A Silence in Two Salems

ANNETTE ON THE ROAD Northeast US, 2021, Day 6: Salem,Beverly, and Danvers, Massachusetts

A couple of days ago, Hoosen and I took you with us to check out the kitschy witchy touristy carnival of Salem, Massachusetts.

Today, we touch on the sobering reality of what happened in 1692.

“Touch on” is the key phrase. To remind you, I am an academic historian, and my fields are early America, Britain, and the connections between them, but I often …