Great research and story! One of my husband's ancestors was a witness at the trial of a witch in Salem. No one in the present-day family had ever heard a thing about it until I located his testimony in various court records of the day. You never know what you'll find when you start looking, right?
Isn't it fascinating? Just last week I shared a note about how I'd used a discovery of witchcraft in my family history as a hook to engage my cousins in our stories. It worked pretty well! Mine was a relation who was among the accused (and hanged) in the Connecticut witch trials. I was super impressed with the incredible investment of effort by the team at the connecticutwitchtrials.org
Yes! It is a wonderful site with so much information. I also appreciate the drive to both educate people about the Connecticut Witch Trials and to help exonerate the accused.
Great research and story! One of my husband's ancestors was a witness at the trial of a witch in Salem. No one in the present-day family had ever heard a thing about it until I located his testimony in various court records of the day. You never know what you'll find when you start looking, right?
I love that you used court records! They get over looked and can be so useful.
Isn't it fascinating? Just last week I shared a note about how I'd used a discovery of witchcraft in my family history as a hook to engage my cousins in our stories. It worked pretty well! Mine was a relation who was among the accused (and hanged) in the Connecticut witch trials. I was super impressed with the incredible investment of effort by the team at the connecticutwitchtrials.org
Yes! It is a wonderful site with so much information. I also appreciate the drive to both educate people about the Connecticut Witch Trials and to help exonerate the accused.