UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA’S SALEM WITCH TRIALS DOCUMENTARY ARCHIVE

The Salem Witch Trials Documentary Archive and Transcription Project consists of an electronic collection of primary source materials relating to the Salem witch trials of 1692 and a new transcription of the court records.

THE WITCH HOUSE

The Jonathan Corwin House in Salem - popularly known as The Witch House, was the home of Judge Jonathan Corwin (1640–1718) is the only structure still standing in Salem with direct ties to the Salem witch trials of 1692. The Witch House, at the intersection of North Street and Essex Street has some research material in the form of several binders of copied information- all of the original documents from the City of Salem. The primary resource at The Witch House are the guides, who are well educated in the history of the Witchcraft trials and witchcraft beliefs.

THE HOUSE OF THE SEVEN GABLES

The House of the Seven Gables Settlement Association archival collection covers a variety of topics ranging from Salem’s early maritime history to Colonial Revivalism to Salem’s immigrant population and the Settlement Movement. It also includes a collection of important Nathaniel Hawthorne material including fiction, non-fiction, papers and correspondence. The Research Library, separate from the archival holdings, contains information about the National Historic Landmark District, including research on the buildings and site, studies of the Turner, Ingersoll and Upton families, and the museum founder Caroline Emmerton’s preservation and Settlement work. Please note: access to H7G archives is limited.

HAWTHORNE IN SALEM

This comprehensive website is hosted by North Shore Community College and was created in a collaborative effort between the college and three Salem, Massachusetts museums with important Hawthorne collections: The Peabody Essex Museum, the House of the Seven Gables, and the Salem Maritime National Historic Site.

SEVENTEENTH CENTURY COLONIAL NEW ENGLAND

THE SALEM WITCH TRIALS

Seventeenth-century New England colonies were characterized by a homogeneous society that revolved largely around Puritanism and its stern ideal of perfectionism. The New England colonies contained a healthy population with long life spans, a strong family structure, tightly-knit towns and congregations, and a diversity of economic activities.

THE GALLOWS HILL PROJECT

After centuries of conflicting beliefs and more recent internet speculation, a team of scholars has verified the site where 19 innocent people were hanged during the 1692 witch trials as Proctor’s Ledge, an area on the lower slope of Gallows Hill bounded by Proctor and Pope Streets in Salem, Massachusetts.

HAMILTON HALL

Hamilton Hall is a National Historic Landmark at 9 Chestnut Street in Salem, Massachusetts. Designed by noted Salem builder Samuel McIntire and built in 1805–07, it is an excellent instance of a public Federal style building.

THE PICKERING HOUSE

The Pickering House is a First Period Colonial house located on Broad Street, Salem in the McIntire Historic District. The house was owned and occupied by ten successive generations of the Pickering family including Colonel Timothy Pickering.

THE STEPHEN PHILLIPS HOUSE managed by HISTORIC NEW ENGLAND

The Stephen Phillips House is a historic house and museum located in the McIntire Historic District in Salem, Massachusetts, and was designed by Samuel McIntyre. When Anna Phillips, her husband Stephen Willard Phillips, and their five-year-old son moved in, they brought with them a family collection that spans five generations and blossomed during Salem’s Great Age of Sail. Click here to be taken to the Phillips’ families collections of papers.

EARLY NEW ENGLAND