Photos: Group seeks to clear names of all accused, convicted or executed for witchcraft in Massachusetts
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Massachusetts Witches In this Sept. 2023 photo, provided by Alexina Jones, a newly installed marker, in Pownal, Vt., recognizes the survivor of Vermont's only recorded witch trial. Widow Krieger was said to have escaped drowning in the Hoosic River when tried as a witch in 1785, according to the Legends and Lore marker. (Alexina Jones via AP) (Alexina Jones/AP)
Massachusetts Witches This Oct. 25, 2023 photo shows the Boston grave site of Samuel Sewall, a judge in the 1692-1693 Salem witch trials who later issued a public confession, taking "the blame and shame of the trials and asking for forgiveness. A group of history buffs and descendants of both those accused of witchcraft and their accusers are pressing state lawmakers to officially clear the names of all those accused, arrested, or indicted for witchcraft in Massachusetts, home of the infamous Salem witch trials of 1692-1693 that claimed the lives of 20 individuals. (AP Photo/Steve LeBlanc) (Steve LeBlanc/AP)
Massachusetts Witches In this Sept. 16, 2023 photo, provided by Alexina Jones, people dressed as witches gather for a witches' walk in Pownal, Vt., to a newly installed marker recognizing the survivor of Vermont's only recorded witch trial. Widow Krieger was said to have escaped drowning in the Hoosic River when tried as a witch in 1785, according to the Legends and Lore marker. (Alexina Jones via AP) (Alexina Jones/AP)
Massachusetts Witches In this Sept. 16, 2023 photo, provided by Alexina Jones, people dressed as witches gather near a newly installed marker, in Pownal, Vt., that recognizes the survivor of Vermont's only recorded witch trial. Widow Krieger was said to have escaped drowning in the Hoosic River when tried as a witch in 1785, according to the Legends and Lore marker. (Alexina Jones via AP) (Alexina Jones/AP)
Massachusetts Witches This Oct. 25, 2023 photo shows a plaque memorializing Goodwife Ann Glover or Goody Glover, hanged as a witch in Boston in 1688, is located on the front of a Catholic church in the city's North End neighborhood. It's one of the reminders of a dark period in the city's history. A group of history buffs and descendants of both those accused of witchcraft and their accusers are pressing state lawmakers to officially clear the names of all those accused, arrested, or indicted for witchcraft in Massachusetts, home of the infamous Salem witch trials of 1692-1693 that claimed the lives of 20 accused witches. (AP Photo/Steve LeBlanc) (Steve LeBlanc/AP)
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