Thomas and Margaret (Fryer) Gardner of Salem, MA

It is good to see ye olde times being studied by students whose time will be in the 21st century. The Peabody's Puritan Planters ...

Actually, it was the whole area that got engulfed in the mania. However, given that England perfected the quartering procedure , what else w...

Popular culture likes to equate Salem with witches, especially this time of the year. The events behind the stories are about the lives of r...

Some see it as the pond. Earlier, it required a long trek over water with a lot of unknowns. It? Yes, the big ocean over which came the gre...

While reading a 2004 book ( Such men are dangerous: the fanatics of 1692 and 2004) , by Frances Hill, I saw this: John Hathorne married, at...

Some of the early arrivals, such as Higginson, wrote about their experiences. Then, there were the later lookbacks by others, like Conant. ...

Thomas and Margaret had three daughters . We have detailed some information on Sarah , the oldest daughter. The next two daughters were Miri...