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Reference Resources

Salem witchcraft trials
World Book Online
Salem witch trials
Britannica
The Salem Witch Trials: 1692–1693
Includes information about global context and global effect.

Articles

A Brief History of the Salem Witch Trials
Smithsonian Magazine
What Caused the Salem Witch Trials?
JSTOR
Possessed: The Salem witch trials
Kristina García, University of Pennsylvania

Primary Sources

Salem Witch Trials: Documentary Archive and Transcription Project
Court records, personal letters, diaries, historical maps, archival collections.

Map of Salem Village in 1692 Public domain via Wikimedia Commons

Salem Witchcraft Documents
New York Public Library

Museums & Collections

Peabody Essex Museum
The Peabody Essex Museum (PEM) holds one of the world’s most important collections of objects and architecture related to the Salem Witch Trials.
Salem Witch Museum
The Salem Witch Museum examines one of the most enduring and emotional events in American History, the Salem witch trials of 1692.

Videos

Google Books

Websites

Salem Witchcraft Trials (1692)
Famous Trials by Professor Douglas O. Linder
Salem Witch Trials - Interactive
Can you survive Salem's witchcraft hysteria? An immersive Flash game from National Geographic.

Pioneers in the Settlement of America

William A. Crafts - Vol. I Boston: Samuel Walker & Company, Public domain via Wikimedia Commons

Chronologies

Chronology of Events Relating To The Salem Witchcraft Trials
Famous Trials by Professor Douglas O. Linder
Chronology prior to Salem trials
Jay Menice, Salem Witch Museum
History of Salem
https://www.salem.org/
Salem Witch Trials Chronology
Salem Witch Museum