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Month: January 2015

Doctor Who? Griggs and the Witch Trials

“In the latter end of the year 1691, Mr. Samuel Parris, Pastor of the Church of Salem Village, had a Daughter of Nine, and a Niece of about Eleven years of Age, sadly Afflicted of they knew not what Distempers; and he made his application to Physicians, yet still they grew worse: And at length, […]Read Post ›

Quotes from the witch trials

One of the things I enjoy about the witch trials is the great quotes that come from the documents.  One of my intentions for this blog is to include posts listing some great quotes in between longer, more researched posts so consider this the first of a series. (Note- the spelling in this series of […]Read Post ›

A Common Misconception: The Ergot Theory and the Salem Witch Trials

During my time as a tour guide in Salem, one of the common comments I heard involved the ergot poisoning theory. Each time a tourist asked, “Wasn’t there a mold on the wheat?” I went on to explain why most historians that study the witch trials refute this theory. This is one of the ideas […]Read Post ›

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