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Add a visit to the Salem Witch Museum to your New England vacation plans - Salem Witch Hunt and Trials of 1692

Reverend Samuel Parris of Salem Village in Massachusetts had a daughter and niece who became ill and were diagnosed with bewitchment as if this were an ailment, opening the way for the Salem Witch Trials. The Salem Witch Museum reveals the events and history of that time.

On this page you will find information about the museum and necessary links to plan a visit, plus background about the Witch Trials including a list of those who died and how.

This photo of the hanging sign for the Salem Witch Museum is used courtesy of TripAdvisor and with permission.

Though the Salem Witch Trials went on for less than a year in 1692, over 300 years ago, the intrigue with the witch hunt goes on.



Claudia a/k/a happynutritionist
Updated 6/4/12

Street View of the Salem Witch Museum

Salem Witch Museum by Zimistor on Flickr

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Who Died in the Salem Witch Trials?

What were their names?

Giles Corey Pressed to Death

The names of those who were executed and killed by hanging during the Salem Witch Trials, or in one case, crushing, follow. The trials and hangings took place during a period that lasted less than a year, but left an impression that has lasted through history.

Giles Corey was crushed, or what is more often called pressed to death under the weight of stones, depicted in the picture here...click image for image credit.

All of the following were hung:

Bridget Bishop

George Burroughs

Martha Carrier

Martha Corey

Mary Easty

Sarah Good

Elizabeth Howe

George Jacobs, Sr.

Susannah Martin

Rebecca Nurse

Alice Parker

Mary Parker

John Proctor

Ann Pudeator

Wilmott Redd

Margaret Scott

Samuel Wardwell

Sarah Wildes

John Willard

A Day by Day Account of the Salem Witch Trials and Executions

The Salem Witch Trials: A Day-by-Day Chronicle of a Community Under Siege

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A Virtual Visit to the Salem Witch Museum in Massachusetts

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Salem Witch Museum Facts, Links, any Discount?

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About the Museum

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What the museum site has to say about the Salem Witch Trials

People involved in the Salem Witch Trials spanned from Boston to Salem. Here you will find information about Boston individuals involved in the Salem witch hunt and trials.

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The Crucible is about the Salem Witch Trials

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What does the Bible say about Witches and Witchcraft

And why I care and added my concern to a page like this

In some accounts of the Salem Witch hunt and trials that I've read or viewed, I'm left with the impression that puritanical Christians killed witches. Verses that I've read in the Bible indicate that witches are not approved by God (see verses below) and there is a stiff punishment for the unrepentant witch. I only see one place where God said that a witch was not to be allowed to live, and this was written as part of the laws to Israelites, long before Christ's birth, death and resurrection.

I care about how Christians are portrayed because I am one, and know that Christians are human and fail, and are just as capable as anyone of taking the Bible and making it say what they want it to say with negative consequences...like those that took place during the Salem Witch Trials. There are other examples of this in our history, slavery and some of the actions during the crusades come to mind. This is why it is important to study the whole scripture. Some verses in the Bible (scriptures) cannot stand alone, but need to be confirmed by reading other scriptures, comparing scripture with scripture, through careful study and prayer for wisdom and understanding.

God is the ultimate Judge...and until the day that we die we have opportunity to repent and turn our lives around in the right direction thanks to what Jesus Christ did on the cross...so perhaps taking lives like they did in the Salem Witch Trials not only killed innocents but robbed someone of that opportunity to repent? I don't know for sure, but it's something to think about.

Photographic Print of the Salem Witch House - Home of Witch Trial Judge Jonathan Corwin

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Salem Witch House Photo Art Print

The Salem Witch House is located at 310 Essex Street, Salem, MA 01970. You can save this address into your GPS for future reference, or you can use the Google map on this page if you would like to determine how far it would be to go from the Salem Witch Museum to the the Salem Witch House and map your route.

Witch and Witchcraft Verses in the Bible

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Here's a list of a few verses from the Bible related to witches and witchcraft.

If you like, you can click on the scripture passages and then look for the link under the verse to read it in it's full context.
  • 1

    Exodus 22:18 "Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live."
  • 2

    Deut. 18:10 (NIV) "Let no one be found among you who sacrifices his son or daughter in the fire, who practices divination or sorcery, interprets omens, engages in witchcraft.."
  • 3

    2 Kings 9:22 (NIV) "When Joram saw Jehu he asked, "Have you come in peace, Jehu?" "How can there be peace," Jehu replied, "as long as all the idolatry and witchcraft of your mother Jezebel abound?"
  • 4

    2 Chronicles 33:6 (NIV) "He sacrificed his sons in the fire in the Valley of Ben Hinnom, practiced sorcery, divination and witchcraft, and consulted mediums and spiritists. He did much evil in the eyes of the LORD, provoking him to anger."
  • 5

    Micah 5:12 "I will destroy your witchcraft and you will no longer cast spells."
  • 6

    Nahum 3:4 "..all because of the wanton lust of a harlot, alluring, the mistress of sorceries, who enslaved nations by her prostitution and peoples by her witchcraft."
  • 7

    Galations 5:19-20 "19 The acts of the sinful nature are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity and debauchery; 20 idolatry and witchcraft; hatred, discord, jealousy, fits of rage, selfish ambition, dissensions, factions.."

Deposition of Abagail Williams vs. George Jacobs

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  • LasgalenArts Oct 31, 2011 @ 6:31 pm | delete
    Well done. An interesting twist with your own Christian thoughts. What prevailed through out New England in the 17th and 18th century was England's fervent religious grip that especially oppressed both men & women. If you enjoy history there are a number of women's diaries from Massachusetts & New Hampshire that will give you a good insight of the times. Congratulations for your finalist position.
  • rlmodranski Oct 31, 2011 @ 6:29 pm | delete
    Very nice job! I too am a Christian that finds it appalling that some take one single verse and bend it to meet their views. I also find it interesting that one of the verses that condemns witchcraft also mentions selfish ambition. Makes me wonder if those with selfish ambition had been on trial at the same time as those condemned of witchcraft if a few less would have been hung.
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    It's always been such an interesting story. Congratulations on making it into the top 50 finalists for the Happy Halloween contest, too. What would Halloween be without Salem?
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    Interesting time in history. Nice lens rich with information!
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    Thanks for sharing this. Very informative lens!
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    Interesting lens!
  • prosperity66 Oct 21, 2011 @ 3:21 am | delete
    I'd like to visit Salem one day. I've done this virtually while watching Bewitched and was highly interested afterwards!
  • VickiSims Oct 19, 2011 @ 7:57 am | delete
    Fascinating information about the Salem Witch Museum and trials. Added as a featured lens to my lens about top Halloween travel destinations.
  • happynutritionist Oct 19, 2011 @ 1:10 pm | delete
    Thank you for doing that, Vicki, I appreciate it:-)
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    This is a great lens, I have enjoyed my visit and appreciate how you have brought interest to an important part of history. Thank you.
  • SaintFrantic Oct 19, 2011 @ 6:34 am | delete
    One of the places I want to visit
  • lasertek Oct 18, 2011 @ 7:25 pm | delete
    I think I have read this one before. Still enjoyed it though. Thanks for sharing.
  • HaroutA Oct 18, 2011 @ 4:25 pm | delete
    I live in MASS, actually in Burlington and I've been to the museum..A lady I worked for was head of the design portion of the museum.
  • TapIn2U Oct 18, 2011 @ 12:28 pm | delete
    I've always been fascinated with witchcraft and wizardry (think Harry Potter). It's an interesting topic to read. I would love to visit this museum one day. Must be full of mysteries. Fantastic lens. Sundae ;-)
  • NidhiRajat Oct 18, 2011 @ 12:14 pm | delete
    OMG!!! its great to go there
  • DLeighAlexander Oct 17, 2011 @ 11:39 pm | delete
    I agree with your comments on the Christian faith in relation to this period of history. In this time, judgment was taken too far. People claiming to act as Christians by condemning witches were probably acting more on their "religion" rather than standing on their relationship with God.
  • davespeed Oct 17, 2011 @ 12:49 pm | delete
    I think the Salem Witch Trials are a very sad chapter in our history. I'd love to visit the museum. Nice lens.
  • privresearch Oct 17, 2011 @ 12:24 pm | delete
    I would very much like to visit this museum
  • jewelkid87 Oct 17, 2011 @ 11:07 am | delete
    I would love to visit this place
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    just good reading.
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    nice lens
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    nice lens
  • annmackiemiller Oct 9, 2011 @ 5:47 am | delete
    this was very interesting - I'd love to visit
  • happynutritionist Oct 10, 2011 @ 8:21 am | delete
    Thanks Ann, thanks for visiting
  • wordstock Oct 8, 2011 @ 10:30 am | delete
    I have a picture of me in front of the statue. The statue itself is scary but I think that since I was sick when we visited Salem, everything was scary. I also got a parking ticket while visiting the museum. Still the museum was fascinating and wandering the town was a great history lesson.
  • happynutritionist Oct 10, 2011 @ 8:20 am | delete
    Glad you got to visit...sounds like it was a bit challenging, but worth it, I hope:-)
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Table of Contents

  1. Street View of the Salem Witch Museum
  2. Who Died in the Salem Witch Trials?
  3. A Day by Day Account of the Salem Witch Trials and Executions
  4. A Virtual Visit to the Salem Witch Museum in Massachusetts
  5. Salem Witch Museum Facts, Links, any Discount?
  6. Have you had the pleasure of visiting the Salem Witch Museum?
  7. Where is the Salem Witch Museum?
  8. Do you need to rent a car to drive around Massachusetts?
  10. Salem Witch Museum Site
  11. The Crucible is about the Salem Witch Trials
  12. What does the Bible say about Witches and Witchcraft
  13. Photographic Print of the Salem Witch House - Home of Witch Trial Judge Jonathan Corwin
  14. Witch and Witchcraft Verses in the Bible
  15. Deposition of Abagail Williams vs. George Jacobs
  16. Salem Witch Trial Collectibles
  17. % Donated to Soldiers Angels
  18. This is a Squid Angel Blessed Lens
  19. Thumbs up, pins, facebook and tweets
  21. Any thoughts about the Museum or the Salem Witch Trials?
  23. Random unrelated pages you might like
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