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Sep 26, 2020 · The Salem Witch Trials 1692 presents rarely-exhibited objects from the museum’s collection to reveal tragic, true stories told through the perspective of the accused and the accusers.
- “Witch Trial at Mount Holly” Benjamin Franklin Short Story October 22,1730
- Witches Flight Francisco Goya Oil on Canvas 1799
- “Alice Doane’s Appeal” Nathaniel Hawthorne Short Story 1835
- “Witchcraft Was Hung in History” Emily Dickinson Stanza 1883
- “Witch-Wife” Edna St. Vincent Millay Poem 1917
- “Hexentanz II” Mary Wigman Interpretive Dance 1926
- The Crucible Arthur Miller Play 1953
- “Witch Burning” Sylvia Plath Poem 1959
- “Malleus Maleficarum” Melanie Kaye Poem 1975
- “Court Scene” Marilynne Roach Illustration 1996
In 1730, Benjamin Franklin anonymously published the satirical essay “Witch Trial at Mount Holly” in the Pennsylvania Gazette. It is unclear if this story was based on an actual event— though it is speculated the piece may have been inspired by a real witchcraft episode that took place in rural New Jersey. Though witchcraft was decriminalized by Br...
Francisco Goya (1746-1828) is considered to be one of the most important Spanish artists of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Though he began his career painting for members of the nobility and royal commissions, after experiencing the bloodshed brought on by the Napoleonic wars, followed by the reestablishment of absolute monarchy and the I...
Nathaniel Hawthorne first published this fictional tale-within-a-tale anonymously in 1835. Set in Salem, Massachusetts, the short story depicts a narrator who reads a story he’s written about incest, murder, and ghosts to two young ladies as they visit Gallows Hill. When his companions are not as frightened as he’d hoped, the narrator then tells th...
Though she lived much of her life in isolation, and was not famous during her lifetime, today Emily Dickinson is regarded as one of the most gifted and prolific poets in American literary history. Though she published little during her lifetime, Dickinson wrote thousands of poems. These works covered a wide array of subjects, drawn from personal re...
Edna St. Vincent Millay was an American poet and playwright. Millay won fame at an early age with the publication of her poem “Renaissance” and went on to received a Pulitzer Prize in 1923. Millay’s poetry frequently dealt with topics related to the female experience and feminist struggle. Her 1917 poem “Witch-Wife” used the figure of the witch to ...
This interpretive dance was created by German artist Mary Wigman as an update to her 1914 piece “Hexentanz” (in English “Witch Dance”). The piece was initially performed during her solo debut in Munich. The second iteration of this work, performed in 1926, was altered from the first in several distinct ways. In this version, there is percussive mus...
Arthur Miller was an American playwright born in New York in 1915. The Crucible is a dramatic retelling of the Salem witch trials focused primarily on the experience of John Proctor, one of the 19 individuals hanged for witchcraft in 1692. While The Crucibleis a phenomenal piece of American literature, it is very much a work of fiction. Miller took...
Today, Sylvia Plath is considered to be one of the most important female poets of the twentieth-century. Plath’s major works include the semi-autobiographical novel The Bell Jar and her poetry collections The Colossus and Other Poems and Ariel. Writing in a field largely dominated by men, Plath sought to break into this discipline with her own uniq...
WomanSpiritwas a quarterly magazine published by a small collective in Oregon from 1974-1984. Created by a group of women who found a community in the female spirituality movement, this magazine included illustrations, poems, and short stories about music, art, ancient goddesses, history, women’s lifecycles, nature, politics, and feminist news. Tho...
This illustration was drawn by Marilynne Roach for her non-fiction children’s bookIn the Days of the Salem Witchcraft Trials. Marilynne Roach is a historian of the Salem witch trials and is currently one of the leading experts in this field. Her published work includes The Salem Witch Trials: A Day-By-Day Chronicle of a Community Under Siege and Si...
Witch Trials Online Sites Tour. Our online tour allows you to view sites related to the 1692 Salem witch trials, in Essex and Middlesex counties, plus the greater Boston area. Select a town or city below to learn about relevant locations, and to view pictures where available.
This virtual roundtable discussion featured Salem witch trials historian Marilynne Roach (author of The Salem Witch Trials and Six Women of Salem), Rachel Christ-Doane (Director of Education at the Salem Witch Museum), and Dr. Tricia Peone (Project Director of New England’s Hidden Histories at the Congregational Library & Archives).
The artifacts of the famous Salem Witch Trials at Peabody Essex Museum advocate for the wrongfully accused victims of the senseless trials. A new exhibition reexamines the trials’ legacy...
The Salem Witch Trials are a defining example of intolerance and injustice in American history. This extraordinary series of events between June 1692 and March 1693 led to the deaths of 25 innocent women, men and children who were wrongfully convicted of crimes.
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This self-guided audio tour takes you inside the galleries and outside the museum to learn more about the infamous events of 1692. PEM curators and experts share a behind-the-scenes perspective of some of the most compelling stories in Salem in this one-hour tour. Included with museum admission. Learn more.
