• Stranger than Fiction: Chilling and Thrilling Stories

    PLEASE NOTE: THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT!   Ghost stories have been associated with Halloween celebrations for hundreds of years. If you have ever visited Salem, you will know this city is home to many, many spooky stories- some based in real historical events, and some not. Join Salem Witch Museum Assistant Director of Education,...

  • Race and the Salem Witch Trials

    Many are already aware one of the first people to be accused of witchcraft in 1692 was a woman of color, a slave named Tituba Indian. However, race deeply informed many other aspects of the 1692 trials and has dramatically contributed to the public memory of this event over time. Led by our Director and...

  • The Life and Death of John Proctor

    Virtual Event

    Join us for an afternoon virtual lecture given by Peabody Historical Society curator Kelly Daniell. In 1692, John Proctor was 60 years old, was a successful business man, had sired...

  • The Not So Good Life of the Colonial Goodwife

    Virtual Event

    Binge-watch Vikings, Turn, or Frontier, and you’ll see people being disemboweled, tortured, and decapitated – but you won’t see anything about menstruation, chamber pots, birth control, breastfeeding, or poopy babies....

  • In Memory of Ann Dolliver

    Virtual Event

    In 1692, Ann Dolliver, the daughter of Salem Town’s elder minister, lived with her three children on the land where the Salem Witch Museum stands today. Despite the fact that...

  • Beyond Salem: The Witch Trials in Torsåker, Sweden

    Virtual Event

    Though the Salem trials of 1692 are today one of the most famous in the Western world, they were far from the largest or deadliest. Nearly two decades before Salem,...

  • Author Signing with Dan Gagnon

    The Salem Witch Museum 19 1/2 Washington Square North, Salem, MA, United States

    Join us on Thursday, June 30th for an author signing event with Dan Gagnon. From 1:00-5:00 Gagnon will be on-site signing copies of his new book "A Salem Witch: The...