1692 Salem

10/03/2026

10/03/2026

PSA

I am writing to clarify my position regarding the proposed event on Essex Street. While I am humbled and honored by the sentiment and the desire from people to participate in something like this with me, I was not consulted and have no involvement in its organization. Essex Street cannot handle the severe traffic and crowd control challenges during October. Organizers must seek formal approval from the city for an event of this magnitude. For safety and practical reasons, this gathering cannot and must not move forward on Essex Street.

10/02/2026

My trip to the Witchcraft Victims Memorial, Ingersoll’s Tavern, the Rebecca Nurse Homestead and the Salem Village Parsonage Site in Danvers, where it all started!

10/02/2026

In 1690, 19-year-old David Balch was gravely ill inside the Balch House. But David didn't think he was sick, he believed he was being bewitched.

He said witches were appearing in the room and tormenting him, including a “confederacy of witches” that gathered at the end of his bed and whispered together. When asked if he knew who these witches were, he named four names: Sarah Wildes, her step-daughter Sarah Bishop, an unnamed woman from Marblehead, and Dorcas Hoar.

David died in the Balch House on April 17, 1690. Two years later, what happened in that room became part of testimony during the Salem witch trials.

Join us next week for Bewitched at Balch where we'll tell the full story in the house where it all happened 336 years ago.

📆: Thursday, October 8th, 2026
🕰: 6 P.M.
📍: The Balch House, 448 Balch St. Parking is limited but you may park in the Balch Playground lot behind the Balch House.
🔗: https://historicbeverly.net/event/bewitched-at-balch-immersive-dark-history/

10/01/2026

Happy first day of Halloween!

09/30/2026

Where am I tonight?