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Post by Kate on Jun 19, 2015 23:35:42 GMT -5
Jason: It's hard to explain the appeal of Salem. I think it depends how interested you are in witchcraft and the Salem Witch Trials. It is commercialized and when we went, I remember that Lee and Julia said that they had been to Salem back in the 70's and 80's, when it was much smaller, and that you could still get a feeling of how it was in the 17th century. They said that back then, the towns like Danvers, Beverly, Peabody and Salem were all separated by farm land. Now, it's hard to tell where one ends and the other begins because there's been so much building that they've all grown together. I also like all the witch shops and witchy items that you can buy in Salem and that doesn't appeal to everyone.
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Post by pat on Oct 4, 2016 1:53:33 GMT -5
I know that the witch hangings were over by October, but I always like to re-read this story around Halloween.
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Post by kitty on Oct 25, 2016 6:00:08 GMT -5
I've never been to Salem. If you have a picture of the meeting house, could you please post it?
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Post by Sam on Oct 28, 2016 3:29:05 GMT -5
I've never seen a picture of the meeting house either.
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Post by Graveyardbride on Oct 28, 2016 4:55:18 GMT -5
Above is the replica of the meetinghouse built in 1984 for the PBS show, Three Sovereigns for Sarah. It's located on the Rebecca Nurse Farm in Danvers (formerly Salem Village).
This is a drawing of the original Salem Village meetinghouse which was torn down in 1784.
I took the distant photo of the meetinghouse on October 29, 1999, because I liked the fall colors, particularly the bright red maple starkly contrasted against the gold and green.
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Post by kitty on Oct 28, 2016 17:18:08 GMT -5
Thanks for the photos. It looks like an authentic building from that time. Those trees are beautiful.
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Post by natalie on Oct 31, 2016 15:50:48 GMT -5
Agreed, the trees are beautiful. We don't get to see the change of seasons and fall foliage here in Florida.
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Post by kitty on May 29, 2018 23:51:39 GMT -5
I was just reading about the Salem Witch Trials and remembered this article. Salem celebrates the Witch Trials at Halloween, but none of the hangings took place in October. They started in June and lasted through September 22nd, which was just the beginning of fall.
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Post by Kate on Jul 19, 2018 13:52:00 GMT -5
We've been to Salem twice on our Dark Shadows trips, but I would love to go again. Most people just go to the touristy sites, but there are many other places that most tourists don't know about. When we were there in 2014, we got the keys to the house that used to be Ingersoll's Ordinary (an ordinary was a tavern) in Danvers (which was Salem Village during the trials), where a lot of the initial examinations were held. The building has been renovated and is now a private house, but it was exciting to be standing in the same rooms where people like Sarah Good, Tituba, the Reverend Parris and the afflicted girls had stood. When we were there, it was for sale and we got the keys from the realtor to visit the house, which was empty. If anyone knows who bought it, please share what you know about it. I hope whoever bought it didn't make any drastic changes.
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Post by LostLenore on Jul 22, 2018 4:27:22 GMT -5
I went to Salem years ago, but I was there just for the weekend and didn't get to see everything on my itinerary. I had always hoped to return when I had more time. From what I've read and seen online, it's become a lot more crowded and commercialized.
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Post by kitty on Oct 6, 2020 12:40:43 GMT -5
I always like reading about Salem's ghosts this time of year. I don't suppose there will be a lot of events in Salem this year because of the virus.
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Post by serena on Oct 24, 2021 11:48:16 GMT -5
I absolutely love true ghost stories and this site has so many wonderful articles. It’s hard to pick a favorite, but I think if I had to pick one, “Ghosts of the Salem Witch Trials” would be close to the top of my list. Until I read it, I didn’t even know about the ghost of Mary Easty appearing to Mary Herrick. Since reading it, I’ve started reading books about the trials and there’s a lot that most writers leave out of what you find online.
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Post by madeline on Oct 24, 2023 22:58:16 GMT -5
I always re-read this article close to Halloween.
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