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The history of Massachusetts from the days of the Mayflower to the American Revolution, Salem Witch Trials and beyond
Friday, May 11, 2012
Monday, April 16, 2012
John Hammond Jr Conducted Telepathic Experiments at Hammond Castle
John Hammond Jr. was a wealthy American
inventor and owner of Hammond Castle in Gloucester. The castle housed
not only his elaborate collection of ancient artifacts but also
served as a laboratory where he and his team, which included
scientist Andrija Puharich, conducted various telepathic experiments in the early 1950s...Click here to read more: http://historyofmassachusetts.org/john-hammond-jr-conducted-telepathic-experiments-at-hammond-castle/
Tuesday, April 10, 2012
The History of Hammond Castle
Hammond Castle is a Medieval-style
castle located in the fishing village of Gloucester. The castle was
built between 1926 and 1929 by an eccentric American inventor named
John Hays Hammond Jr...Click here to read more: http://historyofmassachusetts.org/the-history-of-hammond-castle/
Wednesday, April 4, 2012
The French King Who Lived Above the Union Oyster House
Wednesday, March 28, 2012
Faneuil Hall Weather Vane Stolen in 1974
When the theft was discovered in
January of 1974, it made national headlines. Police first speculated
that the criminal may have used a helicopter to steal the weather vane
and believed the thief intended to sell it on the black market...Click here to read more: http://historyofmassachusetts.org/faneuil-hall-weather-vane-stolen-in-1974/
Tuesday, March 20, 2012
Rare Salem Witch Trial Document Sold for $26,000
A
rare document from the Salem Witch Trials sold for $26,000 last week
at a New York auction house. The document was a court indictment for
Margaret Scott, an elderly Rowley woman who was one of the last
victims hanged in the Salem Witch hysteria of 1692...Click here to read more: http://historyofmassachusetts.org/rare-salem-witch-trial-document-sold-for-26000/
Tuesday, March 13, 2012
Faneuil Hall Was Built with Slave Money
It's a little known fact that Faneuil
Hall, which has been dubbed the “Cradle of Liberty” since the
American Revolution, was financed with money from Peter Faneuil's
slave trading business...Click here to read more: http://historyofmassachusetts.org/faneuil-hall-was-built-with-slave-money/
Tuesday, March 6, 2012
John Alden's Account of His Witch Trial Examination
Monday, February 27, 2012
Who Brought the Bed Bugs?
Bed bugs, the little parasites that
feed on the blood of people and animals, are not
native to North America and were actually first brought to the continent either by explorers or the pilgrims...Click here to read more: http://historyofmassachusetts.org/who-brought-the-bed-bugs/
Monday, February 20, 2012
Animals in the Salem Witch Trials
Animals played an important role
in the Salem Witch Trials. Since it was believed at the time that
witches had animal familiars, or helpers, that they used to do their
bidding, many villagers were often on the look out for these
possessed animals, which were thought to take the form of almost any creature, from cats and dogs to birds, oxes, cows or pigs...Click here to read more: http://historyofmassachusetts.org/animals-in-the-salem-witch-trials/
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Susannah Martin: Accused Witch from Salisbury
Monday, February 6, 2012
The Accused Witches of Gloucester
Not all of the accused witches of the Salem Witch Trials actually lived in Salem. A number of the accused also came from nearby towns such as Salisbury, Ipswich, Andover, Topsfield and Gloucester...Click here to read more: http://historyofmassachusetts.org/the-accused-witches-of-gloucester/
Monday, January 30, 2012
The Toothaker Family: Witches or Witch Killers?
Thursday, January 5, 2012
Where Did the Shot Heard Round the World Happen?
The Shot Heard Round the World occurred
on April 19, 1775 after British troops, searching for ammunition
stockpiles in Lexington and Concord, engaged in a brief battle with
local minutemen on the North Bridge in Concord.
Over the years the exact location of
the Shot Heard Round the World has gotten muddled. Many writers and
historians have attributed it to the first shot fired at the Battle
of Lexington, which occurred earlier in the day and was the first
official battle of the Revolution. Yet the phrase itself “Shot
Heard Round the World” comes from a Ralph Waldo Emerson poem about
the Battle of Concord titled Concord Hymn...Click here to read more: http://historyofmassachusetts.org/where-did-the-shot-heard-round-the-world-happen/
Wednesday, January 4, 2012
Timeline of the Salem Witch Trials
1629:
Salem is settled. The settlement soon develops into two sections: an agricultural area where the lower class live, known as Salem Village, and a more developed area where the upper class live, known as Salem town...Click here to read more: http://historyofmassachusetts.org/timeline-of-the-salem-witch-trials/
Salem is settled. The settlement soon develops into two sections: an agricultural area where the lower class live, known as Salem Village, and a more developed area where the upper class live, known as Salem town...Click here to read more: http://historyofmassachusetts.org/timeline-of-the-salem-witch-trials/
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