Author Archives for Kelsey Warner

Seventeenth-Century Epidemics

July 7, 2020 4:21 pm Published by Comments Off on Seventeenth-Century Epidemics

We are currently experiencing a global pandemic, something few living people have witnessed before. At this time, it is fascinating to consider the history of disease and the impact it had on people of the past. New Englanders of the seventeenth-century suffered numerous disease outbreaks, which wreaked havoc on communities throughout the region. When the English and European colonists arrived...


Hands-On Learning Activities

May 24, 2020 4:29 pm Published by Comments Off on Hands-On Learning Activities

Hands-On Learning Activities  Growing up in early New England was not easy. The pilgrims landed in Plymouth in 1620, and found themselves in a new, harsh, and foreign land. They faced cold, long, dark winters and a land filled with unfamiliar resources. In order to survive, the early settlers had to adapt, work together, and learn about their new surroundings....


Witches as Metaphors: Francisco Goya’s Image of the Witch

May 21, 2020 4:01 pm Published by Comments Off on Witches as Metaphors: Francisco Goya’s Image of the Witch

Francisco Goya (1746-1828) is considered to be one of the most important Spanish artists of the eighteenth and nineteenth-centuries. Born the fourth of six siblings, at the age of 13 Goya began studying drawing at the Academy in Zaragoza under the direction of Jose Luzan. In his early career, Francisco Goya primarily painted for members of the nobility and royal...


Recommended Reading List

May 12, 2020 2:43 pm Published by Comments Off on Recommended Reading List

Recommended Reading Salem Witch Trials- Secondary Sources *A secondary source is a historian or author’s analysis of an event, using direct or firsthand evidence. Baker, Emerson. A Storm of Witchcraft Breslaw, Elaine. Tituba, Reluctant Witch of Salem Hite, Richard. In the Shadow of Salem Hill, Frances. A Delusion of Satan Hill, France. The Salem Witch Trials Reader Karlsen, Carol. The...


Martha and Thomas Carrier: A Love Story

February 12, 2020 12:22 pm Published by Comments Off on Martha and Thomas Carrier: A Love Story

In recognition of Valentine’s Day, we present the little known, and extraordinary, love story of two seventeenth-century individuals. Many are unaware of the unique story of Martha and Thomas Carrier. The couple and their five children lived in Andover, an area that had more people accused of witchcraft in 1692 than any other place in Essex County, including Salem. Argumentative...