Salem The Podcast

Salem is certainly full of witches. Some, however, fly above the rest for their influence and impact on the community--Samantha Stevens, Laurie Cabot, BORAH, etc. But have you met the Good Witch of Salem? You've probably seen her waltzing through downtown Salem in her iconic pink ballgown; or perhaps making potions or witch hats with kids at her shop; maybe in the parade or on the trolley. This witch does it all, spreading self-love and joyful energy everywhere she goes. Join Jeffrey and Sarah, your favorite Salem tour guides, for a sit down with the Good Witch herself, Ashley Tina, and learn all about her journey from teacher to innovative entrepreneur and Witch City icon. Where did she come from? How did she become such a staple of Salem? What is our golden heart and how can we discover the magic within ourselves? https://goodwitchofsalem.com/   Interested in Salem The Podcast Merch!?  CLICK HERE! Interested in supporting the Podcast? Looking for more Salem content? CLICK HERE! www.salemthepodcast.com NEW INSTAGRAM - @salemthepod Email - hello@salemthepodcast.com   Book a tour with Sarah at Bewitched Historical Tours   www.bewitchedtours.com Book a tour with Jeffrey at Salem Uncovered Tours  www.salemuncoveredtours.com    Intro/Outro Music from Uppbeat: https://uppbeat.io/t/all-good-folks/unfamiliar-faces License code: NGSBY7LA1HTVAUJE

Salem has witches, pirates, merchants, and murderers, but soon, Salem may another to the list: Annabelle, one of the most haunted dolls in America. The doll is currently part of the Warren’s Occult Museum, which has recently come under a new custodianship that wants to bring the whole collection to Salem. Join Sarah and Jeffrey, your favorite Salem tour guides, for a chat about the controversy surrounding the "haunted" doll.  If a visceral two-hour meeting at City Hall or Reddit and Facebook posts are anything to go by, locals and paranormal investigators alike have strong opinions on the matter and the pot (or maybe cauldron) is well and truly stirred.  Salem Town Hall Meeting CT Insider Yahoo article Salem, MA subreddit Interested in Salem The Podcast Merch!?  CLICK HERE! Interested in supporting the Podcast? Looking for more Salem content? CLICK HERE! www.salemthepodcast.com NEW INSTAGRAM - @salemthepod Email - hello@salemthepodcast.com   Book a tour with Jeffrey at Salem Uncovered Tours  www.salemuncoveredtours.com  Book a tour with Sarah at Bewitched Historical Tours   www.bewitchedtours.com   Intro/Outro Music from Uppbeat: https://uppbeat.io/t/all-good-folks/unfamiliar-faces License code: NGSBY7LA1HTVAUJE

The Remonds are by far one of Salem's most famous families. But it may be the youngest daughter, Sarah Parker Remond, who left the greatest impact. Following in her brother's footsteps, Sarah became an anti-slavery activist and lecturer. She toured the country, achieved international success, and earned advanced degrees, all at a time when women (specifically black women) were limited in public discourse. Join Sarah and Jeffrey, your favorite Salem tour guides, for look at the exhilarating life of this very special Salemite.  “Hear Us: Honoring Women’s Contributions.” Black Women’s History Task Force. Accessed March 24, 2026. LINK. “Remond Family.” Hamilton Hall. Accessed March 24, 2026. LINK. “Remond Family Papers.” Massachusetts Historical Society. Accessed March 24, 2026. LINK. “Remond Park.” Salem Public Library Wiki. Accessed March 24, 2026. LINK. “Remond, Sarah Parker.” Carrie Chapman Catt Center for Women and Politics. Accessed March 24, 2026. LINK. “Remond, Sarah Parker.” Salem Public Library Wiki. Accessed March 24, 2026. LINK. Salenius, Sirpa. An Abolitionist Abroad: Sarah Parker Remond in Cosmopolitan Europe. Amherst: University of Massachusetts Press, 2016. LINK. “Sarah Parker Remond.” Wikipedia. Accessed March 24, 2026. LINK. “Sarah Remond Ejected from Boston Theater.” Mass Moments. Accessed March 24, 2026. LINK. “University Centre Warrington Celebrates Relocation with Blue Plaque Unveiling.” FE News. Accessed March 24, 2026. LINK.   Interested in Salem The Podcast Merch!?  CLICK HERE! Interested in supporting the Podcast? Looking for more Salem content? CLICK HERE! www.salemthepodcast.com NEW INSTAGRAM - @salemthepod Email - hello@salemthepodcast.com   Book a tour with Sarah at Bewitched Historical Tours   www.bewitchedtours.com Book a tour with Jeffrey at Salem Uncovered Tours  www.salemuncoveredtours.com    Intro/Outro Music from Uppbeat: https://uppbeat.io/t/all-good-folks/unfamiliar-faces License code: NGSBY7LA1HTVAUJE

While John and Nancy Remond served dignitaries and presidents at Hamilton Hall, their eldest son became an accomplished author and public speaker. Known for his voice and wit, Charles Lenox Remond was one of the first to speak out against the horrors of slavery. He traveled with William Lloyd Garrison, inspired Fredrick Douglas, recruited for the USCT, and spoke on political stages everywhere from Pennsylvania to Massachusetts. Join your favorite Salem tour guides for a peak into the life of Charles Remond.   Hamilton Hall. “The Remond Family.” Accessed March 8, 2026. https://www.hamiltonhall.org/remond. Seger, Donna A., et al., eds. Salem’s Centuries: New Perspectives on the History of an Old American City. Salem, MA: Salem State University Press, 2021.   Interested in Salem The Podcast Merch!?  CLICK HERE! Interested in supporting the Podcast? Looking for more Salem content? CLICK HERE! www.salemthepodcast.com NEW INSTAGRAM - @salemthepod Email - hello@salemthepodcast.com   Book a tour with Jeffrey at Salem Uncovered Tours  www.salemuncoveredtours.com  Book a tour with Sarah at Bewitched Historical Tours   www.bewitchedtours.com   Intro/Outro Music from Uppbeat: https://uppbeat.io/t/all-good-folks/unfamiliar-faces License code: NGSBY7LA1HTVAUJE

Of all the famous names that have made their imprint on Salem's history, there's perhaps none more renowned and wide-reaching than the Remonds. In fact, one could argue they are the most famous family in Salem's history. Rather than just one man, one merchant, one author, one woodcarver, the Remonds left a multigenerational legacy. Join Jeffrey and Sarah, your favorite Salem tour guides for a chat about John and Nancy, the first Remonds of Salem. Hamilton Hall. “The Remond Family.” Accessed March 8, 2026. https://www.hamiltonhall.org/remond. Seger, Donna A., et al., eds. Salem’s Centuries: New Perspectives on the History of an Old American City. Salem, MA: Salem State University Press, 2021. Seger, Donna. “John Remond’s Struggle for Citizenship.” Streets of Salem, February 10, 2022. https://streetsofsalem.com/2022/02/10/john-remonds-struggle-for-citizenship/ Seger, Donna. “The Worldly Remonds of Salem.” Streets of Salem, January 19, 2015. https://streetsofsalem.com/2015/01/19/the-worldly-remonds-of-salem/ Interested in Salem The Podcast Merch!?  CLICK HERE! Interested in supporting the Podcast? Looking for more Salem content? CLICK HERE! www.salemthepodcast.com NEW INSTAGRAM - @salemthepod Email - hello@salemthepodcast.com   Book a tour with Sarah at Bewitched Historical Tours   www.bewitchedtours.com Book a tour with Jeffrey at Salem Uncovered Tours  www.salemuncoveredtours.com    Intro/Outro Music from Uppbeat: https://uppbeat.io/t/all-good-folks/unfamiliar-faces License code: NGSBY7LA1HTVAUJE

We return to 1692 Salem to talk about another victim of the Salem Witch Trials: Alice Parker. Details of her early life may be scant - maybe even nonexistent - but those superstitious puritans left behind plenty of vivid examinations and testimony for us to sift through. Join Sarah and Jeffrey, your favorite Salem tour guides, for a look at Alice Parker's story. Roach, Marilynne K. The Salem Witch Trials: A Day-by-Day Chronicle of a Community Under Siege. New York: Cooper Square Press, 2002. Roach, Marilynne K. Six Women of Salem: The Untold Story of the Accused and Their Accusers in the Salem Witch Trials. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2013. Rosenthal, Bernard. Salem Story: Reading the Witch Trials of 1692. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1993. Upham, Charles W. Salem Witchcraft. 2 vols. Boston: Wiggin and Lunt, 1867. University of Virginia Salem Witch Trials Documentary Archive. “Alice Parker.” Accessed March 3, 2026. https://salem.lib.virginia.edu/tag/parker_alice.html. Salem Witch Museum. “Alice Parker Home Site.” Accessed March 3, 2026. https://salemwitchmuseum.com/locations/alice-parker-home-site-of/. History of Massachusetts. “Alice Parker of Salem.” Accessed March 3, 2026. https://historyofmassachusetts.org/alice-parker-salem/.   Interested in Salem The Podcast Merch!?  CLICK HERE! Interested in supporting the Podcast? Looking for more Salem content? CLICK HERE! www.salemthepodcast.com NEW INSTAGRAM - @salemthepod Email - hello@salemthepodcast.com   Book a tour with Jeffrey at Salem Uncovered Tours  www.salemuncoveredtours.com  Book a tour with Sarah at Bewitched Historical Tours   www.bewitchedtours.com   Intro/Outro Music from Uppbeat: https://uppbeat.io/t/all-good-folks/unfamiliar-faces License code: NGSBY7LA1HTVAUJE

Salem is buried in snow! Or rather - the whole New England region is. We thought it was the perfect time to dig up our Blizzard episode from last year. Stay warm! ----- New England is known for its unpredictable and unforgiving winter weather. We've seen everything from ice storms to a Snowpocalypse, but few storms have had the impact as the Northeastern Blizzard of 1978. Hurricane force winds, extreme tidal flooding, and over two feet of snow in less than two days. Join Sarah and Jeffrey, your favorite Salem tour guides, as they recap the damage, devastation, and aftermath of this historic storm. You'll hear some light-hearted insights about how Salem State College students weathered the blizzard, as well as some grim details about an oil spill and fatal rescue attempt off Salem's coast.  Blizzard Photo Slide Show - Salem News Photos: Looking back at the Blizzard of ‘78 "The Global Hope is Around": An Incident at Salem Sound by K.W. Mathews "Heroism in the Blizzard of 1978" by Micheal J. Tougias. YOUTUBE - Loss of Pilot Boat "Can Do", Blizzard of 1978 off Salem, Mass. Interested in Salem The Podcast Merch!?  CLICK HERE! Interested in supporting the Podcast? Looking for more Salem content? CLICK HERE! www.salemthepodcast.com NEW INSTAGRAM - @salemthepod Email - hello@salemthepodcast.com   Book a tour with Jeffrey at Salem Uncovered Tours  www.salemuncoveredtours.com  Book a tour with Sarah at Bewitched Historical Tours   www.bewitchedtours.com   Intro/Outro Music from Uppbeat: https://uppbeat.io/t/all-good-folks/unfamiliar-faces License code: NGSBY7LA1HTVAUJE

Our journey down Essex Street comes to an end with a final stroll through the McIntire District. We leave behind the bustling downtown center with a history of commerce, theaters, and banks, to venture into a quieter, residential stretch. From the Witch House to the intersection at Boston Street, let's walk the last .6 miles of our Salem's main drag. Join Jeffrey and Sarah, your favorite Salem tour guides, for one final exploration of Essex Street. Feel free to open google maps and walk with us as we start our journey at the Witch House! google.com/maps/place/The+Witch+House+at+Salem/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x138b2c020d904b96?sa=X&ved=1t:2428&ictx=111 https://www.salemma.gov/1254/Lady-of-Salem https://www.firstchurchinsalem.org/ https://www.pem.org/historic-houses/ropes-mansion https://salempl.org/ https://salemathenaeum.net/ https://www.artworkarchive.com/profile/salemartsma/artwork/joseph-hodges-choate-memorial   Interested in Salem The Podcast Merch!?  CLICK HERE! Interested in supporting the Podcast? Looking for more Salem content? CLICK HERE! www.salemthepodcast.com NEW INSTAGRAM - @salemthepod Email - hello@salemthepodcast.com   Book a tour with Sarah at Bewitched Historical Tours   www.bewitchedtours.com Book a tour with Jeffrey at Salem Uncovered Tours  www.salemuncoveredtours.com    Intro/Outro Music from Uppbeat: https://uppbeat.io/t/all-good-folks/unfamiliar-faces License code: NGSBY7LA1HTVAUJE

Welcome to our fourth annual installment of Love Nuggets! This time, in front of a LIVE audience at Longboards Restaurant & Bar located on Pickering Wharf. If you didn't make it out during the untimely blizzard and parking ban, fret not, you can listen now. It was Salem's So Sweet weekend and we found some sweet and shocking history for you - not to mention our lovely listener contributions. Join Sarah and Jeffrey, your favorite Salem tour guides, as they cover “love” in Salem! We’ve got the sorted history of Valentine's Day, love from the grave, and of course the actual nuggets of love, your stories from right here in the Witch City. Has Salem cast her spell on you yet?   Interested in Salem The Podcast Merch!?  CLICK HERE! Interested in supporting the Podcast? Looking for more Salem content? CLICK HERE! www.salemthepodcast.com NEW INSTAGRAM - @salemthepod Email - hello@salemthepodcast.com   Book a tour with Jeffrey at Salem Uncovered Tours  www.salemuncoveredtours.com  Book a tour with Sarah at Bewitched Historical Tours   www.bewitchedtours.com   Intro/Outro Music from Uppbeat: https://uppbeat.io/t/all-good-folks/unfamiliar-faces License code: NGSBY7LA1HTVAUJE

We're back for another round of tunnel hunting! Way back in Episode 10, we talked about the legend of smuggling tunnels under Salem and it has been somewhat of a running joke on the Pod ever since. But it's time to revisit these rumors, because historically, there was no network of secret hidden tunnels in Salem. Join Jeffrey and Sarah, your favorite Salem tour guides, as they debunk the persistent claims about these so-called smuggling tunnels. We're also putting our money where our mouths are! If you have actual physical or historical evidence of tunnels in Salem, we are offering a $300 reward. We’re not messing around this time. Come to the Love Nuggets Live Show on Feb 7th at Long Boards!   Interested in Salem The Podcast Merch!?  CLICK HERE! Interested in supporting the Podcast? Looking for more Salem content? CLICK HERE! www.salemthepodcast.com NEW INSTAGRAM - @salemthepod Email - hello@salemthepodcast.com   Book a tour with Sarah at Bewitched Historical Tours   www.bewitchedtours.com Book a tour with Jeffrey at Salem Uncovered Tours  www.salemuncoveredtours.com    Intro/Outro Music from Uppbeat: https://uppbeat.io/t/all-good-folks/unfamiliar-faces License code: NGSBY7LA1HTVAUJE

How do you wrap up a week-long celebration of 300 years of history? With more parades... obviously! Along with band concerts, street fairs, fireworks, a grand ball, and even a firemen's muster. Our coverage of Salem's 300th birthday may be coming to a close, but we still have a lot to get through on the event line-up. Join Sarah and Jeffrey, your favorite Salem tour guides, as they reach their conclusion on the celebrations of a century ago.   Tickets to our next LIVE SHOW on February 7th! For all Salem News references, see microfilm at Salem Public Library for July 1926. Brisbane Telegraph,June 17, 1926. Newspapers.com. Accessed November 11, 2025. LINK. “Boston Woman Dies in Parachute Fall; Fifteen Thousand See Louise.”New York Times, May 28, 1928. Accessed November 11, 2025. LINK. Daily Mirror,July 8, 1926. Newspapers.com. Accessed November 11, 2025. LINK. The Boston Globe,July 9, 1926. Newspapers.com. Accessed November 11, 2025. LINK. The Lewiston Daily Sun,May 4, 1926. Newspapers.com. Accessed November 11, 2025. LINK. The Los Angeles Times,August 8, 1926. Newspapers.com. Accessed November 11, 2025. LINK. New Castle News,March 12, 1926. Newspapers.com. Accessed November 11, 2025. LINK. Record-Journal,February 23, 1926. Newspapers.com. Accessed November 11, 2025. LINK. “Salem Tercentenary.”Salem Public Library Links and Lore. Accessed November 11, 2025. LINK. “Salem Tercentenary.”Salem State University Archives & Special Collections Blog. Accessed November 11, 2025. LINK. Salem Tercentenary July 4th to 10th: Official Program of the Celebration and Episodes in History.Compiled by John D. H. Gauss. Salem, MA: Salem City Government, 1926. The Springfield Daily Republican,April 4, 1926. Newspapers.com. Accessed November 11, 2025. LINK. Streets of Salem. “The Salem Tercentenary, 1926.” January 7, 2024. Accessed November 11, 2025.LINK. If you want to know what they were dancing to back in 1926, check out this playlist! YOUTUBE Interested in Salem The Podcast Merch!?  CLICK HERE! Interested in supporting the Podcast? Looking for more Salem content? CLICK HERE! www.salemthepodcast.com NEW INSTAGRAM - @salemthepod Email - hello@salemthepodcast.com   Book a tour with Jeffrey at Salem Uncovered Tours  www.salemuncoveredtours.com  Book a tour with Sarah at Bewitched Historical Tours   www.bewitchedtours.com   Intro/Outro Music from Uppbeat: https://uppbeat.io/t/all-good-folks/unfamiliar-faces License code: NGSBY7LA1HTVAUJE https://uppbeat.io/t/giulio-fazio/promenade-rag License code: EWN49QDWEIM9XO9M

A century ago Salem celebrated its 300th birthday. And they had a party like you would never believe! Last week we covered just the first day of festivities, so let's see what the next few days have in store! Join Jeffrey and Sarah, your favorite Salem tour guides, as they take another look back at Salem's Tercentenary celebration. Prepare for parades, parachutes, and presidents galore! Tickets to our next LIVE SHOW on February 7th For all Salem News references, see microfilm at Salem Public Library for July 1926.  Newspapers.com. The Gazette and Daily, June 24, 1926. https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-gazette-and-daily/187217767/.  Newspapers.com. The Boston Globe, July 23, 1926. https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-boston-globe/187306056/.  Newspapers.com. The Times Leader, March 6, 1926. https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-times-leader/187217525/.  Newspapers.com. Record-Journal, February 23, 1926. https://www.newspapers.com/article/record-journal/187217334/.  Newspapers.com. The Rutland Daily Herald, March 6, 1926. https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-rutland-daily-herald/185999327/.  Newspapers.com. The Boston Globe, March 20, 1926. https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-boston-globe/185998806/.  Newspapers.com. The Springfield Daily Republican, March 6, 1926. https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-springfield-daily-republican/185998258/.  Newspapers.com. Reading Times, July 8, 1926. https://www.newspapers.com/article/reading-times/187098155/.  Newspapers.com. The Los Angeles Times, August 8, 1926. https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times/185999076/. “Salem Tercentenary Photographic Archive. ”Flickr album, Salem State Archives. Accessed November 11, 2025. LINK. “July 4th, 1926 Celebration.” Accessed November 11, 2025. LINK. “Salem Tercentenary.” Salem Public Library Links and Lore. Accessed November 11, 2025. LINK. Streets of Salem. “The Salem Tercentenary, 1926.” January 7, 2024. Accessed November 11, 2025. LINK. Interested in Salem The Podcast Merch!?  CLICK HERE! Interested in supporting the Podcast? Looking for more Salem content? CLICK HERE! www.salemthepodcast.com NEW INSTAGRAM - @salemthepod Email - hello@salemthepodcast.com   Book a tour with Sarah at Bewitched Historical Tours   www.bewitchedtours.com Book a tour with Jeffrey at Salem Uncovered Tours  www.salemuncoveredtours.com    Intro/Outro Music from Uppbeat: https://uppbeat.io/t/all-good-folks/unfamiliar-faces License code: NGSBY7LA1HTVAUJE

Happy Birthday Witch City! Salem was founded in 1626 by Roger Conant which means this year we celebrate 400+ years of history. So how is Salem The Podcast gonna kick off the celebration? Let's turn back the clock by 100 years and see how the people of Salem were celebrating back in 1926! Join Sarah and Jeffrey, your favorite Salem tour guides, as they dive into the monumental week-long extravaganza that was Salem 300. It all kicked off with church bells ringing on the morning of July 4th. What followed was an array of musical performances, parades (yes, plural), warships, bonfires, and visit from the Vice President, and lots and lots of traffic!  For all Salem News references, see microfilm at Salem Public Library for July 1926. “Salem Tercentenary Photographic Archive. ”Flickr album, Salem State Archives. Accessed November 11, 2025. LINK. The Boston Globe, March 27, 1926. Accessed November 11, 2025. LINK. The Lewiston Daily Sun, May 4, 1926. Accessed November 11, 2025. LINK. The Republican,July 3, 1926. Accessed November 11, 2025. LINK. “July 4th, 1926 Celebration.” Accessed November 11, 2025. LINK. “Salem Tercentenary.” Salem Public Library Wiki.Accessed November 11, 2025. LINK. Streets of Salem. “The Salem Tercentenary, 1926.” January 7, 2024. Accessed November 11, 2025. LINK. Interested in Salem The Podcast Merch!?  CLICK HERE! Interested in supporting the Podcast? Looking for more Salem content? CLICK HERE! www.salemthepodcast.com NEW INSTAGRAM - @salemthepod Email - hello@salemthepodcast.com   Book a tour with Jeffrey at Salem Uncovered Tours  www.salemuncoveredtours.com  Book a tour with Sarah at Bewitched Historical Tours   www.bewitchedtours.com   Intro/Outro Music from Uppbeat: https://uppbeat.io/t/all-good-folks/unfamiliar-faces License code: NGSBY7LA1HTVAUJE

Let's return to Essex Street! At the end of part 2, we stopped at the East India Square Fountain, so we will pick up there and wander all the way down to North Street. Today, you'd walk past apartments, Professor Spindlewinks, Count Orlok's, and Rockafellas. But if we could turn the (Almy's) clock back, we would see Almy's department store, flanked by banks, banks, and more banks! Join Jeffrey and Sarah, your favorite Salem tour guides, as they explore more of Essex Street's past. What lay where the Ped Mall is today. And what would you see past Town House Square? Just how many grand theaters used to dot Essex Street? And what does the YMCA and Alexander Graham Bell have in common? Oh, and why on earth does Essex Street have a 4.1 rating on Trip Advisor?   Feel free to open google maps and walk with us as we continue on our journey. Google Maps. “Directions to 42.5261979,-70.8841083.” Google Maps. https://www.google.com/maps/dir//42.5261979,-70.8841083/@42.5249201,-70.8860927,17.1z/data=!4m2!4m1!3e2?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDkxMC4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D. Streets of Salem. “Essex Street.” https://streetsofsalem.com/?s=Essex+Street. Tripadvisor. “Essex Street Pedestrian Mall.” https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g60954-d285562-Reviews-Essex_Street_Pedestrian_Mall-Salem_Massachusetts.html. Salem State University Archives and Special Collections. “Paramount Theatre.” Salem State University LibGuides. https://libguides.salemstate.edu/home/archives/blog/Paramount-Theatre. Patch. “History of Salem Movie Houses.” Salem Patch. https://patch.com/massachusetts/salem/history-of-salem-movie-houses. Salem News. “Salem Eyes Two Options for Essex St. Pedestrian Mall.” https://www.salemnews.com/news/local_news/salem-eyes-two-options-for-essex-st-pedestrian-mall/article_0d257e61-5b54-5bac-ac50-9e881a5ba46d.html. Salem State Archives. “Salem State Archives Flickr Collection.” Flickr. https://www.flickr.com/photos/salemstatearchives/albums/72157712998829238/with/49497726697. History by the Sea. “Almshouse and Hospital for Contagious.” https://www.historybythesea.com/almshouse-and-hospital-for-contagious. Salem State University. “Local Historian and Salem State Alumna Jen Ratliff Discovers Burial Site at Collins Cove.” Salem State University News. January 28, 2020. https://www.salemstate.edu/news/local-historian-and-salem-state-alumna-jen-ratliff-discovers-burial-site-collins-cove-jan-28-2020. Hart, Donna Seger. “Evolving Essex Street.” Streets of Salem, June 22, 2015. https://streetsofsalem.com/2015/06/22/evolving-essex-street/. Hart, Donna Seger. “On the Tavern Trail.” Streets of Salem, August 20, 2019. https://streetsofsalem.com/2019/08/20/on-the-tavern-trail/. Salem Witch Museum. “Thomas Beadle’s Tavern (Site Of).” https://salemwitchmuseum.com/locations/thomas-beadles-tavern-site-of/. National Park Service. “Narbonne House.” Last modified March 30, 2022. https://www.nps.gov/places/narbonne-house.htm. The Naumkeag District Directory for Salem No. 3, 1886–1887. Salem, MA: Henry M. Meek, 1887.   Interested in Salem The Podcast Merch!?  CLICK HERE! Interested in supporting the Podcast? Looking for more Salem content? CLICK HERE! www.salemthepodcast.com NEW INSTAGRAM - @salemthepod Email - hello@salemthepodcast.com   Book a tour with Sarah at Bewitched Historical Tours   www.bewitchedtours.com Book a tour with Jeffrey at Salem Uncovered Tours  www.salemuncoveredtours.com    Intro/Outro Music from Uppbeat: https://uppbeat.io/t/all-good-folks/unfamiliar-faces License code: NGSBY7LA1HTVAUJE

Salem doesn’t shut down after Halloween. Quite the opposite, in fact! During the winter months, Witch City plays host to so many fun holiday traditions, markets, events, and celebrations. But few compare to “Christmas in Salem.” On the first weekend of every December, Historic Salem Inc. presents a unique experience where we get to tour historic homes decorated for the holiday season. Join Sarah and Jeffrey, your favorite Salem tour guides, as reminisce about the beautiful houses that were on this year's itinerary. Chestnut Street, Broad Street, the Pickering House... does it get much better than that?! Did we have a favorite? Any surprises along the way? Can you go see any of them yourselves? Yes, yes, and yes again!   https://www.historicsalem.org/ https://christmasinsalem.org/   Check out More Weight by Ben Wickey https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/796451/more-weight-a-salem-story-by-ben-wickey/   Interested in Salem The Podcast Merch!?  CLICK HERE! Interested in supporting the Podcast? Looking for more Salem content? CLICK HERE! www.salemthepodcast.com NEW INSTAGRAM - @salemthepod Email - hello@salemthepodcast.com   Book a tour with Jeffrey at Salem Uncovered Tours  www.salemuncoveredtours.com  Book a tour with Sarah at Bewitched Historical Tours   www.bewitchedtours.com   Intro/Outro Music from Uppbeat: https://uppbeat.io/t/all-good-folks/unfamiliar-faces License code: NGSBY7LA1HTVAUJE

You know it, you love it, Salem's longest-standing goth style clothing, Die With Your Boots On! For almost a decade they have been “keeping Salem's dark subcultures in clothing as black as their hearts.” So let's meet the mastermind behind the brand: the writer, the poet, the musician, the fashionista herself, Amber Newberry. Join Jeffrey and Sarah, your favorite Salem tour guides, for a sit-down with Amber. Learn how a girl from small-town Georgia made her way to the forefront of Salem’s modern, inclusive, goth fashion subculture.    Follow on IG and TikTok! @diewithbootson  www.diewithyourbootson.com www.theossuarysalem.com   Interested in Salem The Podcast Merch!?  CLICK HERE! Interested in supporting the Podcast? Looking for more Salem content? CLICK HERE! www.salemthepodcast.com NEW INSTAGRAM - @salemthepod Email - hello@salemthepodcast.com   Book a tour with Sarah at Bewitched Historical Tours   www.bewitchedtours.com Book a tour with Jeffrey at Salem Uncovered Tours  www.salemuncoveredtours.com    Intro/Outro Music from Uppbeat: https://uppbeat.io/t/all-good-folks/unfamiliar-faces License code: NGSBY7LA1HTVAUJE

From award-winning playwright Kimberly Bellflower comes a modern reimagining of Arthur Miller's The Crucible. Set in rural Georgia in 2018; what does high school feminism, mixed with the #MeToo movement, and studying the Salem Witch Trials look like? Join Sarah and Jeffrey, your favorite Salem tour guides, as they read through and reflect on this modern, feminist response to Arthur Miller's interpretation. We found it to be a masterful piece of art that shows just how important and relevant these stories are, especially in today's world. TW: This episode, and the play, do contain discussions of sexual assault of minors. If you or anyone you know has experienced sexual assault please know you are not alone.  Call: 1-656-4673 Text: Hope to 64673 https://rainn.org/help-and-healing/hotline/   “Help & Healing.” RAINN. Accessed November 11, 2025. LINK RAINN “John Proctor Is the Villain: Official Site.” Accessed November 11, 2025. LINK John Proctor Is the Villain – Official Trailer. YouTube video, (no date). Accessed November 11, 2025. LINK “John Proctor Is the Villain,” YouTube. Accessed November 11, 2025. LINK “Kimberly Belflower Playwright on John Proctor Is the Villain.” Los Angeles Times, May 21, 2025. LINK Los Angeles Times John Proctor Is the Villain, play script. Scribd. Accessed November 11, 2025. LINK “Track from John Proctor Is the Villain (Spotify).” Spotify. Accessed November 11, 2025. LINK   Interested in Salem The Podcast Merch!?  CLICK HERE! Interested in supporting the Podcast? Looking for more Salem content? CLICK HERE! www.salemthepodcast.com NEW INSTAGRAM - @salemthepod Email - hello@salemthepodcast.com   Book a tour with Jeffrey at Salem Uncovered Tours  www.salemuncoveredtours.com  Book a tour with Sarah at Bewitched Historical Tours   www.bewitchedtours.com   Intro/Outro Music from Uppbeat: https://uppbeat.io/t/all-good-folks/unfamiliar-faces License code: NGSBY7LA1HTVAUJE

John Proctor was hanged on August 19, 1692. His wife Elizabeth, while found guilty, received a stay of execution because of her pregnancy. We have covered accusations, arrests, jail time, family ties, but we're not done yet. Join Jeffrey and Sarah, your favorite Salem tour guides, as they focus on what happened to Elizabeth Proctor and the struggles she faced after the trials. Let's wrap up the Proctor story.   Calef, Robert. More Wonders of the Invisible World. London, 1700. “Farmhouse Fixer: Haunted Salem House Woman.” HGTV. Accessed November 11, 2025. LINK. “John Proctor.” Salem Witch Trials Documentary Archive and Transcription Project. University of Virginia Library. Accessed November 11, 2025. LINK. “John Proctor House.” Salem Witch Museum. Accessed November 11, 2025. LINK. Miller, Arthur. The Crucible. New York: Viking Press, 1953. Newspapers.com. The Boston Globe, October 4, 1902. LINK. Newspapers.com. The Daily Item, August 10, 1992. LINK. “PEM Blog: Behind the Scenes of Our Latest Salem Witch Trials Exhibition.” Peabody Essex Museum. Accessed November 11, 2025. LINK. Perley, Sidney. History of Salem, Massachusetts. Vol. 1, Chapter 2. Salem, MA: Sidney Perley, 1924. Roach, Marilynne K. The Salem Witch Trials: A Day-by-Day Chronicle of a Community Under Siege. New York: Cooper Square Press, 2002. Rosenthal, Bernard. Salem Story: Reading the Witch Trials of 1692. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1993. “Standing Attainders from the Salem Witch Trials.” Wikipedia. Accessed November 11, 2025. LINK. Upham, Charles W. Salem Witchcraft; With an Account of Salem Village and a History of Opinions on Witchcraft and Kindred Subjects. Boston: Wiggin and Lunt, 1867.   Interested in Salem The Podcast Merch!?  CLICK HERE! Interested in supporting the Podcast? Looking for more Salem content? CLICK HERE! www.salemthepodcast.com NEW INSTAGRAM - @salemthepod Email - hello@salemthepodcast.com   Book a tour with Sarah at Bewitched Historical Tours   www.bewitchedtours.com Book a tour with Jeffrey at Salem Uncovered Tours  www.salemuncoveredtours.com    Intro/Outro Music from Uppbeat: https://uppbeat.io/t/all-good-folks/unfamiliar-faces License code: NGSBY7LA1HTVAUJE

Nestled under the shade of a copper beech, with its iconic spired fence and captivating gables, sits a rare gem of American history. The Pickering House is the oldest, continuously lived in home in the United States, with over 350 years of stories, it stands as a testimony to the enormity of Salem’s history. Join Sarah and Jeffrey, your favorite Salem tour guides, as they take a tour of this iconic landmark led by the current caretaker and Executive Director of the Pickering House: Vijay Joyce. A wealth of knowledge, Vijay teaches us about the Pickering family, the house itself, the land, the ties to the Revolutionary War, and even the Treaty of Canandaigua. From playing host to George Washington himself, to recently appearing in People Magazine as a wedding venue, The Pickering House has it all!  https://www.pickeringfoundation.org   Interested in Salem The Podcast Merch!?  CLICK HERE! Interested in supporting the Podcast? Looking for more Salem content? CLICK HERE! www.salemthepodcast.com NEW INSTAGRAM - @salemthepod Email - hello@salemthepodcast.com   Book a tour with Jeffrey at Salem Uncovered Tours  www.salemuncoveredtours.com  Book a tour with Sarah at Bewitched Historical Tours   www.bewitchedtours.com   Intro/Outro Music from Uppbeat: https://uppbeat.io/t/all-good-folks/unfamiliar-faces License code: NGSBY7LA1HTVAUJE

We left off last time with the arrest of Elizabeth Proctor. So now our story continues with the accusations against her, which very quickly spread to her husband, John Proctor. It's no longer just women, it's no longer just Salem, the fear of the Devil has spread. Join Jeffrey and Sarah, your favorite Salem tour guides, as they recap testimony, petitions, and sift through accusations and evidence surrounding the Proctor family. What made John different? What made him stand out? Was it just chance and bad timing, or was it something more? Calef, Robert. More Wonders of the Invisible World. London, 1700. Miller, Arthur. The Crucible. New York: Viking Press, 1953. Perley, Sidney. History of Salem, Massachusetts, Vol. 1, Chapter 2. Salem, MA: Sidney Perley, 1924. Roach, Marilynne K. The Salem Witch Trials: A Day-by-Day Chronicle of a Community Under Siege. New York: Cooper Square Press, 2002. Rosenthal, Bernard. Salem Story: Reading the Witch Trials of 1692. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1993. Upham, Charles W. Salem Witchcraft; With an Account of Salem Village and a History of Opinions on Witchcraft and Kindred Subjects. Boston: Wiggin and Lunt, 1867. “John Proctor House.” Salem Witch Museum. Accessed November 11, 2025. https://salemwitchmuseum.com/locations/john-proctor-house/. “John Proctor.” Salem Witch Trials Documentary Archive and Transcription Project. University of Virginia Library. Accessed November 11, 2025. https://salem.lib.virginia.edu/tag/proctor_john.html   Interested in Salem The Podcast Merch!?  CLICK HERE! Interested in supporting the Podcast? Looking for more Salem content? CLICK HERE! www.salemthepodcast.com NEW INSTAGRAM - @salemthepod Email - hello@salemthepodcast.com   Book a tour with Sarah at Bewitched Historical Tours   www.bewitchedtours.com Book a tour with Jeffrey at Salem Uncovered Tours  www.salemuncoveredtours.com    Intro/Outro Music from Uppbeat: https://uppbeat.io/t/all-good-folks/unfamiliar-faces License code: NGSBY7LA1HTVAUJE