The Crucible, Salem and Puritanism

http://www.17thc.us/docs/fact-fiction.shtml-- Margo Burns provides information on the Salem, Massachusetts witch trials of 1692, as part of an online resource on the history of 17th century colonial New England. Burns discusses alleged historical inaccuracies about the trials found in "TheCrucible.

Salem Witch Museum--A tour of the sites, FAQs and information about the trials.

What about Witches --This city guide to Salem includes a brief introduction to the witch trials.

17th and 18thCentury-- Includes information on religious pluralism, Puritanism, and the Salem witchcraft trials. Notes that the information is provided by TeacherServe as a part of the series "Divining America: Religion and the National Culture," and is presented online by the National Humanities Center.

Famous American Trials: Salem Witchcraft Trials of 1692--Presents information about the Salem Witchcraft Trials that occurred in Massachusetts in 1692, provided by Douglas Linder. Offers access to a chronology, related documents, biographies, images, and a bibliography. Contains a summary of the events.

The Salem Witch Trials 1692: A Chronology of Events-- A day by day chronology.

Puritanism and Predestination-- The section discusses the beliefs of Puritanism and predestination in 17th century America.

Puritanism in New England--Provides information about the Puritan separatists of New England in the 1600s, compiled by David Cody and published by George P. Landow of Brown University as part of The Victorian Web.

Colonial America--Offers access to information on the Puritans, the Quakers, the Salem Witch Trials.

Warrant vs. Tituba and Sarah Osborne--The actual warrant for their arrest.

Welcome to Salem--Basic facts about the trials.

Salem Witch Trail Conspiracy--The stories of Rebecca Nurse and and Sarah Wildes with other links.

Witchcraft and Paranormal

Eight Sabbats of Witchcraft-- Dany van Nuffel presents an article entitled "The Eight Sabbats of Witches," written by Mike Nichols and originally published by MicroMuse Press. Nichols discusses the days of celebration related to the practice of witchcraft.

Mystica--Alan G. Hefner presents Mystica, an encyclopedia of articles about the paranormal, mysticism, magic, the occult, and other related phenomena. Topics include ancient beliefs, divination, witchcraft, magic, past and presents beliefs, people, religions and sects, and rituals and texts.

Medieval Sourcebook: Witchcraft Documents [15th Century]--Three documents from the 15th century

Trial for Witchcraft--Presents information about witchcraft trials held in New York in the 1600s, provided as part of Long Island: Our Story, a service of Newsday, Inc.

Goody Garlic Case-- Presents the text of the Goody Garlic Case, which includes the official reports of testimony taken from the witch trial held in East Hampton, New York in the 1600s, provided as part of Long Island: Our Story, a service of Newsday, Inc.

Cotton Mather, Memorable Providences, Relating to Witchcrafts and Possessions (1689)--Presents the text of "Memorable Providences, Relating to Witchcrafts and Possessions," a book written in 1689 by American Congregational clergyman Cotton Mather (1663-1728) and provided online by Douglas Linder. Recounts an episode of supposed witchcraft in 1688 and notes the symptoms of witchcraft.

Best Witches--a discussion of the historical witchtrials of Europe and New England.

Modern Witch Hunts

McCarthyism-- Presents information about McCarthyism.

Ordinary Germans and the Holocaust--The excerpt offers an overview of the Nazis and the extermination of the Jews (1939-1945). The History Place presents the excerpt online.

Final Solution-- Explains how the Nazis developed the technology, bureaucracy, and psychology of hate to efficiently murder millions of Jews.