Hello .. my name is Stephanie and I live in Houston Texas. Susannah Martin is my fifth great grandmother. I was blown away when you showed her gravesite and I teared up as well. Thank you for being there and sharing ❤️ I was born July 1962 and she was hanged July 1692 🥲
I'm related to her through a brother her maiden family, the North side. Sadly thats not a grave site but a memorial, they dont know where theyre buried or if they were even given a grave. I hope the family snuck her away and buried her secretly. Where her house once stood has a marker nearby.
@@Grandizer8989 : thank you for the correction. I did mean memorial stone . I don’t know where they laid my great grandmother to rest but I intend to find out . Thanks again
Are you sure? 1692 was 330 years ago.. Even by today's standards where an average generation is about 25 years years, that would mean she'd have to be more like your 12th great-grandmother, not 5th...
If you ever get a chance to come to the uk, Scotland and England’s witch trials were beyond nuts, 19 were executed in Salem, over 1500 in the Scotland trials. Crazy.
I wonder if those executions coincide with a poor harvest. My theory about Salem is that the witchcraft was a pretense to seize the property of the accused. It's like how the drug war is used to seize property, and gain access to the resources of 3rd countries, such as South America by the CIA, for American corporations.
@@stevenwebster3286 I wouldn’t discount that. There probably was a time when people saw an advantage to turn in there competition or rival and to use witch craft as a easy method. People can be arseholes regardless of the time period.
If I’m not mistaken I think that’s what started the witch trials in the new world (usa)…they feared that witches escaped over there to the new world in order to practice witchcraft safely and freely.
@@845SiM One thing people need to remember is that women were not allowed to own property when they lost a spouse or and had no male relative and if they were the only survivor left, it was quite common to turn them in for witchcraft to get their land. Some of the magistrates actually got the land after the deaths of the victims. When really digging into it, it’s easy to see why a lot of people view this as one of the most devious land grabs in colonial history after the girls made those claims. Those people got played. When England had enough on both continents they ended the practice.
Also the pendle witch trials which happend in east of lancashire and most likely alot more witch trials up and down the UK mainly in scotland and england where only 5 happened in wales
A child who likely did not understand what was occuring, made to believe what she witnessed was wicked because someone decided Catholics were heroics., only to be discarded once it was over.
Hi my name is Ellen and i live in Erie ,Pa. Mary Parker is my fifth great grand mother. Thank-you so much for the awesome tour. Your empathy for the people is very much appreciated.
I have studied the witch trails for years. As a historian, it's important to teach my girls about this time and place. I learned a lot myself because, of course, even as a historian, there's always something new to learn. Thank you for pointing out that there's no memorial for Mr. Giles Cory, who was pressed. It's important for all of these innocent victims to the hysteria be acknowledged. God rest their souls. 😢
Thank you for remembering my 9th GREAT-GRANDFATHER, GILES COREY! It is odd when you realize that one of your past grandfathers was murdered for stupidity.
@nanabutner I think he was an honorable man. He didn't give in to protect his own. I can't imagine the agony he went through, but he did what any good father would have done, and bc of that, he would never be forgotten.
Watching this it makes me realise just how young a country America is. One of our local pubs opened 1622 and is still running. Kings head in Chester. We just walk past it without a thought and buildings that are hundreds of years old. I really must record some of these places more in depth rather than quickly in passing. Even the roman amphitheatre and gardens we walk by without a thought although they are 1000 years old. Great video as always guys, nice to see you reporting on this and great to see the US preserving history rather than bulldozing it like we do too much.
My best friend and I walked through this cemetery in knee deep snow in mid February in 2010. We had so much fun. We were bundled up and the only people there.
I live 20 minutes from salem and my grandmother is friends with Lori Cabot and a psychic that works in salem. I also got the privilege to meet Lori Cabot when I was pregnant with my first daughter and she came up to me and she put her hand my belly and blessed my daughter and said "she will be a amazing child." No one knew at the time what I was having.
I'm so glad you mentioned Lori. Was thinking of the first time I saw anything on TV about Salem. It was In Search Of & she was in that episode! Has to be late 70's.
My husband just found out recently after an ancestry search that Susannah Martin is his 6th great grandmother on his mothers side. She is one of the 19 names memorialized on proctors ledge.
I couldn’t click on this video fast enough. I used to live in Salem, and get there 2x a year with my kids. The Peabody Essex Museum is world class, and I love browsing the Pagan gift stores. The Hawthorne Hotel is the best place to stay and is known for ghosts.
I like how Jessica is placed somewhere in many of the shots, in the distance, with little movement from her and appears almost ghostly. Like an apparition. Nice touch! I like it! Just recently discovered this Toober and now I'm subscribed! I'm hooked!
Get well.... It went through my house this week.... Second time and not sure how my daughter's and wife looked like death, but my son and I tested negative both round... Meanwhile I still got mildly sick but never tested positive... Weird
This is such a sad historical event.We had things like this too in the U.K. as well ,but witches were burnt or drowned .Very disgusting treatment.Most were innocent people and they lost their lives because someone had a grudge,disliked them,jealousy etc.So many lives lost and sometimes whole families.The worse part the wise women who knew about herbs and acted as midwives were amongst these.So villages and towns lost all that help .These women were so skilled and had been taught from Mother to Daughter for generations.This is when doctors only cure was bloodletting and leeches..So because of loosing women like this others suffered for it too.So sad.I am glad they remember all those who died because they were normal people.It’s sad how witches get labelled with a bad name.Mose are just in tune with the earth and Spirit and are loving caring people .You may even have one living next door.You would never know.The Bad ones(Black witches) ..Mess with things they should not and will live to regret it.These paint a bad picture for all witches .Brilliant video once again and very informative.I did not know that one had been crushed.That must have been awful for him and no doubt drawn out too..Glad I found your Chanel..Love n Light 🥰
It started with the salem witch trials through sheer hysteria on top of the power of sugestion and theres no such thing as black or light "magic" its all about the intent behind it
No accused "witches" were burned in the UK. Massachusetts Bay, as a colony of the UK, went by British law. Heretics were burned, accused "witches" were hanged.
Writing this about my husband who has been to salem many times. It means alot to him as his mom was what you call a traditional pagan Wiccan. Its tragic til this day that people believe its evil ! Wiccans are one with mother earth 🌎 similar to the native americans.Thank you guys for your compassionate episode❤
This just came through my feed! What great content! Hope you guys visit Salem again soon. Btw~ Rebecca (Towne) Nurse, Elizabeth (Towne) Howe, and Mary (Towne) Eastey were sisters and my 9th great-grandaunts. Their brother Joseph was my 9th great-grandfather. Fortunately their parents were no longer alive to see three of four daughters falsely accused and executed. Rebecca was a 71 yr old grandmother with 9 children.
I am a witch and I made the trip to Salem several years ago. I always wanted to go there to pay homage to the people who were killed (targeted) for being different or for merely being easy targets. I got so much just by standing at the foot of Gallows Hill and going to the witches jail than anything else in Salem. If you go there to tour the area, avoid the big Witch Museum. It's a rip off. Also, I stayed at Best Western Plus - North Shore Hotel in Danvers and saved a lot of money by doing so. The tradeoff is the traffic you have to deal with between the hotel and Salem. Also try to find the time for a ghost tour; pretty cool.
Most places that turn into tourist attractions end up being a huge rip off and i guess thats how businesses thrive off people especially tourists and probably dont get any more info etc that you dont get from doing actual guide tours or by looking around
I visited salem for the same purposes the hotel salem makes things easier and one of the cheaper too. If you go again the witch walk is lead by one of the high priests or priestess of salem they practice the Cornish (english) witchcraft. It gives you a different way of calling the corners to different practices and a witches perspective as well as the history of salem. One of the better tours.
Just another example of people abusing the idea of Religion to further personal interest. Blind faith always leads to terrible abuses to innocent people. Dominance and control, two great evils of human DNA programming, were a huge component as well. May all of the victims RIP.
I've watched many documentaries about the witch trials in both Salem and in the UK. It was clearly one of the most heartbreaking and shameful acts in our human history. So many people died because of believing in irrational superstition and prejudice. The Witch trials are more than just a real life horror story, but also an example of what people can be like when they are at their worst. I visited Salem two times and it truly is a beautiful place. Love your video by the way!
Back then people were jealous , selfish and envious of others whom had land and wealth ! When these witch laws came out , neighbours were pointing fingers at one another ! The same happened in Britain ! A historian once said “ These acquisitioners that made these laws , accused and condemned were nothing more than psychotic serial killers who revelled in torturing and killing ! They would go from place to place , using these laws for their own blood lust ! Beautiful place for such a horrid historical background but as they say you never judge a book by it’s cover ! The community as others have said have learnt by their mistakes and have tried to clean and make this area more forgiving for what had happened in the past and preserved the good parts and comemerated the innocent lives that were taken by these vile serial killers ! I’m enjoying your UA-cam and learning a lot !
Me and a friend did a trip to Salem in 2019. Funny thing is we were unaware of the shrine they built at Proctor's Ledge. We came up the hill from behind the Walgreens and actually explored the hanging spot. When you get away from the kitsch of Salem and actually stand on the spot where those poor innocent people were hanged for no good reason it's sobering. So glad you guys tapped into that feeling at the end. Amazing place. We also hit the Rebecca Nurse farm where there's another shrine in the graveyard. One of the victims has a grave there as well. Legend states that the bodies were cut down and tossed in a niche on Proctor's Ledge but that the families of some snuck in and recovered them and buried them privately. Witches were not allowed propper graves.
Wow . I didn’t know the couldn’t be buried . Thank god for friends and family. I guess they would have just left the bodies to rot . That’s horrible. 😢
Your post is amazing. Not only am I a descendant of Rebecca Nurse and her sister Mary Estey, but I visited Proctors Ledge in 2018 and happened to meet a family descended from Quakers who supposedly snuck the bodies out at night to give them a proper Christian burial.
My aunt was a medium - she would move a ouija board without touching it , she read tea leaves & tried out coffins. many saw her as creepy & strange but she loved everyone & would do anything for anyone. It is horrible to think that this woman would have been tortured & put to death for being evil because she was “Different” she wouldn’t hurt anyone… sadly we haven’t “evolved” much since then either. Hatred over color, religion, etc is rampant & innocent lives are taking by the ugliness of prejudice 😞… thank you so much for sharing!
@@steviesgirlbrenwag People rarely believe in such things until they have a direct experience themselves that they can't explain. The problems is the human DNA programming that seeks to dominate and control for personal interest and survival, we act like animals a lot.
Great video. Huge nostalgia for me since I lived in Salem for nearly 10 years. I can't believe that jail is now a residence. It was abandoned when I lived in Salem and it was a creepy creepy place. I can't fathom living in that place now. One weird story: one Halloween I had taken a picture of a guy dressed as Michael Myers standing in front of the house that is next to Charter Street cemetery. It was in the 90's so I developed the film and had it printed. For years there was only one person in the photo. Then one day I looked closer at the photo and there was a second person next to Michael Myers in camouflage hiding in the bushes! This guy never said anything, he didn't move, and for years I didn't even know he was in the photo. It creeps me out thinking about it to this day.
I've been here a few times. The first in '87. The last, around 2018. In 2006, I took a picture of a friend of mine in front of that same tribute statue to Elizabeth Montgomery. Fast fact: Elizabeth Montgomery not only portrayed Lizzy Borden in a movie - she was also a direct descendent of her.
Hi Michael and Jessica :) I really like the respectful way you told the Salem Witch Trial history. We love the spooky part at Halloween but we also need to remember these were real innocent people who were murdered . Thank You once again for a lovely thoughtful walk through Salem's "witch" history . Happy Halloween :)
I love the totally awesome clothes n hats you wear, Jessica, your style is exactly like mine was in the 1970's, when we're were a blend of hippie, goth, n Glam n high fashion, but you are lucky today, cuz no one even bats an eye at that sort of dress, unlike when I was coming up n running the streets n parks n cemeteries n bars n clubs as a teenager. We got great alienation by great scores of the unhip population back then, but we purveyed. I haven't changed my style in all this time n I am 66 yrs old, but I still miss the days when all of us who were innovative dressers were like a great club n always we were accepted by each other no matter where we came from or how old we were!!! It was an awesome time!!! Thanks for continuing on with the most fabulous styles ever !!!
That intro music is pretty amazing. I’m a vocalist and I found myself harmonizing along.🖤 I hope to visit Salem one day. Thank you for sharing. Best wishes from Kansas 🌻
I’ve taught The Crucible and historical background info on Salem to my high school students for years. Interestingly, the reason you see the victims hung approx a month apart is bc judges made the rounds back then only 1x per month. As you pointed out, Judge Hathorne is buried in Salem. His ancestor, writer Nathaniel Hawthorne, was so ashamed of his past that he changed the spelling of his name. Thanks, Guys. Great job as always. ❤️👏🏻
Your wording is perfect on what towns or places do, immediate erasing. The sheer amount of hanging in a time period is so hard to fathom. Happy Halloween 🎃
A good book about the trials and the environment they occurred in is “The Witches” by Stacy Schiff. It is well researched and explores what was behind the trials in the context of the time they occurred.
We were just there in late May! Beautiful! The cemetery was closed down for maintenance though, but we found another really old cemetery a few blocks away. I can't wait to go back!
Brilliant video here in the UK we have the famous Pendle hill Witch trails if you type in in Pendle witch trials it all comes up and the the court documents too but thank you for sharing this Annmarie UK
It appears that you were following us around. We were here during the nation-wide heat wave in Summer 21. This is one of the saddest places I've ever been to. Especially the hanging site.
I live in Rhode Island and have been to Salem a few times. Halloween is the busiest time of year but people recommend you don’t go because people can get really crazy in Salem on Halloween. It’s for safety reasons they recommend people not going. The last time I went to Salem was with my friend and her friend who found out through Ancestry that she’s related to Bridget Bishop. It was funny because when you’re in Salem you see lots of people on the streets doing role playing and people being taken away to court and you can watch mock trials. But a woman role playing as Bridget Bishop came up to us and my friend’s friend wanted to tell her she was her ancestor. I think she said Bridget was a cousin but I could be wrong, it was a while ago.
Once again, this time of year you guys pop up with incredible visits. When I was young witches always had a special place in my heart. My guidance as a child from my parents was always Christian based but was always encouraged to be opened minded. My aunt was responsible for the family geology … surprised all of us we were decent of a witch on trial. My daughter and I will make the journey there next year. Finding out where you guys live surprised me. Please do some drive by vintage Hollywood haunts. That is where I live also and do many on my own. It would be lovely to hear what you dig up.
You two are incredibly respectful and thoughtful with these videos. My girlfriends and I are planning a trip to Salem next year and will definitely pay our respects at Proctor’s Edge. Thank you for letting us “walk” with you in these adventures!
I've walked around Salem 3 different times, but never knew about the "red line" until this video...huh. That would have made my visits easier. But we had the privilege of being some of the first, randomly, to visit proctor's ledge after it's dedication a few years ago. Very nice memorial
Fun fact: the green associated with witch actually came from Wizard of Oz because they thought green looks good onscreen. Before that, red or orange were the common colors for witches.
I absolutely love Salem. I feel very comfortable there. Its been years since I have have been there.I miss the beautiful of Salem. Thank you for this sweet people.
@@alphabarre9096 yeah really. It's a clear representation of the true nature of humans. And I stand by my comment. I have a mind of my own and do not need you to tell me what I SHOULD think. Thanks have a good day.
I'm surprised y'all didn't visit the Victims Memorial and the Foundation of the house where the "Witching" started! The Proctor Spot is really solemn. Wife and I spent ALOT of time there reflecting, not many people know about that spot when they visit Salem. And unlike the Victims Memorial/Foundation it's still within the city limits. GREAT VIDEO as always. It's so neat seeing all these places, alot of which i've been and have memories of! THANK YOU!
You guys need to come to England. London’s got the Tower, the Klink, the dungeons (which takes care of the obvious history and touristy bits) but all of Britain is an historical graveland of fascinating stories. You guys are an awesome couple!
This video has a special place in my heart when it comes to Wicca not to mention all the history behind not only Salem but the other countries as well....
Man I’ve been there in Salem a couple times and you did a great job with this one. I felt the same when I visited the cemetery and the memorial. You guys are the real deal. I have just recently found your channel. Now a subscriber. Keep it up!! Love it!!
This is the first time seeing some of this in a video. Thank you. Very interesting to see and hear about. I would love to go there someday. I love her fingernails too.
1692 was a busy year...especially through July-September. That's absolutely heartbreaking. I've always enjoyed researching this topic. Giles Corey, I cannot imagine that death. He refused to say...not guilty. You've gotta respect the man for that strong will. That witch was hilarious though and I loved her makeup! What a character. I AM A 🪄🧹 WITCH.
Another brilliant vlog 👍🤘 would love to go to Salem, although I can't help thinking about the kid floating at the window every time I hear the word Salem 😂❤️
I am related to Martha and Giles Cory. We have a family book and when I learned I was related to them I always loved learning their story. Thank you for showing me them. Its on my wish list to go visit there
Their story is a very sad one. Giles apparently accused his own wife, by telling a priest that she was reading strange books, and he attempted to recant and was tortured to death.
@@MamaMoonsKitchen yes it is very interesting! Although I am a little bothered by Salem's attempt to commercialize the witch trials when there are actual grieving family members walking around.
I visited Salem years ago in late September. I was amazed at how one, small town could be so beautiful and so haunting at the same time. Still one of top favorite places on Earth. 🖤❤️🖤❤️
As a descendant of victims and the son of an Essex County native, the kitchy witchy poo nonsense of current Salem makes a mockery of what happened there in 1692.
I've been to Salem twice. Once in September and once in October. There was pretty much no one there in September and in October there were SO many people it was insane!!! Awesome visit either way...
I've never seen a head stone from the 1600s usually there from the 17s cool thanks for sharing I really would love to go to Salem. And Giles Corey said more weight until he died because he was innocent
I last visited Boston and Salem in March 2007 via my US Navy ship when we went on a port visit there. It still looks the same. I been to that witch house too. It has not changed. Glad y’all got to visit!
and everyone had to wear vast and restrictive clothing all while living a non-stop laborious existence, I dont see where they got the time or energy to do pointless things like worrying about "witches."
This was informative and interesting - thanks for sharing! I first heard about the Salem Witch Trials from the Arthur Miller play "The Crucible" which has always drawn audiences, along with the several film versions made over the years. Thanks again!
I never got to go to these historical sites. Thank you for allowing us to go along with you and to see what we would otherwise not be able to see. Your hosting skills are awesome! I also love the 2 of you together. I'm new and will be watching more of what you present.
This history deeply upsets me and needs to be told, not only am I biracial but wiccan as well, there are mediums in my family. Telling of history is not just interesting and educational, but its a reminder of the past and what not to repeat in the future and respecting the victims of this time
Well Western Civilisation is falling as we speak. So that history will be gone and races will only be safe among their own … you being mixed race… who do you go with ? 😂 guess you’re fucked.
You two have been on a roll lately. What a fun vacation to be on .. nice mixture of work and play. Great video. So 1692 was the year. Wow. Sad that's how they delt with anything that steered away from the beaten path.
Hello .. my name is Stephanie and I live in Houston Texas. Susannah Martin is my fifth great grandmother. I was blown away when you showed her gravesite and I teared up as well. Thank you for being there and sharing ❤️ I was born July 1962 and she was hanged July 1692 🥲
I'm related to her through a brother her maiden family, the North side. Sadly thats not a grave site but a memorial, they dont know where theyre buried or if they were even given a grave. I hope the family snuck her away and buried her secretly. Where her house once stood has a marker nearby.
Cool. Although that’s not her gravesite. Not sure where exactly they were buried but it might be in present day Danvers.
@@Grandizer8989 : thank you for the correction. I did mean memorial stone . I don’t know where they laid my great grandmother to rest but I intend to find out . Thanks again
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Are you sure? 1692 was 330 years ago.. Even by today's standards where an average generation is about 25 years years, that would mean she'd have to be more like your 12th great-grandmother, not 5th...
I love that they paint the sidewalks to tell you where the sights are.
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If you ever get a chance to come to the uk, Scotland and England’s witch trials were beyond nuts, 19 were executed in Salem, over 1500 in the Scotland trials. Crazy.
I wonder if those executions coincide with a poor harvest. My theory about Salem is that the witchcraft was a pretense to seize the property of the accused. It's like how the drug war is used to seize property, and gain access to the resources of 3rd countries, such as South America by the CIA, for American corporations.
@@stevenwebster3286 I wouldn’t discount that. There probably was a time when people saw an advantage to turn in there competition or rival and to use witch craft as a easy method. People can be arseholes regardless of the time period.
If I’m not mistaken I think that’s what started the witch trials in the new world (usa)…they feared that witches escaped over there to the new world in order to practice witchcraft safely and freely.
@@845SiM One thing people need to remember is that women were not allowed to own property when they lost a spouse or and had no male relative and if they were the only survivor left, it was quite common to turn them in for witchcraft to get their land. Some of the magistrates actually got the land after the deaths of the victims. When really digging into it, it’s easy to see why a lot of people view this as one of the most devious land grabs in colonial history after the girls made those claims. Those people got played. When England had enough on both continents they ended the practice.
Also the pendle witch trials which happend in east of lancashire and most likely alot more witch trials up and down the UK mainly in scotland and england where only 5 happened in wales
I lived near where the Pendle Witch trials took place. Very scary to think how with just one accusation you're dead.
A child who likely did not understand what was occuring, made to believe what she witnessed was wicked because someone decided Catholics were heroics., only to be discarded once it was over.
Hi my name is Ellen and i live in Erie ,Pa. Mary Parker is my fifth great grand mother. Thank-you so much for the awesome tour. Your empathy for the people is very much appreciated.
I have studied the witch trails for years. As a historian, it's important to teach my girls about this time and place. I learned a lot myself because, of course, even as a historian, there's always something new to learn. Thank you for pointing out that there's no memorial for Mr. Giles Cory, who was pressed. It's important for all of these innocent victims to the hysteria be acknowledged. God rest their souls. 😢
Thank you for remembering my 9th GREAT-GRANDFATHER, GILES COREY! It is odd when you realize that one of your past grandfathers was murdered for stupidity.
@nanabutner I think he was an honorable man. He didn't give in to protect his own. I can't imagine the agony he went through, but he did what any good father would have done, and bc of that, he would never be forgotten.
@@LadyElizabethPrimRose THANK YOU!
Watching this it makes me realise just how young a country America is. One of our local pubs opened 1622 and is still running. Kings head in Chester. We just walk past it without a thought and buildings that are hundreds of years old. I really must record some of these places more in depth rather than quickly in passing. Even the roman amphitheatre and gardens we walk by without a thought although they are 1000 years old. Great video as always guys, nice to see you reporting on this and great to see the US preserving history rather than bulldozing it like we do too much.
My best friend and I walked through this cemetery in knee deep snow in mid February in 2010. We had so much fun. We were bundled up and the only people there.
I live 20 minutes from salem and my grandmother is friends with Lori Cabot and a psychic that works in salem. I also got the privilege to meet Lori Cabot when I was pregnant with my first daughter and she came up to me and she put her hand my belly and blessed my daughter and said "she will be a amazing child." No one knew at the time what I was having.
I'm so glad you mentioned Lori. Was thinking of the first time I saw anything on TV about Salem. It was In Search Of & she was in that episode! Has to be late 70's.
Great video!!! 💜🖤
Love how Michael always takes a minute out of his time to tell Jessica he loves her!!!
That is so sweet!
Giles Corey’s story gave me the chills after you started playing the music lol. These stories are very interesting and I love it
My husband just found out recently after an ancestry search that Susannah Martin is his 6th great grandmother on his mothers side. She is one of the 19 names memorialized on proctors ledge.
😂😂 another woman said in this comment that they were also related. I don't know why Americans lies.
@@alphabarre9096why would they lie ? Ur a fool
Ugh this area looks sooo beautiful 😻♥️♥️
Going to Salem for a wedding in October 2022 and these suggestions are great! Can’t wait and thanks! 🖤
We learned about the trials in school and watched a movie on it. Seeing the grave markers really hit it home.
Wow,cool,my schools never showed or talked about anything cool like this,if they'd had,I'd have showed up more often.
OMG u prb had nightmares after that movie!
My sister and I are going to Vermont and Massachusetts in October this year!! We are definitely seeing this and many other historical places -
I couldn’t click on this video fast enough. I used to live in Salem, and get there 2x a year with my kids. The Peabody Essex Museum is world class, and I love browsing the Pagan gift stores. The Hawthorne Hotel is the best place to stay and is known for ghosts.
I like how Jessica is placed somewhere in many of the shots, in the distance, with little movement from her and appears almost ghostly. Like an apparition. Nice touch! I like it! Just recently discovered this Toober and now I'm subscribed! I'm hooked!
The Salem Witch Trials were the only thing that kept my attention in school. Thank you for your travels and informative videos.
You 2 are just the most perfect soul mates 💗💗💗 thank you for all the great content, you never disappoint 🙂🙂🙂 much love to you both from the UK 🇬🇧
Currently battling covid and so happy to see y’all pop up with a new video! Thanks for the happiness guys!
Same. Get well soon.
Get well.... It went through my house this week.... Second time and not sure how my daughter's and wife looked like death, but my son and I tested negative both round... Meanwhile I still got mildly sick but never tested positive... Weird
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@@rubenacosta983 No your immune system did mate
Hope you feel better soon 💕
This is such a sad historical event.We had things like this too in the U.K. as well ,but witches were burnt or drowned .Very disgusting treatment.Most were innocent people and they lost their lives because someone had a grudge,disliked them,jealousy etc.So many lives lost and sometimes whole families.The worse part the wise women who knew about herbs and acted as midwives were amongst these.So villages and towns lost all that help .These women were so skilled and had been taught from Mother to Daughter for generations.This is when doctors only cure was bloodletting and leeches..So because of loosing women like this others suffered for it too.So sad.I am glad they remember all those who died because they were normal people.It’s sad how witches get labelled with a bad name.Mose are just in tune with the earth and Spirit and are loving caring people .You may even have one living next door.You would never know.The Bad ones(Black witches) ..Mess with things they should not and will live to regret it.These paint a bad picture for all witches .Brilliant video once again and very informative.I did not know that one had been crushed.That must have been awful for him and no doubt drawn out too..Glad I found your Chanel..Love n Light 🥰
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It started with the salem witch trials through sheer hysteria on top of the power of sugestion and theres no such thing as black or light "magic" its all about the intent behind it
No accused "witches" were burned in the UK. Massachusetts Bay, as a colony of the UK, went by British law. Heretics were burned, accused "witches" were hanged.
That Bewitched statue was recently vandalized. Someone threw red paint all over it. It was so cool to see you guys in my hometown. Huge fan 👍
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Salem is your home town?
This is my favorite video of yours. The emotions of it, really got to me.
Your intro is so badass it sounds so official. Sounds like it should be on a TV show or something.
Wow that's awesome Bless you and your great ..........grandmother what a wonderful connection ❤
Writing this about my husband who has been to salem many times. It means alot to him as his mom was what you call a traditional pagan Wiccan. Its tragic til this day that people believe its evil ! Wiccans are one with mother earth 🌎 similar to the native americans.Thank you guys for your compassionate episode❤
This just came through my feed! What great content! Hope you guys visit Salem again soon. Btw~ Rebecca (Towne) Nurse, Elizabeth (Towne) Howe, and Mary (Towne) Eastey were sisters and my 9th great-grandaunts. Their brother Joseph was my 9th great-grandfather. Fortunately their parents were no longer alive to see three of four daughters falsely accused and executed. Rebecca was a 71 yr old grandmother with 9 children.
We are related!! Mary is my 9 times great grandmother!!
If you guys are still in Salem go into Red's Sandwich shop and ask for my girlfriend Sharon and you can have a breakfast on us. We like your content.
I doubt they are still in Salem, the weather looks warmer than it has been lately around here.
They were back in California before Oct 31 actually
Damn I figured as much. I live on Looney Ave too at Gallows Hill right up the street from Proctors Landing it would have been nice to say hi
@@DecadentGaming666 it was a nice gesture,bless you
@@DecadentGaming666 Sometimes I feel like I live on Looney Ave.😱
You guys are a national treasure! Keep up the grimm work!!
I am a witch and I made the trip to Salem several years ago. I always wanted to go there to pay homage to the people who were killed (targeted) for being different or for merely being easy
targets. I got so much just by standing at the foot of Gallows Hill and going to the witches jail than anything else in Salem. If you go there to tour the area, avoid the big Witch Museum. It's a rip off. Also, I stayed at Best Western Plus - North Shore Hotel in Danvers and saved a lot of money by doing so. The tradeoff is the traffic you have to deal with between the hotel and Salem. Also try to find the time for a ghost tour; pretty cool.
I'm a witchfinder general
Most places that turn into tourist attractions end up being a huge rip off and i guess thats how businesses thrive off people especially tourists and probably dont get any more info etc that you dont get from doing actual guide tours or by looking around
I visited salem for the same purposes the hotel salem makes things easier and one of the cheaper too. If you go again the witch walk is lead by one of the high priests or priestess of salem they practice the Cornish (english) witchcraft. It gives you a different way of calling the corners to different practices and a witches perspective as well as the history of salem. One of the better tours.
Just another example of people abusing the idea of Religion to further personal interest. Blind faith always leads to terrible abuses to innocent people. Dominance and control, two great evils of human DNA programming, were a huge component as well. May all of the victims RIP.
Stop being fake.
I've watched many documentaries about the witch trials in both Salem and in the UK. It was clearly one of the most heartbreaking and shameful acts in our human history. So many people died because of believing in irrational superstition and prejudice. The Witch trials are more than just a real life horror story, but also an example of what people can be like when they are at their worst. I visited Salem two times and it truly is a beautiful place. Love your video by the way!
Back then people were jealous , selfish and envious of others whom had land and wealth ! When these witch laws came out , neighbours were pointing fingers at one another ! The same happened in Britain ! A historian once said “ These acquisitioners that made these laws , accused and condemned were nothing more than psychotic serial killers who revelled in torturing and killing ! They would go from place to place , using these laws for their own blood lust ! Beautiful place for such a horrid historical background but as they say you never judge a book by it’s cover ! The community as others have said have learnt by their mistakes and have tried to clean and make this area more forgiving for what had happened in the past and preserved the good parts and comemerated the innocent lives that were taken by these vile serial killers ! I’m enjoying your UA-cam and learning a lot !
Me and a friend did a trip to Salem in 2019. Funny thing is we were unaware of the shrine they built at Proctor's Ledge. We came up the hill from behind the Walgreens and actually explored the hanging spot. When you get away from the kitsch of Salem and actually stand on the spot where those poor innocent people were hanged for no good reason it's sobering. So glad you guys tapped into that feeling at the end. Amazing place. We also hit the Rebecca Nurse farm where there's another shrine in the graveyard. One of the victims has a grave there as well. Legend states that the bodies were cut down and tossed in a niche on Proctor's Ledge but that the families of some snuck in and recovered them and buried them privately. Witches were not allowed propper graves.
Wow . I didn’t know the couldn’t be buried . Thank god for friends and family. I guess they would have just left the bodies to rot . That’s horrible. 😢
Your post is amazing. Not only am I a descendant of Rebecca Nurse and her sister Mary Estey, but I visited Proctors Ledge in 2018 and happened to meet a family descended from Quakers who supposedly snuck the bodies out at night to give them a proper Christian burial.
My aunt was a medium - she would move a ouija board without touching it , she read tea leaves & tried out coffins. many saw her as creepy & strange but she loved everyone & would do anything for anyone. It is horrible to think that this woman would have been tortured & put to death for being evil because she was “Different” she wouldn’t hurt anyone… sadly we haven’t “evolved” much since then either. Hatred over color, religion, etc is rampant & innocent lives are taking by the ugliness of prejudice 😞… thank you so much for sharing!
I hope your aunt is doing alright 😔
@@PMIII Thank you! 🤗 Sadly no, she passed on years ago…
@@steviesgirlbrenwag People rarely believe in such things until they have a direct experience themselves that they can't explain. The problems is the human DNA programming that seeks to dominate and control for personal interest and survival, we act like animals a lot.
Great video. Huge nostalgia for me since I lived in Salem for nearly 10 years. I can't believe that jail is now a residence. It was abandoned when I lived in Salem and it was a creepy creepy place. I can't fathom living in that place now. One weird story: one Halloween I had taken a picture of a guy dressed as Michael Myers standing in front of the house that is next to Charter Street cemetery. It was in the 90's so I developed the film and had it printed. For years there was only one person in the photo. Then one day I looked closer at the photo and there was a second person next to Michael Myers in camouflage hiding in the bushes! This guy never said anything, he didn't move, and for years I didn't even know he was in the photo. It creeps me out thinking about it to this day.
I've been here a few times. The first in '87. The last, around 2018. In 2006, I took a picture of a friend of mine in front of that same tribute statue to Elizabeth Montgomery. Fast fact: Elizabeth Montgomery not only portrayed Lizzy Borden in a movie - she was also a direct descendent of her.
Hi Michael and Jessica :) I really like the respectful way you told the Salem Witch Trial history. We love the spooky part at Halloween but we also need to remember these were real innocent people who were murdered . Thank You once again for a lovely thoughtful walk through Salem's "witch" history . Happy Halloween :)
I'm originally from CT and i lived in Salem ma for a little over a year. There is lots of great history and sadness in Salem
History is fascinating! Thank you guys for sharing! It was amazing when me and my wife went and its amazing watching this! Thanks guys!
Hello from Mississippi! I cannot believe I haven't watched your channel yet, so now I'm binge watching every one I can find! love your videos.
9:23 Borah! Thanks for keeping Salem spooky 🎃
I love the totally awesome clothes n hats you wear, Jessica, your style is exactly like mine was in the 1970's, when we're were a blend of hippie, goth, n Glam n high fashion, but you are lucky today, cuz no one even bats an eye at that sort of dress, unlike when I was coming up n running the streets n parks n cemeteries n bars n clubs as a teenager. We got great alienation by great scores of the unhip population back then, but we purveyed. I haven't changed my style in all this time n I am 66 yrs old, but I still miss the days when all of us who were innovative dressers were like a great club n always we were accepted by each other no matter where we came from or how old we were!!! It was an awesome time!!! Thanks for continuing on with the most fabulous styles ever !!!
That intro music is pretty amazing. I’m a vocalist and I found myself harmonizing along.🖤
I hope to visit Salem one day. Thank you for sharing. Best wishes from Kansas 🌻
I love it too 🎶
It is great how both of you have found your macabre counterpart, to go explore the darkness within the light of life!
I’ve taught The Crucible and historical background info on Salem to my high school students for years. Interestingly, the reason you see the victims hung approx a month apart is bc judges made the rounds back then only 1x per month. As you pointed out, Judge Hathorne is buried in Salem. His ancestor, writer Nathaniel Hawthorne, was so ashamed of his past that he changed the spelling of his name. Thanks, Guys. Great job as always. ❤️👏🏻
I just love you guys. So respectful and wholesome. Your interactions with Jessica remind me so much of my wife and me. Adorable.
Love watching your videos. So many interesting facts.
Perfect Saturday afternoon vibes. After watching your video about Whitby abbey and Dracula I’ve booked a 2 night stay for me and my son 🩶🩶🩶
Your wording is perfect on what towns or places do, immediate erasing.
The sheer amount of hanging in a time period is so hard to fathom.
Happy Halloween 🎃
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im glad they read grandma's stone Susannah North Martin, "Goody Martin".
A good book about the trials and the environment they occurred in is “The Witches” by Stacy Schiff. It is well researched and explores what was behind the trials in the context of the time they occurred.
Amazing book! yet so heartbreaking 💔 Bernadette
aw man watching you guys makes me really wanna travel.
We were just there in late May! Beautiful! The cemetery was closed down for maintenance though, but we found another really old cemetery a few blocks away. I can't wait to go back!
That would be the Howard Street cemetery. Around the corner from my house.
Brilliant video here in the UK we have the famous Pendle hill Witch trails if you type in in Pendle witch trials it all comes up and the the court documents too but thank you for sharing this Annmarie UK
It appears that you were following us around. We were here during the nation-wide heat wave in Summer 21. This is one of the saddest places I've ever been to. Especially the hanging site.
We visited back in May 2023, and it was amazing!!! We’re planning to go in October!! I’d move there in a heartbeat!! Maybe someday 😊
I live in Rhode Island and have been to Salem a few times. Halloween is the busiest time of year but people recommend you don’t go because people can get really crazy in Salem on Halloween. It’s for safety reasons they recommend people not going.
The last time I went to Salem was with my friend and her friend who found out through Ancestry that she’s related to Bridget Bishop. It was funny because when you’re in Salem you see lots of people on the streets doing role playing and people being taken away to court and you can watch mock trials. But a woman role playing as Bridget Bishop came up to us and my friend’s friend wanted to tell her she was her ancestor. I think she said Bridget was a cousin but I could be wrong, it was a while ago.
Awesome! You guys were in my area! I am decsended from John Proctor who was hung during the trials. He was my 8 times great grandfather 😀
Just amazing how much detail and work is involved that you pass along to all of us is greatly appreciated!
Thank you for showing all the sites John Procter is my Great ,Great ,Great Great,Great Grandfather
Thanks for taking us along with you on this amazing adventure
Once again, this time of year you guys pop up with incredible visits. When I was young witches always had a special place in my heart. My guidance as a child from my parents was always Christian based but was always encouraged to be opened minded. My aunt was responsible for the family geology … surprised all of us we were decent of a witch on trial. My daughter and I will make the journey there next year. Finding out where you guys live surprised me. Please do some drive by vintage Hollywood haunts. That is where I live also and do many on my own. It would be lovely to hear what you dig up.
Thank you for this deeply meaningful respectful historic visit. I will never forget! I just know now they walk in light along with us!
You two are incredibly respectful and thoughtful with these videos. My girlfriends and I are planning a trip to Salem next year and will definitely pay our respects at Proctor’s Edge. Thank you for letting us “walk” with you in these adventures!
Hi from Australia!! I've just recently discovered your channel and have been binge watching for days! Keep up the awesome guys! :D xx
I've walked around Salem 3 different times, but never knew about the "red line" until this video...huh. That would have made my visits easier. But we had the privilege of being some of the first, randomly, to visit proctor's ledge after it's dedication a few years ago. Very nice memorial
Fun fact: the green associated with witch actually came from Wizard of Oz because they thought green looks good onscreen. Before that, red or orange were the common colors for witches.
I absolutely love Salem. I feel very comfortable there. Its been years since I have have been there.I miss the beautiful of Salem. Thank you for this sweet people.
The Salem Witch Trials, to me, still is one of the most disturbing historic occurrences. Great video, enjoyed it.
The Communists are still acting in this manner, humanity will soon face a great challenge to overcome these primal crimes.
Well you never seen the worst when Black people back then being hanged for fun for white people taking picture and cutting their penis for FUN .
@@Katrinabuttles827 that's terrible. So is being burned alive. Good thing it's not a competition!
Really? Then you should go back to school and this time get some real teachers to teach you about this God damned country.
@@alphabarre9096 yeah really. It's a clear representation of the true nature of humans. And I stand by my comment. I have a mind of my own and do not need you to tell me what I SHOULD think. Thanks have a good day.
I'm surprised y'all didn't visit the Victims Memorial and the Foundation of the house where the "Witching" started! The Proctor Spot is really solemn. Wife and I spent ALOT of time there reflecting, not many people know about that spot when they visit Salem. And unlike the Victims Memorial/Foundation it's still within the city limits. GREAT VIDEO as always. It's so neat seeing all these places, alot of which i've been and have memories of! THANK YOU!
I am glad you guys did this video. While the tourist stuff is fun Salem has very dark past that seems to be forgotten now days.
I teared up when you were ready all the names. As always, love your content.
You guys need to come to England. London’s got the Tower, the Klink, the dungeons (which takes care of the obvious history and touristy bits) but all of Britain is an historical graveland of fascinating stories. You guys are an awesome couple!
porpoise milk is a slogan from the tv show bewitched . Samantha Stevens spoke about porpoise milk in one of her bewitched episodes.
This video has a special place in my heart when it comes to Wicca not to mention all the history behind not only Salem but the other countries as well....
As a descendant of 3 victims, I have to ask, what the heck does Wicca have to do with the hysteria of 1692?
Man I’ve been there in Salem a couple times and you did a great job with this one.
I felt the same when I visited the cemetery and the memorial. You guys are the real deal. I have just recently found your channel. Now a subscriber. Keep it up!! Love it!!
This is the first time seeing some of this in a video. Thank you. Very interesting to see and hear about. I would love to go there someday. I love her fingernails too.
Thank you for your tasteful and tasteful narrative of the past.
1692 was a busy year...especially through July-September. That's absolutely heartbreaking. I've always enjoyed researching this topic. Giles Corey, I cannot imagine that death. He refused to say...not guilty. You've gotta respect the man for that strong will. That witch was hilarious though and I loved her makeup! What a character.
I AM A 🪄🧹 WITCH.
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1692.......369 hmmmmm
Where ever you go thank you for taking us with you
Another brilliant vlog 👍🤘 would love to go to Salem, although I can't help thinking about the kid floating at the window every time I hear the word Salem 😂❤️
I think the last quote on the floor is “ I can deny it to my dying day. I am no witch”
The original 'cancel culture' in America. Thank you for another great video.
Great video. Thanks for sharing. Also glad you included the Samantha Stevens statue at the beginning too.
I am related to Martha and Giles Cory. We have a family book and when I learned I was related to them I always loved learning their story. Thank you for showing me them. Its on my wish list to go visit there
Their story is a very sad one. Giles apparently accused his own wife, by telling a priest that she was reading strange books, and he attempted to recant and was tortured to death.
@@jaghond448 It truly is so sad. But I cant help but be so curious about it all! Thank you for sharing
@@MamaMoonsKitchen yes it is very interesting! Although I am a little bothered by Salem's attempt to commercialize the witch trials when there are actual grieving family members walking around.
I visited Salem years ago in late September. I was amazed at how one, small town could be so beautiful and so haunting at the same time. Still one of top favorite places on Earth. 🖤❤️🖤❤️
As a descendant of victims and the son of an Essex County native, the kitchy witchy poo nonsense of current Salem makes a mockery of what happened there in 1692.
Humans can be so cruel to one another, and no one rises over anything, when your gone that's it.
I've been to Salem twice. Once in September and once in October. There was pretty much no one there in September and in October there were SO many people it was insane!!! Awesome visit either way...
I've never seen a head stone from the 1600s usually there from the 17s cool thanks for sharing I really would love to go to Salem. And Giles Corey said more weight until he died because he was innocent
I last visited Boston and Salem in March 2007 via my US Navy ship when we went on a port visit there. It still looks the same. I been to that witch house too. It has not changed. Glad y’all got to visit!
Living back in the 1600's had to be unbelievably hard. The weather was awful and it was tough to grow anything.
and everyone had to wear vast and restrictive clothing all while living a non-stop laborious existence, I dont see where they got the time or energy to do pointless things like worrying about "witches."
And don't forget hundreds of sexually transmitted diseases. Yep the 1600s was tough times.
pastel coloured hydrangeas line that path with the cast iron railing ,very nice.
Love how you guys do things. Safe travels and best wishes.
Thank you from the UK, Grimmlife for this video. I'm betting there's still some of the descendants still living in Salem. Very interesting video. 🙏
Wow! ..Absolutely love that image decal on the window at 0:32 🤘
This was informative and interesting - thanks for sharing! I first heard about the Salem Witch Trials from the Arthur Miller play "The Crucible" which has always drawn audiences, along with the several film versions made over the years. Thanks again!
I never got to go to these historical sites. Thank you for allowing us to go along with you and to see what we would otherwise not be able to see. Your hosting skills are awesome! I also love the 2 of you together. I'm new and will be watching more of what you present.
This history deeply upsets me and needs to be told, not only am I biracial but wiccan as well, there are mediums in my family. Telling of history is not just interesting and educational, but its a reminder of the past and what not to repeat in the future and respecting the victims of this time
Well Western Civilisation is falling as we speak. So that history will be gone and races will only be safe among their own … you being mixed race… who do you go with ? 😂 guess you’re fucked.
Yeah we get some pretty crazy snow storms during the winter, especially since we're right by the ocean.
You two have been on a roll lately. What a fun vacation to be on .. nice mixture of work and play. Great video. So 1692 was the year. Wow. Sad that's how they delt with anything that steered away from the beaten path.