13 March, 2021

Witch Trials Memorials video resources

Hello, all!

This post is the resource list from my video about Witch Trials memorials. I will be doing another video about other witch trials I learned about this past week, so there may be some overlapping resources, but this one is just the resources I used for the Memorials video.

The resources should mostly be in the order here that I mentioned them in the video, except the statue from Virginia is in the USA section, though it wasn't mentioned until the end of the video along with the statue from Ireland.

Images in this post (same as in the video) are from the sites linked here. For ease of citing sources I only used images from these articles.

Watch my Witch Trials Memorials video here!

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Resources and links:


USA

Salem, Massachusetts


Salem Hanging Site memorial:

"The Site of the Salem Witch Trial Hangings Finally Has a Memorial"

July 2017 - Smithsonianmag.com


Salem Hanging Site memorial in Salem, MA. Semi circle low stone wall at the base of a hill. Names carved into stones throughout. Oak tree sapling growing in the center.
Salem Hanging Site memorial, Salem, MA.
Dedicated July 2017.

Salem Witch Trials memorial:

"About the Memorial » Voices Against Injustice" (Dedicated 5 August 1992)

This site includes photos of the individual stones with dates of execution, and a timeline of events.

Salem Witch Trials memorial park. Stone walls line a small, grassy area with a couple of trees in the center. Stone benches jut out from the walls. 20 benches total. Each bench has the name of a Salem Witch Trials victim and their date of execution carved into it.
Salem Witch Trials memorial, Salem, MA.
Dedicated 5 August, 1992.


Marblehead, Massachusetts

Wilmot Redd memorial stone:

"Old Burial Hill In Marblehead, MA" - stone erected in 1998

Memorial stone dedicated to Wilmot Redd, only victim of the Salem Witch Trials who was from Marblehead.
Wilmot Redd memorial stone, Old Burial Hill,
Marblehead, MA. Erected in 1998.


Danvers, Massachusetts

used to be called Salem Village and is where accusations began.

Salem Village Witchcraft Victims Memorial:

Dedicated May 1992 - "Salem Witch Trial Historical Sites in Danvers", Kate M. Colby
This page also mentions the Rebecca Nurse Homestead - “Nurse family burial ground. It features a memorial to Rebecca Nurse, a second statue honoring the witch trial victims.”

Salem Village Witchcraft Victims memorial in Danvers, MA. A stone altar with podium and Book of Life carving. Stone wall behind features carved quotes from witchcraft trials.
Salem Village Witchcraft Victims memorial,
Danvers, MA. Dedicated May 1992.



Virginia

Grace Sherwood statue:

"Grace Sherwood, The Witch of Pungo– Truth and Fiction"
Grace Sherwood "Witch of Pungo" statue in Virginia. Depicts a woman holding a bundle of cloth and herbs, and a raccoon tugging at her skirts. Memorial stone to the right tells her story as a healer convicted of witchcraft and survived being ducked in the river.
Grace Sherwood statue and stone, Virginia.



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EUROPE


"In Memory of the Witches - Equal Times"

- This article kicked off a lot of my Europe research and I reference this article multiple times throughout the video!

The above article mentions these first two Witchcraft museums, and I later found the third through other searches:


Norway


Steilneset memorial:


"Steilneset - National Scenic Routes in Norway" - Norwegian Arctic - many photos

Steilneset memorial in the Norwegian arctic. Foreground, an art installation of a flaming chair, with large mirrored discs overhead reflecting the firelight. Background, a long hallway-like building with windows set in the side: 91 windows, one for each victim of the witchcraft trials here.
Steilneset memorial in Vardø, Norway.



Sweden

Torsåker witch trials memorial:

"Beyond Salem: 6 Lesser-Known Witch Trials" - History .com
"Torsåker witch trials" - wiki

Large memorial stone with carved writing stands at the edge of a clearing in the woods in Sweden, a marker to the victims of mass executions.
Torsåker witch trials memorial stone,
Sweden, placed in 1975.


Germany

Fulda memorial:

"Fulda witch trials" - wiki - memorial established 2008

Fulda memorial stone, monolithic stone standing on its own. A plaque in the grass next to it describes the memorial and dedication.
Fulda witch trials memorial,
Germany, established 2008.


Bernau monument:

"Witch-hunt" - wiki

“Monument for the victims of the witch-hunts of 16th- and 17th-century Bernau, Germany by Annelie Grund” 2005

Wooden pillar monument with pieces of glass designed to look like they have been shattered sticking out of, or into, the top. Names of witch trials victims are carved along the outer side of the wood.
Bernau witch trials monument
made by Annelie Grund, 2005.


England


Devon Witches memorial:

"Burton at Bideford museum" has a permanent display related to these trials.

Plaque on a brick wall honoring victims of the Bideford, Devon Witch Trials. Victims names and year of death are inscribed.
Devon Witches memorial plaque,
Rougemont Castle in Exeter.



Essex Witch Hunt Victims memorial:

Essex Witch Hunt Victims Memorial – Atlas Obscura

Memorial stone lying on the grass, surrounded by fallen, wet leaves. Carving on the stone dedicates it to the victims of the Essex witch hunts.
Essex Witch Hunt Victims memorial,
Colchester Castle.



Scotland

As for Scotland’s memorials, Goodare laments that most of them are little-known and historically inappropriate. “I sent an email, some time ago, to the Scottish government, suggesting that it should create one, but they replied saying that they have a policy of not paying for memorials,” he explains.

- Julian Goodare, Historian, quoted in "In Memory of the Witches" - Equal Times


Maggie Wall monument:



Maggie Wall monument, Dunning, Scotland. Pile of stones on a small grassy area, topped with a stone pillar and cross. White paint on the stones names it as dedicated to Maggie Wall, representing Scotland's witch hunt victims.
Maggie Wall monument, Dunning, Scotland



Ireland


"Dame Alice Kytler and her maid Petronella" statue:



"Dame Alice Kytler and her maid Petronella" statue in Ireland. White, carved stone statue sitting in grass across a roadway from a field where sheep are grazing. Two women are visible in the statue, one facing the side is looking slightly up to the sky. The other kneels facing the viewer, knife in her hand and a fish on the ground before her.
"Dame Alice Kytler and her maid
Petronella" statue, Ireland.


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Witch-Hunts still happen around the world today.

"Witch-hunt" - wiki

This article covers today's witch-hunts occurring in areas such as Sub-Saharan Africa, South-Central Asia, Papua New Guinea, and Saudi Arabia.

"There are some countries that have legislation against the practice of sorcery. The only country where witchcraft remains legally punishable by death is Saudi Arabia."


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Blessings~
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