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 ...

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 ...

Rebecca Fowler was an indentured servant in Annapolis in the late 1600s, working the land for years until she and her husband were finally lucky enough to own a plot of land. However, her luck ran out ...

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