Professor Bridget Marshall, UMass Lowell

Almost forty years before the Salem Witch Trials, a neighbor laid witchcraft charges against the wife of a prosperous Northampton merchant. Rumors of "dealings with the devil" dogged Goody Parsons for decades. Eventually she left the community. We will examine a compact, complete, and highly accessible online bank of primary sources and interactive maps as we explore the Puritan mind and daily life in Colonial Massachusetts. 

Hampshire Educational Collaborative, 97 Hawley Street and Historic Northampton, 46 Bridge Street, Northampton