the trials. Though the Massachusetts General Court later annulled guilty verdicts against accused witches and granted indemnities to their families, bitterness lingered in the community, and the painful legacy of the...
ToSalem celebrates Witchcraft, Halloween, and Salem, Massachusetts. Explore attractions, the Salem Witch Trials, Metaphysics and so much more.
Each year when autumn rolls around, visitors from across the country flock to New England in search of clam chowder, scenery, and colorful foliage—but a select group flocks to Salem, Massachusetts in search of a history that makes your hair stand on end. In the colonial days of America, ...
Posted on September 5, 2023 by Daniel Gillaspia Salem, Massachusetts was the primary filming location for one of the most popular Halloween movies from the 1990s: Hocus Pocus. It’s been nearly three decades but Hocus Pocus fans can still run amok at a lot of the original filming spots ...
October 23, 1684:The Massachusetts Bay Colony charter is annulled and self-government ends. Sir Edmund Andros is appointed the governor of the newly-defined Dominion of New England; he is pro-Anglican and unpopular in Massachusetts. 1684:Rev. Deodat Lawson becomes the minister in Salem Village....
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In 1692, 14 women and 6 men were accused of being witches, were tried, convicted, and executed. Executions took place on June 10, July 19, August 19,
October 17, 1711– Massachusetts legislature approves the reversal of the attainder (restores the civil liberties) of twelve of those individuals who were executed, and seven of those who were condemned but not executed in 1692. While an important step, not all those convicted of witchcraft are ...
From birth to after death, learn about Mary Easty, a key figure in the Salem witch trials of 17th century colonial Massachusetts.