Web Resources
Salem Witchcraft Trials
http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/salem/SALEM.HTM
Includes primary sources--documents and images--relating to
the trials of 1692 and an informative introductory essay that recounts events in
Salem at the time of the trials. This is part of the Famous American Trials site
of Douglas O. Linder at the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of
Law.
Salem Witchcraft Hysteria: An Original National
Geographic Interactive Feature
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/salem
This interactive site simulates the terrifying experience of
being accused of witchcraft in Salem in 1692. After the interactive feature,
users can ask questions of historians and view a bibliography. An excellent use
of technology to bring history alive.
Salem Witch Museum
http://www.salemwitchmuseum.com
This official Web site of the Salem Witch Museum in Salem,
Massachusetts includes essays on the hysteria surrounding the trials, a map of
the surrounding area, and a tour of the sites from the Salem of 1692 that can
still be seen today.
The Salem Witch Trials 1692: A Chronology of
Events
http://www.salemweb.com/memorial/
A concise and straightforward timeline of the events in Salem
surrounding the famous trials, from the first signs of strange behaviors
exhibited by Salem girls in January 1692 to the final trials in May of 1693.
Salem Witch Trials Documentary Archive and
Transcription Project
http://etext.virginia.edu/salem/witchcraft/
A trustworthy source of information about the Salem Village
Witchcraft Trials of 1692, this site includes primary documents from the trials,
essays about the trials, and a guide to historic places in Danvers,
Massachusetts. A collaboration of the Danvers Archival Center and the University
of Virginia Electronic Text Center.
Magazine Articles
The following is a list of periodical articles on the witchcraft trials in
Salem, Massachusetts in 1692. Some of these articles are available in print
format at the Central branch of the Houston Public Library. Most of the articles
are available in electronic format in databases on the Houston Public Library
Web site. Articles available electronically are accompanied by an abbreviation
that indicates in which electronic source they can be located. Here is a guide
to those abbreviations:
Salem Witchcraft Trials
http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/salem/SALEM.HTM
Includes primary sources--documents and images--relating to
the trials of 1692 and an informative introductory essay that recounts events in
Salem at the time of the trials. This is part of the Famous American Trials site
of Douglas O. Linder at the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of
Law.
Salem Witchcraft Hysteria: An Original National
Geographic Interactive Feature
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/salem
This interactive site simulates the terrifying experience of
being accused of witchcraft in Salem in 1692. After the interactive feature,
users can ask questions of historians and view a bibliography. An excellent use
of technology to bring history alive.
Salem Witch Museum
http://www.salemwitchmuseum.com
This official Web site of the Salem Witch Museum in Salem,
Massachusetts includes essays on the hysteria surrounding the trials, a map of
the surrounding area, and a tour of the sites from the Salem of 1692 that can
still be seen today.
The Salem Witch Trials 1692: A Chronology of
Events
http://www.salemweb.com/memorial/
A concise and straightforward timeline of the events in Salem
surrounding the famous trials, from the first signs of strange behaviors
exhibited by Salem girls in January 1692 to the final trials in May of 1693.
Salem Witch Trials Documentary Archive and
Transcription Project
http://etext.virginia.edu/salem/witchcraft/
A trustworthy source of information about the Salem Village
Witchcraft Trials of 1692, this site includes primary documents from the trials,
essays about the trials, and a guide to historic places in Danvers,
Massachusetts. A collaboration of the Danvers Archival Center and the University
of Virginia Electronic Text Center.
Magazine Articles
The following is a list of periodical articles on the witchcraft trials in
Salem, Massachusetts in 1692. Some of these articles are available in print
format at the Central branch of the Houston Public Library. Most of the articles
are available in electronic format in databases on the Houston Public Library
Web site. Articles available electronically are accompanied by an abbreviation
that indicates in which electronic source they can be located. Here is a guide
to those abbreviations: