Around 50 years before the infamous Salem witch trials, fear of witches first plagued the colonial people of western Massachusetts. In the enterprising settlement of Springfield, founder and fur ...

It’s that time of year when you may be thinking of taking a vacation. But if you’re looking to spend that time at the Salem Witch Museum in Salem, you may want to reconsider. The museum was mentioned ...

Salem, Massachusetts, is renowned for its witch trials, but this charming New England town has so much more to offer. Photograph by Wangkun Jia / Alamy Stock Photo Colonial-era homes fit for a ...

A USA Today analysis of online reviews slammed the Witch City destination in an examination of the top 500 tourist attractions in the world SALEM — The story of how the Salem Witch Museum was named ...

17 th century New England saw its fair share of witch hysteria, with neighbors accusing neighbors of heresy. Some of the most infamous trials played out in Salem, Massachusetts, but as a new ...

SPRINGFIELD — Years before people accused of being witches were tortured, tried and hanged in Salem, witch hysteria swept through Springfield when a prominent couple began acting strangely in the eyes ...

In 1648, Margaret Jones, a midwife, became the first person in Massachusetts — the second in New England — to be executed for witchcraft, decades before the infamous Salem witch trials. Nearly four ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – A new exhibition at the Springfield Museums aims to resurrect an overlooked chapter of history. Long before the infamous hysteria of Salem gripped colonial Massachusetts, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Salem, Massachusetts, is renowned for its witch trials, but this charming New England town has so much more to offer. Photograph ...