In 1692, the colonial town of Salem, Massachusetts, became caught up in a fervor over alleged witchcraft. In her new book “The Witches,” Stacy Schiff explores what led a group of Puritans to ...

A new exhibition on the Salem witch trials explores how the meaning of the word “witch” has evolved through the centuries Kate Wheeling In 1692, a panic swept through Salem, Massachusetts.

the Witch House is the only structure in Salem still standing that has direct ties to the 1692 witch trials. Because of this, it is a crucial stop on any Salem itinerary (and included on many of ...

For all the notoriety which the judgment of history has fastened upon the Salem witch-hunts, the true story of the trials is a little-known one. It is an intensely dramatic story, numbering among ...