Come to Rebecca Nurse Homestead for an evening learning about 17th century Puritan beliefs in the supernatural including: Spirts, Specters, and Magical Thinking. These are the only evening tours that we do of the Homestead, they will be offered only on select weekend nights this October.
The 17th century homestead sits on 25+ beautiful acres in the heart of what was known as Salem Village in 1692 (today the town of Danvers), and is the only home of a Witch Trials victim open to the public.
The feature portion of this special event will be a talk in our replica Village Meeting House about 17th century Puritan beliefs in the supernatural. We will discuss the widespread fear of the "Invisible World" and how it fueled the 1692 Witch Trials. Among the topics we'll discuss are: the difference between Ghosts and Specters, Magical Thinking in their everyday lives, and the use of Spectral Evidence in court.
Also part of the evenings activities is a walk-thru of the circa 1678 Nurse Family home. You will you wander through the completely candle lit home and you will be able to imagine what it was like living here over 330 years ago.
Here you will also see a special exhibit with various items used for countermagic from the 17th century and modern day.
Guests are also invited to walk the tree lined path to the back of the property (300 yards), to visit the ancient Nurse Family Cemetery. It has been a longstanding family tradition that Rebecca Nurse's son and husband retrieved her body after her execution and secretly buried it here. It also holds the only confirmed burial site of someone executed during the Witch Trials; George Jacobs.
When:
Friday October 13, 2023 5:15-6:30pm
Saturdays, October 14 & 21, 2023 5:15-6:30pm
Location:
Prices:
From $10
Phone:
978.774.8799
