The Crucible: Salem Witch Trials

A comprehensive overview of the era, including links to information about daily life, witchcraft, and the Salem witch trials.

Information about life in Salem, the witch hunt, and the people behind the trials.

An electronic collection of primary source materials relating to the Salem witch trials of 1692, compiled by the University of Virginia.

A summary of the trials from the Salem Witch Museum.

Interactive overview from National Geographic.

Background materials from the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law's seminar on famous trials.

Examination of a scientific explanation of the hysteria behind the Salem witch trials. From PBS.

Primary source documents from the Library of Congress.