Mapping Tragedy: How Geography Shaped the Salem Witch Trials with Marilynne K. Roach

How did geography shape the Salem Witch Trials?

Join returning guest, author and Salem Witch Trials expert Marilynne K. Roach as she maps the physical landscape of colonial Massachusetts where witch accusations spread in 1692. From the newly identified execution site at Proctor’s Ledge to the tense boundary between Salem Village and Salem Tow. Discover if property disputes and travel routes fueled America’s most notorious witch hunt. Through modern research and historical maps, uncover why location mattered in this dark chapter of New England history.

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Records of the Salem Witch Hunt by Bernard Rosenthal

The Salem Witch Trials: A Day-By-Day Chronicle of a Community Under Siege by Marilynne K. Roach 

Six Women of Salem: The Untold Story of the Accused and Their Accusers in the Salem Witch Trials by Marilynne K. Roach

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