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Event Series Spotlight Talk: Balch Bedrooms

Spotlight Talk: Balch Bedrooms

Balch House 448 Cabot Street, Beverly, MA, United States

In 1690, two years before the Salem Witch Trials, David Balch accused Dorcas Hoar of being a witch and afflicting him in this very room. Did this incident all but guarantee Dorcas would be found guilty of witchcraft in 1692? Come and decide for yourself. Free with admission

Event Series Spotlight Talk: Balch Bedrooms

Spotlight Talk: Balch Bedrooms

Balch House 448 Cabot Street, Beverly, MA, United States

In 1690, two years before the Salem Witch Trials, David Balch accused Dorcas Hoar of being a witch and afflicting him in this very room. Did this incident all but guarantee Dorcas would be found guilty of witchcraft in 1692? Come and decide for yourself. Free with admission

Event Series Spotlight Talk: Balch Bedrooms

Spotlight Talk: Balch Bedrooms

Balch House 448 Cabot Street, Beverly, MA, United States

In 1690, two years before the Salem Witch Trials, David Balch accused Dorcas Hoar of being a witch and afflicting him in this very room. Did this incident all but guarantee Dorcas would be found guilty of witchcraft in 1692? Come and decide for yourself. Free with admission

Event Series Spotlight Talk: Balch Bedrooms

Spotlight Talk: Balch Bedrooms

Balch House 448 Cabot Street, Beverly, MA, United States

In 1690, two years before the Salem Witch Trials, David Balch accused Dorcas Hoar of being a witch and afflicting him in this very room. Did this incident all but guarantee Dorcas would be found guilty of witchcraft in 1692? Come and decide for yourself. Free with admission

Event Series Spotlight Talk: Balch Bedrooms

Spotlight Talk: Balch Bedrooms

Balch House 448 Cabot Street, Beverly, MA, United States

In 1690, two years before the Salem Witch Trials, David Balch accused Dorcas Hoar of being a witch and afflicting him in this very room. Did this incident all but guarantee Dorcas would be found guilty of witchcraft in 1692? Come and decide for yourself. Free with admission

Book Discussion: “In the Shadow of Salem”

Cabot House 117 Cabot Street, Beverly, MA, United States

Join us for an evening with historian and archivist Richard Hite as he discusses his new book In the Shadow of Salem:The Andover Witch Hunt of 1692. Hite's book explores the towns that were impacted by the witchcraft crisis but have been overlooked. $10/free for members

Virtual Walking Tour: Witches and Bitches the Badass Women of Beverly

Cabot House 117 Cabot Street, Beverly, MA, United States

This is now an online program! When you think of a witch, what kind of person do you imagine? Do you picture a wrinkled old woman with a wart on her crooked nose stirring a cauldron bubbling and boiling with trouble? This may be the image of a witch that Hollywood has conjured up, but […]

Abbot Street Cemetery Walking Tour

Abbott Street Cemetery Abbott Street, Beverly, MA, United States

Beverly’s oldest burial ground is rich with history. This walking tour will discuss how the cemetery got its start, the evolution in its landscape, highlight some of the notable burials found within its grounds, including John Hale and his family, and explore the deterioration of some of the stones and how we can help preserve […]